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[REF] Using the Work of Others

Folks,
Just wanted to clarify XDA-Developers' rules regarding the use of others' work in your own projects. Since we've had a number of problems in the Skyrocket fora related to this issue, I will restate the rules here and offer some guidance.
XDA Rule #12If you are developing something that is based on the work of another Member, you MUST first seek their permission, and you must give credit to the member whose work you used. If a dispute occurs about who developed / created a piece of work, first try to settle the matter by private message and NOT in open forum. If this fails then you may contact a moderator with clear evidence that the work was created by you.
Convincing evidence will result in copied work being removed. If there is no clear evidence you created the work then in the spirit of sharing all work will remain posted on the forums.
These rules apply to all software posted on XDA unless that software comes with a license that waives these rules.​A few clarifications, tips, and explanations:
Recognize that all non-source ROMs are based off of Samsung's original development work. Since these ROMs use the same base, they inevitably feel similar.
Any ROM release must offer something unique or different than previous ROMs. One cannot navigate to the thread for an already-built ROM, look at the feature list, implement it into a stock build, throw a theme on it, and release it. Themes do not qualify a ROM as a separate release. If you wish to copy a ROM and theme it, please release a theme in the "Themes & Apps" forum. Please do not copy a ROM, add one feature and a theme, then release it.
All ROM developers must ask permission from other developers if any work is copied. Ask permission via the XDA private messaging system. If the developer does not respond or refuses permission, you may not use his/her work.
Alternatively, developers can post a written license for usage of their work. If you want to share your code, then more power to you. XDA is all about open source community development.
All developers who suspect copying violations without permission should please report the issue via private message to jayharper08, D.O.C, or kennethpenn.
Users should not post messages like "this is a copy of _____'s work" in threads that contain copied work. Instead, report the post or private message a moderator (above) and the matter will be handled appropriately.

Rules For Posting In Development Section

Some DO's and DONT's in Android Development Thread :
1. Do not spam or Flame
If you wish to advertise a Product/ROM/app/Theme, contact XDA. But do not post it in the development forums, it will be removed and you're likely to receive
a ban. Also DO NOT flame on others. It will get you nowhere except getting banned.
2. Do not post warez.
If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or
describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained. This is a site of developers, i.e; the
sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community.
3. Using the work of others.
If you are developing something that is based on the work of another Member, you MUST first seek their permission, and you must give credit to
the member whose work you used. If a dispute occurs about who developed / created a piece of work, first try to settle the matter by private
message and NOT in open forum. If this fails then you may contact a moderator with clear evidence that the work was created by you.
Convincing evidence will result in copied work being removed. If there is no clear evidence you created the work then in the spirit of sharing
all work will remain posted on the forums.
As an addition, developers have the right to hold exclusivity over their work for as long as it is deemed necessary by the dev or freely share
it. However, if the work is claimed as exclusive, it must remain as such. No selective sharing will be allowed (i.e; allowing certain people
to use it and not others). Should the dev decide to start sharing the work with others, the work automatically becomes fair game for all to
use.
In regards to permissions, same rules remain for this but if permission was already given, unless there is a very valid reason, it cannot be
revoked (same applies to major updates on the work). Under that same premise, permissions cannot be denied unless the work is exclusive or
under severe circumstances.
In plain English: If you want to keep your work exclusive, go for it. However, if you are going to share your work, do it fairly.
4. Keep posts/threads on-topic
The general rule for posting in threads must be relevant to the Forum / thread in which you are posting.
General Forums - For news and announcements pertaining to your device.
Q&A Forums - For all question threads / posts. If there is no Q&A forum use the device General Forum
Accessories subforum - For posts related to accessories relevant to the phone model
Development Forums (ones with the word development in the title)- For developers to post release threads e.g. ROMs, Kernels, and mods.
Themes and Apps Forums - For themers to post themes and for app announcements and discussions.

How can i delete my own post???

How can i delete my own post, why is it so hard (she said, lol) ???

trueiceman said:
How can i delete my own post, why is it so hard (she said, lol) ???
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I think the moderator has to, you can edit your post and request the delete and mark the reason why.

or you can report the post and request it be deleted...

teckels said:
I think the moderator has to, you can edit your post and request the delete and mark the reason why.
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Naddict said:
or you can report the post and request it be deleted...
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ok thanks guys.

Thanks for the help.

Contacting a moderator just to have one's own post edited or deleted? That is a far more 'suboptimal' procedure causing more work and wasting more time of both members and moderators than what is necessary. Every other board on the planet has a simple button for editing or deleting one's own posts, so what is supposed to be the 'reason' behind this peculiar restriction?

