Hi guys
Just been browsing around today and saw that CheckRom has been moved from Original Development to the Android one. Then the thread is closed. Two questions.
Does anyone know whats going on please ie why it has closed and second does anyone know if its coming back?
I know they have their own site and stuff but i quite liked their releases and themes which i know you can still download but its nice to have that thread and read throughout..
Anyone with any knowledge would be gladly appreciated.
Last time i looked it said under investigation .
jje
I'm usiing this ROM and out of them all this is the best ive had on my phone and Gadget Check is always on hand to help, hope it comes back soon.
After when CheckRom has been moved from Original Development to the Android one...guys moving to own WebSite.
"-Yes our forums are up, but the site is still under construction,
Go Register Now what are you waiting for "
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because admin's playing....we losing good people...
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The web SITE IS: checkrom.com
avetny said:
guys moving to own WebSite.
because admin's playing games....we losing good people...
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i know the more devs that create more roms for us the community, the better it is. yes its a good rom and i had it on mine and was looking forward to the update. But from someone i been speaking to and found out more if your not gonna give credit to the people who deserve it than of course he deserves to have his thread closed. And one thing i did not like was that he kept on pushing people to his site. Dont get me wrong im all for more news and stuff on devs website, but your releasing a rom to the community keep your stuff to that and if they want help then let the people go to the devs site themselves.
anyway thanks guys for your info anyhow how to close the thread now that you guys have answered my question.. thanks again
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anyway thanks guys for your info anyhow how to close the thread now that you guys have answered my question.. thanks again
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Just forget about it. You could PM a mod to ask them close it, but chances are it'll be off the 1st page and forgotten about by tomorrow anyway, unless people want to discuss it further in which case they need the open thread.
No explanation from an admin at all this is getting a bit ridiculous on XDA to be honest ive lost count of the amount of threads that have been "locked" and then most have been reopened, FFS this isn't an official state secrets website you would at least think someone would let people know what is going on.
If locked or something you can guess that something isn't quite right, gpl non compliance, not giving credit or knocking the whole rom off.
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veyka said:
If locked or something you can guess that something isn't quite right, gpl non compliance, not giving credit or knocking the whole rom off.
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considering the ROM has been on here since last week why then has it taken the admins so long to "act" if something is wrong,and if you check the thread Gadget Check gives credit to many different people.
As i said getting beyond a joke at this stage, ill limit my posts on here if this ROM doesn't get "unlocked" it is by far and away the best ROM for the GS2 and ive tried many.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251688
isnt this the topic you guys think is gone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251688
isnt this the topic you guys think is gone?
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yes didn't you see mate the thread has been closed
Could just be a gpl violation as there is no kernel sources attached.
Things take time, pms have to go backwards and forwards between the mod and dev
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jonny68 said:
No explanation from an admin at all this is getting a bit ridiculous on XDA to be honest ive lost count of the amount of threads that have been "locked" and then most have been reopened, FFS this isn't an official state secrets website you would at least think someone would let people know what is going on.
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It was closed because he forced people to visit his website, which again required registration. At least that's what the mod who closed it wrote.
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MaBlo said:
It was closed because he forced people to visit his website, which again required registration. At least that's what the mod who closed it wrote.
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i don't think Gadget Check "forced" anyone to do anything he merely posted a link to his own website, again this is bordering on the ridiculous if XDA are banning developers from posting external links to their own website.
I think there is more to it than meets the eye,certain developers here have more clout than others ive seen that since ive been a member since March 2010 on various forums on XDA,perhaps they seen how quickly popular this ROM had become while their own ROM wasn't getting much attention and decided to try and do something about it, maybe,maybe not who knows but regardless if the thread was closed just because GC posted a link to his own website it truly is silly season.
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i don't think Gadget Check "forced" anyone to do anything he merely posted a link to his own website, again this is bordering on the ridiculous if XDA are banning developers from posting external links to their own website.
I think there is more to it than meets the eye,certain developers here have more clout than others ive seen that since ive been a member since March 2010 on various forums on XDA,perhaps they seen how quickly popular this ROM had become while their own ROM wasn't getting much attention and decided to try and do something about it, maybe,maybe not who knows but regardless if the thread was closed just because GC posted a link to his own website it truly is silly season.
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+++++++++1 !!!!
Admins can remove the link from POST (and send to owner private MSG) - this is gonna be nice way! !!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT NO! THREAD closed !!!!
I NEVER SEE THIS BEFORE! REPORT THE ADMIN ABUSE
I've just checked the actual ROM thread and since it's been closed i cannot see anything written by any admin on it as to why it was closed, i know someone mentioned on this thread it was because GC posted links to his own website, big deal, what is the damn problem with that,it's not as people are going to abandon XDA and just post on the Gadget Check website instead.
This is bordering on the ridiculous at this stage on here and as previously stated i believe there to be a lot more to it, clarity from a senior administrator is required please
EDIT - Spoke to GC and he confirmed ROM will be back on XDA today for anyone else wondering.
I'm pretty sick of seeing people on here demanding that "admins do this" or "mods do that". Stop whining about things you don't know about and PM a mod with your concerns, not fill a development forum with crap.
Incidentally, see rule 11.
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A) the site belongs to a member of XDA-Developers with at least 1500 posts and 2 years membership who actively maintains XDA-Developers' support thread(s) / posts, related to the download,
B) the site is a relatively small personal website without commercial advertising/links (i.e. not a competitor forum-based site with purposes and aims similar to those of XDA-Developers.com.)
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That's very clear to me.
This is between the mods and the dev - NOT YOU.
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EDIT - Spoke to GC and he confirmed ROM will be back on XDA today for anyone else wondering.
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Great. Can this thread just disappear now please?
Incidentally, see rule 11:- "I live by my own rules, nobody else's, not even my own."
Oh dear me what have i started..
Look i found out the reason why the thread has been closed and that kinda answered the question to my thread. Now you guys are kinda going of the point of this thread.
Regarding about deleting or closing my one again im not to fussed. Someone said few posts back that it will get forgotten if no one replies and just go back to the bottom kinda thing. Bottom of the pile thats the word..I only asked so it clears up space in the forums thats all. But thanks to those who explained..Just thought there is no point keeping threads if the topic has been answered thats all.
Regarding CheckRom i really enjoyed his rom and was impressed by how helpful the guys from his team and himself was on there. As giving credits to people i am sure he did give credit were credit was due but again i always use to go to the last page so i cant remember. Mods and admins will do work and close threads as deemed necessary i dont think they would close a thread for the sake of it. One thing though that was not good about Checkrom is i have to disagree with Jonny he did kinda say to people if you want to view more regarding his rom go to the website and register..And in the start he did have everywere big donate signs all over the thread..But at the end of the day its his thread he can do what he wants but should keep it within the rules of xda i think..
