Thread:General Esdeath/@comment-410526-20131231165957

Put simply, autoplay in any form is aggravating and has no place on the Wiki. It serves no purpose other than forcing unsuspecting users into listening to whatever noise someone chooses, be it "What Does the Fox Say", a RickRoll or just 100dB screaming.

It is absolutely understandable for someone to wish to express themselves through their choice of music or soundtrack. However, this can be achieved in a much less annoying manner through embedded videos with autoplay disabled. The end-user should always have a choice of whether a video is played, not the creator of a page. That the video can be paused is irrelevant, since it requires additional effort on the part of the user.

This sets an awful precedent for an incredibly cluttered, irritating end-user experience that we should absolutely try to avoid. 