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Has anyone else thought there should be just one forum for all the Galaxy S phones? considering they are almost identical it would make sense as long as each phone had a sub forum... Just a unified general forum would be great.

This has been posted before. This would make sense but although the phones are similar they are not the same. They have differences within them that make mods/roms/developing for them different. Since programs need to be modified for each phone it makes sense to split them up imho.

Yes. Especially with hacks. They all tend to affect each of the phones differently. Some work on the Captivate, some more and different ones work on Vibrant, and even more function with the stock i9000's.
Think they have it good the way they have it already.

I have a Vibrant and just came over to this forum to see if I could pick up any good information I haven't seen in the Vibrant forum.
But, I do believe we should keep the forums seperate.

tf442 said:
I have a Vibrant and just came over to this forum to see if I could pick up any good information I haven't seen in the Vibrant forum.
But, I do believe we should keep the forums seperate.
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but there should be one forum where we can cross examine all of our discoveries...IMO

One forum would be too confusing. I want captivate and captivate only information. I don't want to sift through other Galaxy S phones.

Citznfish said:
One forum would be too confusing. I want captivate and captivate only information. I don't want to sift through other Galaxy S phones.
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ok well I am sifting through the other ones right now and any useful info (to me) I will repost here.

Lions, Tigers, and Stickies, OH MY!

Seriously, can we clean this **** up?
Guides/How to's: fine
Roms: dumb

Good Luck.

You want to volunteer?

While Venelar lacks tact, I do kinda agree.
Why are roms stickied in this subforum? This isn't behavior I see in other subforums.
If I'm browsing on my gtablet, it requires scrolling through a couple screens of things that haven't been updated in a while to get to a lot of the new posts.
Would people want a stickied thread that has links to all the roms and kernels currently in development? I'd probably be willing to help with that.

I moderate elsewhere, wouldn't be a big deal imo. Anyway, lack of tact aside it is out of control in this section of the board. I've seen complaints on a few threads about it and when the preferred method of viewing this particular forum is through the "buggy at best" xda app (so that stickies are on another tab) from the tablet i think that says a lot.
some guide consolidation/and unsticking rom threads would work wonders to spruce the place up a bit.

You might want to take it up with TheImpaler747. Wouldn't this be something for the moderators to iron out?
Not trying to be aloof - I actually agree with you and had asked for the same, about 2 weeks back.

Maybe guides and how-to's can get their own sub-forum. We have many stickied guids/how-tos/faqs in the g-tab general, and now there is the new gTab q+a.
Maybe put all guides/how-tos/faqs/things that are sticky in their own sub-forum (aka gTab info) and then have q+a, development, and app talk. Seems like that would cover the breakdown of topics a little better.
Also, seriously, who sends a complaint about the number of stickies. Weak.

Development is where Roms belong not pissing and moaning about stickied threads.

thebadfrog said:
Development is where Roms belong not pissing and moaning about stickied threads.
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Agreed. And posting this thread in the very forum you're complaining about doesn't help matters - it just perpetuates it.
This process of stickying threads that are tried and true and helpful, etc. is followed in many other forums.
As to guides/how-tos... DEFINITE good idea. Just need someone to do it instead of us mods who are swamped as it is.
Thanks.

I think the links should stay about the same if you move everything though, so that's good, lol.
I volunteer myself jerdog
thebadfrog said:
Development is where Roms belong not pissing and moaning about stickied threads.
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Look at your post count, 666

ramerco said:
Maybe guides and how-to's can get their own sub-forum. We have many stickied guids/how-tos/faqs in the g-tab general, and now there is the new gTab q+a.
Maybe put all guides/how-tos/faqs/things that are sticky in their own sub-forum (aka gTab info) and then have q+a, development, and app talk. Seems like that would cover the breakdown of topics a little better.
Also, seriously, who sends a complaint about the number of stickies. Weak.
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The how-to's would be great in the "Q&A" forum so people can read those first in hopes they'll read them and possibly get their question answered before posting another thread.