Anyway all not is lost there are plenty more devs and more roms on the forums and im loving the VR. As much as i hate to say it with the tweaks he cooked up im really impressed..And guys dont argue whats the point...If one dev goes im sure there are more out there who will bring more goodies to us....I know one rom specifically that will be coming soon hopefully if all goes well and looking forward to seeing him release it...So if one goes im sure two will show up..thanks
Have a nice day
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johncmolyneux said:
I'm pretty sick of seeing people on here demanding that "admins do this" or "mods do that". Stop whining about things you don't know about and PM a mod with your concerns, not fill a development forum with crap.
Incidentally, see rule 11.
That's very clear to me.
This is between the mods and the dev - NOT YOU.
Great. Can this thread just disappear now please?
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Take a chill pill as i already have stated that i found out the reason why they closed the thread of CheckRom and thanked people who gave me info. I did ask how to close my thread because i had my question answered so i did not see the point in keeping this thread. Now if people come on here and whine and moan its up to them to do what they want and freedom of speech...You are right about what your saying at the top and by all means if you know a way you can tell me to delete the thread since i had my questions answered please feel free to do so....
I appreciate the work that devs do for us the community and i only wished i had a quarter of the talent that these guys do cause i find it amazing in how they develop stuff as like yourself...
So if one dev gets kicked out goes or whatever im sure two more will bring something amazing to the table...
So thanks for your info and thanks for clarifying things to me on this thread but i think after i clearly thanked people and said my question has been answered i saw today it kinda blew up...Thats why im so suprised to read all that i am right now.
Anyway have a nice day
And the whole point of having a Q&A forum is for people to ask questions and for nice helpful people to answer with what they know as some have already done on here. If you dont know like reading crap on here why do you then..No one is forcing you..
Have a great day
Matriak31 said:
Oh dear me what have i started..
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I wasn't actually referring to you. I don't blame you for wanting to know what happened, and since you now know then all is good
My problem is with the people that give it "MOD TELL ME IMMEDIATELY WHY YOU DID SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE!". As far as I'm concerned, every single member with that attitude should buy an iPhone and leave.
Anyway, it was aimed at the troll above who failed to call me a troll when he badly linked an image search URL as an image. Even the image search URL was wrong. He takes trolling to a new low
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guys i don't know why but i was forced to make this thread regarding the behavior of the ACE community as said by developers...
till now i have seen eight developers working on ACE and out of it five developers have told that we(ACE community) do not respond to their work in a good manner instead of asking them ETA or PM them..u may think that if i send a PM to the developer what difference will it make ...but if everyone starts thinking like that THE DEVELOPER will get around 100 PM asking for ETA..
and especially i have found that if any of the member writes something wrong in a thread all the OTHER ACE member writes it in the same manner as the host has written in the thread which makes it look bad when some outsider checks ACE threads....instead why dnt u PM him asking him not to repeat it again...if he is done that same mistake more than thrice report to the Moderator..
one more thing i have found is that if any developer makes a thread saying that he is gonna to release a ROM soon i have seen people starting to replying 'just cant wait for it' and all that......hers a small EX even before Ginger Rom could have released it had 30 pages already and i can assure you out of that at least 10 pages were like 'just cant wait for it' ...everyone have the writes to express their views but sometimes it becomes annoying.....
some people may find me rude and may blame me also ...but its the time we actually realize ur mistake
ITS high time that we understand the developer and respect them....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i wouldn't want any 1 replying on this thread ...this is just an eye opener....
WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes it's definitely annoying. Everybody is waiting and posting that someone is too doesn't make sense, it's redundant and definitely spam.
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lol. saying "i just can't wait for it" means we're excited to download it. it doesn't imply any negativity. we are just expressing our excitement and gratitude that someone is working to improve our beloved smartphone. how could that be annoying? what do you want us to post? it's just a news for an upcoming release. do you want us to post our experience with it even though we haven't downloaded it? that's just being plain stupid.
Haha, you and I both know it's another way of phrasing "quicken up, we're all waiting". It's said in hopes an eta is given, not in sincerity of the gratitude they have for the developer. Why don't you ask developers if they like people to post "eagerly waiting" 10 times in a thread?
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lol. saying "i just can't wait for it" means we're excited to download it. it doesn't imply any negativity. we are just expressing our excitement and gratitude that someone is working to improve our beloved smartphone. how could that be annoying? what do you want us to post? it's just a news for an upcoming release. do you want us to post our experience with it even though we haven't downloaded it? that's just being plain stupid.
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i agree with u
consegregate said:
Haha, you and I both know it's another way of phrasing "quicken up, we're all waiting". It's said in hopes an eta is given, not in sincerity of the gratitude they have for the developer. Why don't you ask developers if they like people to post "eagerly waiting" 10 times in a thread?
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hell no. it's very much different. it would actually depend on how you view it. this is where cultural differences come in. a point if view of someone from this nation always differ from another. if you look at the history of the Philippines, we were very much influenced by the Americans which is why our point of view are nearly similar at theirs. we don't take the phrase "we just can't wait" literally unlike some people do. for us, it is an idiomatic expression.
and isn't it gratifying to know that people are waiting for your release?
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diospada11 said:
lol. saying "i just can't wait for it" means we're excited to download it. it doesn't imply any negativity. we are just expressing our excitement and gratitude that someone is working to improve our beloved smartphone. how could that be annoying? what do you want us to post? it's just a news for an upcoming release. do you want us to post our experience with it even though we haven't downloaded it? that's just being plain stupid.
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Agreed on this as well, dont know about the cultural view of it(no opinion on that).
respecting the developer
you said don"t reply but i am replying taht we really respect the developers that what the are doing for sga is really awsome the custom roms everything and hope they continue doing and why they bothering about asses they are everywhere
I think people consistently sending pm to the developers is a more important issue than the "excited and waiting for it" thing.
How can people be so irresponsible.and go to the extent of pm and eta abuse
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Maybe the OP and I read too much into it then..
Though I don't understand, if it was you, and someone posted in the thread that he's patiently waiting/eagerly waiting, what is your mentality when posting the same thing that you're waiting?
Because if it were me I wouldn't repeat it because I know everyone is waiting. Maybe it indeed is a cultural, or a personal thing.
But we must agree on the same thing. NO PM TO DEVELOPERS! Unless there's something to share or a question so complicated nobody in the general forums can help.
Peace guys. ^^
diospada11 said:
lol. saying "i just can't wait for it" means we're excited to download it. it doesn't imply any negativity. we are just expressing our excitement and gratitude that someone is working to improve our beloved smartphone. how could that be annoying? what do you want us to post? it's just a news for an upcoming release. do you want us to post our experience with it even though we haven't downloaded it? that's just being plain stupid.
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I agree!
Why do you think a Developer will post about something that they will do, basically something that does not exists yet?
