TO THE MODS: Please Fix The SGS3 Threads! - Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)

Please please please, Moderators. This thread setup is the most headache-inducing thing I've ever seen! For the sake of everyone who uses these threads, clean it up!
Our Requests:
Categorize all topics by Carrier in a separate phone section:
Verizon Galaxy SIII Phone Section:
Verizon Galaxy SIII General
Verizon Galaxy SIII Q&A
Verizon Galaxy SIII Android Development
Verizon Galaxy SIII Original Android Development
Verizon Galaxy SIII Themes & Apps
AT&T Galaxy SIII Phone Section:
etc...
Sprint Section...
T-Mobile Section...
These phones are all very different. They each need their own phone section. In the same way the International SGSIII has it's own section, each US Carrier needs it's own section. This will not only help clean up the threads, but also prevent people from making costly mistakes (for example, flashing a Sprint ROM on a Verizon SGS3) or by taking advice from a user about how to fix something (ie. T-mobile user asking how to fix an issue while an AT&T user responds with an answer which could brick any non-AT&T phone).
All of the phones for these carriers are DIFFERENT, SEPARATE PHONES!

I second the request. I have already noticed in other forums people directing others to the wrong carrier phone.
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THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And have a Canadian sub forum as well..
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2

Yeah, this is crazy and unusable.

That would be a ridiculously big forum. The simple solution to the different carriers is to put a [Carrier Tag] on the topic name, to prevent confusion.

To many times I have started reading something to find it doesn't apply to the Verizon version. Seperating them would be amazing
This is the biggest cluster f*** of a sub-forum I have ever seen.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda app-developers app

I agree this forum is convoluted.
Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!

El Nivek said:
That would be a ridiculously big forum. The simple solution to the different carriers is to put a [Carrier Tag] on the topic name, to prevent confusion.
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I meant to create a separate section for each phone. Like for example, the HTC Incredible and HTC Desire are different phones which are under different phone sections in the main forum page. That's what I would like.

This is at least the fourth thread I've read asking for by carrier forums for the galaxy III. While I agree with the request the lack of action by the moderators to date seem to me to indicate that this forum is like Obama-care...
Love it or hate it, it's here, it's the way it is and you'd best learn to like it.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

i agree. this is a mess and most posts barely get seen because their are a million stickies and with everyone posting your topic could stay on the front page for maybe an hour...

dtr145r said:
i agree. this is a mess and most posts barely get seen because their are a million stickies and with everyone posting your topic could stay on the front page for maybe an hour...
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you're right. it's really ridiculous at the lack of common sense that went into making this megathread. There are just under 1000 threads under General and over 1500 threads in Q&A. Most of the threads are not even being read, let alone addressed and its so hard for people to even search and filter through all of these! All of the Mods are on everyone's tail about searching before posting, but then they don't give us a reasonable way to search! Its nearly impossible to figure out if the thread applies to your own phone or not.

I'm also on board with this. :good:

Even the themes need to be separated, since the bases being used are from different carriers if I use a theme it's more than likely I'm going to apply something that isn't meant for my device. Even if it is just an icon for the same service, like Sprint hotspot vs T-Mobile hotspot. Some features have disappeared all together like Wi-Fi calling in settings

They did have carrier specific forums, but then combined them all again. Not sure why they combined them like they are, but the separated forums were much better.

Vdubtx said:
They did have carrier specific forums, but then combined them all again. Not sure why they combined them like they are, but the separated forums were much better.
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Yea the old way way much better, but that was before they even added verizon into the threads. Once they added verizon they decided to create one giant useless megathread.

I think it should be arranged just like Android Forums. Main Galaxy S3 section followed by sub sections carrier specific.
Much easier to navigate and post/read.
If the majority of the people are asking for it, why is this being ignored?

I agree. I think this is the first time there has been so many users for a particular phone and its becoming harder to find things specific to my carrier. I know this was done to the nexus phones but I think the s3 user base is off the charts to keep the forum like this. I've been seeing a lot of repeats as well cause everything gets buried and searching is becoming more cumbersome as it produces too many results. It needs to go back the way it was.
Just look at the general section. Pages 1 - 6 is all labeled todays post.

I'd like it if they'd just unpin the pre-order threads.

And if the mods think the user base is off the charts now, wait until tomorrow when it's actually released on the largest carrier in the US. We're gonna have loads of people asking about root and locked bootloaders.

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Posts with problems, no answers?

