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Hey,
why do registered users still have to enter these captchas?
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They are incredible hard and it takes me at least 6 tries to get it right... ;-(
Hint: the above solution was NOT correct!
Furthermore even when you want to PREVIEW your post you have to verify and then AGAIN for posting or previewing - this is ridiculous and really a PITA!

faxd said:
Hey,
why do registered users still have to enter these captchas?
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They are incredible hard and it takes me at least 6 tries to get it right... ;-(
Hint: the above solution was NOT correct!
Furthermore even when you want to PREVIEW your post you have to verify and then AGAIN for posting or previewing - this is ridiculous and really a PITA!
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Registered users only have to enter CAPTCHA codes before posting until they reach 10 posts. After that, the requirement is removed.
The CAPTCHAs exist to keep bot accounts from posting spam junk as soon as they are created. The "10 post rule" is what keeps down the spam.
And lastly, the reason the CAPTCHAs are rather difficult is because bots are getting smarter in terms of reading and solving CAPTCHA codes, so if they are made harder to read, that will also cut down on spam.
I hope this explains things for you!

ИΘΘK¡€ said:
Registered users only have to enter CAPTCHA codes before posting until they reach 10 posts. After that, the requirement is removed.
The CAPTCHAs exist to keep bot accounts from posting spam junk as soon as they are created. The "10 post rule" is what keeps down the spam.
And lastly, the reason the CAPTCHAs are rather difficult is because bots are getting smarter in terms of reading and solving CAPTCHA codes, so if they are made harder to read, that will also cut down on spam.
I hope this explains things for you!
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Aha, ok at least there is hope (once I reached 10 posts), because posting now really take some nerves...
Maybe it could be reduced to 8 posts or so?
And yeah I know spam is annyoing.
Thanks for the explanation.

Related

Previous threads preview when creating new threads

Hello there!
I have a small suggestion to help minimize duplicate threads.
This is especially prevalent in the HD2 forum where every day people make new threads about Android on HD2 (which, I am guilty of doing too...my apologies )
So, on some other vBulletin boards in which I am a member, they have a great feature.
When someone is creating a new thread and puts in the thread title, the board displays previous threads that have similar titles. I really think it is necessary to have that functionality in here too.
Just my 2c
Thanks for reading!
It's one I have suggested a few times before, but I am not sure what vB mod it is.
Any ideas?
Is this it?
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?257841-Related-Posts-Show-When-Creating-New-Thread
Thanks, I'll stick on the admin's list and see what he says
thanks for reading
I hope the admins can realize this, it would be a great feature.
ElCondor said:
I hope the admins can realize this, it would be a great feature.
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+1 on this
So I looked into this and turned on a plugin that shows related threads at the bottom of each thread page. Two problems with it: 1. It's not that useful 2. It affects sever performance.
If anyone knows of a plugin that will search as you type a new thread title in, that would be great.
Don't know about the real time search (I am not an admin so I don't know the first thing about vBulliten) but here is the screen shot of an example of what I was talking about from the avsforum board in the first post and the relevant plug in:
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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and here is the page for the plug in:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=151714
I understand that this plug in is heavy on the server. As such, is it possible to turn it on just for some high activity sub forums?
chvvkumar said:
Don't know about the real time search (I am not an admin so I don't know the first thing about vBulliten) but here is the screen shot of an example of what I was talking about from the avsforum board in the first post and the relevant plug in:
and here is the page for the plug in:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=151714
I understand that this plug in is heavy on the server. As such, is it possible to turn it on just for some high activity sub forums?
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That looks like the bad boy I'm after... let's see what the admins make of it .
+1 for this
looks very useful and no0bies who sometimes don't search can see simlar threads as they;re typing it!

Images on XDA

Hey,
Does anybody know what kind of images XDA can manage in particular gifs? Does there have to be a certain size or something? Just wanted to know because I have had some trouble with frozen gifs only on xda. Wondering If anybody knew. I have started to make my own and upload them to xda but it stays frozen.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
EDIT: As an update, your images cannot be too big or it will not play on xda.
Deftone said:
Hey,
Does anybody know what kind of images XDA can manage in particular gifs? Does there have to be a certain size or something? Just wanted to know because I have had some trouble with frozen gifs only on xda. Wondering If anybody knew. I have started to make my own and upload them to xda but it stays frozen.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
EDIT: As an update, your images cannot be too big or it will not play on xda.
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As in an attachment gif 256.0 KB
Hey douchebag, use another site to host the picture and you will be fine. You know your question is douchbaggery when you only get one decent response. Sorry but I had to say it. And you only have 200 posts.
sammysung12 said:
Hey douchebag, use another site to host the picture and you will be fine. You know your question is douchbaggery when you only get one decent response. Sorry but I had to say it. And you only have 200 posts.
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​Calm Down
sammysung12 said:
Hey douchebag, use another site to host the picture and you will be fine. You know your question is douchbaggery when you only get one decent response. Sorry but I had to say it. And you only have 200 posts.
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I'm sorry. But please respect other members... it's wrong to call anyone douchebags just because you don't agree with them. And the number of posts is not really relevant here imo. So please respect other members.
Please give credit where credit is due..
If you can't even search how can I help you??
Thread closed because it seems the OP was trolling himself with another account (sammysung12). yes that's right. Both accounts are the same person

