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Forum newbie rules!

I have in the last few months purchased a htc desire to replace my motorola dext (cliq).
With my previous phone I have plenty of modding experience (if anyone knows anything about the cliq they'll understand)
But due to the rules here I am unable to offer my advice and knowledge wih rom issues, of which there have been a few with desire roms.
If any mods read this, can you please remove the restrictions in place on my account, so I can participate actively in the htc desire development section, and be able to help out fellow modders.
Regards
Ryan
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Running in to the same issue with Xoom.
I've been working on this for over a year but I can't post cuzz of the newb rulls.

As far as I'm concerned we're all here to learn from others and let others learn from ourselves.
This is the only android forum I've come across with this ridiculous rule in place, restricting the sharing of knowledge because I'm deemed too " inexperienced".
Just because I'm new too XDA obviously means I'm new too android as well. Its a joke.
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Guys, it is so easy just post 10 postings (you can do that in an hour) and all restrictions are removed. It is easy as saying in a posting "i agree" or " wow, interesting" do 10 pointless postings and you are good to go

Thanks for the advice, but its not really the point.
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Done 10 and still restricted, wtf?
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kingears said:
Done 10 and still restricted, wtf?
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It can take up to an hour for your privileges to change.
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Don't make pointless and meaningless posts outside of Off-Topic.
Also, try to contribute

I am in the same boat wanted to post but I guess Ill need 9 more

interesting
interesting ;-)

the only posting limit before 10 posts is development areas. (about 1/6 of the forums)
if you are a developer, use you vast knowledge to help 10 people
if you have a question about something in development ask your question in Q&A
but search first. it is better to reply to a pre-existing thread than to start a new one!
(this thread case in point)
there is no reason to complain or spam post " i agree "

Interesting! (sorry, needed 1 more)

kingears said:
Done 10 and still restricted, wtf?
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same here
this is annoying

wow, i find this thread intriguing

oka1 said:
Guys, it is so easy just post 10 postings (you can do that in an hour) and all restrictions are removed. It is easy as saying in a posting "i agree" or " wow, interesting" do 10 pointless postings and you are good to go
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That rather highlights the foolishness of having a 10-post restriction. Just about anyone will look at this and go, okay, let's just post 10 worthless messages and get around the restriction. In the end it does nothing to promote a better quality of user while at the same time clogging up the general forums with messages that are a complete waste of time and disk space. Like this one.

10 post restriction
I agree totally!
9 more to go!

And now theres people wanting to change off-topic to also having the 10 post restriction? I dont get it
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Hiii.....newbie here
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Loving this forum,

wow, interesting.... B-)

[Q] how in the world?

Am I supposed to get to ten posts when I don't have any questions, and I'm not allowed to post in the Dev forums.
I created this account for the sole purpose of giving feedback and helping people in android dev forums, and I can't do that until I have ten posts. *meh*

Got the same problem dude
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How about answering some questions in here. Dev sections aren't meant for questions.

If I see some good ones I will. But I prefer to give answers I know about. I have one phone, and some experience with the HP touchpad. And I've installed only one rom on each. Those are what I feel I could help with best. Ah well, maybe in their general forums I'll see something useful for me to do.

Same problem right here :
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There are a lot of questions in the General forum

Just making an observation. There is a dedicated Q&A forum and those question threads never get moved.
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Not true.
Half of the time I post something not a question, it gets moved there.

Yes Xda has defines the category where to put the questions according to the category of questions or you can ask Xda by sending them an email.

KayxGee1 said:
Why is that?
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This is a question. Wrong section buddy.
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hungry81 said:
This is a question. Wrong section buddy.
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Corrected. But it's true. It's mostly composed of which phone to buy threads.
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I agree with you halfway. Certain mods have trouble distinguishing between an actual question and a statement meant to spark conversation of debate. Too many posts get moved to the Q&A section that don't have a definitive answer. Just because a post has a question mark in it does not mean it belongs in Q&A. Posts about phones get moved to Off-Topic when the description of Off-Topic says "anything not about the phones". It is a broken system.

lowandbehold said:
I agree with you halfway. Certain mods have trouble distinguishing between an actual question and a statement meant to spark conversation of debate. Too many posts get moved to the Q&A section that don't have a definitive answer. Just because a post has a question mark in it does not mean it belongs in Q&A. Posts about phones get moved to Off-Topic when the description of Off-Topic says "anything not about the phones". It is a broken system.
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cosigned..some mods dont get that...I got an "infraction" cuz I reposted the topic in back in this section & it was move again even after I explained to
the **** that its a discussion.

pimppoet said:
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cosigned..some mods dont get that...I got an "infraction" cuz I reposted the topic in back in this section & it was move again even after I explained to
the **** that its a discussion.
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A lot of mod move good threads for no reason and keep pointless ones that could be answered in one reply.
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KayxGee1 said:
A lot of mod move good threads for no reason and keep pointless ones that could be answered in one reply.
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+1. I've posted a lot of good discussion worthy topics that relate to ALL phones that just get moved to android general.
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Thanks you noticed, it seems new members do not care about reading the rules and posting in the right section.
For us, just a bunch of Mods, compared with the more than 4 million members is almost impossible to do our work without members help.
Hope this thread helps members to make a bit of conscience before posting.
Thanks,
KayxGee1 said:
Just making an observation. There is a dedicated Q&A forum and those question threads never get moved.
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Skyrocket Section Etiquette

