Question Is there a particular reason why flash is being used on the forums?

I doubt it's something to do with ads because I don't get it on forum listings nor the homepage. It only tries to use flash when I'm on a thread or posting one.

 

It's horrible. I think it's the ads, mainly the one in the Curse footer. Some are so bad they lock-up my entire browser. Bad enough to make me leave the site.

 

@Bobcat00 #AdBlockFTW But it can't be the ads, because it is only being used (according to the OP) when on/posting a thread.

 

@Cirno You didn't go on Facebook and update the new "update" of flash did you?

http://freedomhacker.net/facebook-malware-infects-110k-users-fake-flash-update-3630/

 

The ad in the Curse footer absolutely causes problems for me.

 

@Bobcat00 But it doesn't have anything to do with the OP's problem. Also, was this directed at me? Please tag/quote me otherwise I may not see your post... You should know that

Have you tried AdBlock?

 

Flash needs to just die out. HTML5 is way lighter.

 

@teej107 Agreed. But so many sites still use Flash

 

I don't even use Facebook and I'm smart enough not to randomly click on "PLS UPDATE FLASH 4 FREE VIRUS-IMEAN THE ABILITY TO WATCH THIS VIDEO".

If it helps, I'm currently using uBlock w/ Firefox 35 on Arch Linux.

 

Good

Well someone's a dumb advertiser/virus spreader...

 

I didn't know it was available for IE. Installed it, but I'm still getting ads on this site.

EDIT: Seems to be working now.

 

Wait... are you using IE?

 

Yup. You got a problem with that?

 

Fight, fight, fight. It'd be a catfight. Ok sorry

 

Flash is being used simply, by being flashy really. People make forums with wordpress and stuff, but as of what i heard, making forums with flash, is a ton easier.

 

@Cirno

Since nobody else has bothered to answer the actual original question and instead seem to be posting irrelevant questions about facebook malware:

The "upload file" button when posting a reply or creating a thread uses flash (to allow multiple files to be uploaded at once). See https://xenforo.com/community/threads/upload-a-file-button-is-an-swf-flash-file-why.21042/

 

Ah, that explains it. At first, I thought flash was being used as a secondary storage source for sessions on the client-side or something But yeah, thanks.