I feel compelled to reply to you, Slythe.
First of all, the initial complaint had nothing whatsoever to do with pointer problems, it was about slow page loading time.
Second of all, take a look at your very own word, complaints. That anyone would complain about a memorial banner is highly offensive to many of us here, in and of itself.
Third, therein lies the biggest problem. The OP did not ask if anyone was having the same problem loading the pages he was, nor did he ask if anyone could offer a solution. No. What they did was complain about how it was screwing up his computer and then criticize the designer by stating that the banner was “made wrong.” And then they offered up their very own oh-so-knowledgeable solution that the Straight Dope should have them remove the animation from the banner (because it was the banner’s fault, you see).
But even in light of the fact that the dink that posted that did so a)in the wrong forum, b)with little tact towards those who are mourning and c) with no tact towards the person who designed it, people still attempted in a polite and helpful manner to assist this mook with resolving the “problem” so that he wouldn’t experience such slow loading times.
Which brings us to fourth. The putz in question, then didn’t bother to acknowledge the offers of assistance he was given by saying anything like, “thanks for the tips, I didn’t know I could turn animation off from my own browser,” or, “thanks, I don’t know if I have it cached, I’ll go check,” or simply, “thanks, I’ll give it a try.” No, he came back and basically flipped the bird to everybody who’d replied up to then.
THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE, OK, I, GOT ANGRY.
And if people can’t understand how and why that would upset techchick after everything she did for us here, then I simply don’t know what to say. What that person (and then handy) did was indefensible under the circumstances. I don’t blame techchick for having had enough. I’m not too far behind her, myself.
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