Modify error copy per #11

tedconf · Nov 28, 2017 · fd168c5 · fd168c5
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diff --git a/src/statuses/401.md b/src/statuses/401.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 code: 401
 title: Not Authorized
-headline: Sorry, you are not authorized to see that.
+headline: Sorry, you’re not authorized to see that.
 image: locked-d.svg
 ---
 If you’ve reached this page in error,

diff --git a/src/statuses/403.md b/src/statuses/403.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 code: 403
 title: Forbidden
-headline: Sorry, access to that is not allowed.
+headline: Sorry, you can’t access that.
 image: locked-d.svg
 ---
 If you’ve reached this page in error,

diff --git a/src/statuses/404.md b/src/statuses/404.md
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
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 code: 404
 title: Not Found
-headline: Sorry, we can't find what you're looking for.
+headline: Sorry, we can’t find that.
 image: missing-e.svg
 ---
-If you’ve reached this page in error,
-please [contact us](https://www.ted.com/contact)
-and let us know what happened.
+Perhaps we can help you find the content you’re looking for:
diff --git a/src/statuses/405.md b/src/statuses/405.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 code: 405
 title: Method Not Allowed
-headline: Sorry, that request is not supported for this resource.
+headline: Sorry, that’s not supported.
 image: backwards-e.svg
 ---
 Please [contact us](https://www.ted.com/contact)

diff --git a/src/statuses/410.md b/src/statuses/410.md
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
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 code: 410
 title: Gone
-headline: Sorry, this content has been permanently removed.
+headline: Sorry, that content’s been removed.
 image: missing-e.svg
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-Sometimes, we need to retire content that has no obvious replacement.
-That's why you're seeing this instead of the content you expected.
-
-If you’ve reached this page in error,
-please [contact us](https://www.ted.com/contact)
-and let us know what happened.
diff --git a/src/statuses/422.md b/src/statuses/422.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 code: 422
 title: Unprocessable Entity
-headline: Sorry, there was an error with your request.
+headline: Sorry, that’s not supported.
 image: backwards-e.svg
 ---
 Please [contact us](https://www.ted.com/contact)

diff --git a/src/statuses/429.md b/src/statuses/429.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 code: 429
 title: Too Many Requests
-headline: Sorry, we're getting too many requests right now.
+headline: Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties.
 image: fallen-d.svg
 ---
 Please [contact us](https://www.ted.com/contact)

diff --git a/src/statuses/500.md b/src/statuses/500.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 code: 500
 title: Internal Server Error
-headline: Sorry, we're experiencing technical difficulties. Please try later.
+headline: Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties.
 image: fallen-d.svg
 ---
-We've been notified of this issue and are working on it!
+We’ve logged this error and will fix it as soon as we can.
diff --git a/src/statuses/501.md b/src/statuses/501.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 code: 501
+error: the request method was not recognized.
 title: Not Implemented
-headline: Sorry, that method is not yet available.
+headline: Sorry, that’s not supported.
 image: missing-e.svg
 ---
-We've been notified of this issue and are working on it!
+We’ve logged this error and will fix it as soon as we can.
diff --git a/src/statuses/502.md b/src/statuses/502.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 code: 502
+error: an upstream server sent an invalid response.
 title: Bad Gateway
-headline: Sorry, an upstream server sent an invalid response. Please try later.
+headline: Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties.
 image: fallen-d.svg
 ---
-We've been notified of this issue and are working on it!
+We’ve logged this error and will fix it as soon as we can.
diff --git a/src/statuses/503.md b/src/statuses/503.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 code: 503
+error: the server is temporarily unavailable.
 title: Service Unavailable
-headline: Sorry, the server is temporarily unavailable. Please try later.
+headline: Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties.
 image: fallen-d.svg
 ---
-We've been notified of this issue and are working on it!
+We’ve logged this error and will fix it as soon as we can.
diff --git a/src/statuses/504.md b/src/statuses/504.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 code: 504
+error: an upstream server did not respond in time.
 title: Gateway Timeout
-headline: Sorry, an upstream server did not respond in time. Please try later.
+headline: Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties.
 image: fallen-d.svg
 ---
-We've been notified of this issue and are working on it!
+We’ve logged this error and will fix it as soon as we can.
diff --git a/src/statuses/508.md b/src/statuses/508.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 code: 508
+error: the server encountered a loop.
 title: Loop Detected
-headline: Sorry, time has temporarily become a loop. Please try again earlier.
+headline: Sorry, we’re experiencing technical difficulties.
 image: fallen-d.svg
 ---
-We've been notified of this issue and are working on it!
+We’ve logged this error and will fix it as soon as we can.