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[About XDA developers] gdroid666:
Can you please do something about the website navigation and log in bugs ,

I mean it was awful before but the new changes have made it ten times worse.

The new UI slogan should be "same old bugs , new worse looks and now with even more annoying ads and popups."

This site is not navigable on desktop chrome at all for one

go back , you get logged out, go to check a notification , you get logged out, do almost anything , you get logged out

try and log back in you get an error " Security error occurred. Please press back, refresh the page, and try again. "

can not log back in after going back and/or refreshing the page

same problems as the old site but with an even uglier UI , worse navigation and constant log out problems and re-login errors but now it just looks like pure eye cancer on top of it .

I really don't like all the animations just give me a tiered old fashioned circa 1990's looking forum with no fancy animations and without all this useless animation crap that is supposedly there for aesthetics but just makes it 1000 times aesthetically less pleasing IMO and only serves to hamper usability

I much rather a site that looks like it was designed in 2001 but that is useable instead of this fancy but unuseable mess
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I cant say I am a 100% fan of the new site, however, your login-logout bugs do not occur for me. I would check your own environment first.
[About XDA developers] gdroid666:
are you using windows desktop chrome?

seems to be less problems with edge

i had similar problems with the old site too using windows desktop chrome

on multiple machines so i don't think it could be my environment , is there a knows issue with this site not being compatible with chrome because it has always been the case for me(log out bugs) but the new site seems to have exacerbated the problems even worse now
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I am and have always used desktop chrome on a Win7 64b box
[About XDA developers] walhallaDE:
Really, really hard. Got 100 times this error "Security error occurred. Please press back, refresh the page, and try again." When I succeded (logged in) and try to reply i get the error that I have to login to reply. :(
[About XDA developers] shaggyskunk:
What app - XDA from the Play Store or?
[About XDA developers] walhallaDE:
Windows Box with Chrome. Think that the majority using this combination (if you have to use Win)?!

Really drives me crazy. Logged in -> saying that I am not logged in -> login again -> saying that I am alredy loggedin -> ... again ... again ... again. Pain in the a*** :(
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Try changing your password, if you haven't since the site moved to Xenforo.

Or wipe Chrome cache and cookies.
[About XDA developers] :
Hello,

Every time I attempt to use the "webmaster contact form", I receive the following error: "

There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later.". I tried yesterday and today, and it still doesn't work.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@MikeChannon I confirm the reported issue. I just tried to send a test message but unsuccessfully and got the same error notification.
[About XDA developers] Krowne:
Hello, first of all, congratulations again on the new forum.

I clicked on the "Select showcase achievements" side panel and selected the 1 year achievement, which is displayed correctly, but if I select 2, 3, 4 or 5 years, none is displayed, is this a bug?
[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
Need more information. When I tried to use the contact forms, messages sent fine:

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[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
Thanks very much for your involvement. I can confirm that it worked now. Don't know where the issue was a few days ago.

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EDIT: Received an email reply by @MikeChannon i.e. the system really works as required.
[About XDA developers] SiliconValleyPondScum:
Earlier this year, the maintainer for the LineageOS build for my device openly and baselessly accused me of being a troll and lying about an issue I was experiencing, so I reported him for being abusive. You acknowledged that he was being abusive in your response to my report and edited that part out of his post.

YOU, THE MODERATORS, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE DID THIS AND THAT HE WAS IN THE WRONG.

So why, when I mentioned these acknowledged events, did I find the following in my inbox?

What the hell?! You're now denying that an abusive post you edited ever contained the abusive content you removed and accusing me of lying about it ever having contained that part?! WTF???? Why would anyone do this?!

I haven't done ANYTHING to warrant this sort of abuse.

So, a quick - and I would suggest not unreasonable - request to the site's maintainers and moderators:

Could you please stop abusing me and lying about me for LITERALLY NO REASON?

Please?

That would be very nice, and I would appreciate it a great deal.

After all, I haven't done anything wrong.

I await the apology I am owed.
[About XDA developers] SiliconValleyPondScum:
Actually, screw this place, I don't need this sort of stress in my life. I'm done. You're all terrible people.
[About XDA developers] Didgeridoohan:
@SiliconValleyPondScum In case you ever see this, first of all I'm sorry that you feel slighted. But, I've taken a look at the posts you are talking about and I see nothing wrong in any of the actions taken.

