Name yer most annoying HTML/CSS/JS practices from the 1990s. I'm going to go with DHTML page transitions. Drove me to seizures. Now you!

Aug 3, 2012 · 12:15 AM UTC

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@mollydotcom well, js rollovers were rage inducing. Scrolling things made my eyes burn. LOL
@kplawver <body><blink><marquee>…</marquee></blink></body> #muahahaha +@mollydotcom
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@mollydotcom the marquee, hands down.
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@mollydotcom Scrolling status bar messages!
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@mollydotcom Oh, and using prompt() to ask somebody's name when loading page, so as to document.write("Hello " + name); #ffs
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@mollydotcom Oh man when I started writing HTML in 1997 I went with allcaps as my standard. <TABLE>s everywhere.
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@mollydotcom: I know this is a bit of a cliché, but I sadly remember those <blink> & <marquee>. And oh God, <frameset> & <frame> everywhere!
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@mollydotcom they had js and css in the 1990s? what?! :O
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@mollydotcom embeded midi files :/
@cbdurietz oh you poor man :O On the plus side, at least it does not have java applets ...or does it ? :O @mollydotcom