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Not about a cell phone but a great cause

First this isn't spam at all... I came across this while looking for the Pulse Theme and thought that maybe those over at XDA would feel like its something worthy of supporting by donating to a great cause.
http://tinyurl.com/donate2breastcancer
If any one feels this is Spam or is in wrong taste next time you look at your mom imagine she has it and then tell me I'm wrong in trying to promote this as much as i can

Oh moderator, oh moderator, this is in the wrong section! Now I'm going to have to cry! Honestly, there is an off topic section here at XDA. I hope you recognize that.
Why link to another Android based site instead of directly to a charity? I'm afraid you might have some other agenda here.

I'm going to allow this as notifying about something on an android website, it's noble and it is about getting an android theme as well,
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Thank you. I don't mean any disrespect to XDA in anyway by this =)

is a good cause to donate to.i lost someone to cancer.most dont care one way or another since theyve never lost anyone close to them and has seen the suffering it causes.donation has been made

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this is a positive thing. how about editing your original post, to reflect -just- the cancer donation link ?
cross forum stuff is just nasty to try and search, not to mention hard to keep up with all the logins. hope you understand.

ohgood said:
this is a positive thing. how about editing your original post, to reflect -just- the cancer donation link ?
cross forum stuff is just nasty to try and search, not to mention hard to keep up with all the logins. hope you understand.
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In case you haven't notice, the original poster cannot edit the original post because the poster has been BANNED. Most likely because whatever he was doing was shady.....this thread should die.

DirectMatrix said:
In case you haven't notice, the original poster cannot edit the original post because the poster has been BANNED. Most likely because whatever he was doing was shady.....this thread should die.
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whoops ! too bad i can't see when he/she was banned in their profile, because i really don't remember seeing that earlier. i must have slipped up quite a bit today !
+1 for a dead thread.

ohgood said:
whoops ! too bad i can't see when he/she was banned in their profile, because i really don't remember seeing that earlier. i must have slipped up quite a bit today !
+1 for a dead thread.
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The person has been banned for at least 4 days if I remember correctly.....so I think you just didn't notice it earlier....

[REQ] CyanogenMod 6.1 Beta2 for Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 Working on the Vibrant

Hey people
I was wondering if some body can port this ROM over... I've been hearing about this ROM when I was still on windows (TP2) I seen Noobnl try to do something with it. But I heard he quit (Great DEV)... Okay back to what I was saying I was playing with it a little bit with his release. Seems like its banging
I seen this on the Vibrant forum with a Port Link and was wondering if somebody-anybody who knows how to port if they can port this over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858724
Thanks for your help

this thread made me die a little on the inside

johnsongrantr said:
this thread made me die a little on the inside
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Seriously! I really hope we can get this ported over.

Huh. Well there's an idea that definitely no one in the entire world has started 80 billion threads about already.

Another dumb ass who disregards using common sense on forums. Try SEARCHING next time.
OP reported as belonging in general section.

Thanks for keeping up with the times......
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ghostrid3r said:
Another dumb ass who disregards using common sense on forums. Try SEARCHING next time.
OP reported as belonging in general section.
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What you mean by that... BRO!

bobbyblack said:
What you mean by that... BRO!
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That was pretty clear and concise to me... You just had to prove his point? Lol
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
That was pretty clear and concise to me... You just had to prove his point? Lol
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Haha I was thinking the same thing
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its threads like this that make every one of us die a little inside with every click.
just so everyone is clear....a title that begins with:
[ROM] means this post contains a rom. not a request. those have a different title all together.
yes im a troll. but maybe, just maybe, someone will learn and spare the rest of us.

I believe we can't port over the Vibrant because it's GSM and we're CMDA..
Could be wrong; but I think thats what i've read before.
Also.. Your title is a little misleading; you shouldn't put ROM in brackets if you arn't launching a ROM

Wow... Computer bullys, LOL only on a computer not face-to-face
Okay the post has been changed, y'all didn't have to be asses

XtaC318 said:
I believe we can't port over the Vibrant because it's GSM and we're CMDA..
Could be wrong; but I think thats what i've read before.
Also.. Your title is a little misleading; you shouldn't put ROM in brackets if you arn't launching a ROM
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Thank you .

