Unhelpful

You’re already aware of what a sick bunch of little monkeys we are. While I am a unrepentant atheist, I have to give credit when it’s due and simply point out that www.vatican.va is one slickly-presented site. The Pope and I don’t share a lot in common, but we both respect his web team.

Case in point… Meta tags. Meta tags are site descriptors that are frequently used by search engines and abused by webmasters looking for cheap hits. r33t.org and vatican.va share a lot in common in this regard. But don’t take my word for it, check out the source:

r33t.org’s meta tag
META NAME=”KEYWORDS” CONTENT=”r33t, l33t, r00l, j00, porn, the, a, habib, jew, erotica, xxx, sex, fuck, intercourse, cheese, afro, supercalifragilistic, uneek, gimp, poop, odd, joo, bee, magic beef, skin flute, beanie, baby, heeb, swedish chef, eef, oof, flatulence, Monica Lewinsky, tellie tubbies, bondage, death metal, goot, ITRA, NAACP, slurpie, 7-11, d00nc00n, jesus, mp3″

vatican.va’s meta tag
META Name=”keywords” Content=”Redemptor, Christ, Christianity, Christendom, Holy Land, Jerusalem, catholic, catholicism, Art, Art History, Renaissance, Michelangelo, Raphael, Holy See, Vatican, Sistine Chapel, Cappella Sistina, Raphael’s Stanze, Stanze di Raffaello, Raphael’s Loggia, Loggia di Raffaello, Vatican Museums, Vatican Museum, Vatican Library, Musei Vaticani, Vatican City, Citta del Vaticano, Splendors, Via Crucis, Way of the Cross, Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Capharnaum, Nazareth, Pater Noster, Crusader, Crucesignatorum, Itinera, Corpus Inscriptionum, Giotto, Bondone, Franciscan, Assisi, OFM, Custody, Berry, Duc de Berry, Riches Heures, Camino, Maracaibo, Iglesia, Tiananmen, Bernini, Limbourg, Sandoli”

We eat at the table of the masters. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Or something along those lines.