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I have sound on my computer for things that really need to get my attention. Not because some site wants to interrupt me and everyone around me.

Why do you expect websites to conform to your expectations? There is nothing inherent about the web that suggests it would. You'll save yourself a lot of trouble by being proactive rather than waiting for the world to catch up to your standards.



The social contract holds that you don't start yelling at people just because they walk up to you. It's user-hostile web design.


"Why do you expect websites to conform to your expectations?"

You mean the user of the website? Well yes I would darn hope they would!




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