Answer: "To let everyone know", to inform the SGA community.
With that i think a mature developer will understand the implications of announcing such things, it is natural (and i think expected) for everyone to be excited about it, giving encouragement as well, it is not important how many times people repeating the same post, but what it brings is that the developer will also gauge how many are interested for their (upcoming) development, and i see no wrong with that.
What i see wrong or actually impolite (not wrong) would be post asking for ETA, and PMs to the developer (asking for ETA). But then again as a developer announcing to the world of a planned ROM, i think would expect such thing (and would just simply ignore such query).
the originator of this thread has good intentions, however has missed some points in his observations.
guys i dnt wnt to extend this topic anymore, this topic was just get people attentions on their mistakes or so called by people 'expression'......
i jst wanted to help or inform the people as i have bought ideos x5 and have already sold MY ACE....i was scared to write it down before as i thought it would have hurt many ACE users but when these words were told by the developers i was very much sad...
hope u people get as many dev as possible..
For developers: don't post something if you have nothing.
One more thing, I don't get the point of quoting the first post.
I am an amateur developer, just 13 years old and deciding to cook a new ROM (fla.sh - undone yet). Then peoples won't stop asking me "hey, you are 13. Can you teach me how to create my own custom ROM?" either sent me a PM or asking at my G+ account. Yeah, I hope they read this thread. +1 for you.
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I am an amateur developer, just 13 years old and deciding to cook a new ROM (fla.sh - undone yet). Then peoples won't stop asking me "hey, you are 13. Can you teach me how to create my own custom ROM?" either sent me a PM or asking at my G+ account. Yeah, I hope they read this thread. +1 for you.
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ehh, take them easy matey, regardless age there are idiots and wise people. unfortunately mostly idiots in this world (not only here). ignore
Hello Ace community
I've been away from xda forums for quite a while, resting from this kind of activity. I was a really engaged developer in Windows Mobile devices. I came here now (as I'm an owner of ACE now), read two threads and...
Hey, did something changed in last year or two?... I mean, common. Two first threads I've read say "shh, don't disturb DEVS!". I really DO know how users can become irritating on forums, I was working on many ROMs for many devices. But what is happening here is... frightening I mean: hey, a whole community spirit is just... gone?!
I hope I can stay here for a while and work for this new community, too (most of you probably don't know me). But I really hope I got a wrong feeling and it's not like that here
cheers.
yes, we are ruff here
As was announced last week, Operation:Iron Fist is in full effect. Read about it here.
With that being said, the following will begin to happen:
1. All non-development threads started in the Development section will be moved to the appropriate section and/or closed and the "responsible" poster (in quotes because the fact they posted in the wrong section clearly brings into question whether or not they are responsible) will be infracted.
2. Any abusive posts directed at any user will be deleted and the abuser will be infracted and/or given a temporary vacation. Multiple instances will result in a longer leave-of-absence, and if it continues you will be removed from XDA. You, and your behavior, are not welcome at XDA.
3. Any off-topic posts in the Development section threads will be deleted. These are non-helpful, and certainly not development posts. This includes the following:
"OMG THIS IS SO GREAT!"
"WOW! YOU ROCK AND I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABIES!"
"THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!"
"THANKS FOR THIS!"
If you want to thank someone for their work, do so by clicking the "THANKS" button on their post.
4. Any post, in any section, that is done to further post count will be deleted and you will face possible infraction.
5. Anything else that goes against the XDA Forum Rules and XDA Mantra will be dealt with firmly, but fairly.
masterfred said:
Omg this is so great!
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This is a perfect example of the type of boneheaded comment that does nothing but clutter the thread. LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU ALL!
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I think someone just got the "Iron Fist"
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Why thank you evil amphibian. But slightly off-topic........ You can hit thanks instead.
Chezbel said:
How about posts that say "#199 is up"? I'm pretty sure people that are seriously involved in a dev thread know how to monitor nightly builds...
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Another great example. Something that shouldn't need to be posted, especially since the OP should have posted a link to where to monitor new releases. Unless you're trying to count with the abacus - then that makes sense. People might want to know how high you can count.
blader3759 said:
Omg thank you i wanna have your baby
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Hmm - going to decline - but I can think of a few other users who might oblige you.
blader3759 said:
Oh settle down cry baby!
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This is a perfect example of a post that would get you an infraction in any thread. XDA will not tolerate this behavior. Now knowing that this user that has been with XDA for 3 years is only seeking to provide an example of what NOT to do, it may be duly noted that this would earn a nice 5 point infraction or even a nice vacation from XDA.
I think someone just got the "Iron Fist"
This thread isn't a Development thread, it should be moved to General.
Nah, seriously now - this was needed a long time ago! Hopefully it's kept to.
This is not a complaint, but asking for clarification. i would like to ask a few questions..I read your iron fist policy and this post is not in any violation.
I read the comments on roms to see if I would like to download a rom. And if I see a positive comment then I might consider downloading it. If i get the policy of iron fist correctly, a post such as
Thanks, smooth and fast. Keep up good work.
The above little post is grounds for disiplinary actions? It tells me somebody else thought it was favored, smooth and quick. A thank you does not tell tell us the reader, how in the heck a rom operates. I will then go into a thread, and see only stuff that does not work, since any positive feedback does not represent development issues but bug posting represents development issues. How in the heck do we then tell the developer our views without getting in trouble. I understand the main issue of cracking down on trolls and flames, but in all honesty, iron fist should be called iron wall becuase we now have censorship on on a so called open forum. If i where to say to xyz developer anything positive to give him kudos and some words of encouragement which is just as valuable as anything else, we are not allowed. Since being positive and giving support to a developer does not matter in a personal and friendly way, when only a thank you button. These developers need positive feedback also..
life64x said:
This is not a complaint, but asking for clarification. i would like to ask a few questions..I read your iron fist policy and this post is not in any violation.
I read the comments on roms to see if I would like to download a rom. And if I see a positive comment then I might consider downloading it. If i get the policy of iron fist correctly, a post such as
Thanks, smooth and fast. Keep up good work.
The above little post is grounds for disiplinary actions? It tells me somebody else thought it was favored, smooth and quick. A thank you does not tell tell us the reader, how in the heck a rom operates. I will then go into a thread, and see only stuff that does not work, since any positive feedback does not represent development issues but bug posting represents development issues. How in the heck do we then tell the developer our views without getting in trouble. I understand the main issue of cracking down on trolls and flames, but in all honesty, iron fist should be called iron wall becuase we now have censorship on on a so called open forum. If i where to say to xyz developer anything positive to give him kudos and some words of encouragement which is just as valuable as anything else, we are not allowed. Since being positive and giving support to a developer does not matter in a personal and friendly way, when only a thank you button. These developers need positive feedback also..
