in reply to JavaScript on home nodes

The simple and right thing to do would be to turn off JavaScript on homenodes. It's a big middle finger to new visitors when they stumble onto homenodes such as AgentM's. The web is a huge place with plenty of room to rant about the evils of JavaScript. Perlmonks isn't the forum for such a discussion. 
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Re: Re: JavaScript on home nodes
by rjray (Chaplain) on Mar 19, 2002 at 00:31 UTC

    Like a gullible neophyte, my reaction to all this was to visit the home-node in question. Shortly thereafter, of course, I had to switch to a shell window and kill my running Mozilla process.

    That pissed me off. Want to tell that you think I'm stupid for having JS enabled? Do it in big, blinky red lettering or something. Or insert IMG tags to some offensive site. Don't make me shut down my browser (losing the chance to bookmark a page in a second window in the process)... it's childish and smacks of the sort of person who thinks spelling words 71K3 t41s is kEW7.

    Thanks to the keepers for fixing the setting. Fortunately, I can further keep my browser safe simply by not bothering to visit that node again. Ever.

    --rjray

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      I must admit I felt the same thing when I went there first, and still do to a certain extent.

      However, in AgentM's defense, I will say that I have never forgotten the lesson. I am very wary of JS now (much to the chagrin of my fiancee, who seems to think JS should be enabled all the time regardless).

      I admit it's not an ideal situation, but experience sure does learn a person fast.

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      I sort of have to agree with chaoticset. The best way to keep your browser safe is to not surf with Javascript enabled. Period. Ever.

      Sorry....but, um, you were warned. You did read the source to the home node in question, right? It might be juvenile, but what would you expect from someone who regularly touts something sleazy?

      o<

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        Didn't actually have the chance to check the page source. See, when JS pops up one of those dialogs, none of the menus in Mozilla will take any mouseclicks until the dialog goes away. Nor did I have a chance to turn off JavaScript before the loop of dialogs went down to the point of endless repitition.

        But frankly, that's not the point. I have JavaScript enabled because I use sites for which it is used in a non-destructive manner. I have a problem with people who think that it's kewl to be obnoxious or destructive. Especially at a site like PerlMonks, where in theory we're all here to share ideas and tips. Like I said in my originally message: you want to tell me having JS turned on is a bad idea? Fine, you don't have to lock me up in the process. No reasons but perhaps self-righteousness or self-importance to do things like this, to "strong-arm" people into changing.

        I have no time or patience for people so obsessed with boosting their egos.

        --rjray

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