XtaC318 said:
I believe we can't port over the Vibrant because it's GSM and we're CMDA..
Could be wrong; but I think thats what i've read before.
Also.. Your title is a little misleading; you shouldn't put ROM in brackets if you arn't launching a ROM
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Also, no CM rom because Sammy hasn't given us source code for drivers and whatnot.

The other thing about this post that i find just staggeringly stupid is that if you look down a little bit on most days you'll see noobnl's posts about 6.1 betas for the epic and how hes working on it, which only goes to prove that the search feature is either dead or non function for the Epic section of the forums, or somehow the words get distorted when other people that the poster and the literate read them.
like this one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846521

Another useless thread in the wrong section, again. OP no one really means to be an ass but we are sick and tired of this ****.
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art3mis-nyc said:
The other thing about this post that i find just staggeringly stupid is that if you look down a little bit on most days you'll see noobnl's posts about 6.1 betas for the epic and how hes working on it, which only goes to prove that the search feature is either dead or non function for the Epic section of the forums, or somehow the words get distorted when other people that the poster and the literate read them.
like this one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846521
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HAHA, love it. Yeah I was commenting the other day on how google's servers are apparently down. Perhaps we could start a thread "[ROM][FIX][BUG][REQ][WIKI][STICKY][SEX][PLEASE][STOP] SEARCH FUNCTION BROKEN!!!!!!!!!" to let everyone know that they will need to just man up and create a new thread every time they have a question about anything, no matter how stupid, useless, or even already answered.
I will work on setting up a petition for the new thread?

sign me up!
i would say someone should sticky a post with some ettiquite (cant spell since my work's IE doesnt have spell check lol) "tips and tricks" kind of like the forum's rules that you have to read when you sign up, except it would probaly be moved to the general sub forum because it has nothing to do with development and probally be ignored worse than XDA's rules.

Wow, there's so much negativity on these forums sometimes. I wish people would stop being such whiney little *****es. If it's been posted and answered before and it bothers you that much, just move on. Forums are a place for helping and spreading knowledge. Contribute something, or don't say anything at all...

los1223 said:
Wow, there's so much negativity on these forums sometimes. I wish people would stop being such whiney little *****es. If it's been posted and answered before and it bothers you that much, just move on. Forums are a place for helping and spreading knowledge. Contribute something, or don't say anything at all...
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We are contributing by trying to *bully* some sense into a format(forums) that was tried and true, within our circles, until those who probably don't fit into anything we do here, (just want hand outs) come and muddy the waters....
I go to a good number of forums daily, and this nonsense is only on xda.. There are forum rules, if people can't live by them, they shouldn't post...
Swyped from my *Epic*

Forum etiquette rant!

This has been winding me up for a while. I don't post too often but read alot and there are many MANY users who quote an entire previous post to reply.
They even do it on the second post in a thread. Its not like anyone is thinking you're talking to someone else.
USE QUOTING FOR WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR!!!
Rant over
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I agree.
Or at least shorten the quote if you think it's important to post it.

MarkyG82 said:
This has been winding me up for a while. I don't post too often but read alot and there are many MANY users who quote an entire previous post to reply.
They even do it on the second post in a thread. Its not like anyone is thinking you're talking to someone else.
USE QUOTING FOR WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR!!!
Rant over
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Wotchutalkinaboutwillis?

Intratech said:
Wotchutalkinaboutwillis?
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I don't know what he is talking about either, Intratech...

MarkyG82 said:
This has been winding me up for a while. I don't post too often but read alot and there are many MANY users who quote an entire previous post to reply.
They even do it on the second post in a thread. Its not like anyone is thinking you're talking to someone else.
USE QUOTING FOR WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR!!!
Rant over
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cicer0 said:
I agree.
Or at least shorten the quote if you think it's important to post it.
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Intratech said:
Wotchutalkinaboutwillis?
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I don't know what he is talking about either, Intratech...
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AHHHHHHHH!!! can't stand the pointless quotes, I think the quote buttons should actually be removed from the forum.....

Ok maybe I walked into that one
Im glad im not the only one.
Do we think its bad enough to come up with some sort of rule?
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MarkyG82 said:
Ok maybe I walked into that one
Im glad im not the only one.
Do we think its bad enough to come up with some sort of rule?
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Nope!
I don't even think it's bad... the quot is in a different color, pretty easy to spot and "not read"

This kind of quoting is totally redundant and a waste of space. It makes threads longer and difficult to read.
You really should quote only the most relevant parts where it clarifies your answer, marking omitted parts with "(...)"

