Any page that forces background music on me is instantly closed and never visited again, it's one of the most annoying things you can ever do on a site.
Ditto. If I'm already listening to music while surfing it just makes for a lot of noise with the two songs combined. And if I'm not listening to anything, it's annoying to suddenly have music coming from somewhere. I have to figure out which tab is the offending one, since I often have many different tabs open at once, and close it down.
Feckie, where can I download the MP3 player like you use. I think letting users select to listen is the only option I will choose. This way, people who don't like music on the forum don't have to listen to it.
I guess it depends if you like the music or not. If I hear something I don't like, I just hit mute. I'm guessing if you have a music related forum or a forum devoted to a particular theme, it's going to be a draw, not a deterent. It just depends on your audience.
Never, ever put background music on a site. At the very least, make the option to start, not to stop the music. It should be off by default. I for one find such sites which have it unprofessional and rather tacky, and generally never return to them again.
08-18-2007, 12:24 PM
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