Hello,
As you all know I am new here, about 1.5 weeks ago was my first post . I am a very busy self employed individual. I usually do not register to forums because I do not have the time to chat daily, and i know that if I get caught up in a good forum I will spend way to much time there. But after buying my MDA I started having problems, and after some google work I found this site. It appeared to be a great site for info and problem solving. Before signing up I looked through the history of old posts by using the search function. I found that a lot of people got the answers they were looking for. So I signed on.
But in the last 2 weeks or so I have noticed a trend. When ever a post is submitted by some one with a problem related to every day use(and not just me, but several others as well) Very few, if any, people actually respond. These people seem to get no help.
But lets say that someone posts a question about how to get the newest cross bow theme, or how do I flash to the newest rom etc... there are dozens of answers....even if after a short search of the forum reveals the same answers that they just got! (ok, a small exaggeration on my part, but I am trying to emphasize my point....please bear with me... )
Why is this? Please don't tell me to search the forum for my problems...because I already have. I am not going to post a question unless I can not find the answer on my own.
So I will pose one more question: Is there another forum, filled with this many knowledgeable people , that is geared more towards trouble shooting everyday problems?
Thanks for reading. Please understand that I did not write this will any mal-intent , I am just hoping to find answers to everyday nagging problems with my Wizard.
yes you are right
now would you please tell us what exaclty your problem was with mda i hope i can help you
Thank you
Thank you Awais,
If you go to the second page of posts I have a post there about "....throwing my mda into the river..." There I list most of my major problems.
Thanks again
cameraddict said:
Hello,
As you all know I am new here, about 1.5 weeks ago was my first post . I am a very busy self employed individual. I usually do not register to forums because I do not have the time to chat daily, and i know that if I get caught up in a good forum I will spend way to much time there. But after buying my MDA I started having problems, and after some google work I found this site. It appeared to be a great site for info and problem solving. Before signing up I looked through the history of old posts by using the search function. I found that a lot of people got the answers they were looking for. So I signed on.
But in the last 2 weeks or so I have noticed a trend. When ever a post is submitted by some one with a problem related to every day use(and not just me, but several others as well) Very few, if any, people actually respond. These people seem to get no help.
But lets say that someone posts a question about how to get the newest cross bow theme, or how do I flash to the newest rom etc... there are dozens of answers....even if after a short search of the forum reveals the same answers that they just got! (ok, a small exaggeration on my part, but I am trying to emphasize my point....please bear with me... )
Why is this? Please don't tell me to search the forum for my problems...because I already have. I am not going to post a question unless I can not find the answer on my own.
So I will pose one more question: Is there another forum, filled with this many knowledgeable people , that is geared more towards trouble shooting everyday problems?
Thanks for reading. Please understand that I did not write this will any mal-intent , I am just hoping to find answers to everyday nagging problems with my Wizard.
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To be honest posting with this title is often not the best way to get help - it often gets peoples backs up. Post with a particular problem e.g. device keeps freezing or resetting etc..
Also most people come to the forum looking for info and sometimes help - not many come here to give help - so please be sympathetic with that. Any help given is free and people are under no compulsion to give advice.
I still think this is the best forum for advice - you can try howard forums as well but please dont cross post between the forums as many from here go their as well and it just pisses people off. Please amend your title to have only one ? or it will be done for you.
btw welcome to the forum i hope you find my reply to your other thread helpful.
Hello Again meschle,
Thanks for the info. I will change the title of my problem post right away. As for helping, I would very much love to help out and not just take. I hope to be able to help out more as i learn more.
I appreciate your help in my other post.
Take care
cameraddict, I have to say that my use of the forum consists of me clicking on "new posts" several times a day, and glancing through any interesting posts, posts that obviously require moderation, posts that I can obviously help with, or posts that might concern something I wish to learn.
However, as my learn'ed friend meschle states, we've learnt through experience that posting a list of "Top 10 gripes with my phone and why no one will help me?" just tends to get read but usually illicits few useful responses.
In my personal experience, first it requires me to click on your thread on the offchance it might fall into one of my categories above, but it's at least as likely to be ignored by me as not posting helpful topic titles, one of the forum rules btw, is my #1 gripe on this forum.
Second, posting a "Now that's what I call annoyances! 2007" list typically puts people off. However, posting multiple threads, each very specifically targetted at your issues, is significantly more likely to get help.
If I happen to know a solution for automagically inserting Eskimo weather tables into your Google Calendar synced Outlook, I'll dive in and help. But if I don't know that's your problem, frankly both of our ships will pass in the night.
That's my practise, and certainly not everybody's, but this board is exceptionally knowledgable, and typically polite and helpful. You just have to ask the right question!
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Vijay555,
Thank you for your response. With my first post that had a list of problems, I was hoping to give a thorough view of what was happening with my unit as sometimes one problem is related to another. Or several problems may be indicative of a more systemic problem. I was also trying to avoid bombarding the board with 10-12 threads all concerning me and my troubles. But I do now realize that I should have made more targeted questions. I do apologize for the thread title. I should have read over the rules a little more thoroughly.
As for my thread about people not getting answers to their questions...well I have seen this other times as well. Which is part of what prompted me to ask that question in the first place.
I will attempt to be more specific in my questions from now on. I am also hoping to be able to contribute to solving other peoples problems as I gain some more experience with my wizard.
Thanks again for you help. Take care

