# Marvel at How I Taunt the Mouseover Preview. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 27, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459 "2004-02-27T13:45:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/1 "2004-02-27T13:45:40Z")
People leaving big gap in their OP’s So that instead of getting a broad idea on a mouse-over preview we have to click the thread to find out if the thread was going to be about what we thought it was. I know the amount of views per thread has gone done since the mouseover preview was introduced. That’s a good thing. It means the board gets less stress. Replies are down as well because now people only reply if they have something pertinent to say, instead of just replying for the hell of it because it took them so long to get into the thread. This is also a good thing. Stop whoring for replies. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/2 "2004-02-27T14:04:51Z")
Do you really think people are doing this deliberately? If they are, shame on them. Don’t abuse use the mice to abuse the hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/3 "2004-02-27T16:32:23Z")
I thought the gaps were because quote boxes don’t show up on mouse-over. Maybe I’m just dense though. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/4 "2004-02-27T16:55:21Z")
Is there any way of having the mouse-over preview stay longer on screen ? (for example - long enough to actually read it) ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/5 "2004-02-27T18:19:00Z")
**pjd** , I find that if I keep the cursor over the link, but move it in little tiny circles, I can keep the preview text visible indefinitely. But if you move the cursor _off_ the link it disappears. U gots 2 have mad skeeyollz wit’ da’ mouse, yo!!!1!1! ---
**Author:** ![zig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbe5ce/32.png) [@zig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zig)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/6 "2004-02-27T18:25:58Z")
Sorry, I thought this post was about something else when I read the mouse over preview. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-at-how-i-taunt-the-mouseover-preview/231459/7 "2004-02-27T18:28:49Z")
I just wish I could figure out how to fix the mouseover preview. It originally worked for me, but then stopped a while ago. Wish I could get it working again.