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I dunno about you guy's but I LOVE how the mod's are cleaning up this forum

Lately XDA had turned into a garbage dump with a ton of question threads that clog up the N1 General section (instead of the proper Q/A section) of the forum that is dedicated to breaking news discussion. Get these random questions outta here!
It's a great feeling to me when I come back and I see more than half of the unnecessary threads on the front page moved to their proper forum.
Thanks moderators for cleaning this place up. Now if only I could do the same thing for my room...

ap3604 said:
Lately XDA had turned into a garbage dump with a ton of question threads that clog up the N1 General section (instead of the proper Q/A section) of the forum that is dedicated to breaking news discussion. Get these random questions outta here!
It's a great feeling to me when I come back and I see more than half of the unnecessary threads on the front page moved to their proper forum.
Thanks moderators for cleaning this place up. Now if only I could do the same thing for my room...
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I totally agree

wesbalmer said:
I totally agree
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You mean about the last part and cleaning up your room? jk

Should have just swapped forum section titles, would have been quicker and easier than moving threads, but then I guess mods need something to do
btw, this thread is just as stupid and off topic as any that gets posted, This thread should be in the general off topic area as it has nothing to do with Nexus One

They're doing a good job indeed.

Old MuckenMire said:
this thread is just as stupid and off topic as any that gets posted
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I figured giving the moderators, that keep the forum running smooth, a thank you for their hard work every now and then isn't as "stupid" as you make it out to be...
But your probably right though, with all the cracking down they are doing... this thread will probably get moved as well
Thanks again though mod's before it is.

The irony of this thread is delicious.

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I figured giving the moderators, that keep the forum running smooth, a thank you for their hard work every now and then isn't as "stupid" as you make it out to be...
But your probably right though, with all the cracking down they are doing... this thread will probably get moved as well
Thanks again though mod's before it is.
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Just giving you a hard time man.
and yes I appreciate the work it takes to keep this site running...it's a great forum, and I appreciate it.

JCopernicus said:
The irony of this thread is delicious.
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agree, thanks for the work
would be better to move the thread without the shadow topic..
and when someone posts "help, where is my thread" just ban him...

No problem! This is to make things easier for you guys (and myself).. Again, don't take offense if your thread gets moved or closed, we want to kept the boards clean. I know people may take it the wrong way and think it's just us being power-hungry. Well I think we have better things to do than spending time moving threads around (but someone's gotta do it) or looking for a way to find work.
Thanks for the feedback.

ap3604 said:
Lately XDA had turned into a garbage dump with a ton of question threads that clog up the N1 General section (instead of the proper Q/A section) of the forum that is dedicated to breaking news discussion. Get these random questions outta here!
It's a great feeling to me when I come back and I see more than half of the unnecessary threads on the front page moved to their proper forum.
Thanks moderators for cleaning this place up. Now if only I could do the same thing for my room...
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Unnecessary thread reported.
Just kidding. Great work, mods. Keep doing what you're doing :-D

dsixda said:
No problem! This is to make things easier for you guys (and myself).. Again, don't take offense if your thread gets moved or closed, we want to kept the boards clean. I know people may take it the wrong way and think it's just us being power-hungry. Well I think we have better things to do than spending time moving threads around (but someone's gotta do it) or looking for a way to find work.
Thanks for the feedback.
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How long do the *moved* threads hang around and keep showing as moved? I love the cleanup thats been going on, but I wouldn't mind if the moved threads just vanished as soon as they are moved. Is there a setting I can change for this?

BoostedSR20 said:
How long do the *moved* threads hang around and keep showing as moved? I love the cleanup thats been going on, but I wouldn't mind if the moved threads just vanished as soon as they are moved. Is there a setting I can change for this?
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They could move without a redirect but then people wouldn't know where their threads went. Depending on which software they run they might be able to use expiring redirects, which would solve your problem. But the mods would have to remember to select expiring redirect every time they move a thread.

I agree, and this thread this to be cleaned up too.

BoostedSR20 said:
How long do the *moved* threads hang around and keep showing as moved? I love the cleanup thats been going on, but I wouldn't mind if the moved threads just vanished as soon as they are moved. Is there a setting I can change for this?
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Usually I do it for one day so that people know where their threads went.

nxt said:
I agree, and this thread this to be cleaned up too.
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man that was hard to read

I agree, and this thread this to be cleaned up too.
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man that was hard to read
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Agreed!
And I also completely agree with the mods. Use search, it's not that hard...

