After a short, and forced, vacation I'm back! LOL Anyways.. My ELF rom will be recooked shortly. Primary support will STILL be at htc-devs.com (I like it there ). It is a totally different style of rom cooking.. Mostly relying on extrom and .cabs to allow for greater end-user flexibility. My rom won't be for everyone, but, it should allow for a nice option--unique from other roms on here.
Creativity is the name of this rom..
Welcome back. Missed your style and errr creative replies to noobs.
Scrog said:
Welcome back. Missed your style and errr creative replies to noobs.
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I'm supposed to be nicer to n00bs on HERE.. On htc-devs.com however, I can be as mean as ever!
So, n00bs on here... Just RTFM and RTFW.. *I* am certainly not going to help you fix something you broke because you're too lazy to read...
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I'm supposed to be nicer to n00bs on HERE.. On htc-devs.com however, I can be as mean as ever!
So, n00bs on here... Just RTFM and RTFW.. *I* am certainly not going to help you fix something you broke because you're too lazy to read...
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and if you still cant fix it come to htc-devs.com, im sure the elf will help you there...
*muhahahahahaha*
Elf was gone? Oh well... welcome back even though I never knew you were gone...
j/k
btw... nice photoshop work
actually mikechannon photoshopped that
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Priceless.
You know, reminds me of a MasterCard commercial ("Priceless").... But, I probably shouldn't do it.. It wouldn't be a "kinder and gentler" Elf moment..
Welcome back ELF.
Digging the new avatar too, BTW.
Welcome back Elf. We missed you. Well, I *would* have missed you if I didn't see you in IRC and at HTC-DEVS every day - I really would have.
welcome back bro. sucks xda has to bee noob friendly... their burden annoys us all!
fone_fanatic said:
welcome back bro. sucks xda has to bee noob friendly... their burden annoys us all!
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There ARE newbies like myself, who bricked their phones upgrading (I had a PC crash) and figured out how to fix it by going through the WIKI even though some create threads doesn't mean every newbie does it :>
n00bs are critical to the success of XDA-Developers. We tolerate and help them because our best developers were once n00bs. Devices are constantly changing and our "experts" constantly change too.
When m$ officially releases WM6 this forum will die back down to what it is 99% of the time. Then we will quietly begin taking apart the next generation of hardware and will start looking at the next generation of Windows Mobile.
The n00bs that we tolerated will drift away except those who can contribute. You will never find this on forums with zero n00b tolerance.
I dont think n00b has EVER turned into something useful, however once we were all newbies (yes there is a difference) who didnt know what we were doing, but wanted to learn how, not sit there demanding 'HI LOL GIVE ME GUIDE FOR TO PUT MW^ ON MY SONY ERICSSON NOW LOL' then five minutes later 'WHY IS NOONE REPLY YET? HELP ME NOW'.
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I dont think n00b has EVER turned into something useful, however once we were all newbies (yes there is a difference) who didnt know what we were doing, but wanted to learn how, not sit there demanding 'HI LOL GIVE ME GUIDE FOR TO PUT MW^ ON MY SONY ERICSSON NOW LOL' then five minutes later 'WHY IS NOONE REPLY YET? HELP ME NOW'.
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Or may be suing if don't get help????
LOL. I still at that. HEY! Where is the moooooooney?
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Or may be suing if don't get help????
LOL. I still at that. HEY! Where is the moooooooney?
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Hey, I know my rights! I'm an American! I'll sue you!
LegolasTheElf said:
Hey, I know my rights! I'm an American! I'll sue you!
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santas cachucas Batman... Holly hats Batman... We better find some Batymoney...lol
Good to see you here
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I dont think n00b has EVER turned into something useful, however once we were all newbies (yes there is a difference) who didnt know what we were doing, but wanted to learn how, not sit there demanding 'HI LOL GIVE ME GUIDE FOR TO PUT MW^ ON MY SONY ERICSSON NOW LOL' then five minutes later 'WHY IS NOONE REPLY YET? HELP ME NOW'.
