Why?

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:28 pm

Does SG keep asking me if I want to install Flash Player 7 everytime I browse the forums? I don't want it on any of my other machines.

! I have it on my main right but I don't want that stuff on these other computers.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:16 pm

someobdoy thinks you need it

Post by **Philip** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:43 pm

SG itself doesn't use Flash currently. Some of the ads are Flash based, that's probably the reason you're getting the message. Up to you whether you want it installed...

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:01 pm

Yeah figured as much. It just get's annoying having that popup every 5 minutes.

Post by **Philip** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:16 pm

We need the ads to cover expenses... There is always premium membership

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:01 am

ScottE wrote:Yeah figured as much. It just get's annoying having that popup every 5 minutes.

Disable download 3rd party apps.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:50 am

Macromedia really is trustworthy software, quite harmless, and a tiny download.

If you don't have it installed, you'll be getting that prompt pretty much all over the internet.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:26 pm

Philip wrote:SG itself doesn't use Flash currently.

No Philip say it isn't so man. SG is too classy to move to flash now or in the future. There are more viable solutions that aren't as buggy I'm sure.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:09 pm

Well considering I don't have admin privilages On the computers in the labs at the college. Not much I can do about installing anything.

And yeah I had a Premium Membership for a year that expired. Just don't have the $ right now to reup for another year. I will at somepoint though.

These ads seem to be targeted based on the thread topic. Something new?

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:25 am

ScottE wrote:Well considering I don't have admin privilages On the computers in the labs at the college. Not much I can do about installing anything.

And yeah I had a Premium Membership for a year that expired. Just don't have the $ right now to reup for another year. I will at somepoint though.

These ads seem to be targeted based on the thread topic. Something new?

You don't have to buy a year up front. I did three months when money was tight.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:29 am

Cypher_138 wrote:You don't have to buy a year up front. I did three months when money was tight.

Yeah I know. But the cost savings is more significant going with the year. Only $5 a month that way. Its either Beer or SG Premium Membership. I'll take beer right now.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:34 am

Cypher_138 wrote:No Philip say it isn't so man. SG is too classy to move to flash now or in the future. There are more viable solutions that aren't as buggy I'm sure.

You said it, heh . Don't want to say we're going to hold off forever, but Flash is not planned for the foreseeable future.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:38 am

ScottE wrote:Well considering I don't have admin privilages On the computers in the labs at the college. Not much I can do about installing anything.

And yeah I had a Premium Membership for a year that expired. Just don't have the $ right now to reup for another year. I will at somepoint though.

These ads seem to be targeted based on the thread topic. Something new?

No need to justify, I was just making a shameless plug of the Premium Membership there

About the ad targeting --> Google has an affiliate program where ads are actualy served based on the relevance of your page content from their Database... It targets pretty well as you've noticed