Mal the "Error Duck"

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  meganedoherty · Member · Apr 20, 2011 at 2:54 am

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  I just created my first blog, and I tried to do something with the “categories” – I then clicked on “read blog” to see how it looks publicly, and I got a picture of this DUCK on the home page, with “Hmmm, seems like what you were looking for isn’t here. You might want to give it another try.” At the very, very bottom of the page, in teeny-tiny font, is a smiley face. I have no clue where any of this came from, or how to get rid of it.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 20, 2011 at 2:59 am

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  That just means that you don’t have any posts to display on your front page. Once you publish a post, the error will go away.

  Alternatively, you could assign a static page as your front page: http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

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  meganedoherty · Member · Apr 20, 2011 at 4:56 am

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  thank you!

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  timethief · Member · Apr 20, 2011 at 4:58 am

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  @meganedoherty
  “404” page not found see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/not-found/
  smiley face see here > The tiny smiley face indicates your stats are being recorded by wordpress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/smiley-on-your-blog/
  As you are new you will benefit from using this tutorial. > http://learn.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 20, 2011 at 8:53 am

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  You’re welcome!