Special:Badtitle/NS90:User talk:QuestionableSanity/why you are randomly removing illustrations?/reply (4)

> To solve your immediate problem: I use AdBlock Plus for Firefox, and I don't get those video ads that you do.

Er, what? Speaking of AdBlock, isn't it the most obvious way to block embeds at third-party pages only?

> As to everything else, sometimes a simple image ISN'T useful.

Well, yes. Usually it's better than video, however.

> Same for Mugging the Monster; all it shows is one guy's knife being bigger than the other. It doesn't show the setup and payoff that's essential to the trope.

Not really. It shows at least the look of surprise. Besides, the scene is so classic, it's mostly a reference anyway. Though if it was, it would be just a badly picked illustration. And this doesn't address the simple issues invalidating the whole jig: video doesn't really show the sequence properly if autostarted, because the reader does not really see it from 0:00, and works better with custom preview than with automated if it's click-to-play. Also, images are cached and don't consume resources on second view, while streams generally aren't. The result is moving a navigable site one step closer to a flashy unusable powerpoint presentation no one tries to watch twice.

> I can always upload them to my personal account on DailyMotion.

Congratulations - now ATT is covered in black rectangles with "Sorry, something went wrong... Please refresh this page or come back later."