I'd rather people quote entire posts than not at all.. There are some people who jump into a thread and respond to significantly older posts without reference.
I'm more concerned that the number of people who are inventing their own outrageous claims (without evidence) and trying to shove it down others throats aren't even being told off by mods. It is effectively degrading the quality of discussions, because trolls win either way. With some of these trolls, some threads get closed because of flamewars, and there is no way to dispute their claims without causing one (some of the trolls are wrong).
Not going to name people, but for instance, there is at least one GPS "expert" going around thread to thread stating that Google maps is faulty and that the GPS is flawless. He is causing a flamewar on EVERY thread because he hasn't actually proven that it is faulty, yet, mods aren't warning him, requiring that he provides accurate evidence as requested by those in the community, and because it's clear he hasn't actually done sufficient research, there is simply insufficient information to make the claims

Samga said:
. It makes threads longer and difficult to read.
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thats my main rant reason.

MarkyG82 said:
This has been winding me up for a while. I don't post too often but read alot and there are many MANY users who quote an entire previous post to reply.
They even do it on the second post in a thread. Its not like anyone is thinking you're talking to someone else.
USE QUOTING FOR WHAT IT IS INTENDED FOR!!!
Rant over
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We need quotes, just makes it easier to spot and understand the poster if they are replying to someone specifically (question, opinion etc) otherwise it seems that they are talking to themselves. Quotes are shown in a different color so there is no need to read it if you don't want to, pretty easy to spot.
On the subject of second posts. You should quote the person if your indeed replying to the OP's opinion, question etc otherwise it might seem that your asking for something else. Quoting, if done correctly, just makes it easier to read and follow a forum topic but each to their own I s'pose.

MarkyG82 said:
thats my main rant reason.
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The thing is darker, just don't read it!
As for the speed, is your mouse wheel that hard? And if you're on a smartphone, your finger will get all muscular and powerfull, pretty sure your girlfrind will enjoy!

Billus said:
On the subject of second posts. You should quote the person if your indeed replying to the OP's opinion, question etc otherwise it might seem that your asking for something else. Quoting, if done correctly, just makes it easier to read and follow a forum topic but each to their own I s'pose.
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Your first point here does not make sense. Surely if its a second post in a thread it is obvious who and what you are replying to. The reason you are posting is to reply to something above so just following the conversation flow.
I agree with the second point. Quotes used in the right context are indeed useful.
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t1mman said:
And if you're on a smartphone, your finger will get all muscular and powerfull, pretty sure your girlfrind will enjoy!
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LOL :-D
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it would be the best thing to have a forum option to expand quotes automatically or to display them in a collapsed view.

appelflap said:
it would be the best thing to have a forum option to expand quotes automatically or to display them in a collapsed view.
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Or even a half-collapsed view.
So show a maximum of 5 lines of the quote (and hide an images), and then have a "expand to see full quote".
Then there is still quick access to the complete context, things are clean, and the flow of conversation is maintained.

You guys are coming up with some great ideas. Maybe the development of this app could include it in an update?
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I'd just like to raise this subject again due to the ever growing community here.
I find the problem is increasing to the extent that someone will post a long and valid post only to have someone quote the whole thing and put a +1 at the end.
Can we find another way to agree with people other than taking up huge amounts of space?
Maybe start the quote with a couple of lines, then ... to show it continues.
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MarkyG82 said:
[...] I find the problem is increasing to the extent that someone will post a long and valid post only to have someone quote the whole thing and put a +1 at the end.
Can we find another way to agree with people other than taking up huge amounts of space?
Maybe start the quote with a couple of lines, then ... to show it continues.
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+1
You're right. There's a thanks button it's not really the intended use but if you agree with someone why not just thank him?
That's certainly better than the "quote all +1" approach
something other about form etiquette:
If you don't have anything useful and constructive to say: shut up
I'm getting tired of cynical replies to people who just desperately need help.
Seriously, if you're in a bad mood or find that question particularly stupid you don't have to answer.
Hating on others just ruins the mood for everyone....

Android 2.3 installation guide on ebay india.