Both posts contained very unnecessary attempts at creating drama, and that's not something we want on XDA.

If you're up to it we can continue this conversation in private, it would be much easier and more appropriate. Contact me if you're interested in delving deeper in the details.

Lastly, note that I've edited your last post and removed some quite unnecessary remarks.

Best regards

Didgeridoohan

Senior Moderator/Developer Committee/Developer Relations
[About XDA developers] shaggyskunk:
I remember way back when, more than 10 years ago, I got a permanent, lifetime ban from XDA. I was very much a newbie & didn't think that I'd done anything wrong, & the only reason given was:

"Bye bye sweet Canadian moonshine".

Seriously, that was it!

I contacted Mike Channon & thankfully, Mike agreed that this wasn't a legitimate reason lol. 🙃

I've been a happy & hopefully contributing member of XDA ever since 🕊️
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Calling me a terrible person was unnecessary.
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Runnin' wild across forum.

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{Mod edit: Spoiler added for better reading and scrolling experience.}
[About XDA developers] mrrocketdog:
@GOOGLE_USER please use an english translator app or person so you can be better assissted.

thank you ,

mrrocketdog
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Surely you jest, no?

That would, at least in part, be what is being reported here.

Imma grant you a like, because it's humorous no matter how you meant it.
[About XDA developers] mrrocketdog:
same :)
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
https://xdaforums.com/t/spam-reporting-and-intrusive-ads.4300731/

Or

How to report a post
[About XDA developers] engloa:
Not the proper place to report spam. You can report or use the link below

SPAM Reporting Thread: This thread is to be used in reporting any and all found Spam.

Members, this thread is to report any found Spam. And or hit the report button is also a great way to report the found spam, thanks in advance, for helping keep XDA clean. Remember the Moderators are all in different time zones, and we are...

xdaforums.com
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Duly noted.

I was familiar with the method of reporting an individual thread's post violation and you will find that I did so. Having only recently returned to XDA after a near year long hiatus -and post-redesign- It was my first reporting and was somewhat different from previous. Additionally, given my perception that the one report I made may remain unnoticed by a singular moderator for a while, depending on moderator's location & sleep pattern, I decided to post here, too. Perhaps, I thought, overkill. But it seemed to me important to stop, due to the rapid proliferation across many threads.

Nevertheless, your first link will be investigated by me and utilized in the future, as I'm certain you are quite correct that it would have been the most applicable route for my purpose.

Thank you, as always @sd_shadow, for the guidance.
[About XDA developers] blackhawk:
Gimme me my mod status...

I'll get any spamers that come, I'll get them all🤨

Yeah... I want my firegod trophy too.
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Yup. I appreciate the attention.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
There should be a spam killer squad, who's only job is to swat spammers.

And it should have been created 10 months ago.
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Hold my monitor.

Where shall I sign UP?

Oh, and then I would change my user name to KILL_SWITCH.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Make the Community Stronger and Give Back: Become a Mod on XDA

www.xda-developers.com
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Unfortunately, I lack the post-count requirement - and it took over five years to acquire what I have. Can we set a tentative date to revisit the subject @ 2026?

I had looked at that previously, but I accumulate as many detractors, if not more, than I do admirers.

I'll try better over the next five! :unsure:
[About XDA developers] Spiritinadream:
My xda profile needs editing.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
What's your problem? Where do you have difficulties? What part of your profile do you want to edit?
[About XDA developers] methuselah:
@Oswald Boelcke Hi you have just blocked this thread Motorola G8 plus . This device needs development. Now after asking more than 1 year to various One developer is willing to take the device and begin the development. But now the thing is In india the device is not longer available. {Mod edit}
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
Sir, affirmative. I closed your thread that you linked above due to a violation of the XDA Forum Rules. And I like to inform you that I've edited your above post and removed the part that is violating rule no. 7:

Spoiler content hidden.

For more information I like to refer you to my reply to your private message that you sent 6 minutes before you made the above post.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[About XDA developers] methuselah:
Hi I have uploaded this file a while back for community on xda. But despite trying on multiple browsers the internet is alright. The file stops downloading with error. https://xdaforums.com/t/nubia-stock-international-8-1-zip.4212887/
[About XDA developers] woodman:
No problem here, I've downloaded your file without any issues on my end. Using Chrome on my OnePlus 7T.

