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Thread Moderation? XDA Mods please reply!

Is anyone administrating this thread on a constant basis? I mean the CDMA thread is sloppy. No stickies for like a month now. [ROM] 08/11 1.1 - CDMA HERO MoDaCo is old news now since the update. We needed these threads stickied:
[GUIDE] How To Root The CDMA Hero (Windows)
[GUIDE] How To Change The MEID/ESN On HTC Hero CDMA
[ROM-DEV] AOSP 2.0 Hero CDMA, help needed | Phone works | 3G data kluge | BT turns on
[Recovery] CDMA Sprint [08-Dec-2009] RA-heroc-v1.5.1
maybe some ROMs too:
[UNOFFICIAL] v1.2c - CDMA HERO MoDaCo Custom ROM 23NOV2009 Market issues fixed!
[ROM] 12/10/09-1.0 | fresh rom | Enough that I'm calling it 1.0!
Anyone else agree?

i agree
it is a little hard finding things here looking through everything

Good call man! I've been wondering why our only sticky is a ROM that isn't even being updated.

they have a hard time spending all thier time moderating the dream forum with all the newb questions in the wrong section and stuff. we get left by the wayside since we kinda mod ourselves and tend to post correctly. but yah we need some stickies due to the were 3 cdma eris root threads and only one is active. also a few dead threads need to be locked.

I wonder how one goes to apply for a Mod position here...lol.

I'm such an xda-junkie I'd gladly moderate the forum including organize stickies and a master thread for links to informative posts.
I'd also like to suggest a development subforum just for the CDMA phones.

Well then we need a couple users that are always in here to mod just our thread or something.

ever since i found this site i havent left lol, best site ever!

Joecrack305 said:
ever since i found this site i havent left lol, best site ever!
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ur not alone!

There are plenty of us, but I was a hardcore lurker until I got my Hero.

obelisk79 said:
I'm such an xda-junkie I'd gladly moderate the forum including organize stickies and a master thread for links to informative posts.
I'd also like to suggest a development subforum just for the CDMA phones.
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This. Keeping the idiots from running roughshod will bring back some talented developers, and attract some new ones. Hell, I re-registered just out of hope.
obelisk gets my vote, for both of his suggestions.
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After browsing the forum here for a few minutes..are you sure you want to volunteer to oversee this steamy pile? You would have your work cut out for you.

This is a great forum, the stickies would be helpful. And if we did that we could have another sticky explaining some terms and things, I've seen them in other forums on the site. I'm thinking mainly for new people so they don't have to be intimidated when reading guide. Include why they need CDMA, what cupcake and eclair are. Explain what it is to flash, what a ROM is, you know general info sticky.
Also we could better handle this.

I don't have a single clue about how to become a mod here.
Regardless of who it is, we need an active moderator.

+1 for a active mod, better stickies, and a sub dev group.

Any XDA mods care to chime in or do you just not care about our CDMA devices. If so ill just wank off mate

Right on WhiteWindows! It would be helpful to have the important/relevant threads stickied. There are old ROMs that keep popping up at the top because of repeat questions. Keeping current topics up front would be greatly appreciated

Obelisk has my vote.

i agreethis thead could use more activity

I posted a thread here requesting the appontment of an active mod for this forum. Post there to show support that we do in fact need an active moderator.

We'll get to checking things out here a bit more often. Things have been pretty busy around here and unfortunately things get a bit skipped over (and they shouldn't).