Qui Peccavit said:
Contacting a moderator just to have one's own post edited or deleted? That is a far more 'suboptimal' procedure causing more work and wasting more time of both members and moderators than what is necessary. Every other board on the planet has a simple button for editing or deleting one's own posts, so what is supposed to be the 'reason' behind this peculiar restriction?
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Threads do not get deleted here, they can only be opened or closed.
The Moderators here do delete posts, but only under specific conditions, they don't delete posts just because you want it removed.
You can edit your own posts to remove whatever you want from your posts but you have to leave at least 2 characters.
The way I do it is I delete what is in the post an leave .. in its place.
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Hmmm ... looks like a case of «what are all the other boards on the web doing wrong and only we doing it right?», because it would be cleaner and leave threads with less clutter if one could cut for good what is no longer needed/correct and will only confuse people, would it not? nevertheless and be that as it may, thank you for the explanation and suggestion.

Qui Peccavit said:
Contacting a moderator just to have one's own post edited or deleted? That is a far more 'suboptimal' procedure causing more work and wasting more time of both members and moderators than what is necessary. Every other board on the planet has a simple button for editing or deleting one's own posts, so what is supposed to be the 'reason' behind this peculiar restriction?
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The Reporting Feature is also used for closing a thread as well...
There's really nothing wrong with using the reporting feature for a thread and isn't negatively viewed by a Moderator/Administrator to just to simply close it.
The following steps are the best way to have a thread closed by a Moderator (and they prefer to be asked by the specific member who opened the thread... that's you).
{FYI... The Moderators prefer not to delete a thread unless it's necessary to do so. Closing a thread keeps the information available for other members to learn from it as well.}
1) On the first post, select the bottom left triangle (reporting a post).
2) When the next page loads, select the reason on drop down section (at the bottom left of the text area), then select the one that states "Thread/post moving or maintenance".
3) If it's because your question was simply answered, then type the reason within the text area. Something simple like "Can you please close this thread because my posted question has been answered." (you can also tell them that "Ibuprophen is awesome" LOL!).
4) Finally, select the "Send report" and you'll then be taken back to the thread. Your all set!
The report is then listed on cue for a Moderator. It typically takes anywhere from 10 min to a day or two. The Moderators are very good and are pretty much on top of things.
Reporting a thread isn't intended as a bad thing. It just elevates having to send call-outs and PM's to a bunch of Moderators till one is available.
You've now graduated from the "Closing a thread 101" course! LMAO!!!
Good Luck!
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Thanks, that was a nice tutorial on an indispensable functionality on any discussion board. Have a sunny afternoon.

Ibuprophen said:
The Reporting Feature is also used for closing a thread as well...
There's really nothing wrong with using the reporting feature for a thread and isn't negatively viewed by a Moderator/Administrator to just to simply close it.
The following steps are the best way to have a thread closed by a Moderator (and they prefer to be asked by the specific member who opened the thread... that's you).
{FYI... The Moderators prefer not to delete a thread unless it's necessary to do so. Closing a thread keeps the information available for other members to learn from it as well.}
1) On the first post, select the bottom left triangle (reporting a post).
2) When the next page loads, select the reason on drop down section (at the bottom left of the text area), then select the one that states "Thread/post moving or maintenance".
3) If it's because your question was simply answered, then type the reason within the text area. Something simple like "Can you please close this thread because my posted question has been answered." (you can also tell them that "Ibuprophen is awesome" LOL!).
4) Finally, select the "Send report" and you'll then be taken back to the thread. Your all set!
The report is then listed on cue for a Moderator. It typically takes anywhere from 10 min to a day or two. The Moderators are very good and are pretty much on top of things.
Reporting a thread isn't intended as a bad thing. It just elevates having to send call-outs and PM's to a bunch of Moderators till one is available.
You've now graduated from the "Closing a thread 101" course! LMAO!!!
Good Luck!
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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my Enigma Machine {aenigma = Latin for "Riddle"}.
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That's all well and good for closing threads, but having posts deleted isn't going to happen unless the post violates one of the XDA rules and gets reported to a Moderator, if there is no violation, the post does not get deleted, even if reported. Instead, it must be edited by the poster.
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That's the shortcoming of the system, for which your little « ... » edit is probably the best workaround under the circumstances. Nevertheless, simply being able to delete one's own posts would leave threads looking less cluttered and be a quicker and more elegant solution -- especially when information provided in a guide or tutorial becomes outdated and leads to confusion.
Well, since there is nothing we ordinary mortals can do about it, I thank both of you for your input, maybe one fine day the powers that be see the light.

The best solution in this case is to be silent

[Completed] Pandora Radio Tools Module (Xposed Installer)

Post any questions, suggestions.

Wow, you just took gamers work without credit to him.
This kind of modules is also not allowed on xda.

yeah, I have a question:
why do you steal other peoples work & (obviously) claim it as your own?
lame, VERY lame////

Must be why he created a user name with Dopey in it

Report the user and this thread. This kind of stuff does not belong here and I do not appreciate the implied claim of ownership.

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Can an admin or moderator close this thread and remove its files?
Thank you very much for ur time.

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