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06 Oct 2007, 3:00 pm

I do, I find i have to put my hand over it whilst I read the messages.


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06 Oct 2007, 3:02 pm

I like moving avaters i have a really good avater saved i wouldnt upload it here flashes alot,


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06 Oct 2007, 3:03 pm

Yes, they're extremely annoying. I often have to put my hand over them while reading messages to keep from becoming nauseous. It wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so fast.



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06 Oct 2007, 3:12 pm

I like them but I don't use them here anymore


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06 Oct 2007, 3:14 pm

I don't have a problem with them.

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06 Oct 2007, 3:16 pm

I should clarify that I do think they're cool, but the motion makes me feel like I'm gonna vomit. It's quite unfortunate.



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06 Oct 2007, 3:34 pm

Extremely annoying, yes. I have to cover them with my hand. Some are cool, but I'd like them a lot more if they'd maybe do their thing and be done with it quickly. They remind me of the blinking banner ads on sites.


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06 Oct 2007, 3:35 pm

No problem whatsoever. :D



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06 Oct 2007, 4:06 pm

siuan wrote:
Extremely annoying, yes. I have to cover them with my hand. Some are cool, but I'd like them a lot more if they'd maybe do their thing and be done with it quickly. They remind me of the blinking banner ads on sites.


Me, too. And just like blinking/dancing/moving banner ads, I cover them or stop going to that page. I find them highly distracting and annoying. :x



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06 Oct 2007, 4:35 pm

They give me a headache.



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06 Oct 2007, 5:05 pm

They don't make me feel sick, or give me a headache, but I don't like them bc I find them distracting when I am trying to read a post. The flashing/moving keeps dragging my eyes away from the words which I find annoying.


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06 Oct 2007, 5:08 pm

UncleBeer wrote:
No problem whatsoever. :D


I don't have too much of a problem with yours because it's subdued and rotating slowly. It's easier to ignore the motion.



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06 Oct 2007, 5:09 pm

siuan wrote:
Some are cool, but I'd like them a lot more if they'd maybe do their thing and be done with it quickly.


I agree, some would be cool if they didn't repeat.



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06 Oct 2007, 5:36 pm

While blocking the image with my hand, I adblock anything that blinks, flashes, sparkles or whatever as soon as it appears. These things are seizure triggers for me and are *much* more than just annoying.


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06 Oct 2007, 5:42 pm

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06 Oct 2007, 6:18 pm

liberty wrote:
siuan wrote:
Extremely annoying, yes. I have to cover them with my hand. Some are cool, but I'd like them a lot more if they'd maybe do their thing and be done with it quickly. They remind me of the blinking banner ads on sites.

Me, too. And just like blinking/dancing/moving banner ads, I cover them or stop going to that page. I find them highly distracting and annoying. :x

Yes, mostly. Some avatars are low-key & slow-motion, so I don't mind them. Have dial-up, am not interested in seeing moving images online-and they slow the loading time for page.
Blinking flashing ads annoy the - out of me, I scroll the page to avoid them or move the window to side of my computer screen so those parts are cut off.
Trying to look closely whie reading & being barraged by motion pictures induces my 'motion-sickness', which interefers with my ability to read (what I came here for).


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