JCopernicus said:
The irony of this thread is delicious.
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Exactly my thought.

dsixda said:
No problem! This is to make things easier for you guys (and myself).. Again, don't take offense if your thread gets moved or closed, we want to kept the boards clean. I know people may take it the wrong way and think it's just us being power-hungry. Well I think we have better things to do than spending time moving threads around (but someone's gotta do it) or looking for a way to find work.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Well, it does look better around here. Now you can move this one.

Development stickies

Hello! Recently, as many of us have noticed, the moderator of the Vibrant forums here on XDA has decided to consolidate all of the sticky threads in to a single thread. I, and several other members of XDA, have some major concerns with this including:
Former stickies are mixed in with development threads
Stickies are more difficult to find
Stickies receive less attention, and therefore there is less incentive to update them
Since having easy to access information reduces the number of off-topic and question posts over in development I put forth a suggestion to our moderator, that the users of XDA decide if the stickies are returned or an alternative solution is devised! If there is a majority in favor of changing the presence of the stickies mmelo has stated that he will abide by the will of the users.
If anyone has any alternative solutions besides the ones I have posted in the poll please come forward with them!

Being someone who has two of these stickies, the ones geared for those who need the most help... And the amount of time I spent... And for all those who post questions in them that I answer...
I'm a little offended and upset. I mean first there were stickies that had absolutely no business being stickied and now lumping them all together (now I have no clue if someone posts a question).. Whatever, I've taken a break from it for a few days and it's been nice. Perhaps this is my sign to just quit trying to help so much.
Perhaps we just need a new bibrant moderator too though.
Edit: I guess my suggestion is:
How it was before (before meaning not including threads that should not be stickies)
a new mod, someone who has a pulse on the vibrant and speaks English (isn't that a guideline for being a mod)... I mean absolutely no disrespect, just being honest.

My suggestion was to remove threads like the Nero fixes and stuff and the Samsung numbers.
Not your threads but I guess he didn't exactly understand,but this being a mobile website and all the stickies were filling up most of the screen.
There's plenty positives about this and negatives, but the statement its harder to find is BS.
U guys tell newbies to search anyways and searching will only lead to the same thread.

Find a post where I said search, AND didn't provide an answer.
It is harder. If someone posts a question, I have no clue now unless my thread happens to be on page 1.
The only positive I see is that you don't have to scroll down as much...

You know if you guys don't like what he is doing to the vibrant forum you can always go above him and let the administrators know.
A mod is just an employee and they aren't perfect, some even abuse their powers at times.
Ultimately if the forum members aren't happy then let the people above the mods know.
I personally think there were too many stickies to begin with, but sticking them all in one, including the bible and noob guide was a bad idea. Just my opinion that is all.

As someone who searched first and asked later. I miss the previous setup.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

I liked it the way it was tbh. Was very helpful to have all the info in one area, now i have to search for everything than bookmark it.

ZachLL88 said:
I liked it the way it was tbh. Was very helpful to have all the info in one area, now i have to search for everything than bookmark it.
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Search for everything? You guys are over exaggerating it.
Its all in 1 sticky.
At the TOP of the page.
S15,you want to answer questions on it thread? Bookmark your thread and check it once in a while. Your not going to get 500 questions at a time and lose answering questions.

s15274n said:
Being someone who has two of these stickies, the ones geared for those who need the most help... And the amount of time I spent... And for all those who post questions in them that I answer...
I'm a little offended and upset. I mean first there were stickies that had absolutely no business being stickied and now lumping them all together (now I have no clue if someone posts a question).. Whatever, I've taken a break from it for a few days and it's been nice. Perhaps this is my sign to just quit trying to help so much.
Perhaps we just need a new bibrant moderator too though.
Edit: I guess my suggestion is:
How it was before (before meaning not including threads that should not be stickies)
a new mod, someone who has a pulse on the vibrant and speaks English (isn't that a guideline for being a mod)... I mean absolutely no disrespect, just being honest.
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s15 did put a lot of work into his thread. I tried searching for something and IT IS harder to get an answer. I say we put it how it was. Especially for the new people here.
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HG! said:
s15 did put a lot of work into his thread. I tried searching for something and IT IS harder to get an answer. I say we put it how it was. Especially for the new people here.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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Why are you saying search???
Its the first thing up there. WHY ARE YOU SEARCHING?
clicking 1thing to get info on 5 other threads isn't that hard.