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In the strictest definition you are correct. I'm a half full glass kind of guy tho and I'm always thinking one will switch over. I'm sure that somewhere this has happened. More importantly, n00b bashing means that some newbies may be afraid to post and might just quietly slink away...
The great thing about the internet and the millions of subject based forums is that folks from all over the world can get together and share information on the subject of their choice. This free flow of information coupled with our fast paced lifestyle does lend to folks wanting to ask rather than search since they see it as the fastest way to get the information they seek. For the most part a gentle nudge in the right direction is all they need. The downside is that forums also provide a venue for those who lack knowledge to demonstrate their self perceived superiority anonymously. It's far easier and less costly to ignore a post that you think doesn't deserve a response. If you feel the need to reply you should respect the individuals who are providing the equipment, time, and bandwidth that makes the forum you are using possible. You do this by posting intelligent and informative responses.
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The great thing about the internet and the millions of subject based forums is that folks from all over the world can get together and share information on the subject of their choice. This free flow of information coupled with our fast paced lifestyle does lend to folks wanting to ask rather than search since they see it as the fastest way to get the information they seek. For the most part a gentle nudge in the right direction is all they need. The downside is that forums also provide a venue for those who lack knowledge to demonstrate their self perceived superiority anonymously. It's far easier and less costly to ignore a post that you think doesn't deserve a response. If you feel the need to reply you should respect the individuals who are providing the equipment, time, and bandwidth that makes the forum you are using possible. You do this by posting intelligent and informative responses.
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This couldnt be any more appropriate and accurate for this thread....
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Can we have a sticky comparison table of all WM6 flavors?
It's just really getting harder and harder to pick with ones to try out or which one we should focus on. I really like the new COOKED ROMS but still don't know what is the advantages of using one over the other!
Also maybe having a comparison table will help build the SUPER ROM! All the cooks collaborating would be awesome for everyone...
What do you guys think?
So here's what I started!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Cooked_ROMs
See Comparison Chart!
I think you should put on your flame suit....
Like anything in this "hobby", its a matter of taking time and reading. Compare the differences between the versions, read the threads.
From what ive seen in my fairly short time here, if you want quick easy answers or if you want someone to make the decision for you.... then XDA developer forums might not be the right place for you.
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Can we have a sticky comparison table of all WM6 flavors?
It's just really getting harder and harder to pick with ones to try out or which one we should focus on. I really like the new COOKED ROMS but still don't know what is the advantages of using one over the other!
Also maybe having a comparison table will help build the SUPER ROM! All the cooks collaborating would be awesome for everyone...
What do you guys think?
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Please read the FAQs, Wikis, and the various release notes. To get a better picture yet, install it yourself. This is pretty much a self help forum, screaming in such a way is only going to invite lots of flames.
If you think the comparison is good and since it isn't there. Why don't you come up with it? I am sure all the n00bs will benefit.
mshagg said:
Like anything in this "hobby", its a matter of taking time and reading. Compare the differences between the versions, read the threads.
From what ive seen in my fairly short time here, if you want quick easy answers or if you want someone to make the decision for you.... then XDA developer forums might not be the right place for you.
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I have installed all of them and I still am torn between a couple of them cause one has stuff I like to have on the other or vice versa.
joej said:
Please read the FAQs, Wikis, and the various release notes. To get a better picture yet, install it yourself. This is pretty much a self help forum, screaming in such a way is only going to invite lots of flames.
If you think the comparison is good and since it isn't there. Why don't you come up with it? I am sure all the n00bs will benefit.
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I have installed all of them and I was going to start a comparison table myself but with the way its changing almost everyday it seems to make more sense to have the cooks update their own table!
I am a newbie too and don't want to make a mistake on such comparison table. I think the senior members or cooks are more fit to produce it.
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I think you should put on your flame suit....
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I don't mind getting flamed Custel! I'm a big fan of your ROM and I just want to simplify it for everyone cause its just getting out of hand.
BTW what do you have in mind for 1.4?
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I think you should put on your flame suit....