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This is not an open forum. Trying to keep the development threads clear of pointless posts is not censorship. Post in general if you want to post "OMG.....I want to marry you". The devs themselves are the ones who want the development threads kept cleaned up. They don't want to sift through 10 pages of posts telling them what a god they are to find the 1 post post that tells them that "X" doesnt seem to work when doing "Y". Most of the ASUS devs are on Freenode IRC (#asus-transformer) everyday. Jump on and tell them in person as long as they aren't actually helping someone. Most say "Thanks" and tell you to hit the "Thanks" on their thread. They don't say "Please post another 'I wanna have your baby' post in my thread"
When a thread reaches 1000 posts and 900 of them are "Thanks to you I can solve world hunger now", no dev is gonna wanna waste his time trying to find the bugs people find. The devs time is better used deving and not digging.
This is xdadevelopers not xdacustomerservice or xdaiwannahaveyourbaby. The developers run the show and make our devices so much more fun to use. So let them dev
Both sides have a valid point. There must be a way to satisfy both needs. Perhaps the design of the "general forum" needs to be updated to adapt to the changing needs of the online community. Remember, both sides have the same goal.
Putzy said:
This thread isn't a Development thread, it should be moved to General.
Nah, seriously now - this was needed a long time ago! Hopefully it's kept to.
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You are correct - it was my mistake, as I replied to the wrong post.
See, the moderators are not above admitting our mistakes - you just don't see it very often!
life64x said:
This is not a complaint, but asking for clarification. i would like to ask a few questions..I read your iron fist policy and this post is not in any violation.
I read the comments on roms to see if I would like to download a rom. And if I see a positive comment then I might consider downloading it. If i get the policy of iron fist correctly, a post such as
Thanks, smooth and fast. Keep up good work.
The above little post is grounds for disiplinary actions? It tells me somebody else thought it was favored, smooth and quick. A thank you does not tell tell us the reader, how in the heck a rom operates. I will then go into a thread, and see only stuff that does not work, since any positive feedback does not represent development issues but bug posting represents development issues. How in the heck do we then tell the developer our views without getting in trouble. I understand the main issue of cracking down on trolls and flames, but in all honesty, iron fist should be called iron wall becuase we now have censorship on on a so called open forum. If i where to say to xyz developer anything positive to give him kudos and some words of encouragement which is just as valuable as anything else, we are not allowed. Since being positive and giving support to a developer does not matter in a personal and friendly way, when only a thank you button. These developers need positive feedback also..
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Here's where you miss the point. See below to clear this up:
zelendel said:
XDA is a developers site
XDA is a free forum you are ALLOWED to use. We could make it invite only
XDA is and always will be about the developers. And before you say without the users there would be no XDA, Bull****, who do you think used the stuff before normal people even knew what a smartphone was......wait for it.........other developers. People that could give good feedback with relavent info. Not just "dahhh this is broken, please fix".
XDA is not a place to come and make your phone cool.
XDA is not the cool place for idiots to hang out.
XDA is not your friends house
XDA is not a democracy
XDA is not a place to make Money.
XDA IS a place to come to learn and share your knowledge. If you are not here for those reasons then you are here for the wrong ones.
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Brush up on the XDA Mantra and understand what XDA is about.
In the Development threads, post only what is relevant to development - and "HEY! I flashed XYZ and it works great! You're the best!" is NOT relevant for discussion. End of story.
Hitting THANKS "should" be an indicator to someone that the development project in question is like. But, even so - this isn't really for the users. The developers post their work to share, but do so for themselves not you. Anything you do is at your own risk.
u170who said:
Both sides have a valid point. There must be a way to satisfy both needs. Perhaps the design of the "general forum" needs to be updated to adapt to the changing needs of the online community. Remember, both sides have the same goal.
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XDA is about developers (READ: XDA-DEVELOPERS) not users. We exist to facilitate development - not support. So the rules in place are for Development.
Read the XDA Mantra and this post above
you can see how many users pressed thanks, so if a post has 50 thanks that's way better than sifting through 50 OMGs
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You make your point...I had to ask, a part of me was dying to know..
life64x said:
You make your point...I had to ask, a part of me was dying to know..
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And thank you for asking. Now you no longer need to be dying.
Thank you for this. Will this also apply to people who ask the same questions that have already been answered in the thread?
Possibly the most annoying thing is perusing through pages of threads to see the same question asked and repeatedly answered. The one that comes to mind currently is the screen dim on the options window and the circle pointer. It seems like those questions get asked and answered on nearly every page of the Prime 1.7 thread.
phree1 said:
Thank you for this. Will this also apply to people who ask the same questions that have already been answered in the thread?
Possibly the most annoying thing is perusing through pages of threads to see the same question asked and repeatedly answered. The one that comes to mind currently is the screen dim on the options window and the circle pointer. It seems like those questions get asked and answered on nearly every page of the Prime 1.7 thread.
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This does apply - though it is harder to enforce meaning the community needs to assist the moderators in addressing these issues. You can report these posts and we can address them as they come in. We are also working on fixing our RP system.
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We are also working on fixing our RP system.
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Making it easier to report posts, you mean? That would definitely be a good improvement; I went to report a post using abusive language a few days back, and ended up not doing because I didn't have time at that moment to jump through hoops with finding out who to contact, then typing a message to them. I doubt I'm alone in skipping doing so.
If reporting a post was as easy as leaving thanks, I bet a lot more folks would be helping the mods. In fact, a two-click system might be nice. Slightly more complicated than the thanks button, but it would also help the mods prioritize which reports to check. The site visitor could click report, then click the type of issue they're reporting (abusive language, off-topic, post in wrong section, requesting warez, whatever). Then the mod's queue of posts to check sorts the most severe infractions (asking for warez, foul language, etc.) above lesser ones (off-topic, posting in wrong section, etc.)
Something else that might be helpful to mods would be for the system to automatically track how many reports any given member has made, and what percentage have been incorrectly reported. Members with a lot of false positives could sort to the bottom of the mod's queue, and members who reliably report bad posts could filter to the top for prompt action... Something like that might also be helpful when XDA was looking for new mods to help with the site -- the folks who did the most positive reporting might prove to be good candidates for new moderators.
It may be a stupid idea - but could you give thread creators moderation privileges in their own threads, even if it is only in development?
Putzy said:
It may be a stupid idea - but could you give thread creators moderation privileges in their own threads, even if it is only in development?
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Not something that can happen. Recognized Developers can open/close their own threads - but moderation pieces of deleting posts, etc. just can't happen. But thanks for the thought and idea.
How about the developer create a thread in Development section and called it "ABC - Bug Report" and another thread in General called "ABC - Discussion".
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How about the developer create a thread in Development section and called it "ABC - Bug Report" and another thread in General called "ABC - Discussion".
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The way to handle this, and what I am working on implementing but takes awhile, is to have the Developer post a thread in Q&A for that dev work and then all bugs, etc. are in the actual development thread.
