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[Q] I have trouble with navigating xda..

I have browsed thousands of sites but none as messed up like this... I joined a month ago and even till today I couldn't start a single thread or even reply a single post (damn).. I couldn't even find a way to start a thread.. I even found this q and a page via google.. Please guide me...

To post or start threads in certain areas of the forum (mainly developement related ones) your account needs 10-15 usefull posts. For example by answering other peoples questions.
This is to prevent thousands of new members asking questions in DEVELOPEMENT forums and this is not wanted. Those forums are by name for developement only.
So just be active make some good posts, or answer questions in the forums you can access.
This site is not that messed up, its just huge .

[Q] Help in Navigating Foums

I am familiar with newsgroup tree structure. Are the forums arranged in a different manner. Could someone give me an analogy on how theyre set up. Or Must I use their keyword search. Is there a hierarchy that I need to know?
Thanks for patience

Answered in the other thread you asked in...
pulser_g2 said:
The forums are in a wide, flat hierarchy...
At the top level is a category for every device. Within it is a subforum for development, general and themes and questions etc...
From the index you can pick your phone, or you can start to type its name in the box at the top right, and you'll get taken to the forum.
Within the forums, the actual threads are like newsgroups, but replies don't indent obviously...
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting
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[Q] How to mark a thread as read?

I searched the forum but can not find about this. How can I mark a compete thread as read?
Generally going through all pages of a thread marks it as read but it is a long process for threads with large no. of pages. Is there any simple method for this?

[Completed] Logical search features

The search features on this site simply don't work correctly. I can search the entire forum for "USB Device Not Recognized" and not get any results. I can search threads or posts in the Captivate section and get every result for "recognized" which is not helpful at all. I'm guessing you could eliminate thousands of needless question posts within threads (frustrating developers) by actually having logical search features.

ssurell said:
The search features on this site simply don't work correctly. I can search the entire forum for "USB Device Not Recognized" and not get any results. I can search threads or posts in the Captivate section and get every result for "recognized" which is not helpful at all. I'm guessing you could eliminate thousands of needless question posts within threads (frustrating developers) by actually having logical search features.
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Yes, no always an easy job to search through a site with so many different forums, subforums, threads, etc.
Read here about xda search in general: [GUIDE] How To Use Search
And when xda forum/thread search index is currently rebuilding on the servers, you may better search xda site via Google search, e.g.:
Code:
site:xda-developers.com "what you want to search"

Thread closed and thank you !

Search a topic within Device Forums than entire sites.

Hi All,
I noted that there isn't a search within a Device forum. I.e. I went to Samsung Tab 2 7.0 forum but I had to search for a topic that I am looking for among multiple posts within the forum itself. I noted there is a search on the top right side of the site but that searches the entire site rather than within the subforums i.e. Device Forums. Filter doesn't allow to search on a subject but on who posted, date, etc. Having one will ease what a User looking for rather than force them to post their queries; which essentially will have redundant posts on a topic. What do you all say?

This index guide should help and clarify:
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