From the Articles That Unintentionally Parody Themselves department:
In the last article we listed some of the seemingly good but superfluous elements with which Web designers clutter their sites. We covered:Indeed, how would one spot this kind of problem? Perhaps by reading the very article itself..
- Counters
- Close, Bookmark and Print this Window links
- Flashy menus that don't help the user
- Right-click protection scripts
- Animations
- Tunnel pages
- Background music
This time we will wrap up with some more examples and a list of ideas for how to spot cluttering knick knack.