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[Off Topic Lounge] A place for all things random [KEEP IT CLEAN]

Thanks toast for trusting us with an off topic sticky
Let's keep it clean, respectful, and fun..
I'll be updating this OP more but want to thank toast for the sticky.
For now, just fyi:
Off Topic IS NOT:
/b/
License to be mean to stupid people
License to be mean to smart people
Exempt from any if the FORUM RULES
Off-Topic IS:
Still part of the community
Subject to the FORUM RULES, just as any other thread in XDA
Fun
A thread to post whatever you want so long as it doesn't make anyone cry

+1
At least this way we would have a place to shoot the breeze and not clutter the "General" forum. By the way...what is up with the "2.2 update" thread? [email protected] thing is going to hit almost 60 pages

redrazr7791 said:
+1
At least this way we would have a place to shoot the breeze and not clutter the "General" forum. By the way...what is up with the "2.2 update" thread? [email protected] thing is going to hit almost 60 pages
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toast has merged all the 2.2 threads, I saw it jump from a few K views to over 40K in just a few hours earlier and was like
the off topic lounge was a lot of fun and definitely a good place to shoot some crap and share some humor, and it did help keep the rest of the place a little closer to on-topic

XDA already has an Off Topic forum. Why does the HTC Evo need its own Off Topic forum or thread? Do Evo owners have such a bond that you can't talk to people who own different devices?
Better yet, go somewhere that is dedicated to Off Topic like SA. Personally, I read and post at ATOT quite a bit.

I agree with the "off-topic" thread....it would be nice to have a place free of moral police and wrong place police.

Minjin said:
XDA already has an Off Topic forum. Why does the HTC Evo need its own Off Topic forum or thread? Do Evo owners have such a bond that you can't talk to people who own different devices?
Better yet, go somewhere that is dedicated to Off Topic like SA. Personally, I read and post at ATOT quite a bit.
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may be coz we hang around the Evo forum 90% of the time..

Minjin said:
XDA already has an Off Topic forum. Why does the HTC Evo need its own Off Topic forum or thread? Do Evo owners have such a bond that you can't talk to people who own different devices?
Better yet, go somewhere that is dedicated to Off Topic like SA. Personally, I read and post at ATOT quite a bit.
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What's the down side to having ONE thread for off topic chatter?
It was a lot of fun in the Hero section, it was fun to shoot the crap with the same group of folks that we spent so much time hacking with.
The XDA off topic section is cool and there's some good dudes in there but it's also inundated.
Maybe bonds like there were in the Hero section haven't formed here yet, would it be a problem if they did?
Obviously I think an off topic thread is a good idea, but I can't think of any reasons why it would be a bad idea... if you don't like it don't go in it..

vedavin said:
may be coz we hang around the Evo forum 90% of the time..
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Have you seen the topics they bring up over in that sub-forum? I mean, we are already in the EVO forum...let's just keep the talk here. No need to go jumping around just to shoot the sh-t

redrazr7791 said:
Have you seen the topics they bring up over in that sub-forum? I mean, we are already in the EVO forum...let's just keep the talk here. No need to go jumping around just to shoot the sh-t
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Agreed. Now to reserve me some tags..
Oh, and i agree with the op. What lifelong memories could we be missing if we don't don't have somewhere to build trusty bonds and loving relationships? If you love baby seals and life in general, you would approve for an off topic thread.

This is where I keep my e-Memories..
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Hmm...lets see. If we had an Off-Topic lounge, then posting pictures like this -​
would be an acceptable response to one of THOSE questions or threads.​

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Hmm...lets see. If we had an Off-Topic lounge, then posting pictures like this -
would be an acceptable response to one of THOSE questions or threads.
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imo, not if its directed at a specific forum member...
Off Topic IS NOT:
/b/
License to be mean to stupid people
License to be mean to smart people
Exempt from any if the FORUM RULES
Off-Topic IS:
Still part of the community
Subject to the FORUM RULES, just as any other thread in XDA
Fun
A thread to post whatever you want so long as it doesn't make anyone cry
RE: "Those" posts, Captain Picard is very disappointed in those people

