Hi all,
This forum has become a joke of late. Whenever you come to view any updates or just to generally see what's going on, there's rubbish posts with 'simple question' as the subject!
That's not how a forum should be... are we short on moderators?
What is the reason for the multuple thread closings in this forum lately.
I was under the impression that a "forum" was a place for open discussion and opinion.
It seems that we now have moderators among us that close threads based on their opinion rather than the relevance of the discussion contained within them.
There are both positive and negative reactions to the X10 and its progression or lack thereof.
These posts are in the general section of the respective forum and should be left open for contribution.
I am not condonig flaming or childish rants but open and intelligent discussion makes good reading.
If moderators are intent on cleaning up the forum, then archiving old threads should be the priority.
Moderator, please close this thread...
I don't know why the mods closed some threads based on discussion of 2.1 features, rumours etc, or why they banned iead1, lonelee and fm1776 (well... not really fm1776)
But I do agree with them closing threads that are started by people who don't bother to search and repeatedly ask the same question over and over again, like:
- When are we getting 2.1
- Is there Multitouch in 2.1
- How do i root my phone
- I'm so sick of my x10
- I sold my x10, bye forum (this is the one that irritates me the most)
this 2.1 delays make this forum one of most hostile places that I visit regularly. And like almost everyone here, I just visit looking for some info about the upgrades.
k1sr said:
Moderator, please close this thread...
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Ha ah ahahaha ah .. Holy Crap Batman...you K1sr are one terrible dude...
augie7107 said:
I am not condonig flaming or childish rants but open and intelligent discussion makes good reading.
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That's the problem, there isn't any "open and intelligent discussion." All I see is "SE Sux," "good bye SE, hello [brand name]" and all the other "emotional" comments rather than facts.
Also the more useless threads like this one remaining open slow the XDA server down.
MOD's please close this thread.
P.S that's what the sticky's are for, but nobody ever reads them.
Q. why do mods close the threads:
A. there are many reasons..
1. New threads are opened even when threads already exist which cater to similar discussions. if a person does a search, i m sure he will find a thread to post his matter in.
2. this is a device forum.. threads opened are sum-times absolutely unrelated to the device. now such threads are breeding grounds for flame wars etc and we dont want such threads.
3. most threads are ending up in flame wars... unable to control such flame wars results in closing/deltion of such threads.
i hope i have answered your questions.
chetan
THREAD CLOSED..
Alright, here's how it is. While a good majority of us here are from other devices/have been around XDA for awhile as this is an advanced device, there are also many, MANY new users here aswell. As such, the following apply not only to new users but to EVERYONE:
1-READ AND ABIDE BY THE XDA RULES.
2-READ THE STICKIES BEFORE POSTING *ANYTHING*.
3-*ALWAYS* USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION BEFORE POSTING A NEW THREAD.
4-POST QUESTIONS STRICTLY WITHIN THE Q&A SECTION.
5-IF YOU SEE SOMETHING AMISS, REPORT IT, *DO NOT FLAME OTHER USERS*.
Now onto the meat of this announcement. Moderation within the Fascinate forums are about to be kicked up a notch. Flaming has become a real problem around here, and will no longer be tolerated in any way. Simply put, you flame, your post gets deleted and you get infracted. No chances, no taking it back.
Now you may be saying, "o derp, i dont care about infarctions. tey dont meen anything". Keep this in mind, get enough infractions...and you get permabanned.
tl;dr-ANY user seen flaming, for ANY reason WHATSOEVER, WILL be infracted, no questions asked. If you see a user either flaming or being flamed, please use the report post function and send any of your moderators(myself, badwolve1 or benko) a PM and let us know what is going on. Likewise if you are being flamed, please speak up and let us know whats going on but DO NOT flame the flamer back.
tl;dr for the entire post-read and follow the rules and everything will be peachy.
This thread is closed and this subject is not open for public discussion. If you have any beef, please PM me directly here at XDA.
Word.-ashasaur
I think we need to identify what is wrong in our subforums and have someone step forward to be a new moderator. Things are getting out hand in here and its making me sorry to say this a part of XDA. Here are problems I've seen:
Stolen code (This includes Thor's GPL noncompliance and ProTekk's kanging of his kernel)
Subfactions either for or against Thor.
Useless trolling and personal attacks due to the above.
Too much useless clutter in the dev section (giggle* I'm blond and random stabs on the dark on subjects of development)
I know a lot of this is pety but this all happens far less frequent in other subforums. We are losing a sense of community and teamwork. A lot of it has returned since the ICS leaks but I think we have a lot to improve.
Keep this thread civil. No one user is the root of the problem. This isn't for blaming but finding a solution.
armada786 said:
I think we need to identify what is wrong in our subforums and have someone step forward to be a new moderator. Things are getting out hand in here and its making me sorry to say this a part of XDA. Here are problems I've seen:
Stolen code (This includes Thor's GPL noncompliance and ProTekk's kanging of his kernel)
Subfactions either for or against Thor.
Useless trolling and personal attacks due to the above.
Too much useless clutter in the dev section (giggle* I'm blond and random stabs on the dark on subjects of development)
I know a lot of this is pety but this all happens far less frequent in other subforums. We are losing a sense of community and teamwork. A lot of it has returned since the ICS leaks but I think we have a lot to improve.
Keep this thread civil. No one user is the root of the problem. This isn't for blaming but finding a solution.
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Do you not have report post button in the top right corner of every thread post . The trouble with this forum is people Complaining in public forum about what they dislike about other people.IF you feel someone is posting SO MUCH TRASH AND TROLLING . You should use the report abuse. You say this should apply to everyone But you Go out of your way to QUITE MY OLD TAG LINE.
