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Short messages are usually of the form "404 - File not Found". These are non-informative for many users ("what does it mean?"), don't give any recovery options

by btn 16y ago

Short messages are usually of the form "404 - File not Found". These are non-informative for many users ("what does it mean?"), don't give any recovery options ("what can I do now?"), and aren't localised.

moeffju 16y ago
And this is a perfect example of an uninformative error page. Why they felt the need to pad it out, I don't know.
- Semiapies 16y ago
  Because it's a default error page intended to be customized.