+1 for OT forum, gotta have somewhere to post things that are offtopic without having to mingle with all those 'non evo users' *distain*

mrono said:
+1 for OT forum, gotta have somewhere to post things that are offtopic without having to mingle with all those 'non evo users' *distain*
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+1. They're so unclean! Please don't make us have to "get along" with them.

mrono said:
+1 for OT forum, gotta have somewhere to post things that are offtopic without having to mingle with all those 'non evo users' *distain*
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lol
just to be clear the request isn't for an EVO Off-Topic forum, just a single sticky at the top of the EVO General section

Ok, well, to start things out, I have a love hate relationship with mexican food. I mean, I love it and all, but for some reason I really hate the cilantro they throw on everything....makes me so sad

nebenezer said:
imo, not if its directed at a specific forum member...
Off Topic IS NOT:
/b/
License to be mean to stupid people
License to be mean to smart people
Exempt from any if the FORUM RULES
Off-Topic IS:
Still part of the community
Subject to the FORUM RULES, just as any other thread in XDA
Fun
A thread to post whatever you want so long as it doesn't make anyone cry
RE: "Those" posts, Captain Picard is very disappointed in those people
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Oh yea I understand completely
1 -I was typing out my response after staying up all night, working on a research paper and
2 -Two because I like the show "House"
Their still needs to be moderation in what is said, but threads like "I use my EVO's kickstand for..." and "Check out this crazy video I made with my EVO" are allowed.

+1 for the OT thread. It would be nice to have a thread to shoot the s#@t with everyone and not see any posts saying "wrong forum" Good idea neb.
Sent from my EVO using xda App

stickied.
thread is stickied. OP update your first post and set the subject. anyhow enjoy and everyone keep it clean.

toastcfh said:
thread is stickied. OP update your first post and set the subject. anyhow enjoy and everyone keep it clean.
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cool
Thanks toast

why do mods keep trashing this forum section?

rather than trashing this forum section whenever you feel the need to come around, why don't you just name it the Nexus One General Info and Questions Forum Section. It's quite retarded that you keep coming in here in disturbing us users by moving every thread in the forum section. It's also quite unprofessional.
I think it's obvious by now folks want to be able to post questions in this forum section...regardless of mods and admins obsessive compulsive need to make us post question only in a certain place.

Agreed, just merge the two sections, I was thinking about posting the same thing.
One of my threads asking people to post pictures taken with the stock camera vs the desire camera got moved to Q and A, and it's still not moved back. How is that a question? It's silly.
Just make it a genera/q and a forum!

What are the odds of your question getting moved?
I agree, there's two whole pages of moved threads with about 3-4 posts mixed in with them. When I see that I think "oh well, I won't be reading that section today."

Definitely looks retarded now.

lol'd at all the moved topics. failmods are fail.

Well if people learned how to read they wouldn't have to mass move topics.

Old MuckenMire said:
rather than trashing this forum section whenever you feel the need to come around, why don't you just name it the Nexus One General Info and Questions Forum Section. It's quite retarded that you keep coming in here in disturbing us users by moving every thread in the forum section. It's also quite unprofessional.
I think it's obvious by now folks want to be able to post questions in this forum section...regardless of mods and admins obsessive compulsive need to make us post question only in a certain place.
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Why do idiots keep posting questions in the wrong section?

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Why do idiots keep posting questions in the wrong section?
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This is awesome. lol

This one should be moved to Outer Space

They should be merged! Never seen the first page of a forum section with so many moved threads in my life. Its obvious that by general public demand that this section is where questions are posted.
This is just crazy! LOL
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OP, I would +rep you if this forum supported it. Instead, I can only salute you.
You should probably make a post in the forums the mods/admins actually regularly READ making this suggestion, and reference this post.

Ahahaha
I remember when the Q&A section was created. I remember saying how bad of a idea that was and how it would never get followed, especially for newcomers.

It dose look pretty stupid, not to mention some of the stuff moved to Q&A clearly doesn't bleong in Q&A.

Aren't most things going to be questions? The only other kind of things would be statements or essentially news "I fixed this", "I got usb host working". Maybe they want a News forum and should call it "News".

I agree this level of moderation is not helpful, and I have complained about it in the past. That said there is a sticky on the Nexus One General forum for what is acceptable here. It is not really the Mods fault that so many people ignore it. I am more a "will of the people" kind of guy and would not move them, but the mods here feel differently.