I Find it Absolutely Hilarious...

...that the Chinese board where we're getting a few ROMs from, is incredibly popular. We are the second most popular HTC device there, if not the most popular one at all, and we're obviously only trailing behind the HTC Desire. With almost 9k topics, and 351k posts, this board's buzzing with activity!
http://bbs.anzhi.com/
Now, now, don't assume I'm very biased and saying that XDA should be the primary home of all development, regardless of platform and manufacturer. That's a horrible thing to say, and it would hurt me if anyone said so. I'm just merely comparing this noteworthy find of a forum with the fact that the HTC Legend is pretty much approaching legacy-status in terms of development. Yet the enthusiasm possessed by this community is substantial. Unfortunately, their work goes mainly unnoticed, I've seen. Maybe the ICS ROM was worth a mention to make its way to our shores, but once you've seen the developments that are offered, you'll be very, very intrigued.
http://bbs.anzhi.com/forum-533-1.html
For my adventure, I'm using last night's Google Chrome Canary build, with the built-in Google Translate feature, translating Chinese (simplified) to English, via Google Translate's service. I do not know more than a few phrases in the Chinese dialects, so for the sake of sharing this stuff, bear with me.
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The stickies are extremely useful, providing methods and ideas I'd never even heard of even browsing through our home here on XDA.
ROMs, being obviously popular, stay at the top of the board. But queries, experiences, and other generic discussions get posts in a day, and often-times, extend to the fourth page. Wow, this forum really is active!
http://bbs.anzhi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4763283&page=1
Let's take a gander in a ROM's thread:
Whoa, this ROM looks like one from the original glory days of the HTC Hero!
Some heavily modified Sense ROMs lie here:
http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-3834911-1-1.html
http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-3821971-1-1.html
http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-4678580-1-1.html
But most interesting is a functional, developer's build of Sense 3.5:
http://bbs.anzhi.com/forum.php?mod=...teline&typeid=237&typeid=237&orderby=dateline
These are just some finds that are sticking out obviously whilst quickly skimming the forum. I'm sure there are many more worthwhile developments of times past and present that I definitely might have missed, but this is where I choose to conclude tonight's adventure.
I hope I've helped create some exposure in regards to the development on the HTC Legend. Although for many of us who have/had two-year contracts, they're quickly coming to a close, and we migrate to better devices. But there are others who might be under other stressful circumstances (Canadians with those dreaded 3-year contracts), or wish to hang on to our dear Legends for a bit longer. I hope I've instilled some hope that there is a huge backing of life left in our fair Legends, and its legacy will continue to live on for a period no cellular commitment may measure.
While it may seem hopeless in browsing a foreign forum searching for your next everyday tool, or further stimulating a hobby, I can only say now that I wish only the very best for that only good things will come for the HTC Legend in this foreseeable future.
Love,
Bryan
This is awesome news, maybe some one with proper dev skills who love the legend so much they don't/won't get rid of it till its completely broken (thegrammerfreak for example )
Will find this information useful and want to convert the Chinese version rom/s for themselves (us) :-D
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
Thanks for the heads up, nice to see some new ROMS this place has become very quite.
One question though, how do you download the ROMS? I have registered and translated the page but to get the download link you need to reply. I cant seem to reply as I cant figure out what verification code they are asking me fill out.
Code:
Enter the following answer to the question
"An intellectual network" before the word is the word
WTF??
Right, that's a math equation to prevent spammers from flooding the forum. Just move your mouse around the field and you'll get a simple addition/subtraction problem.
Trying out a "new legend" rom from that forum
Just finshed downloading all the files (except the kernel) and just started the flashing (brushing) process
[ ROM Release ] [Devil] 2.3.5 Second Edition | | 3.0 style | | Support ext partition | | transparent landscaping | | Updated kernel fill (September 10)
http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-3833694-1-1.html
Edit:- Flashed rom, yes it's working, starts up in chinese, found settings menu, changed to english, most stuff is in chinese. Looks pretty much like a cyanogenmod or the same as the devil rom already posted in the dev. section, it has ADW launcher....
There are some nice ROMs alright. Pity that you don't have the option to change all settings to English though.
Seeing how most of the devs are from Hong Kong, some ROMs do offer an option in English, their secondary official language in government.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
Cheers, Ill check a few more out so.
I downloaded and installed Sense theme for CM. I am not sure how to enable it. Can someone tell me how to?
Was it a patch you downloaded? If so, did you flash the .zip?
Either way, even if it was an .apk, you can find themes, and activate them, from CM's Theme Chooser app.
I can't really say much more without further detail.
Would be nice, if the ROMS were translated.
It was the 7 MB patch that i downloaded. It was the zip file, I extracted the .apk, copied it to memory card and installed them.
I cannot find it in theme chooser. How to flash the whole zip file? From the recovery menu?
I assume you would flash it like you would a patch, so it would accompany the ROM. Don't wipe anything, and just flash it.
Don't take my word for it though, I can't fully understand the translation.
Well I installed google pack that comes with CM7 like that (without wiping), I suppose thats one way to do things.
Just when I leave....
Damnit
There are tools to translate ROMs (mostly from when MIUI became popular), so it's not beyond the realms of possibility that one of these ROMs could get a home on XDA. Maybe pick a few we like, start translating (just get it into the most basic of English, then we could work it out from there) and get permission from the original dev to post a translated copy here. #justsayin'
I've already gotten permission to repost some of the ROMs, but I keep neglecting that new authority, people can just get it themselves anyway.
As for translation, some ROMs are offered in English anyway, just Ctrl + F "English".
This site is based in SAR Hong Kong, and one of its official languages is English.
A bootable, work-in-progress, no rules broken MIUI GB ROM can now be found. From the guy who brought the very early ICS ROM to XDA. Though he's more active on this forum from what I gather monitoring:
http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-5054051-1-1.html