This TYPE Of thread only adds to issues YOU ARE Complaining about.The biggest thing that causes trouble is Replying in a thread THERE IS another useless post. USE THE REPORT abuse link as im going to do Right now.Before this becomes another FLAME War. STOP QUOTING ME AS Being a issue on this FORUM.
armada786 said:
I think we need to identify what is wrong in our subforums and have someone step forward to be a new moderator. Things are getting out hand in here and its making me sorry to say this a part of XDA. Here are problems I've seen:
Stolen code (This includes Thor's GPL noncompliance and ProTekk's kanging of his kernel)
Subfactions either for or against Thor.
Useless trolling and personal attacks due to the above.
Too much useless clutter in the dev section (giggle* I'm blond and random stabs on the dark on subjects of development)
I know a lot of this is pety but this all happens far less frequent in other subforums. We are losing a sense of community and teamwork. A lot of it has returned since the ICS leaks but I think we have a lot to improve.
Keep this thread civil. No one user is the root of the problem. This isn't for blaming but finding a solution.
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You wanna see teamwork?
Look at the bootloader and ICS threads.
Or look at Vache's ROM thread for the last 100 posts. See the "Jerry Lewis" telethon.
Then post your comments. And I will thus... shoot you down. Metaphorically of course.
No offence but this thread is only a trouble maker.
Closed.
People, we are moving far too many questions into Q&A!
If your question has a [Q] in front of it, it DOESN"T BELONG IN GENERAL!!
Even if there isn't a [Q] there, if it's a question, it DOESN'T BELONG IN GENERAL!!
Please, post in the appropriate forum​
Why not redirect threads marked with [Q] automatically to Q&A? People won't stop posting questions in the General section
marcellocord said:
Why not redirect threads marked with [Q] automatically to Q&A? People won't stop posting questions in the General section
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We've asked for that feature, I don't know if it's possible, but it sure would help.
reinbeau said:
We've asked for that feature, I don't know if it's possible, but it sure would help.
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I see that the people posting in the General section at least mark the thread as question. So redirecting it automatically could reduce something like 60%+ of the questions here.
Do they know what Q&A is?
marcellocord said:
I see that the people posting in the General section at least mark the thread as question. So redirecting it automatically could reduce something like 60%+ of the questions here.
Do they know what Q&A is?
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It's not that they don't know what Q and A is, its just that they think that the question will be solved faster if its in a section where a lot of users visit (more interesting).
But their logic is flawed, since a big flame feast will start the moment they do that lool
I haven't opened a new thread to ask a question in a while, but as far as i know, if you check the box "this is a question" you get an additional warning that posting it in any other section than q&a is a rule violation and one has to confirm to actually post it.
that means that those people clearly violate forum rules after being warned about it. in some devices' sections, threads like that are deleted without further notice, because the moderators don't see themselves as maids for lazy or impudent users.
also, it should be noted, that posting problems, bugs or hardware issues also counts as posting a question.
that means:
- hardware issues should be posted in existing threads of the same issue and for every broken button, the bezel, the display and the battery there already is at least one thread in Q&A.
- hardware issues with accessories should be posted in the accessories section (also in existing threads, where applicable).
- problems with certain apps can be discussed in the themes and apps section, if they are published there, or in Q&A, if not.
- problems that apply to specific roms only should be discussed in the rom's development thread (except for CM), if that helps getting rid of bugs.
If you are a new user that does not yet have the permission to post in development, search if the bug or problem you want to report is already posted, if not, you can either get to the post minimum (without spamming!) to post there yourself or ask in Q&A.
It is so easy and self-explanatory, I don't see, why people keep breaking those rules.
Well the last thing I want to do is warn and/or infract people for posting questions here, but I have to say, this is ridiculous. Dozens and dozens of reports a day (if it weren't for Chef Tony this would be even worse) of questions posted here in General.
Post in the proper forum!!! We have much bigger fish to fry than to constantly have to fix your mistakes! Sorry, but at this point I am thoroughly frustrated. Official warnings and infractions from now on, especially if you've put that [Q] there and ignored the warning.
It's simple why they doesn't follow the rules... they just doesn't read the rules You can just tap I accept and done. Who likes to spend a lot of time reading rules? 90% [i think it's really 90%] here doesn't read it. But most of them just know what they can and cannot do.
reinbeau said:
Well the last thing I want to do is warn and/or infract people for posting questions here, but I have to say, this is ridiculous. Dozens and dozens of reports a day (if it weren't for Chef Tony this would be even worse) of questions posted here in General.
Post in the proper forum!!! We have much bigger fish to fry than to constantly have to fix your mistakes! Sorry, but at this point I am thoroughly frustrated. Official warnings and infractions from now on, especially if you've put that [Q] there and ignored the warning.
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I do not envy the jobs of you guys as moderators. I am often thoroughly annoyed by various rule violations to the point where I would admonish the violators, but seeing as how I have no actual power, I tend to just as often get flamed for daring to question their status as a special snowflake.
ctomgee said:
I do not envy the jobs of you guys as moderators. I am often thoroughly annoyed by various rule violations to the point where I would admonish the violators, but seeing as how I have no actual power, I tend to just as often get flamed for daring to question their status as a special snowflake.
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I can assure you that Moderators appreciate help. Some think they are being a pain when they report but they're really not - we can't be everywhere at once. Instead of engaging on the thread tell us and we'll handle it for you
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fesi157 said:
sir i got a samsung galaxy s2 and am new to android so i dont no what is this plz tell me how to check its model no and info of ma mobile.i"ll be very thankfull to every one.
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Oh boy... wtf?
Enviado de meu GT-I9300 usando o Tapatalk 2
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Obviously people just don't read. Thread closed by suggestion, it was a good one.