I realize that this is off topic and that I may be chastised for posting but I will take my chances. I really enjoy the work you guys do and would like to show my appreciation by donating. Therefore, I ask what is the consensus of the forum; donate to XDA or to the individuals whose work I have benefited from?
Donate to one or to all.
This site is (I expect) quite costly to host - so if you don't have much dosh put it there.
If you use a chefs roms a lot, or get a lot of help from a user, or if someone saves you a pile of cash by unbricking your phone then donate to them directly.
In the most part, the users who have a donate link in their signature are generally people who cook, modify or help a lot.
AkWizKid said:
I realize that this is off topic and that I may be chastised for posting but I will take my chances. I really enjoy the work you guys do and would like to show my appreciation by donating. Therefore, I ask what is the consensus of the forum; donate to XDA or to the individuals whose work I have benefited from?
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I say donate to all but maybe this thread should have been started in the Kaiser General section or here in the General Discussion. http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=256 This really doesn't have anything to do with Kaiser ROM development, nor specific to Kaiser in general. I understand why you posted it here as this is the most popular thread.
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I say donate to all but maybe this thread should have been started in the Kaiser General section or here in the General Discussion. http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=256 This really doesn't have anything to do with Kaiser ROM development, nor specific to Kaiser in general. I understand why you posted it here as this is the most popular thread.
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Thanks for your understanding. I did see that section but I figured I would get a better response in here. This is completely research motivated and if I could remove this thread after the 7 day poll, I would.
You and everyone should donate to both XDA and the individual developers. Obviously, donate to XDA to keep the site running. If you use one of the developers Rom's and like it, why not drop $10 or $20 to the developer to show your appreciation. If one of the senior members spends a lot of time helping members and noobs, why not drop a few bucks their way. Some people spend a lot time helping, maybe they don't contribute Rom's, but their continued support of Noobs and others are also well appreciated. (maybe they should stop the noob bashing, but even though they often try to humilate the noobs, they still try to help them)
Can't vote on your poll as I think you should have an option to Donate to both
What no "both" option?
The individuals deserve compensation for their work.
The site needs money to stay up do to the sheer amount of information here.
The "both" option is absent for a reason. There has to be a definitive answer on some level. The very reason for asking the question was to ascertain who should be the benefactor of a donation. It would be great to give everyone their due but as we are all working class people and money doesn’t grow on trees, a solitary choice must be made...until one of us strikes it big and remembers their friends
Just want to be able to thank people for taking the time to share useful information. XDA is a great community filled intelligent people; they need to be thanked...and donated to whenever possible. Apparently, a user needs one post to see the "Thanks" button, and I hope this post works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1699450
See this, good info sir.
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As some of you may or may not know Hechoen has received a ban from the forums. The ban is his first and is for ten days. The reason for the action was "Disrespectful attitude towards moderator." Some background follows. He was PM'd by a mod to remove his avatar within 48 hours. The mod seemed to think that it could be offensive to some members. His avatar has been around for a long time and was a cartoon of a guy giving the middle finger with the words "Censor this!". As we all know an avatar is an extension of your online personality. To get an idea of whether or not the community found it offensive he posted a question about it in the off-topic thread(that he created). He never named the mod or said anything "disrespectful" towards the mod. Within minutes the post was deleted and he was banned. So I ask any of you that think this action unfair to please respond here. Also feel free to PM a mod(or five) with a link to this thread. If others believe this to be unfair and we unite as a community maybe, just maybe, we'll make a difference.
Sincerely,
Beastmode
To any mods reading this, it would be nice to have a link to the avatar rules for the forums. Thanks.
He has been helping out here as
long as I have been around..always
seems to help where he can..sounds
like they used the avatar thing as an excuse...he has had that avatar as long as I remember... Mods cut him some slack...give him a warning and let it go....
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i might be somewhat a noob but hechoen has been on the sgs4g forums way before i joined and new what roms were he plays an importnd role in xda
Don't worry, the mods have heard our petition and hechoen will be unbanned in approximately 9 more days It's a problem with the forum software, we just can't make it unblock anyone faster than that.
wow really he has never been anything but nice to people ..../failpalm
maybe if i added a little neon effect or something, then it might just be a little appropriate? :banghead:
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It is a good thing he was banned
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No. Hechoen is a good person. A finger is not offensive, it's what you associate the finger with.
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Not that I agree with the ban, but, wasn't he asking to be censored?
I don't know the guy personally but this isn't the first time a mod has abused their powers. Most don't, but then again what can you really do? Hope he's unbanned shortly. And to all the mods not on a power trip, please keep up the fine work we appreciate you.
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androidskillz said:
It is a good thing he was banned
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Why is that??? Please explain the comment.
CSP III said:
Why is that??? Please explain the comment.
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He's a menace to society! The more he helps people the more they'll keep coming back. It burdens all the devs 'cause people keep asking questions since they know they'll receive an answer.
hutson23 said:
Bad message....
Influencing others?
Come on...
What's he a role model now...?
That's a stupid statement...
What is the influence..to give people
the finger...grow-up dude !!
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It's the general principal. He got banned for the reason of portraying a bad image/message to others. Duh
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Well, guess what folks?
This thread itself has been reported, and thus cleaned and closed.
XDA is a development forum, off topic discussion is allowed to some extent to afford users to create relationships that strengthen bonds and friendships that will, hopefully, lead towards a stronger development community and thus, possibly better product for the masses.
BUT you need to also understand the following post - some may have read this before http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16682226&postcount=2441
That being said - this website, and the threads within, are really for development and the developers. Moderators are merely here to make sure that the aforementioned development, along with the published rules, are being abided by.
Regardless of whether moderators do the popular thing or not, we do what we do with sincere interest for the community as a whole. Users who want to challenge the rules and/or criticize what moderators do and try to incite others in this plight are ones who bring little value to this community. Additionally, and you most should be aware, there are plenty of social media websites available to sign petitions and to express your feelings, XDA is not one of them.
And, to refer to the about linked post by zelendel, no one made you come here. You agreed to be respectful in your posts, to be critical of moderators, who are also members, is also not allowed.
For those of you in here who have posted, good to meet you. I expect you all will try to exercise respect, humanity and dignity from here on out - wherever and whenever you post.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
I am not new to XDA, but I am new to the Fire HD section. I have been reading a lot of posts and I have to say the mods/admins are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Especially sd_shadow.
I just wanted to say thanks in general and thanks in advance because I will likely glean so much information from this part of the forum after my HD 10 arrives tomorrow. :good:
Also, please take note that I am not kissing a** here because honestly I am kind of an a**hole. LOL
Kudos to the crew and the members here. :highfive: :good: :good: :good:
This is the general section so I assume it was safe to post this here?
I just wanted to say thanks
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Just donate a few bucks to xda
I've donated to devs before and I've also surfed XDA without an ad blocker since opening an account. It's the least I could do. Sometimes reading that someone appreciates you is as good as monetary rewards.
DelphinusMinor said:
Sometimes reading that someone appreciates you is as good as monetary rewards.
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Better IMHO.
MODERATOR NOTICE:
Do not use XDA to solicit donations either for yourself or anyone else.
8. Donations.
As a user, you're allowed to ask for donations in your signature as a thank you for your hard work, however donations up front are not allowed. This forum is about sharing and not about getting paid to do something... that is what your job is for.
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