[colejohnson66]

> Like an animated gif spacer from the 90's web.

I know what a “GIF spacer” is (a 1x1 pixel image resized to the desired width and height), but what’s an “animated GIF spacer”?

[pjc50]

A small animated gif occupying a space between paragraphs or comments. I've not seen one for a decade, but google provides an example:

https://www.oocities.org/itsamemario2000/english.html?202025 the animated green lines.

[hnnameblah365]

Maybe animated gif horizontal rule is more accurate. One that comes to mind is a lightsaber, laying on its side. Placed between paragraphs (hopefully) about Star Wars.

Alternatively, page visitor counters would have been another example of outdated web aesthetics.