Solution Required

Dear All,
Please find our Requirement and suggest what would be the best solution.
We need this solution for Andorid Based Device.
1. Replace Home Screen with Custom Screen
2. Only show specific installed applications
3. Specify URL in case of redirection or open google/Create White list of Accepted URLs
4. Enable/Disable Native Device Hardware
4.1.****** Android Market (App Store)
4.2.****** Camera
4.3.****** WiFi
4.4.****** Bluetooth
4.5.****** Microphone
4.6.****** Access Point
Looking forward your suggestions.
Thanks,
Nasrullah
nasrullah.mahar said:
Looking forward your suggestions.
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If you have a problem, how can anyone help, when they don't know, what phone you got, what ROM, What Kernel is installed, what caused the current problem and what you had done to solve it.
All these matters, for an XDA member to even THINK of helping you and they might just ignore, since you could not be bothered to provide the details. Most of all specific phones have specific forums and you should first use the search for that forum or look in the WIKI for that particular Phone, Imagine some one gave you an answer meant for a another phone that is not similar to yours, you could end up spending a lot of time and money trying to recover it. So be wise and do your part, search for your phone in this forum and post it there after you have tried searching for the answers you are seeking in that specific forum.
Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.
You Must watch this documentary concerning your privacy Terms & Conditions we had agreed to, by using a PC or Smartphone
How to say Thank you? If you find any post helpful on XDA, click on their Thanks button
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If you are using XDA App or Tapatalk, long press on the post and select :good: Thanks Its easier to give "Feedback" in this manner than make an additional post.​
I'm suggesting to open threads in correct sections and explain the situation thoroughly.
Thread closed.

[Q] College App

I am thinking of starting an app for my college. Pretty much I want the app for it to have users or students in this case register make a username and password and then just for it to be forum kind of style where users can create threads and also for it to have a messaging system incase someone is selling a book both users can communicate with each other. the thing is i have no idea where to begin if anyone can show me a step by step or just a summuray on what to do to make this.
pandazourex said:
I am thinking of starting an app for my college. Pretty much I want the app for it to have users or students in this case register make a username and password and then just for it to be forum kind of style where users can create threads and also for it to have a messaging system incase someone is selling a book both users can communicate with each other. the thing is i have no idea where to begin if anyone can show me a step by step or just a summuray on what to do to make this.
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Buy domain from namecheap, hosting from dreamhost. Use phpbb as forum software (completely FREE) or vBulletin. Start a web forum, install Tapatalk plugin. Share link.
Tada! No programming at all.
Ankush menat said:
Buy domain from namecheap, hosting from dreamhost. Use phpbb as forum software (completely FREE) or vBulletin. Start a web forum, install Tapatalk plugin. Share link.
Tada! No programming at all.
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This may sound like a good solution but it becomes complex for the user when they have to use forum software. I am not sure you have can limit functionality with Tapatalk. OP is trying to create an application that is simple and includes his/colleges branding. Another problem is using Tapatalk since it's a generic application and you can't rebrand it for his college or niche group. I know it looks like OP is trying to redesign the wheel but I think he's trying to do it in a way that makes it more efficient and, in a way, more useful for users.
@OP
I am quite new to Android dev and I learning by using "Google: Android developer basics" (I can't post links since I have < 10 posts) I am not sure if it's the best way but I think it would be a good place to start.
Quick one please. Which hosting provider did you choose here if I may ask?
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XDA Depot Relentless Spam Emails

Ever since the new forum came about, I've been getting daily emails from [email protected]. I've tried unsubscribe multiple times, unchecked every box in account settings, and made a ticket request there (seems that request went into a black hole) but I KEEP GETTING THIS SPAM MAIL. It goes straight to my spam box now but seriously, can these things get shut off?
Zackptg5 said:
Ever since the new forum came about, I've been getting daily emails from [email protected]. I've tried unsubscribe multiple times, unchecked every box in account settings, and made a ticket request there (seems that request went into a black hole) but I KEEP GETTING THIS SPAM MAIL. It goes straight to my spam box now but seriously, can these things get shut off?
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Check that option, you must:
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Under preferences, it is.
Not the forum but the depot, they have a separate option section and i unchecked every box
Zackptg5 said:
Not the forum but the depot, they have a separate option section and i unchecked every box
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My bad, maybe you can ask here for a solution:
[CLOSED] Welcome to XDA 2021!
KNOWN ISSUES as of 12/3 (we're working on these!): Some threads/posts may be missing. We imported missing threads, some first posts missing still. Need to launch new XDA app asap. All current apps are broken like Tapatalk and XDA app. Use the...
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The forums & update to Xenforo are definitely unrelated to the XDA Depot stuff. This is actually a totally separate company. I'll reach out to those here with the relationship to Stackcommerce to see if we can figure out what is going on.
bitpushr said:
The forums & update to Xenforo are definitely unrelated to the XDA Depot stuff. This is actually a totally separate company. I'll reach out to those here with the relationship to Stackcommerce to see if we can figure out what is going on.
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Awesome, thanks!

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