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*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!!*!*!*!*!*!*ROM development Rules*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!

Please only post:
- ROM Development discussion
- ROM releases
- ROM issues WITHIN their release thread
- ROM ideas
PLEASE nothing else....
all "Help upgrading"
"My ..... help"
WILL BE moved to Herald Mobile 6!!!!
This is only for releasing and developing ROMs
thanks​

Please follow the rules!!
NO questions to general problems
I will move EVERY post NOT regarding ROM development.
NO:
- Help flashing
- problem with xy
ONLY ROM related posts please...ALL other in Herald Mobile 6!!!!
Thanks​

I had this same problem on a forum that I moderate. My solution worked extremely well, though. Every time someone created a thread that was not on topic, I just locked it. I didn't peruse the thread (except for the first post, on occasion, if the thread title was ambiguous). I didn't care where the discussion had gone. No post explaining why it was locked. I didn't move it. I ignored any PMs to me about it being locked (and created a sticky entitled, "Why was my thread locked?!" for those people to read).
This worked fantastically because (1) regular forum members stopped posting in threads that were not on topic, and (2) irregular members stepped up the quality of their posts because they were forced to read the rules.
So that's my suggestion. I'm willing to do it for you if you guys are in need of assistence.

[Q]

Plz developer unlock my LUMIA 710. chevron not working.
other solution please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question & Answer section is not a place where everyone can open a new thread with the own question. It is needed to search before, read the sticky threads, read the wikis, read and read once again, and post in an existing thread, if necessary. Repetitive topics will be deleted/closed without previous notice. Topics like 'urgent help' or 'do I brick my phone?' and so will be deleted/closed without previous notice. Infractions issued to reiterative members. Huge and cluttered forum helps to nobody!!! Remember XDA-Developers.com is about development. Thanks for your cooperation. Best regards,

[REQ] Request Threads belong in Q&A forums!

Hello All.
I have noticed an increase on [REQ] and "Request" threads in the "APP and Themes Forum".
Please remember that the above forum is for applications, mods and themes releases, not for making request of any kind. That is why we have a
Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Please make your request there and help us keep our forums clean.
Edit: If you realize that your thread was deleted, think why it was deleted in the first place, We have already spent 4 months since the device release moving your threads, it is a very simple instruction, post where it belongs, thats it.
Have a nice Day.
D.O.C
Recognized Developer
Senior Moderator
RC-RT Committee
XDA-Developers​

What does "reserved" mean

I keep seeing it on every rom thread but yet to find out what it means.

twixyfig said:
I keep seeing it on every rom thread but yet to find out what it means.
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The Original Poster (also abbreviated as OP) of a ROM thread very often additionally creates posts no. 2 and/or no. 3 immediately after he created his ROM thread i.e. after the creation of the thread's first post (that is also known as the Opening Post, which is also abbreviated as OP).
If the OP hasn't yet a content for the posts #2 or #3, then he enters "reserved" meaning these posts are reserved for his future use that e.g. could be to add changelogs in post #2 if new versions of a ROM are released.
I hope I was able to sufficiently answer you're question.
By the way, a remark: We only allow developers to reserve posts in their own development thread, and nobody else. This means if you pass by "reserved posts" that don't comply with this condition, please report such a post via the report function. Thanks for your cooperation.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator

Oswald Boelcke said:
The Original Poster (also abbreviated as OP) of a ROM thread very often additionally creates posts no. 2 and/or no. 3 immediately after he created his ROM thread i.e. after the creation of the thread's first post (that is also known as the Opening Post, which is also abbreviated as OP).
If the OP hasn't yet a content for the posts #2 or #3, then he enters "reserved" meaning these posts are reserved for his future use that e.g. could be to add changelogs in post #2 if new versions of a ROM are released.
I hope I was able to sufficiently answer you're question.
By the way, a remark: We only allow developers to reserve posts in their own development thread, and nobody else. This means if you pass by "reserved posts" that don't comply with this condition, please report such a post via the report function. Thanks for your cooperation.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator
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Ah, makes more sense now. Thanks for your help!

twixyfig said:
Ah, makes more sense now. Thanks for your help!
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That's great. I'm glad that my explanation helped. Did you already noted this tutorial for threads in the General Q&A forum?
**[TUTORIAL with Screenshots] How to Use New Questions and Answers Threads*
Welcome to Questions and Answers. The purpose of this forum is to help users find answers to their questions. Users can make new threads with their questions. Other members can contribute by responding with helpful answers. You can upvote or...
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[CLOSED] Question on thread posting

Hi there,
I firstly posted two questions in the original thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-other-directory-than-platform-tools.4536847/
Question 1: would it be possible to adb pull partition (ex. userdata) to any other location than under platform-tools directory?
Question 2: would it be possible to adb pull partition even to an external disk?
Question 1 was solved but Question 2 remained unanswered.
I created a new thread "How to pull Android partition directly to an external disk?" for Question 2, which was deleted by the moderator, under the name of duplicate of the original thread.
I edited the original thread by marking "Solved" for Question 1, and started a new thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...tion-to-external-disk.4537667/#post-87950783, which was closed again by the moderator for the same reason.
After contacting the moderator, he replied
"Creating one or two fresh threads for a question that has already been asked in another thread (but not answered as stated by you) is violative of Rule 5. You can continue in the same thread by bumping it up every 24 hours. You can also edit the thread title if necessary. Please read the Rules and follow them."
But would it be possible to
- remove Question 2 from the original thread by editing it; and
- start a new thread dedicated to Question 2 like the previously deleted and closed threads?
Thanks.

it's the same question. there is no difference between Question 1 and Question 2

Hello and good morning, @wenyendev
I've closed this thread because I can't recognise how the community might be helpful to solve issues or to answer questions you might have with us forum moderators. If the thread was intended to discuss your moderation related questions publicly with the moderators team, please be advised that we refrain from such public discussions in order to protect privacy and reputation of the XDA members.
wenyendev said:
But would it be possible to
- remove Question 2 from the original thread by editing it; and
- start a new thread dedicated to Question 2 like the previously deleted and closed threads?
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I suggest to consider to discuss your above questions privately by personal message / conversation with my esteemed teammate @TNSMANI who handled your threads as described by you above. Just as a personal remark: I would have acted exactly the same way like TNSMANI based on the same assessment and had also closed respectively deleted your duplicate threads.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator