I'll get straight to the point....
Despite stickys and forum announcements most of us are still finding ourselves becoming terribly, terribly vexed at the amount of [Q]'s cluttering the dev section...
Therefore, from now on, if you do not follow the rules outlined below, you will be infracted. Break them again and you may find yourself unable to post anything at all on any forum!!
[Q]Surely thats a bit harsh aint it??
[A]Not really....
We've tried to be nice about it but that clearly doesnt work.
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If you cannot read and abide by the simple rules in this sticky then I dont know how you're going to manage to hack your device without running into trouble.
The Dev section is NOT for asking questions.....
The Dev section is NOT for general topics..........
All threads posted MUST be prefixed with a description of the thread, [ROM] / [Kernel] etc etc.....*
*(Not planning on being particuarly strict on this. You guys (the devs), know how to title a thread.... just a pointer for new devs.)
Basically, unless your thread is to actually release something or discuss something of a very technical and n00b unfriendly nature, it doesnt belong here!
Pretty simple really.....
If you see something that shouldnt be here then PM me....
I will try to check in as reguarly as I can but I have a few sections to keep an eye on and believe it or not, a life outside XDA
Yes thats right, there is life outside XDA
Post What Where:
General - general technical discussion items, news, anything else that does not fit into the other fora categories.
Accessories - any items to do with components and/or accessories relating to your device.
Rom Development - only meant for very advanced technical discussion directly related to ROM development activity and the delivery of actual ROMs and ROM components ONLY. Nothing else goes in here.
Themes & Apps - anything to do directly with the development of themes and/or applications. Nothing else goes in here.
MOD EDIT: BEFORE POSTING ANY THREAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT SECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
If you have developed a ROM, or are working with others to do so, the development forum is somewhere to discuss and share ideas, post useful feedback and logs or crash dumps, and to discuss a common goal developers are trying to achieve.
It is NOT the place to post your question because it gets higher traffic, or because more experienced users frequent it. Doing this just annoys those who are working on the device, and drives them away. Developers don't want to wade through 20 threads of "Help me urgently" to find their threads for porting and fixing camera issues etc. Similarly, if a thread is designated as discussion for developers say, porting a camera fix, please do not post in there asking "When will it be ready?", "Can I flash this yet?" etc. This is both completely disrespectful to those working on the project (you evidently haven't read the important posts in the thread), and also is making it harder for developers to find comments from other developers or testers when required.
Similarly, don't make loads of "Thanks for your work here" posts in an active development thread. It's just as annoying to developers as asking when something will be ready. If a ROM is complete, then go ahead and thank the developer if you wish, but don't go into threads for devs only, and interrupt it to post "thanks". It's basically spamming, and is treated as such.
If you are posting in development, you should have read every sticky and notice there, and should be actively developing or helping in the development of something. Developing isn't installing a ROM, or using a tweak, it's creating a ROM or other hack or tweak. If you haven't read for several days before starting out on XDA, you are likely about to ask something already solved. I registered on XDA when I first wanted to post, and that was to join in a discussion on something. Sure, join up and ask a question, but read the information available in General and Q&A first, as your question will have been asked before. Search is your friend here, become familiar with it.
Regarding when to post in development if you are not actually developing something, there is one occasion where it's acceptable. If you find a leak of a new ROM, which isn't already posted, and you verify it's legitimacy via either running it, or based on the source you obtained it from, then this is assisting in development, and should be posted in development. If you want to ask when a leak will be available use search first, then if not already in discussion, open a thread in general or Q&A.
If you have a problem flashing a ROM, this is NOT related to development. It's up to you to determine if it is specific to a particular ROM, and post useful information in that developer's existing thread for the ROM. If it happens on more than one ROM, and isn't a known issue (remember you should read several times more words than you post), then find out what you are doing wrong. Check guides written by others, try to repeat the problem and see if it happens every time. Something needs to be reproducible to be fixed effectively.
Once you have identified what you need help with go to the device Q&A forum (general if device lacks one), and make a clear, informative thread that explains the issue, and what you have tried doing to fix it. Did you re-download the ROM? Did you ask a friend to flash it for you, to reduce chance of user error? What steps (exactly) did you follow? What errors did you see (exact wording)? Did you double check all the steps? Did you do a wipe or hard reset?
If you make a clear, concise, yet detailed post, you will find help forthcoming, and should get the problem sorted very quickly. If someone suggests you try something, report back on what happened, did it work etc. Then, next time someone has this issue and searches, they will find this and have a verified and tested solution.
So remember... before you start a thread in development, ask yourself what you are developing. If you can't answer, then stop, step away from the post button, and think about where you are posting. Would it be better in General or Q&A, or is some more time with your best friend, search, required?
Hopefully this brings some change to the forum, this site is a great place to learn and develop for everyone no matter what stage of the game your in. There are quite a few people here that really put forth the effort to help others no matter how fundamental the question is and it would be a shame to see XDA take a turn like other forums have in the past.
To: conantroutman
You are my Freakin Hero, Thank You!!! LOL
The annoying thing is, people are STILL not following the rules -_-
GazaIan said:
The annoying thing is, people are STILL not following the rules -_-
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They probably never will but at least now they are being punished so that they either learn from their mistakes or leave...
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
I understand where you are coming from but...yes a bit harsh, so many people come he now and then etc, Just my thoughts. I will post what I deem necessary in what I think the proper thread is. Obviously not going to ask how to flash rom, (which is in developers section) Maybe you should move those topics out to faq or general, it only draws more attention to the dev. section
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conantroutman said:
They probably never will but at least now they are being punished so that they either learn from their mistakes or leave...
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
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This will only drive people away, ban me and I surely will look for another forum and recomend it to my friends, thats the mentallity, because what you have on these forums is also on 3 others, please dont tick off ppl. I personally dont think this is the right approach. Educate people first. I have been admin for several forums, very hostile ones at that, please take some advice.
Hello everyone
Welcome to the G2 and desire Z forum, today myself and cooleagle have been assigned as your new forum moderators, so let’s get started with some points.
1. If you don’t know the forum rules yet then please go and read them HERE
2. Please search before posting any questions and only post questions in the Q&A forum, also any new members to XDA Developers please read this guide HERE.
3. If there is a problem within the forum then please don’t take it upon yourself to comment, please use the report button (Report button Guide HERE), or send myself or cooleagle a PM.
If you have any requests then please drop us a PM
s.d.oconnor
cooleagle
I will make my promise now to treat everyone fairly and treat everyone how I would like to be treated, so I expect everyone else to act in the same manner. This includes flaming other members, if someone has made a mistake by opening a thread in the wrong section, then like I have said in point 3, use the report button.
Thank You
Hello everyone
Welcome to the G2 and desire Z forum, today myself and cooleagle have been assigned as your new forum moderators, so let’s get started with some points.
1. If you don’t know the forum rules yet then please go and read them HERE
2. Please search before posting any questions and only post questions in the Q&A forum, also any new members to XDA Developers please read this guide HERE.
3. If there is a problem within the forum then please don’t take it upon yourself to comment, please use the report button (Report button Guide HERE), or send myself or cooleagle a PM.
If you have any requests then please drop us a PM
s.d.oconnor
cooleagle
I will make my promise now to treat everyone fairly and treat everyone how I would like to be treated, so I expect everyone else to act in the same manner. This includes flaming other members, if someone has made a mistake by opening a thread in the wrong section, then like I have said in point 3, use the report button.
Thank You
Hey guys!
I've been assigned as one of the moderators for the Galaxy Nexus forum, along with andyharney, 'cooleagle', efrant, Step666, The-Hulk, veyka, and our illustrious leader, TheDeadCPU.
Just a few things to keep in mind:
Please have a quick look at the Forum Rules whenever you get a chance.
Please treat other members how you would like to be treated. If you notice a post that is abusive, inappropriate or off-topic, please just report it without adding a comment in the thread -- it just adds to the spam.
For the Development teams to thrive, the development section needs to stay clean and tidy. Please make sure you post in the correct sections, and give us the heads-up if you see anything out-of-place, abusive, condoning warez etc.
Only work that you created goes in the Development section. If you did not create it, it goes in General, not Development.
Reference, tutorials and how-to's belong in the General Section.
All questions belong in the Q & A Section, not in General or Development.
Do not create placeholder threads (including placeholder threads for ROMs, radios, guides, updates, tweaks, etc.).
Please no 'for sale' threads in ANY section.
If you see any thread that is in the wrong section, please don't hesitate to click the report button.
Feel free to message any one of us if you have any questions, comments, or issues pertaining to this forum.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Learn, share your knowledge, and have fun!
Telling a mod about this!!!!!
Ok, I am not a ROM expert. I have created this thread for discussion, arguments, polls etc. about ROMs. Hope this becomes a sticky.
Here only Stable ROMs will be posted. I would like the devs of their ROMs give info about their ROMs in this way:
1. Name:
2. Type: (performance, customizable, etc.) Describe the ROM in only one word.
3. All other info
4. One Screen shot
I will quote your message on the top.
Thanks to all the people in this thread.
I'll keep updating this, so let's rock!
Please don't post this kind of threads in the development section. If you want you can post it in the General Section. Request a moderator to move the thread to the General Section. Please post threads in the correct section according to the content of the OP.
@Lady Android Can you just delete this thread? Pls.
this is against the rules
dont open best rom/kernel thread. read xda rules. @Jonny
Galaxy Pop Plus'ımdan Tapatalk 2 ile gönderildi.
Thread closed.
Said this once and i'll say it again:
There really isn't any point creating these 'best rom/kernel' threads. You're basically asking 'what's your favourite rom/kernel' You're asking for opinions, they vary from person to person.
Have a look in Android development sections (don't post!) and check the changelogs and see which offers the features you desire and make your mind up there search is your friend.
Can all members refrain from creating these sort of threads, thank you.
Thanks
Lady Android
Forum Moderator
(P.s - can users please refrain from using the mention system as a way of reporting posts. The report function is there for a reason. Some moderators have their notifications for mentions turned off )