[POLL] Vote for a clean and efficient forum "OPERATION IRON FIST" on P500 forums ?
I hate to be that guy but someone has to do it.
As most of you have noticed more and more new users are appearing on XDA thanks to the existence of the LG Optimus one.
The lg optimus one is a very popular device and because of that a lot of users that never owned a smartphone come in here, that is a great thing but wen most of those users can barely read the English language and have no respect for existing users and the forum itself and they only want a quick fix for their problem, that is when popularity becomes a problem.
In the last few weeks an annoying amount of useless threads have been wrongly created in the General and Development section by new users desperate for immediate attention, instead of posting in the specific Rom or Kernel threads where most of them must know their questions belong.
I say "must know" because you don't just go from not having a problem in flashing a rom and having a problem and have no idea what might be the cause of your problem. please stop playing stupid, you must know how to browse the web and read instructions, otherwise you wouldn't get here and be able to create threads.
And here is an observation to all of you who sell your "soul" for Thanks:
Stop overlooking the continuous breaking of rules just hoping to get a "Thanks" from the user posting in wrong section, double posting, useless posting...etc
Is a lot easier to click on one of this threads then to start a new one!
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Exactly. Look at my posts and add some quotes would be nice.
Kssood and some more users do it.
Maybe we should make ONE thread were everyones MOD can be posted.
This can not go on.
Greets!
Will do, thank you.
I'm in favour
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I'm in favour
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Sorry, forgot to mention in title that this is a poll
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Sorry, forgot to mention in title that this is a pool,
this is my first started thread ever on xda, please vote.
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Oh and it is a poll not pool, you swim in a pool, you vote in a poll
I was born in the '90's... 1290's >
vlt96 said:
Oh and it is a poll not pool, you swim in a pool, you vote in a poll
I was born in the '90's... 1290's >
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Thanks, good thing too because i can't swim,
maybe it was my subcontinent feeling like drowning in spam
and smartass RO users like you, Nazis were proud of the-yr nationality too.
up.... keep voting.
I know i sayd all there is to say about the situation in the first post,
but please post here to keep the tread on first page where it can be seen and other users can vote too, thanks.
I almost agreed with this thread, due in part to the "thanks" issue. I agree with the continued soliciting for thanks or stupid posts like "This will be reported!!". Then I noticed the "spam" bit again, now the following is the definition of spam:
Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.
No I have not seen this happen on this forum, what I have seen is a load of showboating and harassing of users purely for the sake of doing so, or getting the post count up. I am a developer, not recognized by XDA, purely because I do not have the time to develop for fun right now. I used to build roms for windows mobile, I also brought out a very decent FB Application for windows mobile (until a cease and desist order from FB). My point is this, yes, there are very talented individuals here, but why want to ban/threaten/shoot everything in sight just because they aren't up to the standards of the top guys?
I have been a member of this community for a long time, I have seen it grow over the years. It is built on a passion for these mobile devices we own, which some of us have spent hard earned money for. Running rampant, being more "strict" doesn't quite solve the problem.
Senior members, help the new members. New members, ask for help in the right place like pointed out in the 1st post. The development section should contain our roms, whether fully "developed" or just mods, thats where I expect to see roms, thats how it was always done before android even existed on these forums. General, should be just that, general help/info on the devices, upcoming technologies etc which would apply to our devices.
To build a community, lets ACT like a community and keep our personal squabbles in private. Android is about choice, XDA is about passion, a community is about friendship. In the optimus one forum, we should go back to our roots.
@cornelha where did you read i was talking about spam ?
moby_test said:
Thanks, good thing too because i can't swim,
maybe it was my subcontinent feeling like drowning in spam
and smartass RO users like you, Nazis were proud of the-yr nationality too.
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Right there. You are missing the point totally.
cornelha said:
Right there. You are missing the point totally.
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"Missing the point", what point? I was just replaying to vlt96 why i wrote pool instead of poll, it has nothing to do whit what you might think.
It was jut a lame excuse for my spell error. You guys are so jumpy to criticize everything and underline other people mistakes just so you can feel better whit your own wacky ego.
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"Missing the point", what point? I was just replaying to vlt96 why i wrote pool instead of poll, it has nothing to do whit what you might think.
It was jut a lame excuse for my spell error. You guys are so jumpy to criticize everything and underline other people mistakes just so you can feel better whit your own wacky ego.
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Nope that wasn't made to make you feel bad, it was a funny spelling mistake
I was born in the '90's... 1290's >
vlt96 said:
Nope that wasn't made to make you feel bad, it was a funny spelling mistake
I was born in the '90's... 1290's >
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God only knows why you were "made"...
(I'm not a bad guy, i just have a low tolerance for stupid idiots that have a high self-esteem)
mDroidd said:
Exactly. Look at my posts and add some quotes would be nice.
Kssood and some more users do it.
Maybe we should make ONE thread were everyones MOD can be posted.
This can not go on.
Greets!
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Seconded
Lycan said:
Seconded
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Sorry, my english is not that good, what do you mean?
*kouch* bump *kouch*
Can this way of cleaning be applied on the Dev forum also?
Look at the SPRING ROM!!!!!!
ANyways, I don't think this will be the way.
For now, my tactic is don't post in ANY thread that I don't like.
DOn't even say you don't like it, it will only bump the thread.
mDroidd said:
Sorry, my english is not that good, what do you mean?
*kouch* bump *kouch*
Can this way of cleaning be applied on the Dev forum also?
Look at the SPRING ROM!!!!!!
ANyways, I don't think this will be the way.
For now, my tactic is don't post in ANY thread that I don't like.
DOn't even say you don't like it, it will only bump the thread.
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Just ignoring useless threads won't make them go away or stop the creation of more, i do the same thing but those guys begging for thanks won't...
Lets say that some new user or even you are searching for an answer, think of it like searching Google and getting 100.000.000 result, that makes it pretty difficult to find what your answer wen 99.9% of those search results are porn and you are looking for a picture of a tree ...
Edit: i realize now that creating this tread won't solve anything but...
Imagine one year from now how many treads this forum will have, can you ?
And then imagine you searching for an answer in all those threads, it will be relay difficult so you will start a new thread asking for an answer that already exists and maybe then this phone wont be so popular and you won't get an immediate response like now...
I say all this because it happened to me on an old device that was not half as popular as the o1 is.
Up...
And the stupid questions keep on poring.
Thank you for the concern.
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Can we please respect the Chad's requests to keep the dev only discussion to dev. I already reported the posts that were in violation, please do the same if you find any more. Lets keep the development rolling. We almost lost all of our devs at a point, now we are taking off again lets not piss them off.
Please respect developers' wishes !!!
P.s. I made a new thread because i didn't want to say anything on Chad's thread, that would be hypocritical.
ugh
Bump !