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<rant>
Cheers for wasting 2k of our bandwith custel. This shows that you can't be orignal as people have been saying in your thread (eg black). And i have seen maby its time for you to put on your suit. </rant>
To the poster:
Mate the best thing you can do is read, the wiki, and threads. I personally think its a grrat idea. If you got some time have a play in the wiki and see what you can do.
Im sure if you ask the cooks (in their relevand threads and not via PM) they would be happy to tell you what they believe the posatives and negatives (lol) or their roms are.
Then maby you can flash them and make a wiki page for future people that are asking the Big Question.
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Can we have a sticky comparison table of all WM6 flavors?
It's just really getting harder and harder to pick with ones to try out or which one we should focus on. I really like the new COOKED ROMS but still don't know what is the advantages of using one over the other!
Also maybe having a comparison table will help build the SUPER ROM! All the cooks collaborating would be awesome for everyone...
What do you guys think?
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Cheers for wasting 2k of our bandwith custel. This shows that you can't be orignal as people have been saying in your thread (eg black). And i have seen maby its time for you to put on your suit. </rant>
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Peep the avatar ^
spidy.web said:
Can we have a sticky comparison table of all WM6 flavors?
It's just really getting harder and harder to pick with ones to try out or which one we should focus on. I really like the new COOKED ROMS but still don't know what is the advantages of using one over the other!
Also maybe having a comparison table will help build the SUPER ROM! All the cooks collaborating would be awesome for everyone...
What do you guys think?
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Glad to see our donations are going to time spent finding flaming images
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Peep the avatar ^
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hehe..
read the release notes if you want to compare different wm6 distributions.
It's actually difficult to get an easy answer to what you're asking. Comparison chart is tough to write up at this point (or ever) i think.
I know some people will respond/brush you off and say "read the wiki" but as someone who was in a similar situation, I find that the wiki stinks for a beginner.
Hermes Wiki is a lot more valuable after learning your way in the forums and reading the individual ROM threads, past and present. After that, the wiki starts to make sense and becomes a great way to learn about the developments and modifications.
I would read the boards for a couple of days before doing anything and get a feel for what each developer is trying to do. After that, start going through the wiki and see what you want to do with your device.
After that, I personally installed the different ROMS (after taking the appropriate precautions against bricking the device) and actually trying them out in the field. I still have mixed feelings about which ROM is best for ME but so far i have narrowed it down to the Black and Custel cooked ROMS. (This was after a couple of weeks!)
And it is also true that this site isn't really for someone to get in, pick out the "best" cooked rom and then get out. It's more of a long term committment in my opinion.
Hope that helps and good luck.
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To the poster:
Mate the best thing you can do is read, the wiki, and threads. I personally think its a grrat idea. If you got some time have a play in the wiki and see what you can do.
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Thanks Shaun I just started the Comparison Chart on the WiKi! Feel Free to Edit /Add some more specs you think would help.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Cooked_ROMs
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Thanks Shaun I just started the Comparison Chart on the WiKi! Feel Free to Edit /Add some more specs you think would help.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Cooked_ROMs
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and its wrong sigh...
You can't tell me you honestly believe there are only 13x users of black and 3x users of mine?
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and its wrong sigh...
You can't tell me you honestly believe there are only 13x users of black and 3x users of mine?
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lol the truth hurts son
hehe no really there´s alot of wrong information in that wiki the page is a good example of wrong information
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and its wrong sigh...
You can't tell me you honestly believe there are only 13x users of black and 3x users of mine?
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I'm sure there are more just that I'm basing it on the current poll!
If there was a sticky entry for the polls it would be nicer to have too!
you do know those polls pop up and get ignored on a daily basis?
I JUST GOT A 8525!! i saw some of the cool looking things on here and thought i would try to put it on my phone
i downloaded black301 and double clicked on the icon but i dont know what to do about the install it tells me to autocheck and then shows up something strange but when i upgrade it looks all white i dont know what to do shouldnt black not be white
anyways i keep getting nogsm messages and i cant make calls so i bring it to cingular and they say that theyll not fix it because i put this crap on there no i have a phone that doesnt work right how do i fix it you guys better help me or ill sue you for damaging my phone
this is the usa and i know my rights i will sue unless you help me right now this sucks my phone is dead and i just got it
good luck with that lawsuit buddy....
