Posted by dorayme on 10/19/05 05:31

> From: "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid>
>
> dorayme wrote:
>
>>> From: "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid>
>>>
>>> Music, or any sounds, on a web site should be optional via a clickable
>>> link.
>>
>> Not true. In general, yes, it should be optional. That's as far as you
>> can go without saying false things. The fundamentalist view expressed
>> by you here would exclude a lot of things that could be a lot of fun,
>> the fun being ruined if one has the choice... It is nice to be
>> helplessly surprised by some things. One does not need to be so in
>> control of every thing at every stage.
>>
>> As we have been lucky enough to learn from Luigi, freedom is very
>> important. But it is not overwhelmingly so in all circumstances.
>>
>> You have been given an argument here. Try to appreciate it before
>> making any fundamentalist reply...
>
> Nope, I'm not going to argue. Music should be optional, the choice of
> the visitor.
>

Ah, Beauregard! But you did not take the other instruction on
board, namely to appreciate the argument before giving a
fundamentalist reply...

dorayme

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