I use the XDA app on my Incredible way more than I actually come online these days, which recently imposed a problem for me.
I never knew this Incredible Q&A sub-forum existed. I ended up getting flamed in the Incredible General sub-forum for posting all of my questions in there. When I click HTC Droid Incredible in the Forums (XDA app) all that comes up is General, Development, Accessories, and Themes and Apps.
Is this Q&A sub-forum new?
What is actually supposed to be posted in the General topics forum? Looks like all random questions to me, that's why I've always posted mine there.
Sorry, I know this isn't actually about the Incredible itself and please don't flame if this doesn't belong in this sub-forum. I'm just trying to keep the peace with the rest of the contributors in here. Thanks
The Q&A sub-forum is a new feature as of the last 24-hours as I did not see it yesterday when checking or any time before that. Some people flame because they see the same questions being asked a lot. That is not a valid reason to flame someone, but if you are running into an issue or have a question about something, it's likely someone else has as well =p.
A stick quote from a mod at the top of this thread, describing the difference between it and "General" would be helpful, but I am going to guess that the Q&A is for exactly that and General would almost be where you go when you have something to say about the phone that doesn't fit any place else (i.e., if Verizon announced a release date for an OTA, that should probably go under "General"). I hope I was able to help.
P.S. - Also if you feel you are being unfairly flamed in any way, don't be hesitate to flag the flamer's post so the mods can take a look at it. Not something to be abused, however if mods notice a pattern of a specific user making a lot of heated comments, they are more likely to be temp-banned sooner than if not flagged.
Okay, the time has come where I must ask.
The Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G came out in September of 2012. Since then it has quickly become the most requested phone of all time in the new forum request thread, gained an 80+ page thread in the G2 forum filled with information on how to unlock and hack the phone, and through the hard work of members trying to co-ordinate their efforts without an official way to communicate, gained an unlock method, a hacked recovery, and a functional CM9 ROM. Despite this, it still has no forum of its own. In fact, the threads that been instrumental in the work that's happened so far have recently been locked, making further developments much more difficult.
So I ask you, what on earth is the holdup?
I came to the Relay 4G from the Sidekick 4G. That was a phone that had great hardware, but due to a lack of support from Samsung, and a lack of development here, never got past the Froyo ROM it launched with. Now we've got a phone that looks like a worthwhile replacement for it, and people working on it, but they can't share their work here or connect with other people who could help. It feels like I'm being let down for the second time. First by Samsung, now by XDA. I'm afraid of this continues, development for it is going to trail off sharply as well once the phone loses it's newness. And I'd hate to be stuck with another phone with terrible software support. After all, I'm not the sort of person who can afford to casually buy a new smartphone every few months. And given how popular that thread was, I think we can safely say there are a lot more people who are eager to see this phone succeed.
I hope someone who knows what's going on can comment on this. I've worked on the board of a non-profit, so I know all too well what happens when a small number of people in control don't communicate with the larger membership. You've got a large group of people who are feeling let down, or outright angry right now. They're in the dark and upset and distrustful. And in the absence of reliable information, people are very good at spotting patterns, be they real or imagined, and turning them into very strongly held opinions. Speculation runs rampant. Then it doesn't take much to go from "Something happened" to "There's a conspiracy." And it can take years to get past the perception that something malicious went on. I urge you guys to communicate now and nip this one in the bud, before it blossoms into an ugly mess.
Any development which has been done for the Relay 4G can be posted in the Miscellaneous Android Development forum.
As you can notice just from looking down the first pages of that forum, those devices which don't have their own specific forum can have development projects posted there instead.
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We get that there is a misc development forum. There are already development threads there for the Relay. Our issue is that we had a discussion thread in the G2 forum for so long, with well over 800 posts, as well as threads in various other QWERTY phone forums. Nobody seemed to object to its existance there, and then out of nowhere we get a simple "off topic to this phone" reply and thread closure. Said thread deserved the decency of being moved to an appropriate forum, and now we have no idea where to discuss our device.
We are essentially lost with no explanation. The moderator I messaged gave me nothing more than a "we could have moved it, but nobody would know where. Do you expect me to pm every user?" I was then told that it is standard procedure to just shut a thread down. But one that big, where for so long nobody seemed to mind?
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pudgybunnyBry said:
We get that there is a misc development forum. There are already development threads there for the Relay. Our issue is that we had a discussion thread in the G2 forum for so long, with well over 800 posts, as well as threads in various other QWERTY phone forums. Nobody seemed to object to its existance there, and then out of nowhere we get a simple "off topic to this phone" reply and thread closure. Said thread deserved the decency of being moved to an appropriate forum, and now we have no idea where to discuss our device.
We are essentially lost with no explanation. The moderator I messaged gave me nothing more than a "we could have moved it, but nobody would know where. Do you expect me to pm every user?" I was then told that it is standard procedure to just shut a thread down. But one that big, where for so long nobody seemed to mind?
You. Will. Obey. XDA Premium - Samsung SGH-T699
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Can you pm me a link to that thread please. I'll find a home for it somewhere.
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Thank you so much, it really is appreciated!
Where is this thread? I can't find it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2242284
I'm confused as to why this thread would be closed. It is a general note 2 thread in the note 2 forum.
But this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134987
Exact same subject remains open and has been.
This is the worst forum I've ever been a part of on XDA.
A thread is no bigger than a post in terms of hard drive space. So it can't be a "taking up too much space"
There are too many wannabe hall monitors complaining over nonsense.
If you don't want to reply to a thread about someone leaving and coming back don't. Other people do. Same for excited people who just got the device.
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Its called rules... look em up somtime
And the second link quite frankly got lucky
One was closed because it was a duplicate thread/post. Users are expected to use search before posting - especially since redundant or duplicate information is covered. It is a rule.
This thread is now closed too.
So... We have a whole sticky thread, right there at the top, for discussing your excitement upon getting some LTE...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068470
EDIT, so the mod moved the OP by some guy, leaving me with my own new thread. If you didn't know this, it would look like I was posting non sequitors. )
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When did XDA members start taking themselves so seriously! This site USED to be fun, now it's full of tight asses who like to see their words on the screen. A far cry from the days that I joined XDA to learn about custom ROMs on my beloved HTC Hero (CDMA).
Somehow it appears that the amount of posts a person has next to their name gives them the right to be jerks. Some Members and Moderators like to troll just to find a reason to bust someone's balls.
"Why all this *****ing Bruce777?" You may ask.
I don't post much but I've been around for a couple of years. The catalyst was a thread that some member posted in the general section. He made a new thread and was thanking the DEVs for the 4.4 slimkat Rom; it was closed and the MOD deemed it "not helpful" or some such nonsense. And to top it all off he was a **** about it!
I read it, I liked it. In fact it made me think "wow i guess the 4.4 roms are further along than I thought."
I know, I know, a new thread wasn't necessary but it was posted in "General"! Historically, a sounding board forum, it actually has "chat" in the description. This member has 3 posts in 3 years!! He/she is obviously someone who doesn't "clutter" up the forums.
Any-whoo......
Thanks for listening; I feel MUCH better!
Post count, title, reputation - it doesn't matter. We're all here for the same thing. Nobody has the right to belittle anyone or act like they are better than the next person. We're all here to help one another. Every once in a while you will come across that odd-ball who likes to stir up trouble. Use the report button for those posts and let the moderation team handle it.
As expected... thread closed.
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