[XPERIA X8 General] wilbso:
Hi guys,

ok, so, recently i have been browsing round the whole of the X8 forum and i think that we all need a little help.

Ok, so i am going to use bullet point everything that i think needs helping/discussing if you know what i mean ;).

This is NOT a guide. so here goes:

Thread redirection

So, recently, I have seen alot, and i mean ALOT of threads in the wrong sections.

So i am going to try and help you post in the correct sections :)

If you have a question, then obviously post it on the Q & A section,

but if you have a general question like this then it should be posted in the general section preferably.

BUT, any question related to ROM's, bugs and that kinda stuff, then post it in the Q&A section.

heres some examples: This thread belongs to the General section because it is not a question about the X8's hardware, or a question about ROM's etc its a question about your opinion (i mean, its a question about someones thoughts, who they think is the best developer, and the thread may be for fun ;) ) and another thread that belongs in the general section is this thread.

However, threads that dont belong in the right sections usally get closed by the moderator.

So if you dont want your thread closed, try and follow the rules, by posting in correct sections.

More examples: this thread is a question about a bug (?) and he asked how to fix it. This is a question, but it was in the general section when it should be in the Q&A, and because of that, it got closed.

Well that about concludes that bullet point ;) any questions? reply to this thread

Making threads that already exist

Yeah, most senior members kinda dread this. Now this problem usally comes from n00bs, but sometimes seniors do it.

Please guys! Use the search button! We cant stress how important this is to you. Plus, if you do keep making threads that already exist, then you have broken the XDA rules!

Yeah, sometimes the search button doesn't work and wont come up with what your looking for, but then you have to Google it! Lets not make the same mistake over and over again eh? :) lets keep the X8 community SPAM free eh ;) No more 'which ROM is best' threads. cheers guys :)

Are you new? or are you about to leave the community

So, are you a new member to our community? Or are you about to leave our community?

Well, before you go ahead and post a 'good bye thread', take a look at deedii's threads (thanks deedii :) )

Here are the links:

Deedii's 'Leaving? Post your farewell message here :)' thread

Deedii's 'New Member? Introduce Yourself :)' thread

thanks guys, thats kept our community alot cleaner :D

Trolling and/or Spamming

Ok, we all hate being trolled and our boards Spammed don't we?

Now, recently, i have had someone trolling one of my threads (mentioning no names). I didn't like it much. Now, I had a thought about this recently, and after a long time of thinking, i finally though, instead of saying bad things back, try to encourage them not to troll (good idea or not???). We all want trolls to leave, but instead of telling them to leave, try to encourage them to stay, but be a part of the good community.And spamming, try not to spam, dont post unhelpful things etc. thanks guys, hope we have no more spamming or trolling

So thats about it for now, but once i have more idea's of how to maybe improve things ( :D) then i will edit this post. Thanks for your co-operation guys, i hope we become a more spam and troll free place :)

PLEASE NO trolling or spamming, if your gonna post, please post something constructive or/and nice. Maybe more ideas on how to improve :)

-wilbso​