to be irritated by posters who....

[MadamAnt]

do unnamed links (esp in the Music section) to YouTube.

E.g. I love this

It makes me think they are wanting to keep me in suspense, when in fact I'm having to brace myself for a potential shocker of a track.

It's like being forced to eat a packet of Revels.

[pre-minstrel]

I like the coconut playing the drums

I'm with you all that way - FGS just name that tune! I don't want suspense or surprises - just explain what the link is.

I like this

Me too ! Especially as our connection is slow and you have to wait ages for it to come up, and then...

oh - disappointment.

OR :

oh - turn that off quick DC are around !

I don't open them without having an idea of what it is first. It could be a link to anything.

if you hover over a link, the link address will come up at the bottom of the window. then decide whether you want to look or not.

That is no help for YouTube links, nothing in the address to say what it is.

that doesn't seem to work for me dragonbutter

boco

Dragonbutter - but if it's youtube, you just see summat like that

Surely it is polite (Mumsnet Etiquette?) to do the link but say what it is eg;
The Undertones
That way if you do not like the undertones you will not click on the link.

oh i see, see that's enough for me, if it says youtube i ignore it. i can't be bothered with it.

Yes exactly...or New Order

@ madamant! great name by the way.

I do this all the time.

Like A Bat Out Of Hell

Sheik, this is a family web site, not one for flashing, naked bats to be parading their wares for all and sundry to see...

my aunt and uncle made this! my uncle is holding the banana

i always liked the russian roulette element of revels

even though i don't like peanuts (esp with chocolate)

so yes yabu

It's nearly as irritating as un-finished thread titles

lol doodle...I did wonder if anyone would pick me up on that.

LL - I can take no credit for pre-minstrel. Tws stolen from a verr funny thread. Must have been in chat cos I can't find it anymore.

The un-finished thread title thing is paarticularly annoying when it promises to be something more exciting than it really is.

e.g. Am I being unreasonable to want to punch a hole in my Grandmother's....

...stack of A4 paper?

or

LOOK AT MY TIT...

...LE!!!

The title thing is important I feel, to lure 'em in!

But the 'you tube' link- yes it pees me off royally! Especially if I'm looking at work, and can't click them! (of course, I never do this, erm )