Lemmings 404 page
I've said it before, but: What's the deal with 404 pages?<p>If the content has moved, I should get a 30x redirect. If the server has a way of guessing what I wanted, I should get 300 Multiple Choices. If the server knows that what I'm looking for isn't anywhere, I should get 410 Gone. 404 is supposed to mean that the server has no idea what I'm looking for, no idea how to find it, no idea where to look.<p>In that case, I don't want a page to load. I don't want a tab to open. I <i>definitely</i> don't want to download a Flash game, or a 500kb JPEG, or infinity many Lemming images. I just want my browser to mark that link as dead and let me know in as unobtrusive a way as possible, "Hey, you clicked on some bullshit!" Let me either search the domain or <i>click something else</i>.<p>Not to rag on creative 404s, and I know it's a bit of a pipe dream. Just a peeve of mine.