I'm usually pretty nice to noobs because I'm here less than a year, and I know how frustrating it can be to find help, but you are one stupid mofo.
hahahahaha. one stupid mofo from hofo .
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I JUST GOT A 8525!! i saw some of the cool looking things on here and thought i would try to put it on my phone
i downloaded black301 and double clicked on the icon but i dont know what to do about the install it tells me to autocheck and then shows up something strange but when i upgrade it looks all white i dont know what to do shouldnt black not be white
anyways i keep getting nogsm messages and i cant make calls so i bring it to cingular and they say that theyll not fix it because i put this crap on there no i have a phone that doesnt work right how do i fix it you guys better help me or ill sue you for damaging my phone
this is the usa and i know my rights i will sue unless you help me right now this sucks my phone is dead and i just got it
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So let me get this straight, you showed up here read nothing, no warnings etc. Just downloaded something, put it on your phone. How Stupid!
Yea, Stupid - Stupid - Stupid!
Oh by the way - you have been officially BASHED!
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this is the usa and i know my rights i will sue unless you help me right now this sucks my phone is dead and i just got it
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No, quite clearly you don't; you have flashed (of your own accord) Microsoft intellectual property to your phone although the radio is something separate and probably just needs a reflash.
if your radio is permanently bricked it is your OWN FAULT because YOU DID THE FLASH YOURSELF, and since you seem to think you can swan in here and start laying down the law, you can nark off and sort it out on your own.
wow... nice way to ask for help... that's what happens when your rich mommy buys her 12 year old a phone. But since i'm in a good mood go read and follow the guides and maybe you'll learn something... http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
xQx said:
I JUST GOT A 8525!! i saw some of the cool looking things on here and thought i would try to put it on my phone
i downloaded black301 and double clicked on the icon but i dont know what to do about the install it tells me to autocheck and then shows up something strange but when i upgrade it looks all white i dont know what to do shouldnt black not be white
anyways i keep getting nogsm messages and i cant make calls so i bring it to cingular and they say that theyll not fix it because i put this crap on there no i have a phone that doesnt work right how do i fix it you guys better help me or ill sue you for damaging my phone
this is the usa and i know my rights i will sue unless you help me right now this sucks my phone is dead and i just got it
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This is... hilarious. Nice prank. I hope you did not mean it seriously. For your own good.
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This is... hilarious. Nice prank. I hope you did not mean it seriously. For your own good.
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Watch out, he knows his rights!
Where's the Elf?
This guy deserves some foul language.
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This is... hilarious. Nice prank. I hope you did not mean it seriously. For your own good.
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Indeed. Don't you just love it when people start foaming at the mouth like that? It's sad that it's usually the Americans that start doing it. It's even more sad that they don't realize basic facts like (1) it's their own fscking fault and (2) even if they could prove that it's not, they can't sue XDA-Dev because it's not a USA-based company...
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Indeed. Don't you just love it when people start foaming at the mouth like that? It's sad that it's usually the Americans that start doing it. It's even more sad that they don't realize basic facts like (1) it's their own fscking fault and (2) even if they could prove that it's not, they can't sue XDA-Dev because it's not a USA-based company...
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Yea! Stupid Americans!
berdinkerdickle said:
Yea! Stupid Americans!
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That's going a bit far...
I'm a (naturalized) American, and I will sue you for insulting me!!!!!!!11one1
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That's going a bit far...
I'm a (naturalized) American, and I will sue you for insulting me!!!!!!!11one1
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Not me, I'm from Tazzmania.
HaHaHa...
I must honestly say, that this is the funniest post I have read in a while... As a fellow noob to the forum, all I can say is - Send me the phone and I'll send you the money that the brick is now worth...