Redudant sectiong not being dealt with on a developers forums is deliciously ironic.

Since this is the first page of the forum. Why not make it Q&A and the other one Comments/Opinions or what ever. Agree with one poster, you would expect to aks questions on the main forum page. Don't know why it was changed. Maybe a good reason? After the first forum page anywhere, you can then go to specific topics. That makes more sense to me.

Totally agree with OP.
It is absolutely retarded.
It would make sense though to have a separate forum where "answered" questions and guides get moved to - THAT would make sense.

What makes sense is for people to follow the rules in the first place. If you did, we would not have to move so many threads. The pointers you see are called expiring redirects, and they disappear 24 hours after the move. We have the option to move without redirect, but that tends to force people to just post their question again when they don't see the original thread was moved.
Here are a few more things I find interesting:
The people complaining about over-moderation are relatively new to XDA-Developers. I understand that XDA-Developers has seen an influx of members since adding Android (and non-HTC) devices within the last 12-24 months. However, that does not excuse members not following the already established rules. The rule(s) regarding posting in the proper place are not new, and whether you read them or not, you agreed to them when registering. In short, deal with it, or goodbye. You will not be missed.
When XDA-Developers created the original Q&A forum over a year ago, it was received warmly by 99.9% of members. In fact, the Q&A section was so popular, that members began to request Q&A sub-forums specific to each device, thereby keeping the General Q&A generic enough to apply to most/all devices. By default, a Q&A section is not created for a new device until the need arises.
In closing, please keep in mind the following. When people take the time to read before posting, they will either find their question has already been answered, or they will see that the Q&A sections are flame-free sections for posting questions.

NotATreoFan said:
The people complaining about over-moderation are relatively new to XDA-Developers.
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Let's not over generalize please.
NotATreoFan said:
When XDA-Developers created the original Q&A forum over a year ago, it was received warmly by 99.9% of members. In fact, the Q&A section was so popular, that members began to request Q&A sub-forums specific to each device, thereby keeping the General Q&A generic enough to apply to most/all devices. By default, a Q&A section is not created for a new device until the need arises.
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And I was one of the ones praising the creation. It does not mean it is proving effective.

If you want to sell/trade/buy LOOK HERE FIRST

Note to Mods: Please sticky this, and maybe even lock it so that everyone can see it.
If you are in this forum to find a used phone to buy, to sell your used phone or trade for a used phone, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG SECTION.
the MARKETPLACE has four forums:
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WANTING TO SELL - Where you post when you have a phone that you want other people to buy
MEMBER-FOUND DEALS - Where you post and find posts with links to other sites that are having sales. Such as ebay or bestbuy.com
JOB BOARD - Where you go to see some tech related job openings
IF YOU DON'T SEE ALL FOUR FORUMS, THEN YOU ARE TOO NEW.
In order to sell or buy a phone on XDA you must have an account with a certain number of posts and be a member for more than a year. This policy is to prevent scamming by making sure only those invested in the site buy and sell.
DO NOT POST YOUR BUY/SELL/TRADE TOPICS IN MEMBER-FOUND DEALS SECTION JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE OTHERS.
If you do, no one will buy/sell/trade from/to you and you will be mocked and made fun of as a noob. Not a threat, just a fact of what happens. The Mods will then lock your topic and it will forever clutter our forum.
Hopefully everyone reads this (and hopefully it is stickied) Though I doubt it will help since noobs are noobs
THANK YOU

This is helpful but people don't read. They just post and then get mad when it's incorrectly done. I say just make the market read-only for all new members.

yeah this is a pretty pointless thread.
If they didn't read the forum name, they sure aren't going to read your thread.
It's like a sign outside of the bathroom saying "Men" then a sign in the bathroom saying "read this: this is the men's bathroom"

Well, I'm assuming the confusion that new members have is that they enter the marketplace and this is the only forum they see, so they assume it all goes here. There is no sticky informing them otherwise.
Hopefully if they see this stickied they will read it.
By the above logic there shouldn't be any "read this first" threads in any forum.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

Censura_Umbra said:
Well, I'm assuming the confusion that new members have is that they enter the marketplace and this is the only forum they see, so they assume it all goes here. There is no sticky informing them otherwise.
Hopefully if they see this stickied they will read it.
By the above logic there shouldn't be any "read this first" threads in any forum.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
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I don't know about that. If they cannot see the WTS section, then they are going to be even more confused by your screen shot. There have not been that many postings here, the 2 today is an anomaly, so we don't need a new thread to clutter up the section, the mods can just do what they've been doing and remove the once every couple weeks thread.

