# Are Flash loading messages dead?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-flash-loading-messages-dead/269275>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [August 25, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-flash-loading-messages-dead/269275 "2008-08-25T15:23:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dfhdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@dfhdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dfhdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-flash-loading-messages-dead/269275/1 "2008-08-25T15:23:11Z")

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What do you think? Is it ok to NOT display a loading message or progress bar for some online Flash features? Does it depend on the file size of the Flash? If so, what size is the cut-off for deciding whether or not to display info to the user about what they are about to see?

Thanks for your input.