First of all sorry to post it on wrong place. But i thougt this is place where it will get high lighted soon. Today i have seen, some one is selling installation guide for androied 2.3 for HD2 on e-bay. http://cgi.ebay.in/ANDROID-2-3-GINGERBREAD-HTC-HD2-T-mobile-/220740561800?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item336529ab88#ht_790wt_1139 Some action should be taken from XDA people.
Dear Moderator,
Please delete this post once purpose will resolved.

sweetbinodray said:
First of all sorry to post it on wrong place. But i thougt this is place where it will get high lighted soon. Today i have seen, some one is selling installation guide for androied 2.3 for HD2 on e-bay. http://cgi.ebay.in/ANDROID-2-3-GINGERBREAD-HTC-HD2-T-mobile-/220740561800?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item336529ab88#ht_790wt_1139 Some action should be taken from XDA people.
Dear Moderator,
Please delete this post once purpose will resolved.
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yes this is in a wrong site
removed please

a) Wrong forum go away!
b) Who cares?

Bloody AH..!!!
He's already sold 2 such quoted packages..!!!
Pathetic..!!!

htcfreak said:
Bloody AH..!!!
He's already sold 2 such quoted packages..!!!
Pathetic..!!!
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Even more pathetic are the people who bought it, If they had took 2 seconds to search google for "HD2 Android" they would have an abundance of instructions for free.

Yeah You right
TheATHEiST said:
a) Wrong forum go away!
b) Who cares?
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Yeah You right. This is not the place. But i have mentioned why i bought this thing here. Second! perhaps you don't care. But some people of XDA working hard to do this stuff for free. And someone selling their hard work for own interest. So may be they people have some serious care about this. I am sorry if i have offended you.

sweetbinodray said:
Yeah You right. This is not the place. But i have mentioned why i bought this thing here. Second! perhaps you don't care. But some people of XDA working hard to do this stuff for free. And someone selling their hard work for own interest. So may be they people have some serious care about this. I am sorry if i have offended you.
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i agree that is really wrong!!! these instructions were given to all of us for free. and now its being sold off! i hope ebay bans the guy that is trying to make money off of piracy! i would report to ebay but its not my work being copied and sold.
xda should take action!

I reported it to eBay and also posted a question saying "This information is availabel for free at xda-developers.com", which will appear at the bottom of the page.

Sentinel196 said:
I reported it to eBay and also posted a question saying "This information is availabel for free at xda-developers.com", which will appear at the bottom of the page.
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Questions only appear at bottom of page if the ebay seller chooses to put them there, not just when anybody asks a question.

Oh...... Fail. lol

I don't believe xda needs to care about..
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People buying this on eBay are most probably not too tech savvy and this can have a positive aspect as well :
-redundant questions will be directed to the seller and not (again) in anew thread here
But if somebody feels bothered by this, the best way would be to pm the buyer with the link to the free rom, this will most probably lead to a bad seller rating on eBay..
I personally don't mind, if I can sell something for $ although it is available for free, I am a lucky person then (or the buyer not too bright)
Maybe I should sell some air in a jar,- have some around here..
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Thread closed

Etiquette... Please Read

Some of us (noob and non-noob) do a few things that make XDA not as enjoyable for all of us.
1 - Please do NOT make MULTIPLE threads on the same topic (5 topics on page 1 are by the same person, 4 of which are all related to the same topic). Wouldn't ONE thread with everything be nicer for the OP and ALL of XDA?
2 - Edit your posts - if you forgot to say something or you need to word it better, just edit your initial post, no need to make more clutter.
3 - Be respectful... as much as you can tolerate.
4 - Try and help if you can.
5 - Rather than go back and forth in a thread (arguing/talking), PM the person. Hint, WE do NOT care.
6 - Developer's ROM threads are for THAT purpose, developing. It is NOT to be compared to another rom, and nobody cares if you are about to flash it.
7 - Post in the correct section! This is not hard... questions go in the Q&A. Apps/Themes go there... ONLY developers should post new threads in the development section. General is a catch all for everything else, related to the Vibrant.
8 - Spell Etiquette correctly (I'm flashing Gingerbread on my Nexus, doing this while backing up.... my excuse )
Also, if you feel a thread like this IS the issue.... you may need to look in the mirror.

may want to edit title, it's spelled etiquette...
just friendly heads up before the flaming starts lol

psst...! i think you mean "etiquette".
you might wanna add "please take your disagreements outside of the thread or just agree to disagree".
i dunno about you, but i'm getting sick of seeing arguments when reading threads in the dev section. ~_~

Is this topic meant for that person that rides x's?

