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Wizard Forum

Why is it that when ever i open this forum it always sorts it by thread title?!

Never seen this, can you post a print screen ??

Okay, when i open the wizard forum it defaults like this...
http://www.tleask.plus.com/xda.png
When i came in here, the order was by last post (which is good)
Thanks

Ok what I see is that you have 3XX pages at the top of the screen, I have 2
Please check the sort order, end of page, bottom left. should be my date.

Ps for that you need to go back into the wizard section (not like now when you are in a thread)

I have the same problem. When I change the sort order through the drop down list, it only stays in effect until I leave the Wizard sub-forum.
The easiest workaround I've found is to click on the "Last Post" link which causes it to re-sort, but the underlying problem still exists. I have to do this every time I re-enter that sub-forum.
Any help with this would be appreciated!

OK, I just rechecked. None of those drop down menus under "Display Options" stick after leaving the page. And neither does clicking on "Last Post."
Under "Display Options," the selections that are stuck are:
Sorted By: Thread Title
(Never selected before this problem)
Sort Order: Ascending
(Never selected before this problem)
From The: Beginning
(The only one of these options that I had ever selected before this problem occurred. The one that changed the number of pages in the forum to over 300)
All of my other sub-forum views are set to:
Sorted By: Last Post Time
Sort Order: Descending
From The: Beginning
(Without any display problems)
This works fine, even with the General sub-forum. the only distinction I see that might effect this is the sheer number of posts in the sub-forum.
General only has just under 5,000 posts, at second most. But the Wizard sub-forum has well in excess of 7,500 posts.
I hope this helps narrow down this annoying problem!

Ok, I read what you are saying but I cant fix it.
I will post this thread in the mod section and one of the site admins needs to look at it, its a setup issue and out of my hands.

Thanks! That's all we ask!

Can you confirm if you have the same patten or a new one
(settings have been changed)

Works a treat! (To borrow a phrase from our friends across the pond...)

Nice to have a happy Bunny !!!
Ta for pointing it out.

Cheers guys! All sorted!

why my thread was deleted ?

i have started a thread a week ago in HTC Elf: Touch GSM section ,
i was trying to help other member with dead " tricolor screen " phones , as this forum helped me alot ,
now can i know what did i do wrong to get my thread deleted after 3 days of working on it ?
wbr,

Hi, I've taken a look and I can only see 3 other threads started by you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316726
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317266
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416687
I can also see deleted threads, or any moved to restricted forum areas.
Do you have any more details on the thread?
Dave

thank you for reply
i posted it in this section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=374
and i remember clearly that my thread was viewd 38 times but there was still no replies
about the details it was posted like a week ago , and it was about dead elf phones and how i managed to revive mine , the thread title was
** Tutorial ** ELF tricolor repair [thats how i revived mine ]
or something like that
i've mentioned olipro in my thread but in respectfull way , maybe he was mad and deleted it .
wbr,

It's been merged with another thread. I cannot at this moment pin point the audit trail for it, so I am not sure which mod it was, to ask them the reason.
I think it makes sense to keep the "How to get out of bootloader" threads together.
Here's it's new home : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=347700
Dave

thanks DaveShaw for your help , i thought it was deleted completely , i didnt notice its moved/merged
i hope some one can benefit from it and i wanted to give something back as i toke alot from this forum
thanks again and have a nice day

It's normally best practice to either notify the OP, or leave a re-direct of a week or so, so that is can be found. I sometimes forget that not everyone subscribes to every thread they post in - I do that and if any of my threads are merged it's pretty easy to track .
I'll bring this up in the mod forums.
Dave

[Request] Duplicate the headerline (PORTAL | WIKI | ...) at the bottom

Hello!
I'm reading this fantastic forums by clicking on 'USER CP' and then select one of the updated threads or forums I have subscriped to.
For me this is the easiest and most efficient way to catch up with the latest developments.
BUT (you know there is alway a 'BUT', when someone is posting )
when I have read through an actual thread, I have alway to get back up to the top of the page to hit 'USER CP' again.
It would be a great addition to have (at least) the 'USER CP' at the actual bottom of a thread (right above 'Tags') to go on directly from there. Maybe it is easier to have the whole headerline 'again' at the bottom.
Cheers
Dirk

noobish question - how to mark thread as solved

Title says all - i cannot find "mark as solved" tool here like it is on ubuntuforums, also searching xda forum with this terms gives me only unrelated search results, so i am starting thread with this stupid question.
P.S. if I tick "yes, this thread is a question", it is saying me something about violating terms of services, but I found this place to be good for this type of question, because what I understand from title it says "anything not related to phones or software but site itself goes here". So I am sorry if I made mistake.

