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Annoyances should be off by default.
Edit: Funny how the sole argument for why annoying sounds should be on by default is downvoting. I rest my case.
Why is turning off a defaulted checkbox such a big deal? It’s KDE, surely you would be used to customising settings by now since they make it so easy.
Why is turning a checking box on such a big deal? Everything making sounds is an annoyance and therefore should be opt-in, just like all other kinds of annoyances such as web cookies.
Who decides what's an annoyance and what's not?
The people who are annoyed.