WOW, thanks guys... my mind is somewhere else. Fixed the OP. I will continue to add if more come up, but these seemed needed now.

ferhanmm said:
Is this topic meant for that person that rides x's?
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It's meant for EVERYONE. Not trying to call anyone out.

Awesome post. If the xda app had a thanks button, I'd use it. I'd be using the report button, too. A LOT.
Mods need to bust out the ban stick and use it excessively.
Bionix Frost
Dragon Kernel v5 Test4

This is a result of xriderx66 making three of the exact same thread right? Cuz that ****s annoying.
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christpuncher said:
This is a result of xriderx66 making three of the exact same thread right? Cuz that ****s annoying.
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Posts like this are ALSO the reason I made this thread... actually.
Lets not go down this road, it's exactly what I am saying to not do. No offense!

I agree with all of your points.
Sticky please!

richiehd said:
I agree with all of your points.
Sticky please!
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richiehd said:
I agree with all of your points.
Sticky please!
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christpuncher said:
This is a result of xriderx66 making three of the exact same thread right? Cuz that ****s annoying.
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I'm sorry if i did, but which are the exact same threads? I'm not sure i made the exact same threads 3 times.
Can you possibly tell me their title or link?

Here is another one. Comments in a rom are supposed to be for that rom only. Ie. Bugs fixes, performance, etc. You should NOT compare roms.. Ex. " boomers" rom is much faster than this... " comments like this are pointless and do nothing for the development of the rom the thread is about.
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xriderx66 said:
I'm sorry if i did, but which are the exact same threads? I'm not sure i made the exact same threads 3 times.
Can you possibly tell me their title or link?
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I think these are the links you were looking for,
Similar:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981301
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981495
Not as similar but could probably have been combined:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981295
Doesn't bother me though, any activity in the vibrant forum is good activity to me : )

ferhanmm said:
I think these are the links you were looking for,
Similar:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981301
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981495
Not as similar but could probably have been combined:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981295
Doesn't bother me though, any activity in the vibrant forum is good activity to me : )
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I'm sorry?
I posted the first thread "vibrant comes with 2.2!" because i'd made a thread a day or two ago asking if Vibrants now come with 2.2
Everyone on the thread said NO.
I wanted to let people know that it does, because i just got a refurb with 2.2.
the second was a question kind-of.
I was wondering why people were hating on stock ROMS because i had great experiences with it. (not 2.1) Everyone on this forum says "STAY AWAY FROM STOCK, ITS LAGGY!!!!" I wanted to oppose that because i had no problems what-so-ever with that.
I don't see how their related just because they both have something to do with 2.2 though.

I really dont see what ya'lls problem w/xrider is, his posts may have been similar but they are still different.
This is an open forum and with so many new people coming and going it will always be like this,theres no way to control it,and in trying to do so will only create undue stress
The only way it can be some what "controled" is to make it a closed forum :-(
And by editing does it bring in new viewers not likely.
Imho i dislike cyber arguing but some times it apperently takes a lil cyber flogging to set some straight or get rid of the bashers
This is in no way a negitive post towards the OP nor anyone else
Bionix-V 1.3 w/a Splash of Color

I'd be content with from here on nobody identifying a person.... I was not trying to call one person out by my post.

s15274n said:
I'd be content with from here on nobody identifying a person.... I was not trying to call one person out by my post.
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Just to be clear i didnt think you were but others did bring him up and part of my reference was meant to be directed at those who did.
I apologize if in my statement you felt i did.
As your op was ment as a general statement so was mine. Sorry i didnt clarify that.
I believe we all fit into your general statement at some point or another
Bionix-V 1.3 w/a Splash of Color

s15274n said:
I'd be content with from here on nobody identifying a person.... I was not trying to call one person out by my post.
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+1 Agree totally. Singling out some person just creates a feud and that is rarely productive. The real issue is for people to try and remember that when writing in the thread, sarcasm, double entendres, and other other verbal expressions rarely make sense in written form. Plus, the macho adolescent comments do not go over well either.
My best advice and rule that always works is this :
Try to make your comments so if your parents or some one you respect was reading they would understand what you are saying and the intent.
Follow that rule and you will never have problems (of course unless you are a sociopath-)