Reason: It's possible to search by file type so why bother with a flash tag for .swf files?

Because there aren't many people that know that you can do that.

you can do what now?

The same reason we still have absurd_res instead of everyone just using order:mpixels.

ippiki_ookami said:
you can do what now?

type:swf

Hell, a lot of people won't even know taht "swf" even means Flash in the first place.

But blacklisting type:swf doesn't work.

720p said:
But blacklisting type:swf doesn't work.

Why would you blacklist flashes anyway?

Furry_Fanatic said:
Why would you blacklist flashes anyway?

The same reason you'd black list anything.

Furry_Fanatic said:
Why would you blacklist flashes anyway?

Because like 90% of them are steaming piles of poorly drawn/animated shit?