Set web players to preload none
Softwarepreload="none" on web audio players
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In, in the, in the absence of a compelling reason not to sit in preload to none, is a courteous thing to do I get I agree with that. You're, you're you're just gonna kind of play nice, so to speak.
Episode 173: Pugnacious Proclivities (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:01:02 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
For embedded web players, Dave agrees with James Cridland and John Spurlock that not preloading audio gives creators cleaner download stats. Unless there's a compelling reason otherwise, setting preload to none is the courteous, play-nice thing to do.
Not in the audio. Context is the Podverse embed-player stats controversy. 'Sit in preload to none' is a transcription of 'setting preload to none' (the HTML audio preload attribute).