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[About XDA developers] Tyuteo148:
I have the same issue and found out about the 10 posts rule, yet something confused me, a "new member" (Labeled as Junior Member" was able to post in the development area for a Rom thread with only having >5 posts. I saw two posts of his in this thread and he only had total of 4 posts...I tried to post in the same thread and wasn't allowed to because i have fewer than 10 post...oh and his post is only a day or two old.. what gives?? :confused:
[About XDA developers] ryanjoehere:
noted ...sir
[About XDA developers] SharkDog2:
This stupid rule forces me too post in pointless threads for me. It's just too much hassle to post in threads you really don't care about just to be able to post in your desired development thread.
[About XDA developers] agravier:
The recommended way is to post in Q&A instead of development, and I tried it. Obviously no one from the development thread is going to be informed of my post automagically, so I went on contacting the kernel dev, leading to the same situation as the OP, meaning an unwanted PM to a busy dev...
[About XDA developers] SharkDog2:
Yeah I don't want to keep bugging deva through pm. Only reason for me to post in other threads.
[About XDA developers] tolymatev:
I submitted a post misspelled something wanted to edit and It won't let me submit the edited post. Wtf?
[About XDA developers] agravier:
Ha that's weird, I could edit my first post to fix a broken link. Can you link to your immutable post?
[About XDA developers] agravier:
I perfectly agree with you, sir, and find the present thread particularly handy in that respect. Of course, I would never post anything just for the sake of reaching a post count of 10, but it appears that light conversation about the ins and outs and philosophy of the XDA rules does help towards that goal, isn't it wonderful?

And hooooo didn't I just discover another thoughtful anti-noob restriction ? It appears that, in order to increase my verbia... to increase the quality, grammar and punctuation of posts, and more importantly, to avoid easy mass spamming, XDA requires non-mod-approved users to wait a total of five minutes between two posts. Specifically, the following message appears:

(HA, yes, I admit that I am just training to use the quote function here, and that the above snippet of text does not bring much to the conversation, but eh, isn't it a positive side effect of the anti-noob-spam rule, that I get to train proper formatting of posts?)
[About XDA developers] tolymatev:
I'm using the xda app right now. Its not a big deal but its frustrating ...... and guess what guys this should be my 10th post. This f'ed up rule got me counting my posts lol.. I should get unleashed after this right?
[About XDA developers] agravier:
So it's a limitation of new posters when using the XDA app, probably.
[About XDA developers] komusic:
Yes its a limitation....by the way this is my first post.... 1/10
[About XDA developers] agravier:
Congratulations on your first post, komusic.

I shall also note that the 5 minutes between posts limitation makes that a minimum of 50 minutes is necessary for anyone to reach the infamous tenposts milestone after which the golden doors of the dev forums posting will open under our ungrateful greasy little noobish fingers. Hence, this is also a test of patience. We shall consider ourselves monks, in fact. Apprentices.
[About XDA developers] Tyuteo148:
So can anyone explain why a member with >10 posts can post in the development area? The posts are recent, just yesterday and the day before
[About XDA developers] Tyuteo148:
Ha, I gave up after 20mins. This will be my 8th post in 3 days, guess I'd fail as a monk :D
[About XDA developers] agravier:
The Great Master once told the slow apprentice that it was time for him to leave. The Great Master had once told the fast apprentice that time had come for him to leave.

In the end, the slow apprentice had gained patience and had mastered the Tao, and the fast apprentice had not.
[About XDA developers] Lunchbox115:
I think the 10-posts-rule is quite okay. It will prevent spam in the dev-area. :)
[About XDA developers] agravier:
Of course it is. Our present musings are nothing but exercises in becoming fully impregnated with the spirit of dev-forum-posting. In other words, until you reach ten post, you shan't do nothing but seek Enlightenment.
[About XDA developers] Wolffire:
This is good to avoid spam, but 5 posts should do the same.
[About XDA developers] szacuken:
uhhh I also think it's a bit pointless. I would like to write something important in the modification subject for milestone, but I can`t because it has just do not have those 10 posts.
[About XDA developers] Cpt.Peppy:
All,

I am reading mainly the development threads (e.g. i9000 MIUI galnet), but it is impossible to ask something. Asking something I do not mean spam ...

