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Re: Show HN: HTTP Status code directory

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What's wrong with the first Google's response for "HTTP status codes" (i.e. http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html )?

Part of my job is user support and a frequent problem is users not sure what a server error means, when explaining I like to provide sources for explanations I give. I don't like linking to the RFCs or wikipedia because they can be overwhelming/confusing for people who aren't particularly competent with technology. The original aim for this site was to have explanations in layman terms that anyone could understand and then also the wikipedia and RFC explanations, unfortunately I found that I am not very good at explaining... in the end it didn't turn out how I wanted but I figure there might be some value in it existing for some people -- I can still use it as a reference when providing user support, but it won't be as useful as hoped.

Re: Show HN: HTTP Status code directory

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How many wikipedia pages can we turn into .es domains? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes On a side note, I need to start using 418 "I'm a teapot" more often.

Coincidentally I just set up a response that uses 418 I'm a teapot about an hour ago. I really wanted 422 Unprocessable Entity, but werkzeug doesn't implement that (and for some reason instead implements 418 I'm a teapot).
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