There oughta be a law against autoplay music on websites. Here’s yet another example: the 52nd National Square Dance Convention starts playing something (don’t know what it is, because I backed out quick) as soon as the start page loads. But, hey, guess what? I don’t browse in a vacuum, and, as it happens, I was playing MP3s while surfing. Result: instant cacaphony.

I went back to the page briefly, to look for a way to turn the freakin’ music off, but no dice. Bamm, I’m outa there.

Wise up, webmasters: music is a good thing, but it should be voluntary, and (I think) it should serve some function…playing some stupid MIDI file just to have some sound is irritating.

Okay, I turned off my music and went back. The page played a MIDI version of Oklahoma (I can see all kinds of copyright violations, but what the heck), which is appropriate, since the convention is in Oklahoma City, and it only played it once (whew, no autorepeat). But there ought to be a way to turn it off. Quickly.