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[Q] Can no longer post in development forum

I am no longer able to post questions or respond to questions in dev forums. What am I missing here?

I tried to post on a HTCHD2 forum and the message I got was if you have less than 10 total posts, you aren't allowed to post. I found that very frustrating as I (i) had an answer for someone (which was educated) and (ii) couldn't ask a very specific question about a significant problem I was experiencing with the mod. So, now I'm trying to post 10 "meaningful" posts...argh.

Gents,
The rule was put in place for very specific reasons, in that new members were spamming the develpoment forums with questions that if they had bothered to search would have found the answers.
This nuisance was putting developers off; i mean what good is a develepor forum without developers???????
The correct place for questions is the Q&A forum NOT developer forums. You should ONLY be posting there if you are a contributing to the thread/development or be dev'ing yourself.
Trust this explains why, enjoy the forums and please be aware of what you are posting where.
Cheers.
Tim.

Thanks, and I do understand the thought process. But, it's discouraging to see people with 300+ posts that are posting ill-educated and noobish questions, while I couldn't post a question which was valid and I had done my research...even the developers are sometimes poor about how the threads are used. By the way, likely most of the users here are gents, but not me...:> After posting some thoughtful replies elsewhere, I was finally able to post on the "proper" forum. I do think you are getting a lot of questions in the general Q&A which would best be addressed in the proper forum, but they can't post there...Anyway, have a great day!! And, thanks for replying to us.

Okay, so you would rather questions in the Q&A section rather then in the threads dedicated to the ROMS?

timmymarsh said:
Gents,
The rule was put in place for very specific reasons, in that new members were spamming the develpoment forums with questions that if they had bothered to search would have found the answers.
This nuisance was putting developers off; i mean what good is a develepor forum without developers???????
The correct place for questions is the Q&A forum NOT developer forums. You should ONLY be posting there if you are a contributing to the thread/development or be dev'ing yourself.
Trust this explains why, enjoy the forums and please be aware of what you are posting where.
Cheers.
Tim.
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The rule had said that it was applied to users that joined after a certain date but members that have been here for awhile but acquired new posts were also affected when it was put into place.

i have some questions about developing roms and i'm willing to learn and get started.
i posted my question in the Q&A Forum 19 Vies now answers on page 2 allready.
My question are directly pointed to develop roms for samsung galaxy tab. so the dev's who could help getting me started have to read but they can't since they won't look in here.
Great ^^

Frustrating because frequently no replies. For example, I posted a question - 77 views, 0 replies. However, at least I can now post on the relevant forum! LOL.
have a great day...

Hey Guys n Gals,
Let me make this clear for avoidance of doubt.
Device specific forums generally have their own Q&A section, so if it is device specific, ask it in there.
If it isnt device specific ask it in here.
Dont ask general questions in developer forums for example "how do i root my xxxxxx" , they will get moved to Q&A or at worst deleted.
These are the rules, they are here for everyones guidance and to prevent dev forums from being cluttered with n00b questions.
Trust this makes things crystal clear, if not feel free to pm me.
Cheers.
Thread Closed.

Rewarding stupidity?

t1mm0, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
Please Read: New members (those with fewer than 10 posts) are not permitted to post to development-related forums.
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I've been visiting XDA for many years and always find the answers to my questions via searching rather than posting questions.
I've therefore never had the requirement to post in the development section but I do now regarding ICS RC4.
I realize that there are many users who never search and *do* post stupid questions but is there any way for someone like myself to skip the 10 posts?
This isn't perhaps the best titled thread but I kinda feel like this since I'll have to post another 8 stupid threads before I can get to the folk who may know the answer to my question.

If you want to post a question about something related to a ROM, try looking in the Q&A section for the ROM you're using. You can post there without the 10-post limit, and unless you're bringing up a specific bug or have some sort of code to contribute to the item you would be posting under, that section should be able to handle whatever you would need.

New users should really read this I suppose.
I know it makes sense. I just needs an answer quickly

t1mm0 said:
New users should really read this I suppose.
I know it makes sense. I just needs an answer quickly
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If the Q&A isn't getting you where you need to be, you could always try the waters of sending the developer in question a PM. Depending on how swamped they are, you might get the answer you're needing a lot quicker.

It's really a stupid rule. What it should be, is 50 posts to make a thread in the dev section.
Sent from my SGH-I897

I can see the objective of it the rule but yes, 50 posts to start a new thread in the Dev section would make more sense to me.

Agreed. I lurk, learn, and do. And I'm grateful to those who do develop on this platform. But I can't participate because I haven't passed the magic 10-post rule.
And I'm a software developer (not Android) by trade, so I understand what facilitates discussion and what does not, and I have a pretty good idea what are reasonable questions and what aren't.

The purpose of the Dev section is to post about developing not questions that is what the q&a or general

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t1mm0 said:
I've been visiting XDA for many years and always find the answers to my questions via searching rather than posting questions.
I've therefore never had the requirement to post in the development section but I do now regarding ICS RC4.
I realize that there are many users who never search and *do* post stupid questions but is there any way for someone like myself to skip the 10 posts?
This isn't perhaps the best titled thread but I kinda feel like this since I'll have to post another 8 stupid threads before I can get to the folk who may know the answer to my question.
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There are specific threads set up in Q&A for most of the ROMs, including ICSSGS RC 4. Post there and you'll be read, and most likely answered.

[Q] Subscribed Threads limit?

I'm not quite sure this is the right forum to post this question, but since it is a question here it is: is there a limit to the number of threads I can subscribe and if so, what is the limit? Thanks.

Post count limit?

Why is there a post count limit when you would like to ask a question in the Dev threads?
I ask because now I need 10 posts before I can reply in the thread to ask the question. Seems strange that when I come to XDA to get answers, which is great by the way, that now when I have a problem and what to ask in a specific thread without creating a useless thread, like this one just to get posts, I cannot?
So I get all my answers from reading other people's posts and queries, so therefore don't need to ask anything but have been registered on this site for quite a while now.
So, expect 10 posts, meaning nothing, just so I can ask a question.

I wonder why people get so irritated by the Ten post count limit rule... its been put there for a purpose mates!
Please avoid creating useless threads like this. Instead try this:
- Search and read through all the posts related to ur issue.
- Ask questions in the discussion or Q & A threads, instead of the development threads.
- Help someone or share something useful till u reach 10 posts.
Thread reported.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

Dev forums are for Dev work. If you have a question you post in the Q&A forums not the Dev forums

immortalneo said:
I wonder why people get so irritated by the Ten post count limit rule... its been put there for a purpose mates!
Please avoid creating useless threads like this. Instead try this:
- Search and read through all the posts related to ur issue.
- Ask questions in the discussion or Q & A threads, instead of the development threads.
- Help someone or share something useful till u reach 10 posts.
Thread reported.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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iXanza said:
Dev forums are for Dev work. If you have a question you post in the Q&A forums not the Dev forums
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These two replies, along with the link, should answer any questions you may have had about posting.
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Incentive for meaningless messages

Hi,
While trying to get some help on KitKass 5.1.1, my question always get moved to KatKiss 5.0 BETA, and I get the following message:
Because you have less than 10 posts, the developer of this thread has opted to have replies go to a separate questions and answers thread. Placing your question within the Q&A thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer. Once you have more than 10 posts, you can post anywhere.
Really people? Just because I have less than 10 messages I am prohibited to ask for help? The section my question gets moved to, no one reads! So, there's this incentive just to post anything anyware before you can post something that matters where it matters! :crying: