[freelancr]

Originally Posted by top_buzz

This'll help ya!

and there's this too.

Google reads Flash text, so optimize it

Ah interesting, but still... flash has its uses, and a platform for forum software definitely isn't one of them!

[top_buzz]

Yeah probably not, but I'd thought I'd show you that anyways

[Paddy]

I once tested an alpha of a flash based forum designed by a member of kirupaForum - Powered by vBulletin (I can't remember who) and it was a pretty dull experience. It felt much like a regular PHP forum but slower.

There's only so many things you can do to a forum before it becomes user-unfriendly. Flash can't really add much without taking away from the accessibility side. PHP is the perfect language for it really.

[webfunkin]

Originally Posted by freelancr

Ah interesting, but still... flash has its uses, and a platform for forum software definitely isn't one of them!

probably... probably not.... but, if it overcomes all the short comings you're so concerned about... then i would be great... or so i think..

[seen.to]

Flash for the sake of flash is so fucking annoying. (I have to deal with it on a regular basis and it annoys the fuck out of me - working on reducing it though).

Movies, interactive/educational/entertaining animations, embedding sound, advertising - just a few of the good uses for Flash.

Distracting pointlessly flashy navigation and annoying transition effects are just a few of the reasons that Flash is annoying.

If you are participating in a forum you are there to read and write, not to look at the buttons on a site. If you click a link you want to get to the resulting page as soon as possible without looking at completely pointless transitions unnecessarily slowing your access.

[JonoMarshall]

^ I agree, but as annoying as Flash can be, it can also look awesome.

[webfunkin]

hmm....lets what i can do about it.... continue your flash is sooo fucked up/ flash is sooo cool kinda bullshit till then....

[pontypete]

nice find!