Selfish people will be selfish. I don't say that to demean your post, I actually appreciate what you're trying to do a lot... but in the end, the people who will respect this wish are the people who are already respecting it
You bumped this?
If no one responds then maybe other people don't feel the same way.
Chad was even replying to those other people. So he isn't too worried about it.
No disrespect, but maybe this wasn't needed......
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theascended said:
Selfish people will be selfish. I don't say that to demean your post, I actually appreciate what you're trying to do a lot... but in the end, the people who will respect this wish are the people who are already respecting it
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Do me a favor, you and others, if you see something like that, just hit the report button. YZ is a phenomenal moderator, he rarely took more than a day to respond.
We can help the mods keep it clean so that devs would want to work in a clean environment.
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You bumped this?
If no one responds then maybe other people don't feel the same way.
Chad was even replying to those other people. So he isn't too worried about it.
No disrespect, but maybe this wasn't needed......
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Kind of weird coming from you since all I usually see is you posting in chads thread to "keep it dev only" surprise you don't feel the same way
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last i checked
GrayTheWolf said:
You bumped this?
If no one responds then maybe other people don't feel the same way.
Chad was even replying to those other people. So he isn't too worried about it.
No disrespect, but maybe this wasn't needed......
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Last time i checked, Neo had 15 roms or something. Maybe his title doesn't say recognized dev, but he is to this community. He is the one chad responded to.
The reason why you dont see the other posts is that they are getting deleted ( thanks to YZ).
We have threads about how people left the rezound ! you dont think dev. respect threads are needed !?
Edit : and you know why i bumped it? bec it keeps happening ! Maybe others will finally see it and get the hint...
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Do me a favor, you and others, if you see something like that, just hit the report button. YZ is a phenomenal moderator, he rarely took more than a day to respond.
We can help the mods keep it clean so that devs would want to work in a clean environment.
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Problem is i lost the report option for this forum a month or so ago. I have it for other forums so its not on my end. It seems like this option in tapatalk was removed for xda by a mod or admin od the forum. Hopefully they can fix it.
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Kind of weird coming from you since all I usually see is you posting in chads thread to "keep it dev only" surprise you don't feel the same way
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I was telling that to people who were posting worthless "thank-yous" and junk. Recently a few people have been posting helpful things.
Maybe I haven't been paying attention too well.
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Last time i checked, Neo had 15 roms or something. Maybe his title doesn't say recognized dev, but he is to this community. He is the one chad responded to.
The reason why you dont see the other posts is that they are getting deleted ( thanks to YZ).
We have threads about how people left the rezound ! you dont think dev. respect threads are needed !?
Edit : and you know why i bumped it? bec it keeps happening ! Maybe others will finally see it and get the hint...
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I am not a "Recognized Contributor" or "Recognized Developer".... are you seriously trying to indicate that I shouldn't post my development related posts in there because I'm not recognized by XDA?
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I am not a "Recognized Contributor" or "Recognized Developer".... are you seriously trying to indicate that I shouldn't post my development related posts in there because I'm not recognized by XDA?
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That's not what I got from it, but I can see how you got to that conclusion
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I really don't think a thread like this one where one user is chastising other users is really good for the community too. The devs are big boys and girls and the mods are doing a dang good job IMO, threads like this one will only divide and inflame the community.
I happen to think that this community has finally gotten to the point where it is like the other communities around here. Threads like this only make them an issue.
a.mcdear said:
I am not a "Recognized Contributor" or "Recognized Developer".... are you seriously trying to indicate that I shouldn't post my development related posts in there because I'm not recognized by XDA?
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That's what I was thinking.
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Chad doesn't care about helpful posts that relate to the subject.
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I really don't think a thread like this one where one user is chastising other users is really good for the community too. The devs are big boys and girls and the mods are doing a dang good job IMO, threads like this one will only divide and inflame the community.
I happen to think that this community has finally gotten to the point where it is like the other communities around here. Threads like this only make them an issue.
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Yep. Threads like this never end well.
AshtonTS said:
That's not what I got from it, but I can see how you got to that conclusion
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Ditto; you're alright a.mcdear, and anybody else who contributes regardless of titles. jmichaels1982's wording was a bit off on that quote is all.
It would be nice for users to keep things tidy around here a bit more, the Q&A section is occasionally deprived of both questions and readers willing to provide answers for troubleshooting. it is easy to overlook meaningful and relevant developmental posts when a dev thread is filled with more basic questions. Those are acceptable typically, but they may and can get wrapped up with any outright off-topic remarks.
The report button and self-moderation amongst the more talkative members should go far to alleviating off-topic posts.
And ah, frankly, not sure if the very sort of people that would need to read this thread are actually going to read it with the title being "I am seriously not happy." Too vague, doesn't grab attention. If stickies on forum rules don't grab their attention, this won't either lol.
All I know is I'm extremely impressed with Chad and his accomplishments (along with other devs)
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All I know is I'm extremely impressed with Chad and his accomplishments (along with other devs)
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Not bad for a dentist! Lol
Really though, I'm not surprised, he has been working magic since the old droid incredible, maybe before then. He is truly a gift to the android community and we are lucky to have him.
badogg said:
Not bad for a dentist! Lol
Really though, I'm not surprised, he has been working magic since the old droid incredible, maybe before then. He is truly a gift to the android community and we are lucky to have him.
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I miss my old inc. That was a great little phone. I still have 2 of them i use for mp3 players.
This thread shouldn't exist and neither should the posts in the dev thread whining about keeping things on topic. Keeping on topic is taken care of by moderators, all people should be doing is hitting the report button if someone doesn't have the common sense to stay on topic themselves.
Side note: Let's be real here. People that actually have the skills and/or willingness to work on this phone stuck around regardless of trolls and whatever other BS excuse previous devs wanted to feed you.
There is no need to start threads like this, obviously in a way it could be of any help but in another it could be cause of problem, that's why i'm closing it.
Anyway, as said, click the report button and we will look into it asap.
Ok. So I have thought about doing this for a long time and always have a reason why I haven't done it. I also still have plenty of reservations with it, but I trust it will go well.
What this is:
Ask questions to the moderation team here in the 3d forum. Mostly me. I can't say the others will participate in this thread, as they are not required to. We don't have to talk about a lot of what goes on and I will not force them to. I digress.
If you are confused about a certain rule, or just want clarification, come here. If you want guidance on how to approach a certain situation (this mostly for me), you can come here.
What this isn't:
A place to discuss in detail why someone was banned. Also we will not discuss the banning of people in the past. I will not usually talk about why someone was infracted. Those are all personal details, and will be left as such. Also this is not a place to flame the moderators or anyone else.
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This is my attempt to be fairly transparent with the user base. Most everyone here who knows me, knows that I am willing to talk to just about anyone, and am easy to get a long with. As long as you keep this a civil thread, it will remain. This isn't something that is required, I'm doing it to hopefully bring about some civility in this forum. We don't do things in secret, we just don't talk about it publicly usually.
You work with me, I will work with you.
Savvy?
Thanks to ramjet73 for encouraging me to go ahead and do this.
I too will participate and have subscribed to this thread. As most know I'm not secretive and don't hold alliances with a lot of devs here in 3d land. I tell it like it is and don't let anyone bash another member or previous member for that matter. As long as this is civil I will be as well. Let's play nice and all get along. Remember everyone we are all here to tweak our phones, run the latest software, have the coolest stuff, have fun, and share in our hobby. Nobody here is paid to be here at all so there is no reason to fight cause it gets u no where.
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What they said ^
Also, as I am often seen as the more angry mod (I'm doing my best to curtail that), hopefully I'll be able to eloquently explain the reasons for my shortness.
Carry on.
Where do babies come from?? HAHAHAHA
Obviously I'm joking BUT I do have a serious question.
Why does the search feature go down once a day??
I know a lot of noobs don't notice this because they don't search BUT I use it all day long and I know I'm not the only one that finds this annoying!
Just a few questions. I'm not sure if these fall under the questions that are allowed to be asked, but:
1.] Is Agrabren simply not allowed to post CDMA builds anymore? I still don't truly understand the path his CDMA development has gone, it seems to come and go.
2.] To my understanding there are false GPL claims being made against him. How exactly are those claims made/handled? Is it an automated system? If not, wouldn't it be possible to tell which claims being made are just trolls?
3.] How do you guys put up with the drama so well? I would have lost my mind a long time ago :crying:
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Thanks to pstevep and papa smurf151 for opening this thread.
I'll try to start this in the spirit that I think it was intended by asking the mods what is the best way to handle a post that has been made in the wrong forum, something that rarely happens in the Evo 3d forums.
We don't want to discourage new users that might not know better, but there are detailed guidelines posted for the development forum by papa smurf151 as a sticky in that forum, and general guidelines for new threads in the Forum & Marketplace Rules post at the top of each forum.
In your opinions, is it appropriate to link those guidelines when a post is misplaced or better to just reference them and let the users find them on their own? It's a good exercise to find them yourself when you are not even aware that they exist, but sometimes that discourages users from actually reading them.
This may sound trivial so far, but my real question is whether or not we should report these posts. Is it helpful to the mods to report posts, or better to just wait until someone gets around to reviewing the new threads.
On a broader scale, when would you recommend that we report posts versus just leaving it to the mods to handle them?
ramjet73
This was a great idea. I just want to say thank you to ramjet, pvstepup, and papasmurf for allowing a chance for normal members to come together and let members have a chance to clear the air of any matters that maybe unclear. This is one is for papasmurf: I notice more recently that you have locked quite a few threads with all having something to do with opinions of what's the best Rom or kernel. Now many of us get the idea that you are preventing flaming wars and trying to keep things civil. Myself and many others are wondering, is our hunches accurate?
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Just a few questions. I'm not sure if these fall under the questions that are allowed to be asked, but:
1.] Is Agrabren simply not allowed to post CDMA builds anymore? I still don't truly understand the path his CDMA development has gone, it seems to come and go.
2.] To my understanding there are false GPL claims being made against him. How exactly are those claims made/handled? Is it an automated system? If not, wouldn't it be possible to tell which claims being made are just trolls?
3.] How do you guys put up with the drama so well? I would have lost my mind a long time ago :crying:
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1. From my understanding he has taken his cdma builds off xda to let things chill for awhile. When things get heated sometimes the best course of action is to cool off and let time resolve the situation
2. Even though there are devs not on xda we do exchange emails or talk on other forums...sometimes even gtalk. The real gpl complaints come that way as well as from pm with specific issues linked and evidence given. Simply saying he's breaking the rules with no proof gets u no where with the mod team
3. Actually 99% of the time we have nothing go do and that's a good thing. At times we simply go into threads...clean them up and leave a warning. If it gets bad then u take further actions. Keeping a cool head and having to remain neutral helps to not get so mad since u don't take sides its easier. If it gets personal or u r personally involved that's when u step aside and let ur fellow mods help. We r all a big team and work together
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Mazda said:
Where do babies come from?? HAHAHAHA
Obviously I'm joking BUT I do have a serious question.
Why does the search feature go down once a day??
I know a lot of noobs don't notice this because they don't search BUT I use it all day long and I know I'm not the only one that finds this annoying!
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U see when ur mom was hot I meet her at this hotel...I have pictures if u want details and well 9 months later we had a son named alex. I was ashamed of him so I left....lmso jk man.
Search = bang head against wall.
We really have no control of it. Its a server issue I think
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U see when ur mom was hot I meet her at this hotel...I have pictures if u want details and well 9 months later we had a son named alex. I was ashamed of him so I left....lmso jk man.
Search = bang head against wall.
We really have no control of it. Its a server issue I think
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Thanks.......DAD??!?? HAHAHAHAHHA
ramjet73 said:
Thanks to pstevep and papa smurf151 for opening this thread.
I'll try to start this in the spirit that I think it was intended by asking the mods what is the best way to handle a post that has been made in the wrong forum, something that rarely happens in the Evo 3d forums.
We don't want to discourage new users that might not know better, but there are detailed guidelines posted for the development forum by papa smurf151 as a sticky in that forum, and general guidelines for new threads in the Forum & Marketplace Rules post at the top of each forum.
In your opinions, is it appropriate to link those guidelines when a post is misplaced or better to just reference them and let the users find them on their own? It's a good exercise to find them yourself when you are not even aware that they exist, but sometimes that discourages users from actually reading them.
This may sound trivial so far, but my real question is whether or not we should report these posts. Is it helpful to the mods to report posts, or better to just wait until someone gets around to reviewing the new threads.
On a broader scale, when would you recommend that we report posts versus just leaving it to the mods to handle them?
ramjet73
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Ok if ud like please post a link in the thread posted in wrong section to my guidelines and then report.
id rather come hone from work with 15 reported posts then to search around and see a flame war over something really stupid and trivial.
Jsparta26 said:
This was a great idea. I just want to say thank you to ramjet, pvstepup, and papasmurf for allowing a chance for normal members to come together and let members have a chance to clear the air of any matters that maybe unclear. This is one is for papasmurf: I notice more recently that you have locked quite a few threads with all having something to do with opinions of what's the best Rom or kernel. Now many of us get the idea that you are preventing flaming wars and trying to keep things civil. Myself and many others are wondering, is our hunches accurate?
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Yup ur spot on. In my dealing with these threads they turn ugly real fast. Devs get feelings hurt. Fan boys bash others roms or promote their favs. Its really all opinion and u know what they say about opinions. My suggestion is don't participate. In the og evo section we've instigated this rule and its prevented countless fights and clean up work for the mods
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Mazda said:
Where do babies come from?? HAHAHAHA
Obviously I'm joking BUT I do have a serious question.
