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With regard to animation: other than being garish, annoying, tacky,
tasteless and cheap, there's nothing wrong with it. If you want your site
to look like an ad for a shady used car lot, more power to you.
Only the most breif and subtle, animation, presented one time only,
deserves consideration.
Don't underestimate the power of simplicity. Use your words.