Why not create an all encompassing "G-Tablet Bible" Thread that includes links to how-to's, roms, guides, and other helpful info. Lots of forums implement this method of organization. If the EVO forum can stay clean, this should be able to as well.
Seems like you already have a couple of volunteers that would do it, now it's just a matter of making it, getting it stickied, and erasing the other stickies.

I thought the development sub forum was where developers gathered to exchange hacks and fixes for ROMs. I would of though ROMs ready for play would have their own sub thread... I had requested this as well a week or so back. It is a bit messy. I dont see any reason to bash a guy who is asking for something that would benefit everyone. If we cant play nice together in the benefit of making a better G Tab then i suggest we all return them! It aint a good product without the support of a good community. Just my 2 cents.

venelar said:
Seriously, can we clean this **** up?
Guides/How to's: fine
Roms: dumb
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I couldn't agree more.
MechAniX.one said:
I thought the development sub forum was where developers gathered to exchange hacks and fixes for ROMs. I would of though ROMs ready for play would have their own sub thread... I had requested this as well a week or so back. It is a bit messy. I dont see any reason to bash a guy who is asking for something that would benefit everyone. If we cant play nice together in the benefit of making a better G Tab then i suggest we all return them! It aint a good product without the support of a good community. Just my 2 cents.
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Very wise words....
roebeet said:
You want to volunteer?
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Yes I do! lol
I started a thread over in the development section with a listing of most of the ROMS and Kernels that were stickied and plan on finishing it after I get home from work. Hopefully this will help in the organization of forums as I couldn't agree more on how unorganized it looks with so many stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12731572

TheImpaler747 got back with me and said he'd look into it as well.
/piss and moan paying off it seems.
Edit: thanks to asdr for helping with that thread!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026660
Thanks thejesus for already doing this.
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venelar said:
TheImpaler747 got back with me and said he'd look into it as well.
/piss and moan paying off it seems.
Edit: thanks to asdr for helping with that thread!
Sent from my Nexus One
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been working on this for awhile and looking at different ways to sort stuff. Look for some new changes coming....

New phone threads, what's wrong mods?

It seems to me that any thread pertaining to another phone has been removed by the mods lately. What's up with this? I understand that the thread may not be about the infuse, so I understand your logic for moving them. However, what about those of us that may want to discuss new phone options with fellow Infuse owners that we have been in a community with for some time now?
To me, it seems as if you're controlling what a new group of friends can talk about, and basically being an overly harsh dictator. I respect the opinion of my fellow Infusers, so why can't I talk about new phones with them in a place where I know it will be mostly Infuse owners? It's the GENERAL section for a reason. You're supposed to post any random discussion you want there, so long as it is not offensive and is appropriate for all.
Specifically, I'm referring to the threads about the galaxy note. I was enjoying reading the opinions of all of you, as I will probably be upgrading to it this summer.
And don't say that I can go read in the AT&T note section, because that is not what I am talking about. In the AT&T note section, you get the opinions of all sorts of people coming from different devices, whereas a thread here will only gather the opinions of Infuse owners. I want to be able to talk about new phones without the thread being deleted or moved after a few days.
/endrant
Sorry for the lengthy response, I just think the mods should be a bit more lenient.

There should be one thread for all of it. People can post about it without clogging up the forum.
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big infuse comparison thread.....
/endrant

I have been holding my tongue...
BUT I'm kinda getting there:
HERE IS WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO POST IT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255388
All non-Infuse phone goes there...
skyrot, all-trix, galax Not, etc...you get the idea

Sorry, forgot about that thread as its a sticky and I do most of my reading on my phone, where stickies are under a different tab. My bad. Although I still think it wouldn't be that terrible to have a thread here and there regarding specific new phones. Whoops.
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welchertc said:
Sorry, forgot about that thread as its a sticky and I do most of my reading on my phone, where stickies are under a different tab. My bad. Although I still think it wouldn't be that terrible to have a thread here and there regarding specific new phones. Whoops.
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np..i don't have any issue usually, but as new threads get created with only a few posts, the older but good thread with lots of material gets pushed back.
We end up with such a large clutter that is harder to follow.
bronco is actually pretty tolerant...I've on seen one thread got locked in the past several months.

