Can anyone explain to me the new policies started in the new Q&A section?
Has anyone seen this? Apparently, you have to jump through hoops to open a new thread in the new Questions and Answers section.
From RULES - Must Read Before Posting Sticky in Q&A
ALL QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED IN SEPERATE THREADS. IF YOU WISH TO OPEN A NEW THREAD FOR YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING: If you wish to open a thread, you must PM me with the name of your thread, and the page number where it is located. IF YOU OPEN A THREAD, AND DO NOT SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO TWEAKMAN, YOUR THREAD WILL BE DELETED. There will be no exception to this. You must send the message to have your thread open!!!
ANY NEW THREAD, NOT OPENED BY A MODERATOR WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDITALEY: If you have a question you would like posted, you will not be turned away. This is only done to ensure that your question doesn't become lost in the pages as this section grows.
TO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO REQUEST YOUR THREAD DO THE FOLLOWING:
1:GO TO THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THIS POST AND CLICK ON USER NAME "TWEAKMAN"
2:ONCE ON THE NEW PAGE, GO TO CONTACT INFO
3:SELECT THE OPTION TO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE (NO OTHER FORM OF MESSAGE WILL BE ACCEPTED)
4:INCLUDE ONLY YOUR QUESTION
5:YOUR DONE!! YOUR QUESTION WILL BE POSTED IN A NEW THREAD FOR FURTHER HELP AND DISCUSSION!
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I can think of three really good reasons not to do this:
Nobody reads the stickies.
Especially newcomers to the forum. People are just going to post new threads and wonder why they keep getting deleted.
It isn't very convenient.
What happens if I have a problem when Tweakman is asleep? Or on the toilet? I really feel sorry for that guy if he is going to have to publish every question anyone asks.
It is unnecessarily difficult.
The creation of this section was to help the Development and Hacking section get rid of general question posts. But if it is easier to make a new post in Development and Hacking, then people are just going to keep on doing that. Like this guy.
And then there is this:
ALL NEW QUESTIONS WILL BE REMOVED AFTER 7 DAYS: Once a thread is opened with your question, it will be left standing for a total of 7 (seven) days. If your question has not been answered at that time, you may repost your question as many times as needed. Again, this is to ensure that your question doesn't become lost in the pages as this section grows.
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I don't get this either. What's wrong with the system as it is? Why can't we just leave the questions so that people can search for answers before they post? (Okay, granted most newcomers don't search either, but some do.) If people aren't getting answers, they can just bump their thread.
Am I wrong?
I agree, great intentions, but the whole idea is poorly conceived, just like the original thread in Development and hacking...nothing got answered, and if it did, how do you navigate to it to find it? Is anyone going to dig through this crap to answer someone else's question. I think not.
Give it time.
The kinks will be worked out.
Don't be so negative.
it will be open for all to post soon...... they are working on a team to keep the thread organized once fully opened
joel2009 said:
it will be open for all to post soon...... they are working on a team to keep the thread organized once fully opened
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Sounds good. I hope lots of people pitch-in to help.
Q&a Section Now Open For All To Post
I would like to suggest a way to filter out off-topic posts. When I am browsing a thread in a Development forum, I have wasted a lot of time reading entries that have nothing to do with the topic. I know that the moderators are responsible for keeping the original thread on-topic, but some threads get hundreds of posts that have nothing to do with XDA whatsoever.
I would like a way to flag posts as off-topic, allowing others to filter away these messages if they choose.
hey guys, running the most current version of ParanoidAndroid. just curioius about making a background for the notifaction drawer/background for sms. if anybody knows id really appreciate it
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hey guys, running the most current version of ParanoidAndroid. just curioius about making a background for the notifaction drawer/background for sms. if anybody knows id really appreciate it
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I see you're new around here. Two things, this is a development forum and questions should probably go to the General section or the specific ROM's thread. You'll find people get pretty cranky around here when newcomers start opening threads for questions like these. Also, acquaint yourself with the 'search' button. You'll probably hear a lot about that too.
READ FORUM RULES BEFORE POSTING
DEVELOPMENT IS FOR DEVELOPERS TO POST THREADS
Questions go in Q&A!
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Most threads get "spammed" with a fair number of stupid questions from people who don't read. How about...
1. Change the forum posting mechanism so that When you post a question, you must first write a summary and then you see a thread search for similar questions.
2. Add another type of reply rather like the comments on StackExchange? That way, informative replies can be found next to the question and searching for answers will be so much easier. So often, you search for an issue and the reply isn't on the same page, and the person replying didn't quote the question so it doesn't appear in the results list...
Comment/"in place" style replies should be reserved for quick, informative answers (with maybe a recommendation that the reader do some reading before trying beta products.)
This would make xda a better place.
Hello All,
In order to keep our forums neat and tidy can we please make sure ALL Questions go in the Q&A sub forum HERE
We are all very busy and our time could be better spent than having to move threads, some members are under the Impression that because their Question is App or theme related that it belongs here, this is not the case, ALL Questions regardless of the subject belong in Q&A.. If your thread starts with [Q] or (?) then please post in the above link.
Questions in Themes and Apps maybe moved, locked or even deleted without warning !
Thank you for your time :good: