Develop Bugs

SPAM messages...

We removed a large number of Private Message spam messages yesterday. So if you got an e-mail announcing a PM and no PM was there when you logged in, this is ok.
Damn spammers...
EDIT MDAIIIUser
Removed the Global Announcement as the Info is now old 10/05/2006

Many thanks! Your hard work is much apreciated.
Warm regards,
Neil.

It has been a problem on a lot of forums recently, as it seems there is now code that can integrate with the board and autosend to a selection from the members list.
With XMB the latest version has code to prevent this - so i would guess there is also a version for phpBB.
If it is from a unique IP there is no harm in blocking it as a quick temporary fix.

Got this one the other day in my PM box...
From: dogg_bounty
To: morphias
Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 05:52
Subject: e-fuze
Hi there!!
I just wanted to tell u about e-Fuze mobile, a new company that’s going to produce PPC/SmartPhones likely powered by MS Windows Mobile!
Please check out the NEW WEBSITE www.e-fuze.com You will have access to daily news + information, help and advice from professionals; your input will also help better create the products. Thank you very much, and please consider, as you would enjoy many benefits, such as a chance to be a beta tester and chances to win cool things, like new device giveaways out of no where completely random and during contests too – an HTC Universal was just won recently for example! Register now & make sure to check back soon for a BIG contest you don’t want miss in the End of May!
Please visit e-Fuze.com for more information.
Thanks for your support to help get us started on our venture by supporting our website and community forum, thanks again, and we hope you will register with us.
PLEASE NOTE: I’M NOT TRYING TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM OTHER SITES, I’M JUST MERELY INFORMING YOU THAT THERE IS ANOTHER WEBSITE OUT THERE AND THAT I WOULD BE EXTREMELY PLEASED IF YOU JOINED, TOO. THANKS AGAIN
Regards
e – f u z e . c o m
:evil:

Comment removed by me!

If you read his post subject, it says, "Got this one the other day in my PM box..." This implies that he is willing to notify us of this spam PM occurence.

Ah ha, please accept my sincere apologies! I was all in a bind about spam and clearly not thinking properly. Again, i retract my comments 100% and have edited out my previous post.
Regards,
Neil.

how to delete a XDA DEVELOPERS account

how do you delete an xda developers forum account/profile i cant seem to find it
Please follow the link below to have your deletion processed:
Data Deletion Request on XDA-Developers
Please supply your XDA username and the associated email address. For us to process an account deletion, the email/username combo must match. Our representative will email you to confirm your identity. Once we hear back, we will process the account deletion. It can take up to 7 days to process...
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Sorry but I dont understand why anybody would want to have their account deleted or go to the trouble of posting to get it removed?
If you dont wat to use XDA, wouldn't it be easier just to not visit?

TheATHEiST said:
Sorry but I dont understand why anybody would want to have their account deleted or go to the trouble of posting to get it removed?
If you dont wat to use XDA, wouldn't it be easier just to not visit?
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But it does free up user names and shows a more realistic member count

MacaronyMax said:
But it does free up user names and shows a more realistic member count
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True but most forums prune inactive accounts anyway.

How can I delete my profile?

Can you delete my Account too?
Many thanks to apologize in advance.

Hey Mike,
please completely delete my account!
THX!

TNFL said:
Hey Mike,
please completely delete my account!
THX!
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Not mike, but I just deleted your account as per your request.

Quick question, what do all these THANKS mean and what happens when you reach a certain amount of them? Also, do you lose THANKS (points) if someone thanks you and gets their account deleted or that person gets ban?

hey mate i wanted some help from you.
i want my account
user name:zippy36
email:[email protected]
to be deleted. i hope you will help me thanx.!

skcussrepolevedadx said:
Quick question, what do all these THANKS mean and what happens when you reach a certain amount of them? Also, do you lose THANKS (points) if someone thanks you and gets their account deleted or that person gets ban?
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Thanks are just to show how helpful you have been in the forum. They do not go away.
zippy36 said:
hey mate i wanted some help from you.
i want my account
user name:zippy36
email:[email protected]
to be deleted. i hope you will help me thanx.!
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Can you not read? If you can't read a few posts in this thread you might be better off having your account deleted. PM an admin.

I pm'd Mike but I was wondering if someone else can just delete my account please?
Thank you.

Please delete my account

For Mike.
Mike delete my account thank you!!!!

Why are you insisting on getting your account deleted so much?? just PM Mike and go away. He will delete it when he finds some time...

haha epic thread, now i know the undoubtedly need of the registration vid and the post limit...
sadly smarter noobs need to garbage around in order to gain enough messages and post where it needs to.
thats why im pm-ing mike now. cheers >_-

Please don't delete my account mike I spend hours on here looking at posts and wandering what am I doing then flashing something random
Yeah basically just don't use account why delete it lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

You can still PM me but now I'll just direct you to our new link.
Please follow the link below to have your deletion processed:
Data Deletion Request on XDA-Developers
Please supply your XDA username and the associated email address. For us to process an account deletion, the email/username combo must match. Our representative will email you to confirm your identity. Once we hear back, we will process the account deletion. It can take up to 7 days to process...
docs.google.com
Mike

[Q] Links to be reviewed by a moderator

I need to post a image its very important but i gotta be reviewed by a moderator
can my account be moderated/reviewed by a moderator.
When i try to post it always says ERROR SPAM LINKS NOT ALLOWED YOU GOTTA BE REVIEWED BY A MODERATOR
Thanks
Soulful

Sorry for double post But just to let you know im not a spam bot.I wont post piracy
Thanks
Soulful

Welcome to forums
You need to arrive to certain number of posts so all XDA features can be unlocked.
Keep posting and you´ll get soon.

I was posting a solution to fix annoying wi-fi issues with Samsung Galaxy I 9000 with images but the forum is not allowing me to post ? I plan to contribute a full series of problem fixes with this particular device. Can any mod allow images only (no links to other sites) for my account ?

orb3000 said:
Welcome to forums
You need to arrive to certain number of posts so all XDA features can be unlocked.
Keep posting and you´ll get soon.
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How many posts is that? I don't want to have to try after each post xD

SoWhy said:
How many posts is that? I don't want to have to try after each post xD
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Eight is the magic number as shared in another thread

ApnaDroid said:
Eight is the magic number as shared in another thread
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I would never have guessed that

So now you now!
One more and ready to go

Attention users & devs!!!!!!

ATTENTION XDA USERS & DEVS!!!!
SOMEONE IS MAKING FAKE WEBSITES FOR WICKED AND DEVIANT DEVELOPMENT ASKING FOR DONATIONS!!!!
THIS IS NOT ME, NOT MY SITE AND NOT PART OF DEVIANT DEVELOPMENT!!!!
HERE IS ONE OF THE SITES WE HAVE FOUND!
http://getwicked.weebly.com/
HIS NAME IS TERRY CONNER AND HIS EMAIL IS [email protected] (my donation email is [email protected])
AGAIN THIS IS NOT MY SITE OR ME SO DO NOT DONATE TO HIM!!!!!
DEVELOPERS I WOULD SEARCH AROUND BECAUSE I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HE IS DOING THIS TO!!!!​

Did you contact Weebly's admins about this? From their TOS content guidelines that are not allowed, Scams: get rich quick, pyramid/MLM, or other dubious schemes. Here's a link to their abuse page.

asianflavor said:
Did you contact Weebly's admins about this? From their TOS content guidelines that are not allowed, Scams: get rich quick, pyramid/MLM, or other dubious schemes. Here's a link to their abuse page.
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thanx bro
Sent from my SM-N900T using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Lol shady. But if anyone is stupid enough to donate on a site that not XDA and linked in your profile these are the dumb dumbs that need a smack to the head. Common sense is all that is needed to know that site is fake.
TWEAKED N3

I don't see anywhere on the site to donate or pay for anything. The download link goes straight to the download page. Unless the ZIP is password protected or something?:silly:

announcement made, information passed...thread closing to keep trolls out...

