I, for one, quite liked them and felt they gave the article a nice vibe.

they blend pixel and other rendering styles together, which is awful since they each demand stylistic consistency.

Sorry, I'm not following your argument; it sounds like you're making an argument that the mere idea of mixing different styles is somehow an illegal operation.

I didn't pay too much attention other than to notice that there were a lot of them. I wonder if the biggest problem is going to be the flood of material heading towards us.