- PLEASE READ - POST ALL ICS INFO HERE ONLY - All Others Will Be Locked -

DUE TO THE MULTIPLE POSTINGS FOR ICS RUMORS/INFORMATION.........
•••UPDATE•••Most of the Normal Publications have Stated ICS Will Be Released in Q-2 Not to Worry That means in the Next 30-60days most likely.....stay tuned..... 3/17/12
Please only post ALL ICS information here only All other postings will be deleted
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ICS for Note in April or May??- posted by ranjan.alva
SamMobile Tweets :
Again... SGS2 updates March. Samsung started making of ics roms Note. Hopefully early leaks soon. Release Note updates April/May
Cant believe this. Samsung said it will release in Q1.. now what??
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Originally posted by raines43-- Well, this story on Phandroid says ICS for the S2 and the Note on March 1st; that'd be good!
http://phandroid.com/2012/02/10/sams...medium=twitter
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Original posting by -- robertberma:
ics coming 1st of march. 1/3/2012
http://nl.hardware.info/extern/nieuw...from-march-1st
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=456
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Orginally posted by Bamboo12:
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[/COLOR]this is the source of the rumour https://twitter.com/#!/eldarmurtazin...06842540908545
doesn't really say anything about the galaxy note
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Originally Posted by androidindian
Note ics not coming in march confirmed by sammobiles... http://t.co/xYuiXDEe
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Originally posted by Chasmodo:
Here's what SlashGear has to say about it:
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-gal...ider-10213019/
"The Galaxy Note upgrade could drop anytime between March and May, Murtazin warns, while other Samsung models are also in line for an Android 4.0 refresh within that same period."
If you have a custom ROM, will the new ICS update show up for OTA update when it is released?
yeahmon said:
If you have a custom ROM, will the new ICS update show up for OTA update when it is released?
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Very likely not. Though that depends a little on the ROM you're using.
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very likely not. Though that depends a little on the rom you're using.
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n7000xxkl8
FROM THE MODERATORS•••PLEASE READ POST ALL ICS INFO HERE ONLY
I haven't seen this article posted. I looked, searched... So apology if I missed it.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/10/ice-c...samsung-galaxy-s-ii-galaxy-note-on-march-1st/
An Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note is slated for a March 1st release, according to mobile industry insider Eldar Murtazin. Murtazin posted a tweet claiming the official update would roll out next month, though availability will vary depending on country and carrier. He also said that the Android 4.0 update will be made available over the air or using Samsung’s Kies software. Samsung previously announced that an Android 4.0 upgrade would be coming to the Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Note, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus.
This locking threads business is rubbish.
We can't discuss the merits or lack thereof of new information. Any discussions we do have are going to get lost due to other new streams of information muddying the time lines.
I request that we don't lock threads, keep a central thread of news and info... But let individual threads with new info keep popping up...
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senectus said:
This locking threads business is rubbish.
We can't discuss the merits or lack thereof of new information. Any discussions we do have are going to get lost due to other new streams of information muddying the time lines.
I request that we don't lock threads, keep a central thread of news and info... But let individual threads with new info keep popping up...
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This is the reason this thread was created. New threads were popping up all the time. Keeping a eye out for the latest news started getting difficult.
Some of them completely useless. This thread should tie them all together, you are still free to discuss the upcoming ICS, just do it in this thread.
This has been discussed between the moderation team, its going to stay the way it is. As we believe it will help the majority of users.
Take it easy
O_G
You miss the point completely.
When we could create and discuss new threads they stayed afloat based ENTIRELY on merit.
If it was a rubbish news source, half a dozen people posted so and the thread died and went away.
With this system we mess up one thread with BS discussions on rubbish and good news sources, you're forcing a spammy thread.
worse yet if in one week we get three poor news sources and one good one its going to be bloody hell trying to have a decent discussion on the decent news article because the three bad ones will be generating more noise than the good one in the same thread.
It boggles the mind that you guys think this is a good idea.
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senectus said:
You miss the point completely.
When we could create and discuss new threads they stayed afloat based ENTIRELY on merit.
If it was a rubbish news source, half a dozen people posted so and the thread died and went away.