Password Reset Spoofing

Hey,
Ive just used the pw reset feature today,
and heck,
I was shocked when I entered my email adress into the input form and it prompted a message that my password reset was send to my email.
A password reset request has been emailed to you. Please follow the instructions in that email.
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The prompted message should NOT give any detail if the entered email is used in the db, or not!
That needs to be adressed imho asap!
Simply by:
If true:
If this email is associated with an account, the password reset request has been emailed to it. Please follow the instructions in that email.
If not true:
If this email is associated with an account, the password reset request has been emailed to it. Please follow the instructions in that email.
Ty

@MikeChannon @the_scotsman
Gentlemen, for your attention please.

GuestNoOne said:
Hey,
Ive just used the pw reset feature today,
and heck,
I was shocked when I entered my email adress into the input form and it prompted a message that my password reset was send to my email.
The prompted message should NOT give any detail if the entered email is used in the db, or not!
That needs to be adressed imho asap!
Simply by:
If true:
If this email is associated with an account, the password reset request has been emailed to it. Please follow the instructions in that email.
If not true:
If this email is associated with an account, the password reset request has been emailed to it. Please follow the instructions in that email.
Ty
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Requests to Moderators and Recommendations for XDA improvements
[All XDA Members] Requests to Moderators and Admins [All XDA Members] Feedback/Recommendations for XDA
forum.xda-developers.com

sd_shadow said:
Contact Us | XDA Developers
Founded in 2002, XDA is the world’s largest smartphone and electronics community. Looking for the latest tech news and reviews? Want to do more with your Android phone, Windows PC, iPhone, iPad, or MacBook? Look no further than XDA.
www.xda-developers.com
Requests to Moderators and Recommendations for XDA improvements
[All XDA Members] Requests to Moderators and Admins [All XDA Members] Feedback/Recommendations for XDA
forum.xda-developers.com
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What a mess in here... Instead of deleting this thread the mod decided to delete the post I made, after checking your reply, in:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...recommendations-for-xda-improvements.4300729/
... but hey, its actually not a recommendation, its a security flaw and therefor bug report. So maybe the mod was right to leave this thread. Still confused

GuestNoOne said:
Hey,
Ive just used the pw reset feature today,
and heck,
I was shocked when I entered my email adress into the input form and it prompted a message that my password reset was send to my email.
The prompted message should NOT give any detail if the entered email is used in the db, or not!
That needs to be adressed imho asap!
Simply by:
If true:
If this email is associated with an account, the password reset request has been emailed to it. Please follow the instructions in that email.
If not true:
If this email is associated with an account, the password reset request has been emailed to it. Please follow the instructions in that email.
Ty
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This matter has been referred to those who can officially review and potentially change the way the process works.
Mike

I just fixed this by standardizing verbiage across both situations. Thank you for bringing it to our attention @GuestNoOne !

Lol. Mods thanking each other to gain more likes - while the one who brought it up doesnt get any.
That phenomen got a name and aint healthy...

GuestNoOne said:
Lol. Mods thanking each other to gain more likes - while the one who brought it up doesnt get any.
That phenomen got a name and aint healthy...
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Do you really expect an answer? Certainly not from me.

GuestNoOne said:
Lol. Mods thanking each other to gain more likes
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We don't care about likes anymore, this is no longer significant at this point, for moderators at least. We are not chasing them.
GuestNoOne said:
while the one who brought it up doesnt get any.
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Fixed! You got likes now, thanks!
Yeah that happens, I've seen moderators (myself included) affected by this situation as well, don't worry, e.g. a moderator posts a smart question or an interesting issue and only the other mod who answered got likes! This is not specific to non-moderators, trust me.
GuestNoOne said:
That phenomen got a name and aint healthy...
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I know for sure there is nothing malicious here. Trust me here too