All this is already present in the rules and once they get to the marketplace.

Worst Maintained Forum I Have seen

No Offense though, I used to be on the DHD Forum and things were so much organised there and i can say that the moderators did a pretty good job but here on S3 its all messy and congested. I think the Moderators need to take some serious steps and spend some quality time on this forum. Once Again NO OFFENCE INTENDED.

Don't let the door hit you on your way out.

adilrenzu said:
No Offense though, I used to be on the DHD Forum and things were so much organised there and i can say that the moderators did a pretty good job but here on S3 its all messy and congested. I think the Moderators need to take some serious steps and spend some quality time on this forum. Once Again NO OFFENCE INTENDED.
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As with all forums its not the mods but users clogging up the forum with repetitive posts .
Give XDA mods firearms and the board would be much cleaner .
jje

adilrenzu said:
No Offense though, I used to be on the DHD Forum and things were so much organised there and i can say that the moderators did a pretty good job but here on S3 its all messy and congested. I think the Moderators need to take some serious steps and spend some quality time on this forum. Once Again NO OFFENCE INTENDED.
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So you think the forum is a mess.....then you add to the mess with this useless post instead of addressing the moderators directly?! Stupid or gutless?
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slaphead20 said:
So you think the forum is a mess.....then you add to the mess with this useless post instead of addressing the moderators directly?! Stupid or gutless?
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why do we have petitions coz opinions too many people make a difference plus i would hv done as u said but by creating a thread i though may be if someone agrees with me it will be more effective rather then addressing the moderator personally after all one persons opinion is no good but when its ten it can be slightly effective more people more effective, hope you understand

JJEgan said:
As with all forums its not the mods but users clogging up the forum with repetitive posts .
Give XDA mods firearms and the board would be much cleaner .
jje
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yes i agree with you the its mostly users who clogg up the forum but moderators can move the threads where they belong and not anywhere.

adilrenzu said:
why do we have petitions coz opinions too many people make a difference plus i would hv done as u said but by creating a thread i though may be if someone agrees with me it will be more effective rather then addressing the moderator personally after all one persons opinion is no good but when its ten it can be slightly effective more people more effective, hope you understand
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adilrenzu said:
why do we have petitions coz opinions too many people make a difference plus i would hv done as u said but by creating a thread i though may be if someone agrees with me it will be more effective rather then addressing the moderator personally after all one persons opinion is no good but when its ten it can be slightly effective more people more effective, hope you understand
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Then maybe you should consider how an overstretched, voluntary service is affected by your rather scathing comment (including the rolls eyes) ....a polite request to the moderators, or engage in a dialogue with them, would be far more favourable...they are perfectly approachable, and indeed it is encouraged in the rules to address them directly

I would recommend PM'ing either Woody, The-Captain or Jonny. The are, from what I've seen, the most active moderators in this section. They have, as any moderator/admin, personal lives which need attending and it's in fact Saturday.

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Then maybe you should consider how an overstretched, voluntary service is affected by your rather scathing comment (including the rolls eyes) ....a polite request to the moderators, or engage in a dialogue with them, would be far more favourable...they are perfectly approachable, and indeed it is encouraged in the rules to address them directly
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ok i was wrong this is the best forum on whole xda.

Their is an XDA thread on improving sorting whatever you call it where senior mods asked for input from users .
But their are a number of simple basics that enable the forum to be easier for users noob or not .
Follow the rules .
Post in the correct section .
Dont ask the same question over and over .
Learn to search before asking a question .
Sadly that's just what most noobs refuse point blank to do couple that with their almost total refusal to read the basics before starting to flash .
jje

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ok i was wrong this is the best forum on whole xda.
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Ha ha
Well I've seen worse, and the regulars are a pretty friendly bunch.....anyway I'm sure the moderators will have a chat about it with you and see what they can do, but remember the S3 is a very popular phone and we get a lot of passing traffic from people that aren't regulars here on xda, who just want answers with out effort....these are the people who block up the forum...And it is nigh on impossible to stop that happening

Yeah, when people like you start SPAMMING the forum, what can the mods do?