With this system we mess up one thread with BS discussions on rubbish and good news sources, you're forcing a spammy thread.
worse yet if in one week we get three poor news sources and one good one its going to be bloody hell trying to have a decent discussion on the decent news article because the three bad ones will be generating more noise than the good one in the same thread.
It boggles the mind that you guys think this is a good idea.
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I think you miss the point.
We have to keep everything in check here at XDA. It becomes a nightmare when people post useless posts over and over. It just makes it difficult for the good users to find the info they want.
What is the point in having threads turn into a flame war just because there mad ICS has not arrived. It will get here when its ready! Having endless discussions about it is not going to speed the process up.
You moaning is not going to change the decision, as i explained its a decision made by the moderating team!
If you have some valid information to add to this post, then please do.
Take it easy!
senectus said:
its going to be bloody hell trying to have a decent discussion
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What is there to discuss? There is no specific date given and no country has yet gotten ICS for Galaxy Note, so all you have is hand-waving in the [email protected] direction. Hardly anything interesting to say about that, with that little information all you can do is guess. Besides, everything worth saying about it has been already said.
Facts:
ICS will come.
All "leaks" and tips point at the Q1 timeframe.
No specific date.
Not all countries will get it at the same time.
Nothing else. That's that. Hell, we don't even have a confirmation of whether it'll get TouchWiz or not.
I see. So the enigmatic mod team know every thing and is aways right and there is to be no discussion on their decisions?
I begin to understand
Also, what foul language?
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senectus said:
I see. So the enigmatic mood team know every thing and is already right and there is to be no discussion on their decisions?
I begin to understand
Also, what foul language?
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Even i dint understand..
GNote update to ICs when officially released without loosing CWM and root
The solution\instructions on how we, who are rooted and have updated ourselves to stock roms (up to LA6), will be able maintian root, maybe without a wipe ICS rom would be great to "hear" about at this point.
I for one w/b keeping an eye on Dr.Ketan's Stock ROM thread, top of the development area.
Claude H.
senectus said:
I see. So the enigmatic mod team know every thing and is aways right and there is to be no discussion on their decisions?
I begin to understand
Also, what foul language?
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Enough, Last warning! The decision has been made!
You really cant take a hint, take a look at the post after my last one, maybe you will understand that!
This thread is about the upcoming ICS release. From now on all negative non related posts in this thread will be deleted.
And if you dont know what a swear word is, then we really do have a issue
Keep it on topic....
original_ganjaman said:
We have to keep everything in check here at XDA. It becomes a nightmare when people post useless posts over and over. It just makes it difficult for the good users to find the info they want.
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i'm with the moderating team on this one. it becomes a nightmare when a lot of rubbish thread sprouts every now and then. tidying up, locking and deleting irrelevant thread is quite a chore, really. i should know... used to moderate a forum with approx 300K members
and members need not worry about the 3 bad issues muddying the thread against the 1 good, valid point. the moderators are here to sweep after everybody's mess, if warranted.
keep up the good work, mods/admins!
I for one find it a lot easier to just come to this thread and aee if there is any update on ICS release date.
I am happy that I don't have to scour through the entire section just to find useless/duplicate information/threads.
Thanks mod team!
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So far all the rom that come up at sammobile is for 2.3.6 for all the carrier..
Still no sign of any ICS leak.. Maybe samsung want to clear all the carrier to 2.3.6 before starting on ICS..
still waiting and will update if ICS coming..
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Hell, we don't even have a confirmation of whether it'll get TouchWiz or not.
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Well, we do have all of the leaked SGSII roms with touchwiz. I hardly see why the Note wouldn't have it (not that I wouldn't perfer Vanilla ICS or at least the ability to the get Vanilla look using TWlauncher.)
Am I alone in thinking that a lot of folks who hate on TW do so because of the 'theme' of it all? The launcher itself lags REALLY rarely on me, and I get great battery life, etc...
@guitarplayerone no you are not alone
This is purely conjecture, but hey so is everything else including the "news" based on one guys tweet..
Someone proven to be wrong before..
The Note is Samsungs current flagship device.
there's been some bad press about the ICS leaks for the SGSII
Samsung don't want bad press associated with the Note name as its being launched (stupidly imo) with the same branding in the US.
ergo we won't see any early leaks until the Note is properly out everywhere in the US.
again this is conjecture..