Suggestion: Split development forum from ROM forum

Just a thought that I think might improve developer collaboration and make it easier to have discussions about actual development tasks versus ROM packaging.
We have several talented individuals on here that build ROMs, they combine things that other people do, and add their own things and release a package of all of that. I think a lot of developers have no interest in releasing a ROM. If I come up with a fix for something, or a guide for how to do something else, there's no reason for me to build a whole ROM for that, I'd just release that on its own, and let others put that in their ROMs or just let individual users combine their own tricks together to make their phone act the way they want (in a way creating their own custom ROMs).
The development forum is inundated with ROM ("package") releases and very little attention is given to the actual things going into those.
Just to pick a random example, the latest VIPER rom includes a "GPS Fix". That fix basically replaces your gps.conf with one that changes the network time server that your GPS uses for syncing time for location calculations, and it enables use of Google's AGPS functionality from supl.google.com. This can be described as a GPS fix of sorts, but it definitely does not fix the GPS problem I (and many others) had with the GPS not finding any towers at all, ever under DK17. Nor do the release notes describe what the GPS fix is or what it should fix... This isn't a knock against BThomas, this kind of thing is appropriate for a ROM, it's advertisement of high level features of his ROM to his potential end users. Most of them don't care what exactly that GPS fix does, they've decided that his ROM is good for them, and they like the stuff he includes in general.
In fact, a lot of people are interested in that. I'm not--and I imagine many other would-be developers on this forum are also not interested in that. What I'd like is a forum where we can talk about actual development tasks and bugs, and resolutions to those bugs... only that, and nothing more. I.e. we don't care about a ROM release, we care about a particular bug fix, that may or may not be included in someone's prepackaged ROM.
Anyway, I'm new around these parts, and maybe I'm the only one that thinks this way--if so, I'll burrow my head back in the sand and mind my own business. I just think we'd get more actual development if we had a forum that was more about solving individual issues than competing prepackaged ROMs.
Edit: also wanted to add, I don't mean to pick on you, or anyone else in particular, BThomas, I just needed an example--this isn't a rant against ROM making, it's just a request for a place to collaborate on development, independent of final packaging... somewhere where developers who don't make ROMs, and developers who make different ROMs can collaborate on solutions to problems and new features and functionality together.

+1 to this..
Completely agree =)

Also agree.
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Just testing my signature and Im also kind of drunk but I love this rom! Sorry for wasting a post...... BUT GUESS WHAT I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER eveything is working 100% love it..
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I agree with this also. I am no developer but sometimes its hard to keep track with all the fixes,so having a central place to look will be easier to choose when looking for an appropiate rom to use.

Totally agree
SyndicateROM v1.0.2 + Xtreme kernel v1.2.0 + Emotionless beast final = Great functionality, Exceptional performance, and Sweet eye candy.

I'n not a dev in any way but I agree with this idea. The forums are so cluttered with roms, mods, and "fixes" that the actual development threads are tough to follow/find.
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+1
Who would like to tally a 'poll' and take the initiative to PM a moderator ?

I agree to this suggestion.

+1 bumpity bump bump
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plus 1++++++++++++

Agreed
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In a format like this would be helpful:
Epic 4G General
* General chat, tips & tricks, etc
Epic 4G Accessories
*Cases, screen protectors, batteries, etc
Epic 4G Android Development
*Android development for the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G
Epic 4G Themes and Apps
*Themes and applications for the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G
Epic 4G
*Fixes and Work arounds
Epic 4G Tools & Addons
*Samsung widge, sprint widge apks, Odin3...etc

Theres a search function, the only thing that needs adding, is a Q&A section like the Hero does.

Darkshneider said:
Theres a search function, the only thing that needs adding, is a Q&A section like the Hero does.
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Searching is great if you're looking for the solution to YOUR problem. A Development forum would foster discussion to help with other problems.
Say I'm the Epic's greatest GPS expert. Why would I be searching for GPS when I know all I need about it? But if I'm browsing through the development forum and I see others discussing their GPS problems, then BAM. I offer my expertise and help out the community.
Note: I know jack squat about GPS Just an example.

dallas90733 said:
In a format like this would be helpful:
Epic 4G General
* General chat, tips & tricks, etc
Epic 4G Accessories
*Cases, screen protectors, batteries, etc
Epic 4G Android Development
*Android development for the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G
Epic 4G Themes and Apps
*Themes and applications for the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G
Epic 4G
*Fixes and Work arounds
Epic 4G Tools & Addons
*Samsung widge, sprint widge apks, Odin3...etc
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Where would the ROM section be included?

100% agree!
Roms need their own sub-forum, especially for new releases. All I ever see on the first page of this development forum are Rom releases.

