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Re: Forum Suggestion /"State of the Site"

Re: Forum Suggestion /"State of the Site"
i tried posting in where i felt was the appropreate thread linked to in the "state of the site" but it has already been closed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10673299
anyway i completely agree with many of the administrative decisions discussed there. i just have some suggestions to help those work, coming from my experience as a new member my first few days. (few weeks ago)
first of all how did i come here? google searches for questions i had about my captivate. after finding info on XDA few times through google, i realized this is a place i may want to check out more, but it took some looking around just to understand the BASIC POINT of what XDA was all about. Something that would really help people understand "THIS IS THE PLACE!" could use a short, straight to the point "sub-title" at the top of your webpage beside your xdadevelopers logo. something that reads like:
"the home for smartphone development, troubleshooting and ideas.."
the second small issue i want to bring up is new users not being able to post in development forums. WAIT!! I AGREE WITH THIS. BUT, when i was new here i was seeing not able to post in a dev forum talking about something i needed info on, and i was seeing other minor members in other threads getting "chewed out" for posting in a "developers" forum.
HERE WAS MY CONFUSION: www.xda-DEVELOPERS.com it appears to a noob straight off the google express that the whole site is developers...
i started looking for www.xda.com forums.xda.com ect....
it took a bit of searching around the site before i realized the "Developers" section that i couldnt post in was the SUB-forum of the Captivate sub-forum.
it was just a bit confusing until i saw the layout of the site for all the different phones and the sub catagories each had.
i hope these suggestions can bring forth some ideas that can help the integration of new members.

Thanks for your opinion

Yah, I really like your idea. We're going to consider it.

what ever happened to these suggestions?

dude i flet the same when i first got here! great recommendation!

TRusselo said:
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HERE WAS MY CONFUSION: www.xda-DEVELOPERS.com it appears to a noob straight off the google express that the whole site is developers...
i started looking for www.xda.com forums.xda.com ect....
it took a bit of searching around the site before i realized the "Developers" section that i couldnt post in was the SUB-forum of the Captivate sub-forum.
it was just a bit confusing until i saw the layout of the site for all the different phones and the sub catagories each had...
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Hi there,
I'm a noob and this is my first post so please don't rip in to me for this or for the fact that I am resurrecting an old post
I thought that it would be better to quote a post that reflected my feelings and possibly (hopefully) answer my questions.
I have an HTC Inspire that I imported into Australia from gsmnation.com as I liked the feature set of the phone and it was compatible with my carrier over here unlike the Desire HD that is available locally but not compatible with my carrier.
I have lurked around these forums as an unregistered user since having my phone and used the great advice shown to root it and put Android Revolution 4G 4.0 by mike1986 on it.
Have been very happy with it but now I want more.
In particular I would like to put Gingerbread onto it with Sense 3.5.
I had been following a thread about RCMix3d Runny v4.0.
I took the plunge and registered at XDA but now I can't even view the thread without getting the vBulletin message saying that members without a post count of 10 or less cannot post in developers threads.
Fair enough I say but surely we can at least view the threads.
I can view various other threads but i cant even find the one mentioned above.
Can someone tell me if the thread has been deleted (all 1264 pages according to Google cache search - I was up to page 127!).
Have tried searching using XDA's custom Google search feature but can't find the thread anywhere.
Any advice about whether the thread still exists or if I am doing something wrong that is not even letting me view the thread.

Pooley72 said:
Hi there,
I'm a noob and this is my first post so please don't rip in to me for this or for the fact that I am resurrecting an old post
I thought that it would be better to quote a post that reflected my feelings and possibly (hopefully) answer my questions.
I have an HTC Inspire that I imported into Australia from gsmnation.com as I liked the feature set of the phone and it was compatible with my carrier over here unlike the Desire HD that is available locally but not compatible with my carrier.
I have lurked around these forums as an unregistered user since having my phone and used the great advice shown to root it and put Android Revolution 4G 4.0 by mike1986 on it.
Have been very happy with it but now I want more.
In particular I would like to put Gingerbread onto it with Sense 3.5.
I had been following a thread about RCMix3d Runny v4.0.
I took the plunge and registered at XDA but now I can't even view the thread without getting the vBulletin message saying that members without a post count of 10 or less cannot post in developers threads.
Fair enough I say but surely we can at least view the threads.
I can view various other threads but i cant even find the one mentioned above.
Can someone tell me if the thread has been deleted (all 1264 pages according to Google cache search - I was up to page 127!).
Have tried searching using XDA's custom Google search feature but can't find the thread anywhere.
Any advice about whether the thread still exists or if I am doing something wrong that is not even letting me view the thread.
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That thread was removed at the op's request which is why you aren't able to view it.
Sent from my HD2. Still kicking the arse out of all your phones...

