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title: 'Handling Errors'
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Handling Errors   
_How a system prevents, or handles, users making mistakes._

*   [4 rules for displaying error messages from a user experience perspective](http://www.nomensa.com/blog/2010/4-rules-displaying-error-messages-user-experience-perspective)  
*   [Avoid Being Embarrassed by Your Error Messages](http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/08/avoid-being-embarrassed-by-your-error-messages.php)  
*   [Non-Fatal Errors: Creating Usable, Effective Error Messages](http://www.writersua.com/articles/message/index.html)