My two cents

I’ve been on XDA for over a year now and have enjoyed watching new ideas, applications, themes, kernels, and ROM’s come to this site with a lot of hard work from all the Dev’s out there. For that I say thank you.
Over the last week or so I found myself reading about two Devs (no names mentioned) that apparently have been banned. From what I’ve read they were banned over donations not going to the people that actually worked on the projects. I’ve tested a lot of ROM’s from these pages and I’ve donated to several Dev’s on XDA. As someone who DOES donate for the incredible amount of time and skill that these people or groups expend on these projects, I’d like to ask how the donations are distributed to the “right” people. Do groups of people (maybe Team Nocturnal as an example) get together and decide how the funds are distributed or is this something that has a scale next to it (ie. The person that designs the lock screen gets this percentage and the person that designs the display properties gets that percentage). Is it trusted to one person that can then distribute to whoever they want at whatever rate they want?
I’ve learned a great amount on this and other sites that these devs work on and (having been in the computer field for over 25 years) would like to be sure that my donations go to the folks that actually did the work. Are you all doing this through the honor system?
The idea behind have an open source OS is great for the end user and sucks for the corporations simply because anyone can try and make the OS better as opposed to a single company pulling all the strings. The only problem with this is that it instinctively creates an opportunity for people to take credit for things they haven’t done.
The other issue that I’m beginning to see is a division of this site. Some feel that these two devs didn’t do anything wrong and will halt all there work because one of them has asked them too. The other side has the attitude that XDA must govern, and punish a dev for stealing someone’s work and only adding some superficial offerings to it.
So where is this going? Can these people, that are so on their game with Android (Linux), understand that it’s better to WORK WITH SOMEONE than to be out on their own? I hope that dev’s can understand that their artists…that they should be able to accept donations, and WANT to continue working hard…and that devs also continue to be courteous, and humble when other groups pour in their own time to help that project come to life. The honor system is the better way…I hope it’s not destroyed by a few dev’s that feel like cutting in front of the line because they know they can get away with it.
My hat to the administrators. I will continue to watch the stories, ask questions, and hopefully someday, add to what you design folks are pumping out.
My two cents…
If your talking about one of the devs I think you are. He did several things wrong, first being stealing donations, secondly backpedaling on a promise; thirdly not being a man and owning up to his faults and lastly openly stealing roms and passing them of as his own work. Instead this dev went into hiding and has not responded to anyone.. But however he has made at least 1 new account on here to try and soil others.
As for the people that think he's has done nothing wrong despite all the facts being laid out in front of them; I dont know what to say for them. How can anyone follow or respect someone that did what he did? Again I have no idea. I guess that just show what kind of person they are. The people you associate yourself with shows a lot about the type of person you are and your character
As for the gossip and the truth. Yes there are always 3 sides to every story. What one person says, what the other person says and then the truth. Once again if we are talking about the same person then the whole story is out there (check my sig). Since the other person will not come out of hiding and tell his side (which he doesn't have to, as everything is there and unaltered) then that just shows its the truth. If I was accused of those things and they weren't true, I sure would try to clear my name. And if they were true I still would try to make amends.
If we are not talking about that person; disregard this.
Now back to you regularly scheduled programming...
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Damn!! How many people is Jaredthefake going to get to try to clear his name??....hahahahha
You know if he spend half the time he does making fake accounts (2012oasis) and trolling our threads on actually apologizing for what he has done and making things right THEN we wouldn't have threads like this.....JUST my two cents!..hahahha
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Wow. I was off xda for about 40hrs, and obviously missed something. But if it's about JTG, probably old news.
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Wow. I was off xda for about 40hrs, and obviously missed something. But if it's about JTG, probably old news.
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It is...hahahhahaha
Einstein's_Mind said:
^^^^^
Exactly the drama we all have to listen to...smh
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Then don't read the thread....smh
