title: Error in loading static files in django project
body: <p>I've created django project and in settings.py configured all the necessary assets</p>
  
  <pre><code>BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
  STATIC_URL = '/static/'
  STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
  STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
      'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
      'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
  )
  STATICFILES_DIRS = [
      "~/&lt;project_name&gt;/static",
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have all of my static files based in the folder <code>static</code> in the project directory. Inside this folder I have css, js, images folders accordingly. In my base template (that is inherited by others) called <code>base.html</code> I have template tag <code>{% load staticfiles %}</code>. I can't figure out why the page still loads without any static attached, because everything seems to be made properly. </p>