Why on the home page is the poll question in blinking text. What is this, the 1990's?

I wouldn't know, as I have disabled blinking text in Firefox, and I don't think Safari supports blinking.

The Firefox trick works on either Windows or Macs. Open a window and enter "about:config" in teh address field (without the quotes, of couse) and press Enter. You'll get a whole pile of customizable options. In the Filter field at the top, enter "blink" (again, w/o quotes). The top entry will be "browser.blink_allowed" with a value of "True". Double-click that entry to change the value to "False". Close the Firefox (or close the window on a Mac) and open a new window. Blinking text will no longer assault your optic nerves.

Why on the home page is the poll question in blinking text. What is this, the 1990's?

Had a go at a slab ay mate!

Mine, she not blink...

Will

It all depends on your web browser- some can flash text, some not.

yeah depends i guess on what browser you are using, doesnt do it on my laptop. But it wouldnt do it at all if the html markup wasnt there to tell the browser to do it.

I believe IE will flash text since version 4 (or 5?) and the current (version 7 or 8) Mozille stuff should flask OK.

Yes, it is the 90's. And, stop calling me blinking text.

I meant to say, "I am serious, stop calling me blinking... "

The Firefox trick works on either Windows or Macs. Open a window and enter "about:config" in teh address field (without the quotes, of couse) and press Enter. You'll get a whole pile of customizable options.

Nice jellybean Arne. I didn't know about this one.

BTW, blinking text has been around for a lot longer than I.E. 4 or 5. I remember it back in the days of Netscape 2 or 3. Maybe even before that. Anyone remember the LED sign on the development floor at Netscape you could write your own messages on? I still have a screenshot of a mesage I wrote on that back in 1990 or 91.

I think IE stopped supporting the blink tag/style in IE 6.

Every time i see a blinking text it reminds me of Homer Simpsons web page he made with all the blinking text and animated gifs.

Heres a setup for you Mike....

"Mike surely you cant be serious"