Under Epic 4G Android Development, where it is located now

jprocha101 said:
Where would the ROM section be included?
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Epic 4G Anus
*Roms

we are in desperate need of a Q&A section.. the general board is riddled with questions and then people dont get the answer they want so then they post on this forum... oddly enough all the various fixes and such that ive come up with ive posted in this forum.. somehow rom devs seem to have found it, as now quantum and acs both use the market fix

dallas90733 said:
Under Epic 4G Android Development, where it is located now
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See, some of the main questions/concerns are:
1.I want to just addon ....
2.My phone needs fixes or I just figure out how to fix....
3.I need a tool to flash/quadrant/.......
Just a suggestions

[ROMs] What does not work in each rom

I've been endlessly scouring this section of the forums for the last few weeks trying to figure out which rom would work best for me. There is one problem though, I can't for the life of me figure out which things work/do not work in each of the major roms. It's really important to me that nothing/minimal is broken in a rom that I choose. I'm hoping to make and maintain a list of specifically what does NOT work in each rom to help make the choices easier to sift through. The 1st posts of official rom threads usually have some things listed, but reading through the (million page) threads yields more issues.
The only problem, however, may be that most people are using a different combo of kernal/rom/hardware which obviously changes things, so I'm hoping to try and sift through that too. Perhaps make some tables to make it easier.
The Evo rom wiki has tables but only outlines basic functions.
*Mods: thought long and hard about which section to put this in, I think it's best served here.
*Devs: I'd love personal input here if possible. Thanks.

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*Mods: thought long and hard about which section to put this in, I think it's best served here
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Just sayin. This section is supposed to be for posting ROMs and development related items.
I'm not a mod so It's up to them, but, this should be in Q&A.

JoeLithium said:
Just sayin. This section is supposed to be for posting ROMs and development related items.
I'm not a mod so It's up to them, but, this should be in Q&A.
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Well, it is directly related to ROMs and development, but yeah if this isn't the right section please move it.

I totally understand the problem your having though. It's a bit unorganized but it's partially because of the vast development community that the Evo has. There is a wiki at the top of this section that might grant a little more insight. I don't know if it's exactly what your looking for.
P.S.
I do like to play "forum police" though I'm not a mod. I can understand why you posted here and it wasn't a blatant disregard for the rules. So no biggy to me anyway. The reason I get pissed is because it's already so cluttered that more threads make it that much harder.

You have to look in the OP of each thread in the android decelopement section and choose based on what you need from your phone and what you want. Myn's warm twopointtwo works perfectly for a sense rom and there is a cyanogenmod 7 beta with ewimax out now. So it has everything but HDMI working for a gingerbread aosp rom

Well here are some tips for you:
If it's a stock based Sense rom then everything should work unless the dev is an idiot.
If it's an AOSP rom then everything but hdmi and 4g should work (and 4g actually has a fix and can be made to work now)
If it's a port of another rom then hdmi, 4g, and typically the camera won't work (but this usually gets fixed). Sometimes various sensors aren't working properly either (like orientation)

We take a stock Rom and a stock kernel and twist the hell out of it way beyond its means and then ***** about what works and what does not!
Bad topic!
Devs don't want to hear this crap that what pm's
Are for and ops and such I understand you but worthless topic and it only benefits you and not the community!
You can't even follow edicit
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I had the same problem as you a while back. In my opinion, if you are rooted you have already done the hard work. You now have a custom recovery with nandroid, a godsend, which you can use to fall back on if anything were to go wrong. My advice would be to just take the plunge. Grab a handful of ROMS that sound suitable to your needs and start to flash them. If you get stuck in bootloops or the ROM isn't what you want, all you have to do is nandroid and start over. I would recommend to give each ROM at least 2 battery cycles before you decide. On my setup, it seems to take a bit to "settle in". I think if you tried to make tables of ALL possibilities it would be mind boggling to sift through.
I realize this isn't a direct answer to your question, its just my thoughts. Hope it helps and good luck!