BTW: That is my 1st post, only 9 ones more ;-)

Thx

Cpt.Peppy
[About XDA developers] agravier:
Yeah, most people register to say something specific about about some issue, so they're going to stick around in pointless threads, posting banalities until they reach ten posts, but it does some selection, I think, it's not completely useless, because the hassle of making ten pointless posts is probably far greater than the one of double-checking that your question has not already been answered, and that it's really really worth posting it.
[About XDA developers] komusic:
Thanks agravier
[About XDA developers] komusic:
Just a bit of patience
[About XDA developers] Juan Kerr:
Hello All.

Interests are Android and WP7 app development.

Cheers,

-=JK=-
[About XDA developers] agravier:
You are most welcome, komusic

Exactly, and mine just paid with this final post to this thread.
[About XDA developers] TheIceCreamMan:
The question is does this create more spam or less?
[About XDA developers] v2thej:
As a relative noob to androids, I've been lurking on the forums for a few weeks, as an un-registered user.

Due to this period of me being a sponge, I've learned quite a few things. I tried to reply to a post in the development thread last week to answer someone's question, but couldn't and came to know of the restriction of posting in the development forum.

Wanted to answer another question this morning but again, my hands were tied.

Perhaps a better way of doing this is to "audit" a new poster's initial posts. I don't know if that would just be too much work, but there are some of us who've done our due diligence by lurking, absorbing, and are now ready for intelligible questions or even responses.
[About XDA developers] TheIceCreamMan:
Im on the same boat.. i dont think there is the time to audit as it would take a lot of man hours to do this..

I feel sorry for the people that dont know about it until its too late. ie youre rooting your phone and its stuck on the bootloader screen for 45 mins and you dont know what to do..
[About XDA developers] komusic:
For me... I just want to develope roms and contribute to the ever growing Android os
[About XDA developers] somewhastock:
I rooted an inspire with help from this site and am having radio issues. Hopefully ill find the answer.
[About XDA developers] quimbosa:
... thank you ...
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
The rule went into effect in January 2011. Users who had registered for an account prior to this date should have been grandfathered into the rule. This means that since they did not sign up for an account knowing that this would be a rule in place, they do not have it restricting them. This rule is known to new members registering after that date. Therefore, existing user accounts created before January 2011 should be unaffected by the 10 posts rule.

This is part of the reason for the rule. Questions belong in the Q&A or General section for your device. Development discussion goes in the development section. The way it is supposed to work is that devs use two threads. One should be in the General section for questions, and the other goes in the Development section to support the application or ROM. Development related discussion is all that belongs in that forum. Questions and thanks should be in General/Q&A.

This is an example of why the rule is in place. There is a button that could have done the job of this entire post.
[About XDA developers] andytian007:
Thanks,you solved my problem:)
[About XDA developers] MA7MOD_GSM:
thank you :)
[About XDA developers] komusic:
Anyone here has an HTC hero cdma
[About XDA developers] reinbeau:
If they joined prior to the implementation of the ten post rule they are grandfathered.

Sent from a state of Serendipity
[About XDA developers] nattygirl:
I 100% agree with this comment.
[About XDA developers] komusic:
I soso agree
[About XDA developers] nattygirl:
This is not true. I joined back in June 2010 and I still cannot post in threads until I have 10 posts. I did not get grandfathered in. :(
[About XDA developers] theArthur:
I'm only here for the development forums becasue i'm ... a developer

I could not post my workaround for a 4g bug in the cyanogen-mod thunderbolt forum becasue of this limit. Is this limit worth not having bug fixes posted?
[About XDA developers] reinbeau:
Yes, it really is true - there must be something else going on with your account. As cajunflavoredbob explained a few posts up:
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
You have ten posts now, so it's no longer an issue, right?