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You guys seem like the biggest fan boys of him....obsessed much?? Geez if you guys put half as much effort into ROM issues as you do obsessing about the past and about ONE individual then maybe all of your roms wouldn't be status 7 error (easy fix) but I'm done with you guys I don't even like this jtg guy but what a bunch of babies..
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Hahaha. Turn tail and run. Just like him. We are working on out from updates. We have what are called lives and jobs. Yea those things get in the way.
Well anybody on a team with some one will stick up for them.
Not obsessing about the past. This individual asked or at least posted wanton more info. How is filling some one in obsessing. Actually since my thread warning people about him and his slime ball ways, I have let the issue go.
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Okay.. This entire thread is nothing but drama from OP to end.
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The following extracts should suffice for the behavior I have been seeing lately in the threads:
Please be friendly: Showing courtesy and respect to others is a vital part of the Android culture, and we expect everyone participating in the Android community to join us in accepting nothing less. Being courteous does not mean we can't constructively disagree with each other, but it does mean that we must be polite when we do so. There's never a reason to be antagonistic or dismissive toward anyone; if you think there is, think again before you post. Mobile development is serious business, but it's also a lot of fun. Let's keep it that way. Let's strive to be one of the friendliest communities in all of open source.
The most important rule is friendliness. Remember: disrespect and rudeness are not welcome in our community under any circumstances.
http://source.android.com/community/groups-charter.html
2. Member conduct.
2.3 Flaming: XDA was founded as a group of people sharing information about certain mobile phones. Sharing does not involve virtual yelling (flaming) it does involve working together to solve problems in an environment of mutual respect and understanding. Losing your temper and flaming another member, or group of members, is not acceptable behavior.
2.5 Courtesy towards other Members: Treat new members the way you would like to have been treated when you were a new member. When dealing with any member, provide them with guidance, advice and instruction when you can and always with respect and courtesy. Never post in a demanding, argumentative, disrespectful or self-righteous manner.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
It may be hard at first. Please help those who lack the education by correcting their erroneous ways.
Nuff said.
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Feel free to bump the ©[email protected]¶ out of this.
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Feel free to bump the ©[email protected]¶ out of this.
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Teichopsia you little good for nothing.... lol I kid.
I try to be polite and helpful as possible,but seeing the same attitude to ignore the rules of searching slowly changes people.
This is just my experience. When I first joined xda,I was fascinated with this large community and all the knowledge and information floating around. I always viewed xda as a place where one should pro actively search and learn,then contribute.
But after a while you see that this is not the case and the same question gets asked over and over. Or you have people state"I don't have time to read 100pages". I can't comprehend that. If your going to modify your phone I would read all I could BEFORE attempting it. I read and learned a whole month before rooting. Once I decided I've given stock its run I was beyond prepared when I rooted.
At first I was eager to help, but slowly I've been less so. Its sad really but I've skipped through many threads where I knew I could help but because I saw no effort in the poster I ignored it. To an extent I get the attitude of those that have been here towards the new people but I rather just go on with my day
You would have laughed if you could have seen my face when I read your first line.
I know what you mean. This is my first smartphone and all the research I put into it just to make sure I would get a good phone and that It would work in the country where I live. I skipped the whole blackberry mania (oddly, I dislike anything the masses go for - probably a good thing) and perhaps I'll even take a pic of my last phone (perhaps that way you guys can forgive half of my noobishness )
I too was eager to help at first and still am if I can. I have lost my patience a few times reading certain questions that don't merit being accepted by the submit button. While going through this phase I luckily came across a few posts which reminded me of what is was like being a new member (despite the fact that I spent the first month or so reading before my first post).
However, whatever the reasons are do not excuse the answers I have been reading lately from some members. It is as the more they/we complain about the "noobish questions" the angrier they/we get. Thus, resulting in posts that can get quite offensive.
Granted, they should read the op, etc. And all that, but seriously, who are we/you (not you marsdta) to be so arrogant?