ok so this is to help keep the peace i am posting this on top of the forum rules they may overlap or intersect. My goal here is to help keep down on the issues of repeat threads, wrong sections, trolling, and any other hijinx that comes here.
1. SEARCH
yes sometimes its hard especially on your phone with taptalk because we all know how that works. Solution: Try using google search using keywords such as xda, skyrocket, and whatever your issues is this always works for me.
If your on a computer use xda's built in search tool or google as i stated above.
I personally promise 90% of all issues can be found on the web with answers if you just take a few minutes to search
2. IF ITS A QUESTION IT BELONGS IN Q&A
It does not matter what the question pertains to it is a question and belongs in Q&A i have reported tons of these here recently having them moved. i know you think that its a general question but no it belongs in Q&A ok.
3. READ
This one is kinda broad for a reason here we go
If you ask a question within a thread at least have the decency to read the last few pages to see if anything comes up that may answer your question im not talking the whole thread but maybe 3 or so pages. The reason for this is that i have seen alot of threads where people have a question answered then not 2 or 3 posts later the same question comes up. This leads to cluttering of the thread making it much harder for others to find information.
This also goes along with wanting to make a thread look at like 3 pages of threads to make sure you dont have a reapeat post this thing happens alot again it comes from lack of attention.
4. TROLLING/FLAMING
This ones a big one and im a massive perp for this and will be the first to admit it.
We need to stop the trolling its just getting worse and not fixing anything yes its hard to ignore especially for us old timers but we need to set the standard now this forum is too big for us to be going on like we have been.
Solution: squash the issues by reporting if you wanna report multiple times fine get your buddies to report fine but lets stop the hate i personally am working on this as well.
i know you guys are gonna ignore this and whatever but my hope is the message gets across to you guys and makes this section a more peaceful place for all

wanted to thank you for posting this even though most of it should be common sense but i only got 8 thanks per day

chinthekng said:
wanted to thank you for posting this even though most of it should be common sense but i only got 8 thanks per day
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Lol its cool bro I wanna add to it as things come up
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nrm5110 said:
Lol its cool bro I wanna add to it as things come up
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that would be a good idea considering the amount of people we've got in the community

I'll do my best to help in this. I'd love to see the old XDA again.

This should just get pinned

Great job Bro! Very needed thread IMHO.

I'm out of thanks for today. This is all useful information. Thanks :beer:
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BaconStep said:
This should just get pinned
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+1
Definitely something to keep visible

mindmajick said:
Bipity boppity bump.
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Questions? look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php
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Makes me want to watch wizard of oz

If people have ideas on additions pm me I will add if I feel its relevant
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This is Great News!
The flaming was getting annoying ,glad to hear its a thing of the past...
And now XDA moves forward!
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Dinman said:
This is Great News!
The flaming was getting annoying ,glad to hear its a thing of the past...
And now XDA moves forward!
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That depends on mods and everyone here lol
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+1 to that
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I feel like this thread needs more info guys I need some ideas
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Glad to see this thread nrm! I hope newbies can learn from this. It's a great effort to make our forum the best!
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nrm5110 said:
I feel like this thread needs more info guys I need some ideas
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You might mention in the OP that the best way to Google search the forums in to prefix the search with:
site:forum.xda-developers.com
So to search for 'skyrocket ics update' within the xda forums only would be:
site:forum.xda-developers.com skyrocket ics update

Also you could add links to the existing threads stickied in Dev. We all know their stickied for a reason, but many people overlook them and head straight for the new thread button

If you are going to help somebody, have the courtesy to check back on the thread so you know they are in the right direction.
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forget pinning it.. this should be the first thing you see in like, 48 point font, obnoxious colors, when you open the forum.

AOKP Rom - Standard Music Player

So I just have a simple question and would appreciate some feedback on the subject as the title implies, I installed AOKP Rom onto my Skyrocket and am loving it super fast and responsive. Only thing is there isn't a stock music player, so whats up with that?

Reported one it's a question two why not post in aokp thread
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Illnevertell said:
Reported one it's a question two why not post in aokp thread
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Because I tried to but Iam not allowed to post on the thread that they are discussing bugs and such from the rom. So I decided to post in the general forum, Im new just ran into a bug and posted a question.

So post in q&a where questions go let's use our brains maybe read the rules
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Why not go to the market and DL I had to on my ROM install?

Illnevertell said:
Reported one it's a question two why not post in aokp thread
So post in q&a where questions go let's use our brains maybe read the rules
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God you condescending little kid. Just politely answer his question and remind him to post in the Q/A section next time. Who the hell would listen/want to please a snotty little **** like you. You even suggested a thread that he shouldn't post in. Your spam is more annoying than people who don't follow the rules. OH, and guess what? Acting like you are is against the rules too.
Anyway
Answer: There just isn't, because there's plenty of apps to download from the Play Store. Google Music is what I use. He's an ass, but he's right by the way. Try to post questions in the proper section.

Yea basically reporting is awesome, do it to your hearts content, as it can only help the community... but when you report and then post everytime just trying to get some emotional response out of someone, your just a worthless troll... drama queens need to get the **** out.

Ever consider I have a reason like keeping track its hard to know what I have reported if I don't I've double reported a few times instead I have a tracking method
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Illnevertell said:
So post in q&a where questions go let's use our brains maybe read the rules
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Go **** yourself, how about that?
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Locked, wrong section and nothing but trolling and flaming.