eVoKINGS said:
We take a stock Rom and a stock kernel and twist the hell out of it way beyond its means and then ***** about what works and what does not!
Bad topic!
Devs don't want to hear this crap that what pm's
Are for and ops and such I understand you but worthless topic and it only benefits you and not the community!
You can't even follow edicit
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To the Op, If its sense based, nothing will be broken. If the rom is AOSP, then 4G and HDMI are broken, however Cyanogenmod is the only AOSP rom with a semi-functional 4G. Also if the rom is Gingerbread 4G, and HDMI are broken, and likewise again, Cyanogenmod 7 is the only Gingerbread mod with a semi-working 4G. The way the ROM's work right now unless its an alpha wimax ROM for AOSP, then flashing a different kernel won't affect the features of the ROM, unless you forgot to wipe before flashing. You can simplify your list down to 2 categories Sense and AOSP, if its SENSE everything works, if its AOSP, 4g and HDMI are broken, and under the AOSP you can list the 2 Alpha releases of wimax for Cyanogen.
Simply put, if you want everything to work, then try these Sense based Roms:
Mikfroyo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883026
Myn's Warm: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
Calkulin's EVIO: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745205
If you don't mind not having 4G(or don't live in a 4G area), and don't plan to use HDMI, then check out these AOSP Roms:
MIUI: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915527
Cyanogen mod 6: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735596
Evervolv (gingerbread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878020
Cyanogen mod7 (gingerbread): 2 Links below
ROM: http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?type=nightly&device=supersonic
GAPPS: http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip
*****To eVoKINGS******
Learn manners please KINGS, the guy thought he had the correct section, and apologized if it was the incorrect section and requested it be moved. If you don't like it don't post in it, he was already informed by others that it was the incorrect section, and then you had to try and jump down his throat about it.
Your posts are composed like they belong to a 12 year old kid googling words to sound older. You can't blame it on auto-correct, I use my EVO to compose a-lot of text messages and the words are never misspelled because I proof read what I type with it, so that I don't come across jabbering like an idiot.
And yes i realize my retort back at Kings is completely contradictory to what I had just typed.

Thanks so much. I was just trying to help the 'tweeners' in my position, those who have some but not too much experience with roms. And the entire reason I even asked/bothered to offer my time was because each ROM thread has numerous issues that are hard to decipher as being general widespread issues, or single isolated issues, and the process of sifting through gargantuan threads is pretty tedious.
small example: some roms have keyboard display issues
But I digress
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And to eVoKings, yeah it's awesome that you take a kernel and rom and twist the hell out of it, but in the end I'm the one using the kernel/rom and still want it to be fully functional (and everybody has a different definition of what exactly that constitutes). I'm honestly surprised at the amount of people who actually THANK devs, it's great. But you have to learn to take criticism too (even if it's free)

Opinion On the Sgs II

i currently have the epic 4g (the one with the keyboard) flashed to cricket. I been planning to switch to sprint for a while and the 1 penny wimax phones on amazon is finally pushing me to do so. I'll think i'll be getting this phone so i would like opinions about it n such. Also whats the best rom for it, and why are there 2 android development topics for this phone, which one has the roms in it

Get a sgs 3
Sent from a 3 mobile ICS device.

We don't allow "what's the best ROM threads" in the GSII section because we have a gigantic user base and we get 3+ of these threads a day. The consensus is just try one until you find one you like. A good way to start is to sort the Android development forums by "Stats". There's also a thread in General with people talking about what ROM they are on and the reasons for it.
As far as Android vs Original --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219612
Check out our sticky threads as well. All the information you need to start is there.
Thanks
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[PROJECT] ASOP for HTC EVO 4G

Hello XDA,
My name is swagstr and I am as some would call a developer and others would call a contributor. Either way, I have created two very successful ROMs, SOS+ (X/S/M) for the HTC EVO 4G and SOS M for the HTC EVO 3D.
I have a vision for a new project and I was hoping to get as many developers and contributors as possible to help with this project.
The project is titled: All Swagged Out Project. It is a play on the way most people misspell AOSP.
The goal is simple. Every time a new developer or contributor begins to dig his/her heels in and tries to learn how to modify Android, this person has to search and search and search. I was hoping that the people that develop and contribute for the EVO devices could take the lead and create a repository of sorts for modifications.
A wise man named tommytomatoe (developer of The Classic ROM for the HTC EVO 4G) once said: "Sharing is caring." I fully believe in this motto and hope that everyone in the EVO community feels the same way. I have opened up several threads over at the SOS Forums where people can post their original (or borrowed) mods and tweaks for the EVO 4G LTE, 3D, V, and 4G. I would not be opposed to having these posted at XDA, but I think I would be nice to the XDA moderators if I took the moderating of these threads on myself. My goal is to moderate these threads and add as much information as possible to provide the best ROMs for EVO users.
I think this could revolutionize knowledge sharing in the Android community and I hope EVO users can lead the way.
Links:
EVO 4G LTE
EVO 3D and EVO V
EVO 4G
Have a great day

Interesting...........so we would have to register on this site in order to contribute to this project of yours??

