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Ask HN: Why did they have to depracate the marquee element?
1 points by justo-rivera 898 days ago
Ugh, seriously, deprecating the <marquee> element is just another example of overzealous standardization gone wrong! Why do they have to strip away the charm of the early internet? It's like they want to erase the playful and creative side of web design.

I mean, come on! My child used to have a blast customizing their Myspace page with those scrolling marquee texts and funky animations. It was a form of expression! Now, they're taking it away just because of some accessibility concerns and responsive design mumbo jumbo.

And what's the deal with trashing <blink> too? Okay, maybe it was a bit annoying, but if people don't like it, they won't use it. Why do we have to conform to this sterile, one-size-fits-all approach? Let the internet be a playground for creativity, not a cookie-cutter, sanitized environment.

Sure, there might be security concerns, but seriously, it's not like the whole internet is going to collapse because of a few blinking texts. Sometimes, it feels like they're just sucking the fun out of web development, forcing everyone to adhere to their rigid standards.

I miss the days when you could inject a bit of personality into your online presence without being judged for it. Bring back the marquee! Let people decide for themselves if they want to embrace the nostalgic quirks of the early web.

4 comments

I think that <marquee> isn't that good; it makes it hard to read.

The <blink> command may be OK if the user can customize the blink rate (including to disable it entirely), but is probably also unnecessary (but I think <marquee> is worse).

For context this is the type of use https://laputatrampa.com
It's only cool for people using "normal" browsers. Using it says you don't care if, for example, blind people are able to access your website.
Marquee has text as innerHTML, why can't people read that without vision?
It is a accessibility nightmare. Good that it is gone
It's not! it still works!

How is it a nightmare, if it is still there?

Please explain.

I am sure marquee could be easily polyfilled with a few lines of JavaScript.
that is true, and javascript lets you do shaders.

So the concept im looking for[1] is still alive and fresher than ever

[1] https://3pa2.com