Make a dev tread clearer..

Hi, I'm trying something done for the topicstarters in a dev tread. Please read and tell me your thought.
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Question,
Is it possible for a topic starter in a dev tread to clean his own tread in the futere?
Mayby it's a idea to ad that option if a topic starter asked that.
And that they can only clean his/her tread?
I think it make yours and theirs live a lot relaxer.
You don't need to watch every tread. And the dev can keep his tread cleen without spamming and the same question over en over again.
Sorry for my typo.....
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The response.
12aon said:
Do you really think this is a good idea. Members get into fights, even topic starters. This could easily be misused, and I'm certain it will lead to more aggravation than it will solve.
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My answer.
streamnlnl said:
Yes, I really think this is a good idea.
You can make rules before you ad the option. Like new members.
The dev need (for example) a least 100 post* before they can ask you for the option. Then you can screen the past of that person . And if they misbehaving. Then we (the not dev people) have many options to contact you. And after you warning a dev. The next time he goose across the line, he lost that option for good ...
But this is just my opinion. And again, I thinks this good really worked.
Thanks for answer me.
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Please tell your thought about this if you think this is a good idea. And please don't quote this message compete in this tread (Most of the time I read the forums trough the xda app)
Thanks.

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Hi, I'm trying something done for the topicstarters in a dev tread. Please read and tell me your thought.
The response.
My answer.
Please tell your thought about this if you think this is a good idea. And please don't quote this message compete in this tread (Most of the time I read the forums trough the xda app)
Thanks.
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No, rules are fine as is. And this is in the wrong section

Yeah I think this is a good idea

I think the idea is good in theory, however I don't see it being as good in practice. First, the devs rarely post anyway. I don't think they also want the responsibility of cleaning their own threads. To be honest, it is usually not the devs complaining about off topic. It's the senior members who have self assigned themselves forum police. I can definitely see something like this getting out of hand or misused.
I think the 10 posts minimum to post in the dev threads is both part of the problem and solution. Now we have noobs posting new threads wherever they can just so they can get a question answered or get their post count up. The problem is that they didn't LEARN anything by that rule. At the end of 10 forced posts they are still wanting an answer to their dev questions, so they post it in a dev thread anyway.
With xRecovery and the increasing ease of modifying your phone, more and more less experienced people are hacking their phones. Those people are inevitably going to have more questions, and the current "devs only" approach leaves them no option but to post in the devs thread.
I think the recent trend of linking a discussion thread to the dev thread is a more feasible and fair way to go. It would be better if somehow xda could link the discussion thread, rather than having a link hidden amongst the posts.
JMHO

Something such like this isn't possible, only if you would create in the Admin Control Panel a special usergroup to move devs to it. Just to much work for such a little thing.

this is not a good idea
and this would be apparent if people have been here for a length of time
im gonna give a scenario here
ok developers can mod their own threads. what if that same dev then does something bad and underhanded, and then a member in the threads knows and posts it in the thread (this has actually happened before). the dev then goes and deleted all traces of this from the thread so the moderators never know of the developers wrongdoing
in a perfect world this maybe a good idea
however at the minute no. this would allow a developers too many tools to cover up any moment of ill judgement

Not a good ideal for me. I'm sorry
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[Q] Camera sticker/cover

Anyone else find a very very small sticker covering their camera? It was still there after completely removing (I thought!) all the little sticker/protective covers on the rest of the phone.
Just found it, having a hell of a time getting it off but it's definitely there!

Yeah, I took it off.

There's a thread about this already.

Please read forum rules before posting
Questions and help issues go in Q&A and Help section
Thread moved
Thank you for your cooperation
Friendly Neighborhood Moderator

scott14719 said:
There's a thread about this already.
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Sorry, I searched the forums a handful of different ways and didn't find anything about this.
My bad.

