I added a poll to a thread I started, and now I want to remove it but can't figure out how. Can someone point me in the right direction?
fachadick said:
I added a poll to a thread I started, and now I want to remove it but can't figure out how. Can someone point me in the right direction?
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I don't think you can edit a poll, but a senior mod can edit the options etc.
If you want it removed, the admin can do that.
I want to remove my poll...how to?
PM MikeChannon
@pulsar_g2
An option to modify polls on own threads would be nice
cdesai said:
PM MikeChannon
@pulsar_g2
An option to modify polls on own threads would be nice
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Can't give that unfortunately, as it allows the votes in a poll to be changed. So for edits to a poll, PM a mod. For removal, PM MikeChannon.
I think it would be cool if you could just create a completely new poll for one of your own threads, and be able to keep the final results of your previous pool for people to look at. You wouldn't need to edit vote numbers, just create a new poll with new questions and new answers.
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Is there a way to change my username? It's kind of annoying to have the @gmail.co in there.
[email protected] said:
Is there a way to change my username? It's kind of annoying to have the @gmail.co in there.
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Well,I doubt very much,it's not possible as there's no such option available in the 'Edit Profile' in the user control Panel,although there are other options available.
Perhaps,it created once and for all,you'll have to create a new username...
or maybe there's a way of which I'm not aware of,only a Moderator or a administrator can tell ?
Well how does one contact a mod or admin? If its really a big deal ill just make another name, id just rather not clutter things with unused names.
[email protected] said:
Well how does one contact a mod or admin? If its really a big deal ill just make another name, id just rather not clutter things with unused names.
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Post it in the 2nd Sticky thread at the top of the current subforum or check the below link :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276306 or send a PM to MDAIIIUSer the Moderator.
cheers
Please allow posters to close their own threads and delete double posts. It's ridiculous not to have this feature!!!
What is so harmful about us closing our own threads?
I think it is beneficial, for example:
1) OP feels harassed: closes thread
2) OP learns that there was already another, more prominent thread of the same issue: closes thread
3) OP wants too closes his upcoming software update but doesn't want to read other's post issues that he has fixed on the next version.
etc...
Why can't we close our own threads? Delete our own posts?
For ***sakes look at these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4120834#post4120834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535393&highlight=deleted
If you aren't going to implement this then atleast tell us why in the world we can't delete our posts!
Here is my previous thread posted at the wrong forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535157
After reading Mike´s post it is clear that the best and easyest way is to click on the red button asking an experienced Mod to do the action, otherwise it can be a democratic chaos...
Just my opinion.
mikechannon said:
It sounds obvious that you should be able to delete your own posts. However, it can cause chaos! Once you create a thread you do not own it, particularly if other users have contributed posts to the thread.
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I agree, Just because you posted a thread, doesn't mean it's your thread. This is a community with no personal ownership of posts or threads.
mikechannon said:
Deleting the first post in a thread deletes the whole thread. This could be a long running thread with many posts and pages. To allow this thread to suddenly vanish because the OP deletes the first post can upset many contributing users.
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Mike Speaks from Experience here.
mikechannon said:
However, it's relatively easy to have the odd post removed by clicking on the report post (red triangle) that appears on all posts. All you need do is say something like "please delete my double post" or "delete my post it's in the wrong forum" etc etc
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Once again I reinforce Mike's statement. The Mods are here to assist you, please make use of our services.
mikechannon said:
There are also a couple of other fiddly reasons why it's best for a Mod to delete posts - one is that a Mod can also move the post to Trash. You may not know that deleted posts are still visible to Mods and leaving them kicking around forums makes things look very messy to Mods even if other users see a nice tidy board. Another reason not to allow user delete is that a very few users could use this to cover up "provocative posting" or just to cause trouble with other members. (You can imagine for example, that a ROM thread suddenly disappearing because the cook is bored with it could lead to lots of frustration amongst users and extra work for Admin and Mods.)
Just use the report icon or contact a Mod - quick and easy
Mike
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Just basically report to mods is the summation here.
Got a question about deleting a post:
Once a post is deleted, then all posts after it in the same thread will be changed a post#. E.g, if post#2 is deleted, then post#3 became #2, #4 become #3 etc. But if the original post#3 is cross-linked to another thread using the 'view single post' function. In such a case, will the cross-link url address be updated accordingly?
The link will be to the deleted post, no re-shuffle will occur.
The URL is showpost.php and p=4153097 ("p" is the post number, not the thread number, that will be "t").
Here is one I deleted from this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4153097&postcount=6
As a moderator, I can see deleted posts. Try that URL above
Dave
In the above case, seems you deleted the whole thread.This is the url you pointed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4153097&postcount=6,
And I can not access these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4153097&postcount=5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4153097&postcount=7
My question is for example in this thread we are talking in,
if you deleted this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4121794&postcount=3.
But I already crosslinked this post (next one to the deleted) with this url: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4132664&postcount=4.
So my above url will become this post, is that right?
BTW, sometimes I can see the contents of deleted post from a google search result.
Edit: Ok, seems I got it, you said no re-shuffle. That means if #3 deleted, , #5 is still #5, so there is no influance on crosslink address of posts. Thanks.
Hi there. I would like to know if it's possible to edit a poll that I created.
I can't find it anywhere...
Only an Admin can do that.
