it's not just grumpy old fartness, i swear

[sophiaserpentia]

So i'm seeing more and more links on LJ which include Snap Shots. These serve no discernible purpose other than bling. It's not like the preview you get of the page in question is readable, or is going to make any difference in whether or not you click the link. In fact, i find they slow me down, because they make me pause before clicking a link i was going to use.

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[pooperman.livejournal.com]

I was thinking they might be a way to pre-screen NSFW links, but I suppose the pop-up might well be just as NSFW as the link itself.

They don't bug me so much, but I can understand why some might get irritated.