Opening certain threads on Grogheads trigger a .swf file download??

[Greybriar]

I got six popups when I opened this thread.

that's because all of those "Let's Play" videos that Grim Reaper posted are all using the wrong link URL, as noted above.

What can I do to prevent them?

[bayonetbrant]

I got six popups when I opened this thread.

that's because all of those "Let's Play" videos that Grim Reaper posted are all using the wrong link URL, as noted above.

What can I do to prevent them?

Teach your fellow forum-goers the proper way to embed YouTube files!


I don't mean to be flippant, but that's honestly the fix - the SWF downloads are being triggered by improper linking, and I don't know enough code to manually change the mod that allows the YouTube embedding to detect/prevent the use of the wrong URL :-\

[Bison]

I didn't even know that this happened until I started to use my mac to post youtube links.  Anyway, I've learned to use the share link and placed a few points into my using youtube skill.  I still suffer from my negative intelligence modifier however.   

[Greybriar]

Thanks for the responses. At least I, like Bison, have learned to use the YouTube share link.

How about an announcement to bring this matter to the attention of all forum members? Including the instructions about how to link a YouTube video that are contained in a previous post in this thread should help rectify the situation.

[Staggerwing]

Didn't we have a stickied thread on this already?  ???

[bayonetbrant]

we had answered it here, but I'll also include it in the YT guide thread, too


http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=4814.new#new

[Greybriar]

Not to be a wise guy, but I doubt 95% of our forum members will ever see it there. I hadn't even noticed that sub-forum existed until you posted a link to it.

[bayonetbrant]

Recommendations on where we should put it?

[Greybriar]

My guess would be the Computer Wargaming forum. Most (if not all) of us visit it.

[Bison]

Is it linked to the front page?  Everyone visits there.  :)

[Greybriar]

They don't post video links there.

[mirth]

Is it linked to the front page?  Everyone visits there.  :)

I was just there last year.

[bayonetbrant]

My guess would be the Computer Wargaming forum. Most (if not all) of us visit it.

There's actually about 35% of the forum crowd that doesn't ever visit Computer Wargaming, based on back end stats.

Plus, if we get brand new visitors, they'd never think to look in Computer Wargaming for a user guide.

Those User Guide threads used to be spread all over the forums until we pulled them all into one place

[bayonetbrant]

Is it linked to the front page?  Everyone visits there.  :)

I was just there last year.

That was soooooooo 3 weeks ago...

[mirth]

Is it linked to the front page?  Everyone visits there.  :)

I was just there last year.

That was soooooooo 3 weeks ago...

My bad. I meant 2015.