If you had only asked for help or even better yet, read some of the hundreds of pages of information prior to flashing the rom, you will find a lot of helpful souls here... But don't be mistaken... Those same helpful souls will light a fire under your arse if you come off trying to be err, how can I say this, like you are... yeah, that's the ticket...
Seriously, reregister on the forum under a different name and ask and you shall receive...
This has been the funniest thread in a long time.
I can see this on Seinfeld...it's George!!!
I've been lurking here awhile and have a couple hundred posts on HoFo... I did my homework and have been flashing WM6 ROMs with total impunity. It AIN'T THAT HARD! Whether or not post#1 was a prank, I pity whoever wrote it.
elf got banz0rd for a day
tribute :
xQx: i wish i could ban people like you... Grow a ****ing brain and use it, you obviously dont know your rights BECAUSE YOU HAVE NONE.
**** off and die
bah, people allways complain: this person is legolas, making a point/joke. sorry for going along with it. next time PM me instead of running to another mod?
just FYI i dont have a hermes so i tend to mod elsewhere.
Heee......Heeee.......Heeeeee.
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hehe. Thanx guys. That just got a laugh outta me after a long difficult day. Comedy at it's best!
I am surprised nobody has done this yet...but how about a Dialer that looks like the keypad on a public phone?
This is a screenie from one that was done for the iPhone. If I knew more about the structure of an APK, and how the images were, I would try it myself.
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This sounds like a similar request someone made sometime ago, I'll have to look for it because I remember someone made it.
I could do it. I've done lots of phone skins back in my WinMobile days. But I have a great fear that if I did, it would catch on like the incredibly stupid 70's flip clock. Can you imagine anything more ignorant than making a beautiful and versatile digital device look like a completely mechanical and annoying piece of counter technology from the 60's and 70's. The only thing worse would be nixie tubes. Yes, I have seen the nixie tube clock skins. Thank God that did not catch on...
This would be cool =]
I actually looked into skinning the phone. It's not as simple as replacing some .png files. It would require quite a bit more work. Sorry dude, not for me.
Charrion said:
Well put. Rest assured there are some of us who do appreciate your work and the work of the many others out there. In fact, it's largely due to many of those ungrateful children that I spend very little of my time on XDA any more. I found Twitter to be a better forum; I don't have to follow the people who have nothing helpful to say.
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Thank you, I appreciate everyone's work, regardless of if it's my taste or not. The effort everyone puts in to do their own things, is what has made out little Android grow into what we can do today. Ive also found the same, I'd rather use twitter to find stuff out.
Okay, as the OP here, I think it is well within my right to say that this tread has veered WAY off course of its original intention, heh. It was not my intent to have a flame war start, even if it was mildly entertaining for a few minutes
Anyways, for the dev's that have been kind enough to contribute to this discussion: I have used 99% of the ROMs available for the G1, and I thank each and every one of you for your hard work. It is greatly appreciated by more people that I am sure you had ever imagined. Keep up the good work.
Now, back on topic. A refresher:
I am surprised nobody has done this yet...but how about a Dialer that looks like the keypad on a public phone?
This is a screenie from one that was done for the iPhone. If I knew more about the structure of an APK, and how the images were, I would try it myself.
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If you read between the lines, the OP isn't asking a rhetorical question. He actually would like to see it done. As would others. Myself included. But hey, thanks for nothing, genius.
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Did you read past the first sentence?
But I have a great fear that if I did, it would catch on like the incredibly stupid 70's flip clock.
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But back on topic.
It could probably be done, as said by others, and it is a nice idea worth looking into. It's certainly possible.
Cleanup applied to thread.
@new posters:
Please respect the OP and not post in the thread if you have nothing constructive to add ... this request is not unreasonable.
Regards,
Hey, given the facepalm from this thread so far I will make the theme for you. Time is precious to me but whatever. I'll post back when I'm done. Yea, you can thank twitter and that fact that teh flamez was had to get me to find this thread. Consider it done I think it would be awesome.
enatefox said:
Hey, given the facepalm from this thread so far I will make the theme for you. Time is precious to me but whatever. I'll post back when I'm done. Yea, you can thank twitter and that fact that teh flamez was had to get me to find this thread. Consider it done I think it would be awesome.