Try Dolphin HD with desktop toggle add-on for full web page browsing from phone.

If you want to discuss about a new phone, if that alreday has a dedicated forum, then you can talk about it there.
If not you can post in General-General.
Certainly you cant post in the Infuse forum.
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P.S. You can also use the Infuse Comparison thread which is stickied on this forum

[Q] Is the Note where everyone is going?

My understanding is that basically everyone in this forum is migrating and upgrading to the Note. Are there any reasons for even considering anything else or staying with the obsoleted Infuse? The Note just seems like such an awesome phone so it would be great seeing all great users in this forum going there.
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Yes for me
Let the flamers begin:
Just my 2¢

short answer...., who cares?
long answer.... do we really need to clog up the forum with this dribble? ???
there is a comparison thread for discussion of other devices, oh and a whole forum for the device you wish to discuss.
you make it sound like your next device has to be a group decision. the note is basically a bigger skyrocket with a stylus. what's the big deal?
edit... are you freaking kidding me?????
the mod already closed one thread of yours on this topic so you create another one???
are the forum rules this hard to comprehend???

Dani897 said:
short answer...., who cares?
long answer.... do we really need to clog up the forum with this dribble? ???
there is a comparison thread for discussion of other devices, oh and a whole forum for the device you wish to discuss.
you make it sound like your next device has to be a group decision. the note is basically a bigger skyrocket with a stylus. what's the big deal?
edit... are you freaking kidding me?????
the mod already closed one thread of yours on this topic so you create another one???
are the forum rules this hard to comprehend???
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What dani said is exactly right. Who cares? Don't be a follower! You are the one paying for the phone so get what you want. Who cares what everyone else is getting. I just used my upgrade for what i wanted and got a Atrix 2. I use it and my Infuse. Why buy two samsung phones that are similar when you can have two totally different devices? Do what you want, dont worry about everyone else.
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This is the infuse forum, so you are offtopic.
Any such questions you can posts in the General, General forum.
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The Phone For You

First of all, there's been a hell of a lot of threads being made for a while now asking 'What phone to get' or 'S3 vs One X' for example and now there's more and more being made daily and there's just too many now.
That's where the idea for this threads comes into place. Any questions you wanna ask about comparing phones before you buy them, ask them in here.
There's 2 main good points about this -
1. Someone else in here could've already asked about phones that you wanted to compare. If so, you can read the answer and that way you've found out exactly what you wanted without typing a single thing or having to wait for a reply. And...
2. It will stop what will inevitably be more posts all regarding the same thing, from littering the forum. And any that are posted outside of this thread can be directed straight to here where their answer could already be awaiting them.
Simple as that!
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Agreed, But really, Popular and repetitive comparisons like the S3 vs ONE X is easily googleable now, If not websites, Other android forums might have discussed that before.
But yeah, Both the popular and unpopular phone comparisons need only one thread, Even the tablet ones, They are multiplying now.
Also, In that way, Someone with a similar phone comparison (popular or not) as yours will be easier to find and you will be able to choose carefully without turning the general forums into a "What phone to buy" forums.
Oh and BTW, Can you make one for the "My phone is bricked/laggy/(insert problem here)" threads?

I just used the S3 vs One X as an example really, but yeah I totally agree that google has it covered and youtube is full of videos for the high end phones against each other.
The aim is to make this easier for people anyway so hopefully it works. I PMd orb3000 just after I made this to see if he'd consider making it a sticky. Not sure if he will or not, but that'll then make it even easier to be honest.
And I already think there's a thread for that. I could be wrong but I think I saw one a while back. I'll have a look around and then if not, I'll make one either later today or tomorrow. It all depends on how busy I am
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