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I keep getting this popup tab in Firefox when on XDA saying "Please update Flash player." Obviously comes from this site because I don't get it when not browsing XDA. Malware scan shows my PC as clean.

Post here with a screenshot of it and os details browser version etc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696660

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^^ What he said. ^^
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mf2112
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Hello.
How can I contact a right moderator?
I would like to occasionally post a few Appz / Games with download link.
Of course, only if it is extremely good programs and is freeware.
I've seen that were left in this forum posted by me.
Would like to set these things in the future itself.
When I try to set something comes a message
me that a moderator must be enabled.
I post no spam
Best regards
Welcome to forums
You need to arrive to certain number of posts so all XDA features can be unlocked.
Keep posting and you´ll get soon.

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XDA Site constant advert SPAM

Can anyone ahead some light on the constant spam of adverts and pop-ups i get when visiting the xda site on my phone? I can't browse xda anymore with my phone as a pop-up appears every 10 seconds redirecting me to a damn download link as my device has a supposed virus. Not only do you get pop-ups and redirects, but the site starts downloading "mobilegenie.apk" without my permission. How is all this shi!t allowed? Someone explain please, it is really annoying me I am now forced to use adblock just to view a few forum pages.
PS: i know tapatalk exits, i use it more than anything....but the times i need to view xda in the browser, i simply can't....on ANY rom.
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Removing threads?

Is there a way to remove threads from the participated list on the mobile app?
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As mentioned above, it's not possible to do so at the moment.
The best way to choose which threads appear is to automatically subscribe to any thread you post in. You can set it to no notifications anyway so at least you won't get bombarded with emails. Then, if you no longer need a thread to be displayed, you can simply unsubscribe from the thread.
This method also helps when the search function goes offline as you'll still have access to all subscribed threads
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XDA Rule 13 - Pling

Hello,
I have a question regarding the Pling.com if is allowed in XDA or not. According to rule XDA Rule 13 Pay-Per-Click links does not allowed, and that's true till Monday which I reported a thread for link there.
The moderator removed the thread from public view but few hours later it was back and today I got a notification that XDA is now allow Pling.com as File Host. I have nothing against the moderator but I want to be sure if it's allowed or not since I cannot find anywhere this change which XDA announces that pling.com is allowed.
Thanks.
Retrial said:
Hello,
I have a question regarding the Pling.com if is allowed in XDA or not. According to rule XDA Rule 13 Pay-Per-Click links does not allowed, and that's true till Monday which I reported a thread for link there.
The moderator removed the thread from public view but few hours later it was back and today I got a notification that XDA is now allow Pling.com as File Host. I have nothing against the moderator but I want to be sure if it's allowed or not since I cannot find anywhere this change which XDA announces that pling.com is allowed.
Thanks.
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Edit: Yes, Pling is permitted, I'm not sure we have a public thread available, but an announcement was made to the staff.
V0latyle said:
Here is the thread, although I'm not sure anyone outside recognized developers or moderators can see it.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yeap I can't see the thread but I see the title of the link which is saying enabling-pling-on-xda.
Thanks for the clarification.
Retrial said:
Thanks for the reply.
Yeap I can't see the thread but I see the title of the link which is saying enabling-pling-on-xda.
Thanks for the clarification.
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My mistake, that thread was presented to the RD's as a source of opinion.
To answer your question: Yes, Pling is an approved file host. At some point I imagine we will have a public announcement.
Retrial said:
The moderator removed the thread from public view but few hours later it was back and today I got a notification that XDA is now allow Pling.com as File Host. I have nothing against the moderator but I want to be sure if it's allowed or not since I cannot find anywhere this change which XDA announces that pling.com is allowed.
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Hello and good morning.
From your screenshots I see that @Funk Wizard was the acting moderator. What occured was that during the handling of the first report, the decision about pling.com was still under discussion in the responsible moderators body and as such pending, although all moderators were already aware that such a discussion was ongoing.
Then the discussion was finally made yesterday and announced to all moderators; the reason why the next, new report was now handled as done by Funk.
Retrial said:
Yeap I can't see the thread but I see the title of the link which is saying enabling-pling-on-xda.
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Just for your information: I've removed the link from the quotation in your post because it referred to a forum with limited access.
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Oswald Boelcke
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Oswald Boelcke said:
Hello and good morning.
From your screenshots I see that @Funk Wizard was the acting moderator. What occured was that during the handling of the first report, the decision about pling.com was still under discussion in the responsible moderators body and as such pending, although all moderators were already aware that such a discussion was ongoing.
Then the discussion was finally made yesterday and announced to all moderators; the reason why the next, new report was now handled as done by Funk.
Just for your information: I've removed the link from the quotation in your post because it referred to a forum with limited access.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator
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Hello Oswald,
Yes, this is what I imagined after the clarification of V0latyle.
Nothing against the moderator Funk. I just wanted to be sure because I maintain a collection & guides thread (like this) and some ROMs / Kernels are hosted there, so I can include them.
Thanks for your time looking at this and for the detailed explanation.
Retrial said:
Hello Oswald,
Yes, this is what I imagined after the clarification of V0latyle.
Nothing against the moderator Funk. I just wanted to be sure because I maintain a collection & guides thread (like this) and some ROMs / Kernels are hosted there, so I can include them.
Thanks for your time looking at this and for the detailed explanation.
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I'm fully aware that you didn't complain about @Funk Wizard and I'm convinced nobody read it that way. Actually, anything different had wondered me because Funk was perfectly correct with all his action.
And affirmative, at your own discretion you can certainly now add links to pling.com to your repo's, collections or guides. We highly appreciate that you keep them up to speed.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Pling now accepted on XDA. Does that mean it's no longer considered as a Pay-Per-Click link.
Austinredstoner said:
Pling now accepted on XDA. Does that mean it's no longer considered as a Pay-Per-Click link.
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Affirmative, we now accept it as a filehost on XDA. If you go to opendesktop.org payout terms & conditions it's a paid-per-download site, and we're well aware. We discussed it lengthly, under consideration of multiple aspects and feedback from our recognised developers.

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