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I KNEW I read one of these posts up on Twitter, but I dug around and couldn't find it.
Either way, I thank you for your time enatefox. No rush, as I know you have a plethora of projects on your plate right now.
I think i would love to use this little addon...looks cool lol!
brb grabbing quarters...
jmhecker said:
I KNEW I read one of these posts up on Twitter, but I dug around and couldn't find it.
Either way, I thank you for your time enatefox. No rush, as I know you have a plethora of projects on your plate right now.
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Guilty, so are @Dr_Cloverdale and @Jaithemes and possibly @charrion.
done
what I know this is an old thread but I was just curious if anyone actually made this.. if so someone can please post a link to it send me a a screw up sit on your face or whatever just let me know so that way I know what's going on so that way I can let other people know what's going on sup everybody knew what was going on but then we'd all know and I'll be in the know people to tell people what's going on in the know so if you could just tell me so that way I know. and no I not not drunk
Been following that thread for weeks. Then its just gone. Can some one provide an update or details?
Thanks
Was closed due to arguments and fighting and possible breach of XDA rules
A few of people giving thanks for closing the thread were the ones causing the problems. Go figure a useful thread closed because of a few hot heads.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
I didnt ***** at him in that thread but i did not like it when he quoted me than talked **** about me for 4 paragraphs. Only later he realised he was wrong but the damage was done when he said things that were uncalled for in my instance. Its lame it did get shut down due to slightly lame posts. Honestlt the people who were actually going to donate money still will so thats not hurt but i was unhappy it got shut down because alot of people really enjoyed that thread and had a great time. My 2cents
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I didnt ***** at him in that thread but i did not like it when he quoted me than talked **** about me for 4 paragraphs. Only later he realised he was wrong but the damage was done when he said things that were uncalled for in my instance. Its lame it did get shut down due to slightly lame posts. Honestlt the people who were actually going to donate money still will so thats not hurt but i was unhappy it got shut down because alot of people really enjoyed that thread and had a great time. My 2cents
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Be best to just leave it alone, doncha think?
One of the excuses for closing it down was due to it not being for a particular dev but just in general. I agree there was some minor bickering going on but the main reason for that thread should have prevailed over the few arguments that took place.
There was obviously a lot of interest based on the amount of money that was raised and it is unfortunate that doesn't matter here.
I guess if someone wanted to start another bounty thread up and say it is for team Viper to deliver ICS to the E4GT then that would abide to the XDA rules...
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I don't know what the continued disagreement is about...
It's been shown before that bounty threads don't work.
It would be more effective to get everyone's money together and buy a phone outright for developers like Rootzwiki does.
Most developers don't do this for any sort of monetary gain, providing different models allows development across even more phones.
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I don't know what the continued disagreement is about...
It's been shown before that bounty threads don't work.
It would be more effective to get everyone's money together and buy a phone outright for developers like Rootzwiki does.
Most developers don't do this for any sort of monetary gain, providing different models allows development across even more phones.
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The only problem with people purchasing a phone for a dev is at that point they feel like the dev will owe them something and would expect them to put in all the hours until they get whatever it is the people want working.
If the dev decided he didn't want to put the time in to get the work done, I think the people who purchased the phone would get pretty annoyed and would have a pretty valid argument I think.
At this point, who would you buy a phone for that can honestly say I can produce ICS for the ET4G? If someone can actually make that claim, I think people would do it but I do not know who that person would be.
I believe the CM team already has the phone so I would guess they are working on CM9 for us. At least that is what I think I heard, someone correct me if I am wrong.
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The only problem with people purchasing a phone for a dev is at that point they feel like the dev will owe them something and would expect them to put in all the hours until they get whatever it is the people want working.
If the dev decided he didn't want to put the time in to get the work done, I think the people who purchased the phone would get pretty annoyed and would have a pretty valid argument I think.
