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why do mods keep trashing this forum section?

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

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

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

Definitely looks retarded now.

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

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

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

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

This one should be moved to Outer Space

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sim unlocking Xperia X10i

Hi guys i was looking all over and couldnt find anything.could someone suggest me any good websites where can i unlock my phone????
I already tried mobileincanada and cellunlocker.net with no luck
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Hi guys i was looking all over and couldnt find anything.could someone suggest me any good websites where can i unlock my phone????
I already tried mobileincanada and cellunlocker.net with no luck
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Go here and contact Lancez

dexter26 said:
Hi guys i was looking all over and couldnt find anything.
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Which translates as - "can't be arsed searching so thought I'd start another thread".

not funny smartass

dexter26 said:
not funny smartass
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i would have done a search before starting a new thread.

dexter26 said:
not funny smartass
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Well it is when there's a 5 starred 56 page thread at the top of Q&A titled [Q] Sony XPERIA x10 Unlocking ?
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i would have done a search before starting a new thread.
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I was looking but didnt find the right answer.anyway thank for help.i think lancers unlicking for 40 dolars is too much.i will try contact my operator
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dexter26 said:
I was looking but didnt find the right answer.anyway thank for help.i think lancers unlicking for 40 dolars is too much.i will try contact my operator
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Well, you should have done that before posting on here asking for help about a topic already discussed numerous times. Good luck!

dexter26 said:
I was looking but didnt find the right answer.
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If you haven't found suggestions in the now 57 page thread, then you clearly haven't looked.

Post gone!

I posted today asking a question about jit and I just logged in to re read the replies and the thread has vanished!!!
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Maybe you should read the sticky at the top of the board called Stop!!!before you post - read this now!!!
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Similarly, don't make loads of "Thanks for your work here" posts in an active development thread. It's just as annoying to developers as asking when something will be ready. If a ROM is complete, then go ahead and thank the developer if you wish, but don't go into threads for devs only, and interrupt it to post "thanks". It's basically spamming, and is treated as such.
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Regarding when to post in development if you are not actually developing something, there is one occasion where it's acceptable. If you find a leak of a new ROM, which isn't already posted, and you verify it's legitimacy via either running it, or based on the source you obtained it from, then this is assisting in development, and should be posted in development. If you want to ask when a leak will be available use search first, then if not already in discussion, open a thread in general or Q&A.
If you have a problem flashing a ROM, this is NOT related to development. It's up to you to determine if it is specific to a particular ROM, and post useful information in that developer's existing thread for the ROM. If it happens on more than one ROM, and isn't a known issue (remember you should read several times more words than you post), then find out what you are doing wrong. Check guides written by others, try to repeat the problem and see if it happens every time. Something needs to be reproducible to be fixed effectively.
Once you have identified what you need help with go to the device Q&A forum (general if device lacks one), and make a clear, informative thread that explains the issue, and what you have tried doing to fix it. Did you re-download the ROM? Did you ask a friend to flash it for you, to reduce chance of user error? What steps (exactly) did you follow? What errors did you see (exact wording)? Did you double check all the steps? Did you do a wipe or hard reset?
If you make a clear, concise, yet detailed post, you will find help forthcoming, and should get the problem sorted very quickly. If someone suggests you try something, report back on what happened, did it work etc. Then, next time someone has this issue and searches, they will find this and have a verified and tested solution.
So remember... before you start a thread in development, ask yourself what you are developing. If you can't answer, then stop, step away from the post button, and think about where you are posting. Would it be better in General or Q&A, or is some more time with your best friend, search, required?
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Pissed off actually.
So where is it?
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stig109 said:
Pissed off actually.
So where is it?
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It has been deleted. You have posted something that was already discussed and had a thread open. Duplicate threads are deleted by the mods so you do not spam our forum. Thanks.

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Pissed off actually.
So where is it?
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Tough titties, and probably deleted.

[Q] Screen Rotation Animations

I was wondering if their were any rotation mods for the MyTouch 4G. I would be willing to test anything. I am running CM7 RC1.
Thanks,
macfan74318

Please if you are going to ask a question, put it in the Q&A SECTION! Its there for a reason!! It mans, questions and answers!! Before you post read the "may I have your ATTENTION please" thread!! I'm sick of people posting questions in the development section. Its frustrating as hell!!

I'm gonna assume he asked here because its a question about a mod, which is considered development.
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I thought that their was a mod for this sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. But that is how development gets started right?
macfan74318

God damn, calm down thread police! I wonder how u react if ur girl called u by a different name during sex haha. (only if u had one or whatever) I'm just sayin. dont get ur panties in a bunch. poor guy had an honest simple question.
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Please if you are going to ask a question, put it in the Q&A SECTION! Its there for a reason!! It mans, questions and answers!! Before you post read the "may I have your ATTENTION please" thread!! I'm sick of people posting questions in the development section. Its frustrating as hell!!
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Amac1222 said:
Please if you are going to ask a question, put it in the Q&A SECTION! Its there for a reason!! It mans, questions and answers!! Before you post read the "may I have your ATTENTION please" thread!! I'm sick of people posting questions in the development section. Its frustrating as hell!!
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You know what's frustrating? All the stupid political **** going on around the world.
A guy posting a thread on the wrong section about moding a cell phone? Not frustrating.

It was just a simple question.

Amac1222 said:
Please if you are going to ask a question, put it in the Q&A SECTION! Its there for a reason!! It mans, questions and answers!! Before you post read the "may I have your ATTENTION please" thread!! I'm sick of people posting questions in the development section. Its frustrating as hell!!
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Yo man, it must be the time of the month for you.
Take a chill pill.

Amac1222 said:
Please if you are going to ask a question, put it in the Q&A SECTION! Its there for a reason!! It mans, questions and answers!! Before you post read the "may I have your ATTENTION please" thread!! I'm sick of people posting questions in the development section. Its frustrating as hell!!
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Who peed in your cheerios?
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Do you have a link to an example? I wonder what this looks like.

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Do you have a link to an example? I wonder what this looks like.
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there isn't one that why this guy's asking about one...
coming from a iP4, i miss the refinement of iOS and personally i like the iphone one. nice, clean, and fast.

1.5 Animations
I thought under spare parts in 1.5 you could have fancy animations? I wonder if this could be ported to 2.2? Because I tried to enable it but their was no animation. If any dev has anything I would be willing to test?
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Not to be a no0b but I was just wondering...macfan Where do you see it?
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