Ok, let's collectively let this thread die and the mods can do what they choose when they finish enjoying their weekend.
It's been reported so anyone coming here to let of a bit of testosterone should note that they are leaving themselves open to a bit of criticism too
THE END
PLEASE

The main reason the general forum is kinda messed up is because its full of crappy threads made by noobs who don't understand q&a and just want a quick answer and also some who wants their thanks meter up by giving 'awesome' tips and tricks that everyone already know (killing apps and turning power saving mode on to save battery). I used to have a galaxy s plus and the forum used to have more q&a threads in the development section because the galaxy s plus's forum was together with the galaxy s's

Don't post your questions or problems here!!!!!!

Hi to all new members here
Please do not post your questions or problems here. This section for GENERAL things about Xperia Z like mods or tweaks or guides NOT FOR QUESTIONS.
The number 1 of XDA rules clearly saying SEARCH BEFORE YOU POST! there are many threads here about bricked devices or how to flash ROMs and the tutorials and answers about that is already exist
We'll help you more if you post your questions in questions and answers section
Don't think the word "general" means to everyone see it and answer your question.
And always remember to NOT post your question in the general section here
I'm talking here not as a forum moderator. I'm a senior member as everyone not new here. I'm saying this because the moderators of Xperia Z forum are not active here. just suddenly..
Now if you are a new on XDA and have a problem or question please take a look on Questions and answers section and see others problems to find your answer. And if NOT found your answer post your question in Questions and answers not here
Hope the Xperia Z forum moderators pay more intention on this forum.
And thanks for your understanding

Op as you mentioned please ask the moderator to lock this thread and pin it
Sent from my Xperia Z using Tapatalk

androidfreak70 said:
Hi to all new members here
Please do not post your questions or problems here. This section for GENERAL things about Xperia Z like mods or tweaks or guides NOT FOR QUESTIONS.
The number 1 of XDA rules clearly saying SEARCH BEFORE YOU POST! there are many threads here about bricked devices or how to flash ROMs and the tutorials and answers about that is already exist
We'll help you more if you post your questions in questions and answers section
Don't think the word "general" means to everyone see it and answer your question.
And always remember to NOT post your question in the general section here
I'm talking here not as a forum moderator. I'm a senior member as everyone not new here. I'm saying this because the moderators of Xperia Z forum are not active here. just suddenly..
Now if you are a new on XDA and have a problem or question please take a look on Questions and answers section and see others problems to find your answer. And if NOT found your answer post your question in Questions and answers not here
Hope the Xperia Z forum moderators pay more intention on this forum.
And thanks for your understanding
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I think that this thread is unnecessary. First off all we have thread for this problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/post-questions-help-troubleshooting-t2116920
Second off all moderators do their job great and they are active. So instead you complain that they are not doing their job help them with reporting unnecessary threads like this one here. :good:

neoxx3m said:
I think that this thread is unnecessary. First off all we have thread for this problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/post-questions-help-troubleshooting-t2116920
Second off all moderators do their job great and they are active. So instead you complain that they are not doing their job help them with reporting unnecessary threads like this one here. :good:
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I know there is already thread about that. And I know that's not my job
But I see in other forums some threads in wrong places getting closed even without reporting.
That mean the moderators are active and browsing the forum right?
Even this forum is going wrong... It wasn't like that before!
Tapatalk'ed from my Xperia™ Z (C6602) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

Please don't post your complaints here. The same people that post questions here are the same people who won't read this thread.

OsiBasi said:
Please don't post your complaints here. The same people that post questions here are the same people who won't read this thread.
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There is already a sticky thread about forum at the top of the general section
Please look and read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/post-questions-help-troubleshooting-t2116920
Secondly, moderators do browse the forums and we do general maintenance when we see things in the wrong place, however, we rely a lot on users reporting posts in the wrong section.
Please use the orange triangle in the top right of the post to alert a moderator if a thread needs moving.
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