I want to hug this whole thread. Yes, 1. browsers should improve their defaults. 2. web sites should respect user preferences over their own style, if the preferences are set. 3. browsers should make user preferences more prominent and provide an easier way to override web sites that refuse to honor them.
My browsing experience should not be determined by an artist or product designer 1000 miles away from me in an office somewhere.
My language skills and time pressure fails me here, just wanted to express general "thanks folks" for your reactions as well. Seeing that someone shares similar point of view on this topic made me surprisingly very happy, so thank you again.
My browsing experience should not be determined by an artist or product designer 1000 miles away from me in an office somewhere.