I agree with Andreas to the degree that he is really saying this is not
THE "Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005" but rather "Top Ten Web
Design Mistakes of 2005 according to subscribers of a newsletter
directed at people interested in Jakob Nielsen's views on usability".
In that respect it's a bit like general browser statistics,
interesting, but not really that useful. Unless you are building a site
targeted at people interested in usability who also enjoy reading Jakob
Nielsen's newsletters then these points are merely one of many that
could appear in a checklist.
I hate to do the all too common dig at Jakob Nielsen but I always find
it amazing that useit.com has such standing when it is itself such an
awkward and unattractive site to use.
Anyway, in the end it comes down to what is relevant to the users of
the site you are building.
Nick
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