At this point, who would you buy a phone for that can honestly say I can produce ICS for the ET4G? If someone can actually make that claim, I think people would do it but I do not know who that person would be.
I believe the CM team already has the phone so I would guess they are working on CM9 for us. At least that is what I think I heard, someone correct me if I am wrong.
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There isn't a perfect method for anything.
However, the purchasing of phones for developers just seems like a better strategy.
I've read multiple tweets by several different developers that show they're more interested in that than bounties or small donations.
I think it would be better for the community if XDA embraced this idea and allowed people to donate to a fund that would essentially buy phones for devs.
Thread was closed due to the trolls and drama. Just like 50% of the other threads on E4GT forum...
I'm not sad to see it go, I had a conversation with Glenn and know his intentions were all good, it's just with all the trolls in the E4GT forums it got out of hand.
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Thread was closed due to the trolls and drama. Just like 50% of the other threads on E4GT forum...
I'm not sad to see it go, I had a conversation with Glenn and know his intentions were all good, it's just with all the trolls in the E4GT forums it got out of hand.
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Yeah things have definitely gotten out of hand. Looks like Viper's ICS thread in the general section is headed the same way with things so much off topic lately. People can't let anything go. When they argue once, they just got to keep dragging it on for some reason.
It was a stupid concept overall. That's why it's gone.
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Thread was closed due to the trolls and drama. Just like 50% of the other threads on E4GT forum...
I'm not sad to see it go, I had a conversation with Glenn and know his intentions were all good, it's just with all the trolls in the E4GT forums it got out of hand.
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Welcome to XDA the last year or so...
It was closed because it did not adhere to XDA rules regarding bounty threads, as stated by Jerdog himself.
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ok but where is it? looks like it was actually removed from the site.
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Welcome to XDA the last year or so...
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i couldnt agree more my man. in the evo days which was not that long ago for me this arguing and *****ing just was not at the level it in here. im not sure why people see the need to **** on everything they see and then pick out some one whom to have a lengthy argument with on the thread. they should just pm each other and have all these ***** fests with them selfs so we wont have too see it all and have it over all through out a entire thread take up several pages worth. its no wonder when people new to xda come in here and dont read the thread and ask repeat questions all the time. i bet if people just stuck to asking legit questions and raising legit concerns that the threads would be 50% or more smaller and be packed just full of use full information that would cause a lot of news to spend the time reading without wading through **** soup trying to find a answer for there problems. im glad Jerdog goes through threads and cleans up a ton of crappy posts to make the ones of importance easier to get to. xda needs to come up with a anti crappy post software to detect bull **** and stop the person from being able to post out there but hole. lol ok i feel better now
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Hahahahaha
So how does one become a moderator? The reason I ask is that I am SO sick of reading the same stupid questions over and over and over (as are majority of the members here). This phone has a few talented DEVs, but as a whole the community for the E4GT is terrible. No one reads, no one searches, and frankly, some of the questions that people ask on here shows that they shouldn't even own a SMARTPHONE!
I remember how it used to be back in the day, as do some of you. If you weren't a DEV and were just here to use what was provided, you kept your damn mouth shut. The only time you spoke up is if you searched far and wide and exhausted all your other resources...then you asked your question and hoped the real DEVs on here would give you the time of day...and that was great! You actually had to LEARN something...
These days, and for some reason this phones community is the worst, the "I want it now" pigs overrun every freaking thread on the forum. It even makes searching impossible because your "results" just pop up the same stupid question being asked over and over.
Anyways, I could go on forever, but I only want to know one thing...how can I become a moderator and help clean some of this up so it is better moving forward?
Rule of thumb with any forum: if you have ask to become a mod, you're not going to be one. I'm relatively new here, and to flashing phones in general as the epic 4g ttouch is my first smartphone. So when you mention how any who isn't some sort of Dev should keep their mouth shut I can't help but take it personally. If you really did want to become a mod this wasn't a way to do it. Believe me I'm not trying to overstep boundaries, I know my place. But you're only coming off angry.