Contact svetius or Mike
Mods can Close Polls, Edit the vote count, edit the Options text, or add options.
We cannot "reset" them though, so if someone has voted, they cannot vote again, not matter what the options are changed to.
So if you need one reseting, contact and admin as orb said.
If you just need amendments then any mod (including me ) can help.
Dave
DaveShaw said:
Mods can Close Polls, Edit the vote count, edit the Options text, or add options.
We cannot "reset" them though, so if someone has voted, they cannot vote again, not matter what the options are changed to.
So if you need one reseting, contact and admin as orb said.
If you just need amendments then any mod (including me ) can help.
Dave
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Its not a major mistake but would be nice to be corrected poll is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/themes/logo-bin-logos-cyanogenmod-t3530563
I wrote "they're are good" i want to change to "they're good". Thanks.
Ruben Craveiro said:
Its not a major mistake but would be nice to be corrected poll is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/themes/logo-bin-logos-cyanogenmod-t3530563
I wrote "they're are good" i want to change to "they're good". Thanks.
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use the report post button or pm a mod in that section
Ruben Craveiro said:
Its not a major mistake but would be nice to be corrected poll is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/themes/logo-bin-logos-cyanogenmod-t3530563
I wrote "they're are good" i want to change to "they're good". Thanks.
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I'm probably missing something here, but: Is there a way to remove a closed poll in one of my threads, so that I can create another one, when needed? I looked under the thread options, as well as the options in the OP (Advanced Edit mode), but could not find any way to do this.
Thread in question is in my signature.
No but admin can, if want to link the thread here I'll pass across, or send a PM.
You can also make requests like that here for fast responses
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276306
Nope, once you created, and closed a poll, only mods/admins can do the stuff your asking about
sent from my x8
stylez said:
No but admin can, if want to link the thread here I'll pass across, or send a PM.
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Thanks, I sent a PM.
boborone said:
You can also make requests like that here for fast responses
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276306
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...and posted a formal request in the above linked thread.
Guys, i am a frequent poster at a LeTV s1/X600 phone thread. It would be great if the first post was updated frequently about new information/FAQS/updates/news ROMs, important information, etc. However the OP user, has the account disabled. It's a mess that important information is spread across several pages*, not usefull for people that needs info (sometimes urgent) and not for the guys doing the answering, we don't mind answering, but it would be better for everyone if the important information was in one place.
Now, sure i could open a new thread, but somewhere in the future i will sell this phone and maybe not interested in updating the info on the first post. So, is there a way to have a post editable by more than 1 user so when someone leaves, others could continue updating?
*- This is indeed a typical problem of forums.
sansanc said:
Guys, i am a frequent poster at a LeTV s1/X600 phone thread. It would be great if the first post was updated frequently about new information/FAQS/updates/news ROMs, important information, etc. However the OP user, has the account disabled. It's a mess that important information is spread across several pages*, not usefull for people that needs info (sometimes urgent) and not for the guys doing the answering, we don't mind answering, but it would be better for everyone if the important information was in one place.
Now, sure i could open a new thread, but somewhere in the future i will sell this phone and maybe not interested in updating the info on the first post. So, is there a way to have a post editable by more than 1 user so when someone leaves, others could continue updating?
*- This is indeed a typical problem of forums.
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Sorry, this isn't really possible. The only way would be to give you the OP. And if you sell the phone and someone offers to take over, they could get the OP.
the_scotsman said:
Sorry, this isn't really possible. The only way would be to give you the OP. And if you sell the phone and someone offers to take over, they could get the OP.
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Ok, this seems reasonable. In case i open a new thread, but after a while i'm no longer interested maintaining the first post i could pass to other user. How could this be done? Is there a way to actually change the user for the first post?
Other way maybe... I could open a new user account and share it, this would be ok too, right?
sansanc said:
Ok, this seems reasonable. In case i open a new thread, but after a while i'm no longer interested maintaining the first post i could pass to other user. How could this be done? Is there a way to actually change the user for the first post?
Other way maybe... I could open a new user account and share it, this would be ok too, right?
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To have the first post ownership changed, just hit report on the opening post and request the change. If it's someone else's thread, they would need to initiate the change. You can pm a Moderator from your section as well.
And no, it's against XDA rules to create more than one account. Also, multiple persons accessing an account is never a good idea.
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Darth said:
To have the first post ownership changed, just hit report on the opening post and request the change. If it's someone else's thread, they would need to initiate the change. You can pm a Moderator from your section as well.
And no, it's against XDA rules to create more than one account. Also, multiple persons accessing an account is never a good idea.
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All right then. Maybe it's easier to start a new thread. We just want to make a informative (FAQs, updates, tutorials, etc) opening post. BTW, the thread is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/letv-one-x600-s1-hands-antutu-camera-t3130033
As you can see, the OP has the account disabled. But ok, we'll probably open a new thread.
Thanks for the attention guys.
sansanc said:
All right then. Maybe it's easier to start a new thread. We just want to make a informative (FAQs, updates, tutorials, etc) opening post. BTW, the thread is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/letv-one-x600-s1-hands-antutu-camera-t3130033
As you can see, the OP has the account disabled. But ok, we'll probably open a new thread.
Thanks for the attention guys.
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Given the circumstances in which he was banned, I think in this case it would be best to start anew thread. Once you do, let me know and I can close the old one with a link to your new one.