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[GUIDE] - XDA New User Guide - Getting started on XDA - Part 4

~~~Getting Flamed or Trolled~~~

When you post something here, many people will see it and possibly post a reply that might be perceived as

funny but not extremely helpful, or trolling. This is mostly due to questions that have been asked and

answered a thousand times, threads/posts being in the wrong forum/thread, or not providing enough info.

This is usually meant as good-natured kidding, so please don't take it wrongly and snap off a reply that

escalates the situation into something you might regret later.

At some point, you are going to get "flamed" by someone who feels that your post is stupid, off-topic,

irrelevant, noobish, whatever, and they are going to post something like "You are an XXXXX who doesn't

know something simple like YYYYY. Don't post here anymore." It is going to happen at some time here,

but the important part is not to respond in kind.

It will not help the situation, or make your e-peen any bigger, or make you any tougher. It might make

you feel better temporarily, but what usually happens is that the forum mod (or a senior mod) will come

in and delete those comments and you might end up on the infraction list, or temporarily disabled,

or banned. Just don't reply to it.

First, consider the question or post you wrote from a different angle. There is no excuse for flaming

someone, but in a multi-cultural environment things may be perceived very differently than you intended.

Try ignoring it.

Second, if the flame is really over the line, don't reply to it. Click on the little triangle in the upper right corner

of the post to report it. Type in a short explanation, choose "Abusive or threatening post" and let the mods handle it.

~~~Reporting Posts~~~

XDA Needs You! to help keep things organized. Please press the little orange triangle button and report

when you see threads that are in the wrong forums. If you see a [Q] thread posted in your device's General

or Development forums, please take a minute to report it and put in "Please move to X device Q&A forum"

as an example reason. Then choose "Thread/Post moving or maintenance" in the drop down box,then Send Report.

This will notify all the mods of that forum and one of them will move the thread to the correct forum.

You can also use this to report spam posts. Since XDA has a lot of members, we are a target for spammers.

If you see threads posted with titles like [WATCH ONLINE NOW][LIVE]Some sports event[LIVE], please

use the report button to let us mods know that we need to delete it.

~~~Signature~~~

Making a signature is a very important thing to do since it can help to describe your phone, it's current software,

and any modifications you have installed.

A signature should inform others about your phone when you post a question to avoid follow up questions.

A good signature will include information helpful to others beyond the direct target of the question/reply.

A great signature will inform the community with important information and potentially answer

questions which have not been asked yet, avoiding repetitive posts.

[GUIDE][Noob Friendly]How to make a good signature[Noob Friendly][GUIDE]

Please click here to make a signature (5-8 posts minimum)

It's cool and you will get more help and respect from us.

If you need some ideas for a signature or are willing to share yours, please check here: Share your sig code please.

Please respect other XDA members and avoid using really huge pictures that are several inches tall

with stacked pictures and text, or multi-megabyte videos.

Also, if you copy a picture from someone that you like, please rehost it either in a gallery here on XDA

or on Dropbox or photobucket or whatever service you like.

Don't just copy their image link and paste it into your signature. That is stealing and could also be

turned off at any time if they change or delete the picture, or if the additional bandwidth used goes

over the limits, and you will lose the image completely.

Please remember that signatures are supposed to be that, signatures. Not obnoxious billboards.

~~~Donations~~~

Making a donation is neither expected or required, but are always gratefully received and appreciated.

There are "Donate to me" icons above people's avatar, or in their signatures.

You can also donate to XDA by clicking HERE.

When you donate 10 EUROS to XDA,you get rewarded with a STAR which is displayed below your avatar.

If you buy 10 STARS ,you will be rewarded with a .

Remember, always be respectful of other members here and considerate. Most people here are doing

this for nothing more than the feeling of helping people as we have been helped by other people previously,

and sometimes the occasional press of the thanks button. We aren't making money here and this isn't

a job, so please don't tell people what to do or demand things of people such as mods or custom ROM

configs to suit you and you will do just fine here.

~~~Other Helpful Links~~~

Get an extra 5GB at copy.com! :)

[HOW TO] make a good THREAD, POST, QUESTION and POLL

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[Tutorial] How To Logcat

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How to Apply for Recognized Developer

XDA Recognized Developer Program Expansion - Do you contribute enough work to be a Recognized Contributor or Recognized Themer?

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xda-developers: The-History-Part Two/

XDA Through the Years: A Visual History

I am leaving this open for now, but please, in the spirit of what I have written above, please only post

suggestions you feel will improve this guide. I hope this guide helps you and makes your experience

on XDA a better one. I appreciate your thanks, but I will appreciate you even more if you take this guide

to heart and really do it while you are here. Thank you for reading.