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		dr_orpheus on June 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment I nearly quit when it said "your age and birthdate don't match". Glad I got through because the bow and check also gave me a laugh.

romwell on June 25, 2021 [–]

I absolutely expected that. Having both birthdate and age was the Chekhov's gun on that form.

The only thing better would be to have them on different form pages.

ehsankia on June 26, 2021 | | [–]

I expected that one, but somehow got the gender wrong. I hate those radio selects!

nomadluap on June 26, 2021 | | [–]

And the form clears every time you go back/forward

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