Yeah if you look around the bumper there is some there as well. Its to protect from incidentally scratching off surfaces. Older slide phones came with them on the back of the slider as well. Even the charger block came with one I believe lol. But yeah it shouldn't be too hard to take off.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2

here is the sucker you wanted :p

ill believe it when its rolling out
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/10/27/lg-g3-gets-lollipop-before-the-end-of-the-year/

Seriously?? Not to be rude but does anybody read any more? There's already at least one thread on this. Please people, use the search option, read the threads before posting redundant topics. This place is turning into a zoo. The Bump thread has been closed because people don't read and comprehend simple directions. There are rules here and yet no one seems to understand them. [emoji20]
Sent from my Stump'd & Bump'd Sprint LG G3

Evolution_Freak said:
Seriously?? Not to be rude but does anybody read any more? There's already at least one thread on this. Please people, use the search option, read the threads before posting redundant topics. This place is turning into a zoo. The Bump thread has been closed because people don't read and comprehend simple directions. There are rules here and yet no one seems to understand them. [emoji20]
Sent from my Stump'd & Bump'd Sprint LG G3
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just because you say "not to be rude" doesnt entitle you to be.
if everyone who had an issue with a post used the report button instead of spouting off, this place wouldnt be such a zoo.
if i overlooked the other post, have this one taken down, no sweat off my @ss, just trying to help.

Evolution_Freak said:
Please people, use the search option, read the threads before posting redundant topics. This place is turning into a zoo.
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Evo Freak is right, this is becoming unbearable with the ETA's, re-posts and redundant questions.
bweN diorD said:
just because you say "not to be rude" doesnt entitle you to be.
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I don't see where anyone was rude... calm down.
bweN diorD said:
if everyone who had an issue with a post used the report button instead of spouting off, this place wouldnt be such a zoo.
if i overlooked the other post, have this one taken down, no sweat off my @ss, just trying to help.
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See, that's the problem though. It shouldn't be a 'clean up my mistake' issue. It should be a 'look twice before crossing the street' issue. You should have the common decency and sense to search to see if this was already asked. The mods don't do this for a living, and cleaning up redundant posts, I'm sure, becomes tedious and annoying. So instead of saying 'if I overlooked' something, someone else can clean it up, you should of searched and answered your own question/issue/point. Don't take this as being rude, it's not. Just be mindful of who has to clean up what for someone else's laziness.
MODS, please close this redundant thread. Thank you.

vestaviajag said:
Evo Freak is right, this is becoming unbearable with the ETA's, re-posts and redundant questions.
I don't see where anyone was rude... calm down.
See, that's the problem though. It shouldn't be a 'clean up my mistake' issue. It should be a 'look twice before crossing the street' issue. You should have the common decency and sense to search to see if this was already asked. The mods don't do this for a living, and cleaning up redundant posts, I'm sure, becomes tedious and annoying. So instead of saying 'if I overlooked' something, someone else can clean it up, you should of searched and answered your own question/issue/point. Don't take this as being rude, it's not. Just be mindful of who has to clean up what for someone else's laziness.
MODS, please close this redundant thread. Thank you.
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i only made like 10 new post in over 3 years, so if some venting about this issues needs to happen, its surely not in my direction.
i overlooked the other post, if a mod has to clean it up, then so be it. if it bothers them that much or they have no time, then promote me and i would be happy to take up any slack...

Again, I'm sorry if I came off as a jerk. I'm just very disturbed at the state of things as of late. The closing of the Bump thread is extremely upsetting to me as it seems that no one has any respect for the roots of XDA any more. No disrespect to the OP of this thread. Also, please forgive my ranting. It just bothers me to see the overwhelming amounts of useless, greedy, and uninformed posts. My sincere apologies.
Sent from my Stump'd & Bump'd Sprint LG G3

Evolution_Freak said:
Again, I'm sorry if I came off as a jerk. I'm just very disturbed at the state of things as of late. The closing of the Bump thread is extremely upsetting to me as it seems that no one has any respect for the roots of XDA any more. No disrespect to the OP of this thread. Also, please forgive my ranting. It just bothers me to see the overwhelming amounts of useless, greedy, and uninformed posts. My sincere apologies.
Sent from my Stump'd & Bump'd Sprint LG G3
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i completely agree, it has been going down hill for some time, and im not happy about it either.
take a peep at the noob thread i help in, in my sig and you will see what i choose to put up with daily. i have hundreds of post in that thread, and its very taxing at times, so i fully understand where you are coming from.
i made a mistake, its one of few, lets move on.

show me the OTA !! until then its just vapor

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Old news is old news, Also please do not and try to moderate threads yourself, just report them if you feel there is anything wrong them
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