Yes there is nothing to tick here..
How you do it is... put [Solved] in the starting of thread title..
If you open the first post in editing mode in new page or in advanced editing..
You will be able to edit title as well.. so just add [solved] tag in it.. and its done..:thumbup:
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[Q] Question re forum vs. subforum, subscribed vs. participated

I am not sure if the android app (I am using the premium app) is taking a different path than the XDA website... but there are things that are different between them and it is making it very difficult and confusing to seamlessly move from the app to the website, or back.
On the app, there is a sidebar with, among other items, a line that says "Subscriptions" followed by number in parentheses. Above that line there is a line/option for "Participated" .
If you select "Subscriptions", and you will get a list of Forums and Subforums you have subscribed to. It is easy to "Subscribe" to a forum (or subforum), as the dropdown menu has an option to Subscribe.
Before continuing, this is how I see the logical breakdown of forums, subforums and threads:
Forum (example HTC ONE (or VERIZON HTC ONE if it exists)) ==>
Subforum(example: HTC ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting) ==>​Thread(example: Help! I bricked my phone!!!).​
In the app, when you select "Participated" you are presented with every thread in which you have added a comment.
However, on the website, when I navigate to the forum (not a subforum) and I want to "Subscribe" to it, I cannot find any way to do so on that page (the main forum page). I notice however, that if you go to one a subforums (see example above), you have the option there to subscribe to that subforum. However, like the app, I would like to have quick access to all subforums for a particular device.
I have "subscribed" to them from the mobile app, but they are not showing up once I am at my laptop... the only subscriptions that appear anywhere (without having to go to a dedicated page with subscibed threads, etc.) is in the right sidebar under the three tabs entitled "MESSAGES THREADS FORUMS." Here (for me) it shows I am subscribed to one subforum that I accidentally subscribed to 3 years ago (from the app I believe). The app too, correctly shows I am subscribed to this subforum. But there is no where on the website that shows the Forums I am subscribed—which the app does (as described above).
With the number of forums for devices growing to several hundred why is there not just a way to create a bookmark to go directly to the forum that you have already added as a subscribed forum/a favorite??? I swear I think every time I have come to this webpage I have to navigate down past 90 devices to find the forum I want (google XDA XYZ Device works, but there should be a way on the forum landing page). A way to find "bookmarked' forums. I use the work bookmark" because using the word "subscribe" with "forum" is actually confusing. You already have an option to subscribe to a thread on the website (and the app). And further, a subscription to a thread will send you email updates when there have been new comments to that thread. However, you do not need email notifications to a forum, nor even a subforum... you just need a quick way to navigate to them.
Further confusing the "thread subscription" component of "subscribing" is that now the app has "Participated" (as mentioned above) which I find helpful as no action is required; it automatically allows you to quickly find a thread where you have contributed or asked a question. But this is not available (or easily locatable) on the website....
Can we get the ability to create a favorite or a bookmark to a Forum or Subforum?
I understand that subscribing to threads still makes sense as people may want to be notified or have quick access to a thread which is being updated, but in which they have not made a comment. I think we just need to add a new category to "favorite" or "bookmark" a forum or subforum, and then have threads subscribed to, and threads in which we have participated.
I think in the past few years (and you guys would know!) more people use the app than before... So I think by modifying things as set forth above, it will allow increased usability of XDA overall. XDA has always had to manage and structure/organize a huge amount of information... and I have always found it quite difficult.. Only recently with the options have I noticed more productivity (although I cannot say for certain how "recent" these changes are....
Either way, I hope you can make the app and the site consistent... and preferably let the app's above-mentioned features lead the way.
Thank you...

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Wow, that's a lot of questions!
I definitely won't be able to answer them all at once, so I will just answer the ones I can.
1. In answer to the question "Where are the Participated threads on the website?", just do [your_username's_profile] > Statistics > See all posts by [your_username]. It does essentially the same thing as Participated does in the app.
EDIT- More answers to come... when and if I have time!