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I agree, sliders are for portfolios and that's about it. Every web design team has a portfolio, so they have a slider on their page, so their clients ask for a slider on their page for no reason.

I think sliders that clearly give the users control are awesome as shit though. Best example is from my company's direct competitors http://mobelux.com/

Great slider

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I think that's a good example of how sliders can be used effectively. But most of the time, they're just not. Sliders definitely have a place, but right now they have far too big of a role in web design.

edit: and we, web professionals - suck at saying no. Especially when they're willing to pay for it. That's what we need to change.

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