Ah Ok.
Thanks for the quick response...Very impressive.
Is there an alternative for this ROM or another sticky for that one around the place or has it been obliterated from XDA?
I have downloaded the ROM to my PC but if there is no longer any support for it on these boards then my quest for a nice GB ROM will have to continue.
I wonder how receptive capychimp is to noobs? I am in awe of the guy

Hi,
Noob here!
I read your "[New Members][Guide/Tour] Get the most out of XDA!!" and I thought it was great.
Being a noob, I couldnt press the thank you button, so I just thought I'd say thank you for taking the time and the effort to write the guide.
Thanks again!

-tired- said:
a noobie here ..
did read your "[New Members][Guide/Tour] Get the most out of XDA!!" and thought it was simply great. could not thank you there due to a limit on thanking being 8. So thought should try and reply here make my first post and thank you or helping me with the same..
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Way to go bumping a 2yr old thread with your first post man..

[Q] Opinion required Which One is Best HTC One X OR Samsung Galaxy S3

Hello
I need an Opinion about HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S3 which one i should go for i am confused please reply me back with the valid reason waiting for responses.
Thanks

How many of these do we need?!
Search (or even just look for a few pages!) and you'll find loads of threads with exactly this question as the title.
Apart from anything else why not just go to a shop and have a play with both of them. Then you can make your own mind up instead of asking the same question which has been asked many many times and clogging up XDA.
Oh, you've also posted in the wrong section. There's a Q&A section which is specifically for questions. (clue's in the name!!)

The HTC S3 X

Read Rules for General sticky....
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Please don't post your personal problems in General

Guys please don't post your personal problems or questions in GENERAL Forum..u have completely ruined it..
General forum is for discussion on general topics and general or common issues..
It's not for a personal problem or just one guy having a problem..Such things should be posted in Q&A ..there are numerous threads with a personal problem or a question ..
So please our HOX General Forum is completely spoiled..its a mess..
So for PERSONAL problems - Q&A
And for General n fruitful discussion - General
Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X

attention whore

and... if you have a at&t HTC One X(L) with a snapdragon prozessor go to the at&t One X Forum.

LakshayX said:
Guys please don't post your personal problems or questions in GENERAL Forum..u have completely ruined it..
General forum is for discussion on general topics and general or common issues..
It's not for a personal problem or just one guy having a problem..Such things should be posted in Q&A ..there are numerous threads with a personal problem or a question ..
So please our HOX General Forum is completely spoiled..its a mess..
So for PERSONAL problems - Q&A
And for General n fruitful discussion - General
Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X
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So you have a personal problem (general thread not to your liking), and you are posting about it here in General. Oh the irony...
Also, what gave you the (d)illusion that you are a moderator?

He's got a point though!!! Q&A is for problems with peeps' devices and this forum is for any other stuff such as that HOX is better than Iphone thread which i find quite amusing!

Naa I am not trying to be a mod..its just that its so annoying every time I check into the General forum and its full of questions or individual problems..
If u wanna post all the questions here than what's the point of having a separate Q&A forum..
It's your wish guys I am just trying to help in uncluttering this forum so that we can see some healthy n fruitful discussion..
Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X

LakshayX said:
Naa I am not trying to be a mod..its just that its so annoying every time I check into the General forum and its full of questions or individual problems..
If u wanna post all the questions here than what's the point of having a separate Q&A forum..
It's your wish guys I am just trying to help in uncluttering this forum so that we can see some healthy n fruitful discussion..
Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X
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whats wrong with helping those in need
80% of them are people who ran into trouble and registered here just to solve their woes.
and it's the fasting month. we should be doing some good biddings

Report the thread(s) in question to the Mods, they can then move them to Q&A

...says someone who just recently joined xda.
Seriously, there's no real need for a general forum if only the most "general" issues can be discussed. I only have to look at the first few pages of this forum to see that plenty of people's individual problems' threads have sparked lively discussion with dozens if not hundreds of responses. A "how do I change the volume" question certainly does not belong here. A "my display shows yellow spots when I press on it" one most certainly does.