We all come from different backgrounds, differences in all manners, including intellectually, but what is happening to common courtesy? Respect? If we don't put a stop to it now, it's going to get out of control.
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Teichopsia said:
However, whatever the reasons are do not excuse the answers I have been reading lately from some members. It is as the more they/we complain about the "noobish questions" the angrier they/we get. Thus, resulting in posts that can get quite offensive.
Granted, they should read the op, etc. And all that, but seriously, who are we/you (not you marsdta) to be so arrogant?
We all come from different backgrounds, differences in all manners, including intellectually, but what is happening to common courtesy? Respect? If we don't put a stop to it now, it's going to get out of control.
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I can be arrogant at times I admit that. Sadly some of the negative comments don't bother me. Hear me out first. Xda has in a sense become an aspect of me. When I wake up its one of the first things I check. That's another issue entirely. But I do view xda as a community that I have personal investment. So when I see those questions I feel somewhat personally insulted. Like if the poster basically said screw you. Kind of weird.
I think some of those that been here a while might feel the same. So the frustration build and erupts in the threads. I've written a few nasty replies but have caught myself and hit delete before posting.
Common courtesy is not really common on the internet because of that wall of being anonymous. Add in the fact that we all do come from different places things get interesting. personally I would be more tough on the rule breakers while others may be more lenient. In the end the evolution of communication is quite interesting as the internet allows people to be filter less
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I can be arrogant at times I admit that. Sadly some of the negative comments don't bother me. Hear me out first. Xda has in a sense become an aspect of me. When I wake up its one of the first things I check. That's another issue entirely. But I do view xda as a community that I have personal investment. So when I see those questions I feel somewhat personally insulted. Like if the poster basically said screw you. Kind of weird.
I think some of those that been here a while might feel the same. So the frustration build and erupts in the threads. I've written a few nasty replies but have caught myself and hit delete before posting.
Common courtesy is not really common on the internet because of that wall of being anonymous. Add in the fact that we all do come from different places things get interesting. personally I would be more tough on the rule breakers while others may be more lenient. In the end the evolution of communication is quite interesting as the internet allows people to be filter less
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Nontheless if you have or haven't been, at least you are able to restrain yourself. I too have been somewhat rude at times.
We could go back and forth argumenting this and that. Which is fun. We both would have valid points (between us, you would probably win the argument ), the bottom line is, not only are there rules to search before posting, there are also rules to respect one another. If one person breaks the rule of not searching, would that give the right to the other member to break the rule of respecting? Sure, we all have our bad days. Yes, we can loose our patience, **** happens. What I can't condone is page after page of 'bashing'. That's just me.
After reconsidering what I was about to become (I'll probably loose my patience again - it's normal), and taking into consideration the little I know about xda, I would have thought this place is about helping others learn. Even if that means to hold their hands for a while until they learn, or just say screw it if they are the type that wants to be spoon fed everything.
All I'm saying is, if someone can't be nice then to do what you do, hit that delete button and ignore them.
On a side note this is my previous cell which was a gift from a friend who got tired of seeing my 'old phone' with a rubber band around it. - hopefully after seeing this you guys will be a bit patient with any future questions I may have.
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Lol jk.
I agree with you 110% I always try and be helpful when I answer the new guys cause I know how they feel. My DHD is my first Android phone and I learnt so much from it. I spent two days straight reading and watchng YouTube videos before I had the guts to root and join xda so it can be pretty terrifying when something doesnt work the way you want it to. So yeah bein friendly and helpful can go a long way, especially when you're new and don't know too much about android/rooting/your device
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Excellent thread guys. To me it's so simple. If a post is not worthy in your mind, don't respond to it. Someone else might help out. Or perhaps the person asking the question will get frustrated waiting for a response and search it out. There is just never a reason, in my mind, to respond in a nasty way.
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