Since it's a forum, I'd imagine so...

I could c people responding with different mods they find or make and posting them here and u maintaining a off site website where u store the mods in different categories. But it couldn't be in a forum like settings as redirecting from xda to another forum is frown upon.
XDA Moderator

I figure that if I added, say, my Guide, I'd have to upload all the files that are linked in there to my dev-host, for example, then copy/paste the info with the links going to my site, instead of the xda links. I think that's what you.re trying to say, Smurf?

HipKat said:
Since it's a forum, I'd imagine so...
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Yeah the point I was trying to make was that since it is a forum that it will require people to sign up in order to contribute and this MIGHT be considered a form of advertising his site!
I know what he's trying to do is helpful BUT is the way that is being handled......that's why I said it was interesting! Obviously, I'm no moderator BUT I've been on XDA long enough to know that this kind of stuff like Papa Smurf said is frown upon.
We'll see what comes of this project...hahahaha

swagstr said:
Hello XDA,
My name is swagstr and I am as some would call a developer and others would call a contributor. Either way, I have created two very successful ROMs, SOS+ (X/S/M) for the HTC EVO 4G and SOS M for the HTC EVO 3D.
I have a vision for a new project and I was hoping to get as many developers and contributors as possible to help with this project.
The project is titled: All Swagged Out Project. It is a play on the way most people misspell AOSP.
The goal is simple. Every time a new developer or contributor begins to dig his/her heels in and tries to learn how to modify Android, this person has to search and search and search. I was hoping that the people that develop and contribute for the EVO devices could take the lead and create a repository of sorts for modifications.
A wise man named tommytomatoe (developer of The Classic ROM for the HTC EVO 4G) once said: "Sharing is caring." I fully believe in this motto and hope that everyone in the EVO community feels the same way. I have opened up several threads over at the SOS Forums where people can post their original (or borrowed) mods and tweaks for the EVO 4G LTE, 3D, V, and 4G. I would not be opposed to having these posted at XDA, but I think I would be nice to the XDA moderators if I took the moderating of these threads on myself. My goal is to moderate these threads and add as much information as possible to provide the best ROMs for EVO users.
I think this could revolutionize knowledge sharing in the Android community and I hope EVO users can lead the way.
Links:
EVO 4G LTE
EVO 3D and EVO V
EVO 4G
Have a great day
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Even though this is a great idea,i would'nt see having to go off site and register to post our knowledge/guides/mods and others from this forum as a redirect from XDA,but i would be interested if you would concider keeping this here on XDA instead.I think i have a few things to contribute that i've learned over time.

I appreciate the ideas and I like the discussion. Suggestions for how to keep this maintained on XDA?
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Isnt tommys famous motto enjoy the possibilities? Lol sharing is caring....
Well i think it should be on a different site like a forum but just one main big thread and we can use BB codes
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lreyes said:
Isnt tommys famous motto enjoy the possibilities? Lol sharing is caring....
Well i think it should be on a different site like a forum but just one main big thread and we can use BB codes
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Sharing is caring is something completely different then what swagstr is trying to do
YES he's trying to create something like a one stop shop for people starting up to help them and not cause them to spend hours and hours of searching.
The issue on hand I believe is that having it on a different site causes an issue with XDA rules and policies
Anyways, my suggestion to you swagstr is that you should request people to send you guides, suggestions, tips or whatever via PM and when you have enough of them.....start up a thread in the general section or maybe the development section.
Once you get enough guides or whatever, request that it be turn into a sticky
Hope everything works out as this is something that in my personal opinion could prove to be helpful if done correctly!
Let me know what you end up going with and I'll write up a few guides to contribute to it!

A thing like this is something I would be interested in.....
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