Volleyball/Webmaster Status Codes

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Mar 19, 2010

Some of the crazy thoughts that go through my head... yesterday I was watching some of the other teams play at De Smet (where I'll be coaching the freshmen volleyball team this year), and I thought of a relevant comparison between HTTP/1.1 status codes and volleyball plays.

  • 101 Switching Protocols - A play's not working? Move a couple guys around.
  • 200 OK - Good job. We got the point.
  • 300 Multiple Choices - The setter always has a few...
  • 304 Not Modified - When a hitter misses the ball.
  • 305 Use Proxy - When the setter is out of the play.
  • 307 Temporary Redirect - A tip over the net.
  • 400 Bad Request - Setter/hitter confusion.
  • 401 Unauthorized - The libero tries hitting the ball above the plane of the net.
  • 403 Forbidden - A blocker stuffs his opponent.
  • 404 Not Found - When the ball hits the floor and nobody moves to pass it.
  • 405 Method Not Allowed - A lift.
  • 406 Not Acceptable - A missed serve.
  • 408 Request Timeout - Self-explanatory.
  • 409 Conflict - These require the referee's intervention.
  • 417 Expectation Failed - When the players don't live up to the coach's expectations.
  • 500 Server Error - See "406 Not Acceptable"
  • 502 Bad Gateway - A poor set.
  • 503 Service Unavailable - Anytime a middle hitter is serving.

More status codes: HTTP/1.1 Status Code Definitions