If you are a dev, then you shouldn't have much trouble helping out a few people in the Q&A and General forums. Ten posts isn't much, and does a tremendous job of keeping the spam away and educating new users on where to post.
[About XDA developers] DroidXAce:
Thanks, logical explanation !
[About XDA developers] getaceres:
I know this message could get me banned but I'm really angry with this stupid rule.

The rule would be great if the Dev forums weren't in fact support forums. So I find this forum and look for a ROM for my device, I find the corresponding thread, download the ROM, flash it to my device and I find an annoying bug. Then I come to the thread where I originally found the ROM and try to ask a question about the bug JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IN THE THREAD and I find that I can't because my post count is 0.

So, do I have to post at least 10 posts in useless threads I don't care about just to be able to post in the thread that I really need to post? I call it SPAM. So I find it the most useless antispam measure because for every new member it generates at least 10 spam messages in other forum areas.

So either, dev threads are only related to development (in the sense of discussing scripts, compilation and code) and there is a support forum open to everyone, or this measure is one of the most annoying measures that I've seen implemented in I forum.

Oh, by the way. I'm glad that this post gets me closer to be able to post in the Android Revolution HD thread which is what I really wanted from the beginning.
[About XDA developers] reinbeau:
Isn't there a support thread in the general area for your device?

ETA Just checked, there's a General forum where you can ask questions, looks like it's pretty well attended, and within that forum there's this thread. I know it's tough to see the banter back and forth in the development threads, but really, if you ask your question in the appropriate area you will get a response - or go in there and answer some yourself, you'll get those three more posts in no time that way.
[About XDA developers] getaceres:
Yes, but they are mostly related with general problems with the devices. There aren't many posts about ROM specific bugs and when there's one, it's not very common to see the developer helping. What I've seen is that most developers take bugs and questions directly in the ROM thread they've created.
[About XDA developers] reinbeau:
Yes, that is very true, thus, I totally understand your frustration. But you'll be able to post soon. As I suggested, are there any questions you can help with in that General section? It'll get you even closer....:)
[About XDA developers] komusic:
Just make 10 post and the wait is over
[About XDA developers] knight1985:
i'm a new user.
[About XDA developers] SmallWalrus:
10 posts :)
[About XDA developers] SmallWalrus:
Me too :D:D
[About XDA developers] surlary:
I encountered the same thing....
[About XDA developers] inazr:
how about a post and or a noobperiod? I am registered over a year and still not able to post external links etc... :)
[About XDA developers] mdall:
I also found this rule annoying and frustrating but if it is effective to fight spam ...

It seems that a member registered several years ago can post in a development thread even if he has < 10 posts. For example, I 've seen a user registered in 2008 who has just posted in a development area.
[About XDA developers] tweezy fresh:
I find its hard to get the initial 10 posts, boo.
[About XDA developers] komusic:
I forgot how many post ive made
[About XDA developers] ARos77:
Yes, it's annoying, but understandable.

It's a good way to fight spammers, but now all new members are in fact "spammers" too till they have their 10 posts. ;-)
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
Normally, if you were not grandfathered in when you were supposed to be, you can contact an admin and have them fix it for you. Realistically, though, you only have one single post left to make in order to have it done yourself.

This is correct. The users who signed up before January 2011 were not aware of any such rule, and were grandfathered in and excluded from the rule. If you joined this year, then you are included in the rule and need a simple 10 posts to have it lifted.
[About XDA developers] deathcipris:
I just want to post a brief critique/summary and a thank you to the dev of a ROM on the G-Tab dev forum, but no, I have to hit some arbitrary post cap, but to make things worse, I can't even f$^3n' post but once every 5 minutes?!?

/le_sigh
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
10 simple posts...

Guys, this is way simpler than you guys are making it seem. It's just 10 posts. If you don't think you can make ten quality posts, then you probably don't need to be a part of this community. I don't mean to sound harsh, but seriously, it's just ten posts. I probably make more than that in a day helping users out around here. I'm not bragging; I'm just illustrating how easy it is to do this.

I think some of the new users are mistaking this site for a support website. It is quite the opposite. We are not here for people to come posting their woes when the carriers can't help you. Most of us will gladly help you out when you are having problems, but that isn't the point of this site. This website is dedicated to development, not problems.

The ten posts rule is there to teach new users some things along these lines. You need to learn that we aren't here to hear your complaints, or problems. We welcome new users coming and searching for knowledge, but you need to realize that you are not the first person to have your problem. Do a search and I'd say about 85% of the time, you'll find your answer without needing to open a thread.

Also, the rule applies to the dev forums, nowhere else. You can't post or start threads there until you make ten useful posts. Unless you are a developer, you have no reason to post in there anyway. Asking questions should be done in the General or Q&A forums. Development is for development, not questions. It you have an issue with a ROM or something that is in a dev forum, then ask it in General/Q&A. Someone will answer you're question. It might not be the actual dev of said ROM, but someone will get to your question if you did your own research first. Most users here, myself included, will absolutely bend over backward trying to help you if you show them that you're willing to do some footwork also. If it seems like you're asking a question without reading or searching around, then we will most likely either ignore your question or call you out about it instead of helping.

My late father used to say, "Show me effort, and I'll show you compassion."
[About XDA developers] deathcipris:
If you are going to make a post cap that must be achieved before I can provide needed feedback (not questions, mind you) then at least don't hinder me with a post limit rule that prevents me from helping out the newbs in the Q&A area...

Sorta seems like a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
That goes away after ten posts as well. The posting time limit is also to prevent spam in the forum. It has dramatically reduced the amount of spam around here compared to beforehand. Perhaps it is inconvenient for you, but it benefits the site in a huge way. Sorry that it upsets you, but without such rules and limits, this site is negatively affected.
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
There is no rule limiting you from helping out in the Q&A sections. Only the dev sections are affected by the rule.
[About XDA developers] deathcipris:
I attempted to post some answers to questions in the Q&A, and I had a warning shoot up stating that I couldn't post but once every 5 minutes...

I do understand that it assists with spam, but it happens to be this evening I have time to post/wait/post/wait in order to get to the magical "10 posts." Usually, I just say "Ah, screw it." and don't bother leaving feedback because I haven't hit the limit.

No matter, shortly this 10 post limit griping will become moot and I will be able to partake in discussion. :D Thank you for helping me btw! :)
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
Anytime. We always appreciate and welcome new users who wish to contribute something back to the community. Please keep it up with helping others. You'll build a reputation in the community in no time. You now only have one more post to go. :)
[About XDA developers] khellific:
The posting rules allow posting after 10 posts has been reached? :confused:

Yes this is useless post #1. :mad:
[About XDA developers] komusic:
I tried to dowload some file from a thread and it said that I didnt have sufficient privileges
[About XDA developers] tolimad:
I understand now why i can't post in dev's corner ;-)
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
Very well said.
[About XDA developers] Tophedroid:
Well.. This is my first post. I have no questions but a few reports of possible bugs to a developer. Just registered. So I guess I just have to chit-chat for a while so I can give some feedback.
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
That, or you could also PM the dev :)
[About XDA developers] Tophedroid:
Can't I just stay and chit-chat with you? ;)
[About XDA developers] xxfaskxx:
this is my 2nd post i guess man i want to start making my own thread on the samsung captivate ive taken my captivate to hell and back breaking the sim to erasing the entire thing i now have a samsung captivate running cm7 nightly 52 with droid x boot animation and the amazing 2.6.35.7 glitch v10 vc kernel overclocking my device 1.6 ghz