[Q] Should I Buy?

I have the Droid DNA but merely a year and a half in to it I've lost OS upgrade support from Verizon and HTC. If I upgrade to the One M8
1. Is it a good phone?
2. Will the same thing happen to the One that happened to DNA in only a year?
3. Is there root available?
Thanks in advance

Dude sorry to bash you and say this...but these questions are the most stupid someone ever asked...read through these threads/forum here and you see there is root otherwise there wouldn't be any Roms and kernels and whatever and if you would really read more about HTC news etc you would see this phone is superior and the update support will be 24 month or so active...so please never ask again such questions lol

And post questions in the Q&A section....not the general. What do you think Q&A stands for ?
1: do you think its a good phone
2: ask HTC
3: obviously....if you would have taken the time to check the many threads that cover root questions......

Thread moved to Q&A and Closed
All the answers you'll need are found above and would've easily been found if you'd even only had a quick look through the M8 forum.
Besides, asking a bunch of people who already have this phone whether you should buy this phone is pretty much guaranteeing you one response.
I'll close this as the answers are already here and because pesky trolls love threads like this and I'd rather not use too much troll repellent
Regards,
- KidCarter93
Forum Moderator

Updated root guide please?

Hey i just got myself a m9 and wanted to root it.
So i searched the forums here, and half the tutorials, info and links that i can find seem to be outdated.
Between the bootloader unlocking not even having the same name, the links not working... There's no fastboot option, and the info as to what you should do in that situation is, zero.
Would be nice if someone knew a bit more about this and could make an updated version for an actual m9 with android 7.0.
New around here, sorry if i'm not supposed to post here, a lot of this seems a bit confusing and frustrating imo
Ps: i've downloaded everything i could find and still nothing to do, even fastboot won't work.

Er, you saw the ReadMe thread that is pinned at the top of this section, didn't you?
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

Flippy498 said:
Er, you saw the ReadMe thread that is pinned at the top of this section, didn't you?
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs
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Just being desperate and looking for any help. Kinda tired of reading, searching and finding one outdated post after the other, read through 50 pages for nothing etc... If someone could just point me in the right direction. It would be easier. But it seems like people mostly get annoyed by posts that ask questions and rather tell them to read a readme, or nothing. But no help. I'm sorry. I'm just too lazy to read a readme in every "discussion" to see if this is the right place or is there a more appropriate place to post this troubleshooting? help? q&a? htc? one m9? how many do i have to read? you get the idea? But you probably know so much about everything that this seems normal to you and you just don't understand how everyone else doesn't know as much as you. And how someone could dare post a question in the wrong discussion.
Either way, i'm going to ask to get this post deleted since it's useless I might make a updated tutorial with working links some day.
Cheers, thanks for the great input though...
A simple "Hey man just letting you know that you're posting in the wrong place, you should post it here *insert link*, good luck with your phone " wouldn't be too much or too hard to ask for? instead of some arrogant "read the readme, ok bye" like thnx for nothing.
Maybe you didn't bother reading this part and thus you didn't have any "understanding" for my situation "New around here, sorry if i'm not supposed to post here, a lot of this seems a bit confusing and frustrating imo "

Which of the links in the ReadMe thread isn't working and which part of it is outdated? It contains everything you need to know. That's why it's pinned at the top of the general and the Q&A section (in contrast to all the other outdated guides you mentioned) and that's why it's (literally) called ReadMe thread. You asked for someone writing an up to date guide and I asked whether you saw the existing one. That's it.
Sent from my HTC U12+ using XDA Labs

Thread closed at the OP's request.