Can't be a mod? You can always do what the guy in the image is doing...although you'd drive the mods crazy.
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People asking the same questions over and over along with a sense of self entitlement aren't going anywhere. You just have to live with it.
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So how does one become a moderator? The reason I ask is that I am SO sick of reading the same stupid questions over and over and over (as are majority of the members here). This phone has a few talented DEVs, but as a whole the community for the E4GT is terrible. No one reads, no one searches, and frankly, some of the questions that people ask on here shows that they shouldn't even own a SMARTPHONE!
I remember how it used to be back in the day, as do some of you. If you weren't a DEV and were just here to use what was provided, you kept your damn mouth shut. The only time you spoke up is if you searched far and wide and exhausted all your other resources...then you asked your question and hoped the real DEVs on here would give you the time of day...and that was great! You actually had to LEARN something...
These days, and for some reason this phones community is the worst, the "I want it now" pigs overrun every freaking thread on the forum. It even makes searching impossible because your "results" just pop up the same stupid question being asked over and over.
Anyways, I could go on forever, but I only want to know one thing...how can I become a moderator and help clean some of this up so it is better moving forward?
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LOL:
Is this a joke, or:
Are you for real?
After reading this, I hope beyond all hope, that YOU never become a moderator on XDA.
Good lord, you already sound like some ficticious example of a power-hungry mod that abuses his power...
I can only (barely) imagine what you'd be like if they ever gave you any real power around here...
Let me guess: Jackboots?
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I hope the people replying here aren't the ones I'm referring to in my Ambien induced rant above. It was just meant to point out that there are a growing (and outnumbering) group of people that won't take the time to learn and be PROACTIVE about things that could break their phone. They are the ones that are REACTIVE and expect the world. Case in point: we STILL have people flashing the international 9100 ICS ROMS...STILL! I'm not saying we all need to get this elitist chip on our shoulders, but it takes everyone to clean this crap up. For the longest time I never knew why some people flamed the crap out of other members for asking questions....now I know.
I hope the people reading this that can read between the lines and see what I'm trying to do appreciate it. I also hope that those who take offense look in mirror...
If you can't point out flaws without trying to help fix, then please don't comment at all.
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I hope the people replying here aren't the ones I'm referring to in my Ambien induced rant above. It was just meant to point out that there are a growing (and outnumbering) group of people that won't take the time to learn and be PROACTIVE about things that could break their phone. They are the ones that are REACTIVE and expect the world. Case in point: we STILL have people flashing the international 9100 ICS ROMS...STILL! I'm not saying we all need to get this elitist chip on our shoulders, but it takes everyone to clean this crap up. For the longest time I never knew why some people flamed the crap out of other members for asking questions....now I know.
I hope the people reading this that can read between the lines and see what I'm trying to do appreciate it. I also hope that those who take offense look in mirror...
If you can't point out flaws without trying to help fix, then please don't comment at all.
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Actually I agree with you. People search and search less and made no attempt to understand at least the basic informations before rooting or customizing their phones. I spent a solid 12 hours googling and searching before deciding to root my phone.
But you are obviously not going to win this one. Forget asking people to search the forum before asking question. There is a two page thread on Epic 4g Touch General area about disabling update notification and people don't even bother to read the OP thoroughly before asking the question. They wonder why what they did did not work when it is clearly explained in the OP.
I kinda see what you mean, but I use the search more since they removed the Captcha....I really hated that. I think we should let people know about it...because that was the reason why I didn't use the search in the first place.
Oh...and also the search time limit
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You have to be understanding here .... Some people on here have been here since the hero and know how it was back then , but alot are totally new to smart phones and basically ignorant to how a tech forum like this is... They don't know to search and such ...they found this by google and have no clue how to go about getting help so they post in the wrong forums and such..this in turn causes existing members to be frustrated and not help like they should...in fact there should be more to do to become a member here and get posting privileges ...
This link can show a littlehttp://www.emarketer.com/blog/index.php/tag/how-many-mobile-phone-users-have-smartphones/
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