I Am Woman Forum is it just me?

Am I the only one, reading poetry late at night, who stumbles upon a website and is half scared to death when music is suddenly blasted at me (at top volume)... does anyone else think that music on a webpage that you can't choose to turn on by your own action is just rude? I can't tell you how many times I've been surfing Writer's Cafe and I want to read a poem or a story and I end up getting the fright of my life, followed by me scrambling for the pause button! Does anyone else find music a distraction when trying to choose a poem or story or lyrics to read? Don't get me wrong, I love music, I just think there should be a time and a place or an option to hit "Play" if you want to listen! I'm not an old grump, I'm just not a fan of late night heart attacks lol. I find myself wanting to give a review and actually sighing because I have to go to this person's page and be submitted to their brand of music! Is it just me?

I Like music on the pages, it is interesting to see what the different writers like to listen to. Sometimes I surf sites at night too, and as a precaution i just swuitch off the volume.. , to save me from such a fright, and not to wake anybody up unwanted ;)

well, i kinda like the music on the pages... i even found a few new songs that i kinda like (or some oldies that i forgot about) ... there are ways to get around it... either hit the little pause button on the music player or turn the speakers down...

Hehe, yes, thats what I always forget to do - turn down the volume! Just amused at the way I launch three feet off my chair *every time* :)

haha... sometimes that happens to me too... i swear the people at work play with the volume on my speakers... and all the sudden something comes blarring out -- and i am like ::suprised:: AHHH!

I keep my speakers off. I forget that I even have music on my own page because I have the speakers turn off so much. LOL It only took once for to see that there are those moments that I could easyily die. LOL When I see a song playing or it is a evoca piece, it is then when I turn on my speakers. LOL

And now I'm feeling bad for having a background and music playing on my page. I forgot about the people on dial up. To be honest...I kinda forgot dial up still existed.

And I'm perfectly willing to admit that I've actually fallen off a chair after being surprised by music late one night. That was really embarrassing and my fiance still laughs about it.

I didn't think about dial up either. Well I will see about what I can do about my page. It needs a revamping anyway. LOL

No matter what web site I visit, I want the option of listening, or not, to whatever music happens to be on that site, and it annoys me when music plays the instant I click onto a web site without my doing anything.  And nine times out of ten, it's music I don't even like!  I know I sound like a crank, but I just think it's inconsiderate.  If you want to listen to your kind of music, fine, but don't push it on everyone else in the world.