I missed that one! I really hated the too-too-decorative backgrounds in the old Duellist magazine... made the text impossible to read. The WotC art director was a total jerk who never learned some basic design principles... such as having the design serve the purpose of the communication rather than the other way around. Even the Victorians weren't as fussily multi-layered. However, with a community as creative as this one, it shouldn't be a surprise that a few people figure out ways to get extra attention.