cpu info armv 7 processor man i just really can fix just about any problem on the device ive purposely broken and fixed it through countless stress tests but i just want my own thread what do i have to do to be able to attain my own thread privledges i think i can do a great deal of good on this fabulous website man just want to help wherever i can when i can any advice or guided direction to becoming one of the few the proud lol?
[About XDA developers] reinbeau:
Go to the Captivate General and Captivate Q&A sections and start helping people out, you'll be to 10 posts in no time.
[About XDA developers] mothratl:
I understand not wanting new users to make accounts for the sole purpose of spamming the forums.

However, I've had my account for 2 years. I've read the forums off and on but never felt a need to chip in on a discussion.

I was a little disappointed a few days ago to realize that my account was still in "new" status because i hadn't posted.

I'm just not sure what demographic one would try to restrict like this. Would trolls really wait 2 years to spam a community?
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
If you can't make ten useful posts to gain write access to the dev fora, then you don't deserve access to that area. Plain and simple.
[About XDA developers] :
Ok in 3 month's I have over 800 posts to those of you who can't get 10 your insane this is my second account here I went through the 10 post rule like everybody else you kids are ridiculous
[About XDA developers] udreamibuild:
I've been reading, learning and flashing roms from xda for quite a while. Ten post for the opportunity to be a part of it is a small price. Cheers to the first.
[About XDA developers] KidCarter93:
This is yet another one of the many threads that's simply been revived for more users to reach their 10 posts without contributing.

What is it about reading before posting that new users find so hard to do?

I didn't post in a development thread until about 3 months after signing up, and I'd been floating around this site for a good 5/6 months before I even signed up.

You know what I done before I signed up and even when I'd signed up?

I spent time reading. If I came across a problem, I read.

How about you all try it for a while instead of just posting rubbish and posting a thread whenever you have the slightest of problems when multiple threads like it already exist.

I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prottotype:
I just performed a fresh installation of the MIUI RC5 on my i9000 and Have a few problems.

1. My network provider is not being recognized at all. (Even after a couple of restarts)

2. My IMEI is not being displayed. (Even after deleting the efs folder using Root Explorer.)

So please respond immediately as I wish to continue using this ROM.

Thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
you have to restore the efs backup that you should of made before the installation.

that will restore the IMEI and give you network coverage.

if you cant do that, re-flash the ROM, and if it still doesnt work, you will have to flash back to froyo with pit and repartition and start the whole process again.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prottotype:
Thx a lot dude. Trying it right now. Hope it works *fingers crossed* http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon11.gif
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisanddarla:
I tried to install MIUI through Rom manager and now the phone just flashes SAMSUNG but never boots up. I have Infuse-rooted-CWM installed. Please HELP

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netguyver:
Galnet MIUI v4.0

WIFI Sleep policy does not seem to work. It is set to sleep when screen is turn off, but it never turn off. This is draining up the phone battery. Any one any idea?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shrapnel2:
So you have the Samsung Infuse? Because this is the Galaxy S forums and I don't think Miui is even available on the Infuse so no wonder it isn't working(and the way you installed it isn't the correct procedure anyway). You can probably install a fresh official rom for your phone some how through odin but I'm not familiar with the Infuse. Best to go to the Infuse forums and ask. Hope this helps
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damch46:
galnet v4

hi!

i have problems with my MMS. i cant send my MMS messeage..only recieve..

anybody help ?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janggu:
Hi,

Does anyone know how to change the default voice mail number that is set to speed dial "1"? I came from BB and there is an option to enter a password for my voice mail. All I want to do is to add my voice mail password into the default voice mail number. This way I don't have to enter a password when I check voice mail.

Thank you guys!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2whisper:
its under settings/call settings, the problem for me is that its greyed out so I can't edit it. Hopefully you have more success.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janggu:
Same here! It's greyed out. Anyone?