Why does the search feature go down once a day??
I know a lot of noobs don't notice this because they don't search BUT I use it all day long and I know I'm not the only one that finds this annoying!
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Xda search is a google custom search, if it's down I just use google which typically yields similar results. I'm for real not trolling.
ramjet73 said:
Thanks to pstevep and papa smurf151 for opening this thread.
I'll try to start this in the spirit that I think it was intended by asking the mods what is the best way to handle a post that has been made in the wrong forum, something that rarely happens in the Evo 3d forums.
We don't want to discourage new users that might not know better, but there are detailed guidelines posted for the development forum by papa smurf151 as a sticky in that forum, and general guidelines for new threads in the Forum & Marketplace Rules post at the top of each forum.
In your opinions, is it appropriate to link those guidelines when a post is misplaced or better to just reference them and let the users find them on their own? It's a good exercise to find them yourself when you are not even aware that they exist, but sometimes that discourages users from actually reading them.
This may sound trivial so far, but my real question is whether or not we should report these posts. Is it helpful to the mods to report posts, or better to just wait until someone gets around to reviewing the new threads.
On a broader scale, when would you recommend that we report posts versus just leaving it to the mods to handle them?
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Please please please please use report. There's only 3 of us fsm, plus pstevep. We can't see it all thread wise since we all moderate more than just this forum, but we can see the reports (and faster). PM's work too.
And I thought babies came from the cabbage patch. It's at least cool to have 1 thread for drama. ie. V6 supercharger
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Where did the zero tolerance threads go?
iTzLOLtrain said:
Where did the zero tolerance threads go?
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It was retired. It was never meant to be here forever. It was a tool to calm things down. It worked and the reins were loosened as we do not like being dictators but will if need be.
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Mazda said:
Where do babies come from?? HAHAHAHA
Obviously I'm joking BUT I do have a serious question.
Why does the search feature go down once a day??
I know a lot of noobs don't notice this because they don't search BUT I use it all day long and I know I'm not the only one that finds this annoying!
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Oh the lovely search. It actually goes down when our custom cache gets corrupted on the server. Then our server guy has to rebuild cache which takes several hours typically. It's annoying for everyone, especially the server guy.
DarkRazorZ said:
Just a few questions. I'm not sure if these fall under the questions that are allowed to be asked, but:
1.] Is Agrabren simply not allowed to post CDMA builds anymore? I still don't truly understand the path his CDMA development has gone, it seems to come and go.
2.] To my understanding there are false GPL claims being made against him. How exactly are those claims made/handled? Is it an automated system? If not, wouldn't it be possible to tell which claims being made are just trolls?
3.] How do you guys put up with the drama so well? I would have lost my mind a long time ago :crying:
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Lord how did I know this type of question would be at the beginning.
1. He could post his CDMA build if he wanted to. Gpl wise he provides source. However due to circumstances that everyone is aware it is not being posted for the good of everyone involved. I told him that if he isn't going to post it though, we can't have it accessible from anything on here. Believe me for right now it's the greater good.
2. When a gpl claim is reported its handled ostensibly like any other report. Except that usually a senior mod and or a member of the dev committee is brought in to look at it. If there are any issues we address them with the dev in question. Agrabren's issues were looked into and addressed appropriately. Sometimes yes its easy to know when it's just trolling, but not always, it's a serious matter so we tend to take it seriously.
3. I honestly think my 3 year old had a lot to do with it for me. Calmed me down, made me more patient. Plus I'm the type of person who likes to fix things so I tend to try and defuse situations by nature. I think everyone deserves respect, and if you talk to me I will talk to you. If you work with me, i will work with you. I want what's best for the community.
Hope that helps.
ramjet73 said:
Thanks to pstevep and papa smurf151 for opening this thread.
I'll try to start this in the spirit that I think it was intended by asking the mods what is the best way to handle a post that has been made in the wrong forum, something that rarely happens in the Evo 3d forums.
We don't want to discourage new users that might not know better, but there are detailed guidelines posted for the development forum by papa smurf151 as a sticky in that forum, and general guidelines for new threads in the Forum & Marketplace Rules post at the top of each forum.
In your opinions, is it appropriate to link those guidelines when a post is misplaced or better to just reference them and let the users find them on their own? It's a good exercise to find them yourself when you are not even aware that they exist, but sometimes that discourages users from actually reading them.
This may sound trivial so far, but my real question is whether or not we should report these posts. Is it helpful to the mods to report posts, or better to just wait until someone gets around to reviewing the new threads.
On a broader scale, when would you recommend that we report posts versus just leaving it to the mods to handle them?
ramjet73
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Just report instantly. Or you can pm me directly. I don't always see the reported posts as much as I'm mobile 75% of the time. I have a lot of gut feelings that pay off and I'm in the right place at the right time. I also have devs (not as much in the 3d forum) that will gtalk me when something is going down. But report as soon as you see it is the best Option.
EDIT: as for wrong posting. You can instruct the person politely that they are in the wrong forum, but still report so we can move it. Does that help?
il Duce said:
Please please please please use report. There's only 3 of us fsm, plus pstevep. We can't see it all thread wise since we all moderate more than just this forum, but we can see the reports (and faster). PM's work too.
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Where the heck have you been? There are 6 in here now not counting me. Granted one is fairly inactive, but still 6 listed.
Yeah six fsm in here but 3 fsm that are active at all.
plus u of course
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il Duce said:
What they said ^
Also, as I am often seen as the more angry mod (I'm doing my best to curtail that), hopefully I'll be able to eloquently explain the reasons for my shortness.
Carry on.
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Why are you the angry mod? Was it something from your childhood?
In all seriousness, I don't see how you're considered the angry mod. You've always been helpful. In fact, I've noticed in the teamd3rp Q&A, you're one of the only ones answering questions.
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Why can't I find the anthrax kernel here I used to use it on meanrom but now I can't find it anywhere! I my opinion there is no better kernel.
That sucker flew not to mention I hate the stock kernel!
So could you point me to the anthrax GB kernel that would be great or at least who makes it! I only remember the name of it because it has the same name of my favorite band.
coal686 said:
Why are you the angry mod? Was it something from your childhood?
In all seriousness, I don't see how you're considered the angry mod. You've always been helpful. In fact, I've noticed in the teamd3rp Q&A, you're one of the only ones answering questions.
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Because I go off on people.
spirithandler said:
Why can't I find the anthrax kernel here I used to use it on meanrom but now I can't find it anywhere! I my opinion there is no better kernel.
That sucker flew not to mention I hate the stock kernel!
So could you point me to the anthrax GB kernel that would be great or at least who makes it! I only remember the name of it because it has the same name of my favorite band.
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