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[About XDA developers] alecxs:
How can we disable parsing emoticons in text? There was once a checkbox for but cannot find it anymore, neither on mobile nor pc...

XDA:DevDB Information

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[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Stop those emojis showing up in your posts
[About XDA developers] JCGT90:
Hi everyone! Is it still possible to request a username change? I would like to change my username to JCGT90.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Yes you can, you have to ask @MikeChannon or @the_scotsman

But they will probably notice my ping and help you soon here. 🙂
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@JCGT90 Congratulations to your new username!
[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
It is done.

Mike
[About XDA developers] JCGT90:
Wow that was fast. Thank you everyone! 🙂
[About XDA developers] mrrocketdog:
hey mods & admins , hope you and yours are doing well :)

thank you for all your work here.:good:
[About XDA developers] Michael Z Freeman:
Hi. Is site search working ? When I select "This forum" in the drop down from the main search box I get results from the entire site.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
I suggest to just "click off" the drop down entries and then it should work.
[About XDA developers] mordantly:
Why is that mods contradict each other about "forum rules," and selectively decide who "forum rules" apply to at that particular mods discretion? I get it deleting peoples posts can go to your keyboards. Deleting a post and making excuses about another post even though it violates "forum rules" as well if the first does is the definition of a power tripping moderator.

Rules are rules: they apply to everyone or no one, including mods.
[About XDA developers] eagleeyetom:
If you disagree with certain moderator's actions, go ahead and contact the team leader. I'm sure that he will be more than happy to have a chat with you.

Moderators sometime make mistakes, as believe it or not, they are only humans and various things could impact the decisions.

Try to resolve the issue first before writing about the power tripping etc. It's a very unfair point of view.
[About XDA developers] mordantly:
Who is the admin?
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
The XDA Forum Rules contain in the line directly below the title a link that will guide you to the personnel in every position but here it's too:

Forum Admins and Moderators PUBLIC

docs.google.com

Respectfully

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[About XDA developers] TheMystic:
Moderators are humans and can make mistakes: TRUE

BUT

Often it is seen that obligations towards 'friends' take priority. This goes right up to the top.

This is not just on XDA, but a problem everywhere. There are rules and guidelines in place to address such problems, but they are often subjective, and plagued by the same problem noted above.
[About XDA developers] eagleeyetom:
Fair point. Nevertheless, if a user wants to address his/her concerns, we have an official procedure in place.

Going in public and claiming that there are double standards brings the opposite results. It's worth mentioning, that it's simply not fair. I was a moderator of this site for a while and I can assure you that some of my colleagues lost their title for overusing their power.

To conclude - if there is an issue, reach the moderator, his TL or any Senior Moderator and they will look into it.
[About XDA developers] blackhawk:
Meh, things happen and mods make bad calls sometimes.

When it happens to me and it's severe bad call with mod overkill, there will be consequences... it's just blackhawk SOP. Nothing personal, much🤣

It's a two way street.

I've seen prime sites destroyed by poor moderation that failed from the top. XDA is a fairly forgiving site and that isn't an accident.

Dreams watching each other narrowly...

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

Groucho Marx
[About XDA developers] mordantly:
Man, 5 times I've heard "mods are humans too!" Well I finally got a straight answer. "Developers" get to dictate how much provocation they get away with making and subsequently get to dictate what "forum rules" apply where. So in effect my original statement still stands: double standard moderation of "forum rules."

User "Moderator Committee" is where one lodges mod issues. I'll probably get the same party line protecting the offending "developer" and both the "mods."

If xda is structured like a business, "mods" are employees subject to publuc scrutiny. I can name all of the people involved, but they know who they are. I didn't design this system of confusion obscuring who and how to report issues of over reach. Someone is finally taking a magnifier to the situation that brought me here. Moving forward this policy of protecting everyone except the joe blow member instead of applying "forum rules" to EVERYONE is going to crash and burn. Quite unfortunate, rest in peace xda.
[About XDA developers] eagleeyetom:
If you find a post offensive, provocative etc. - report it. I have explained what to do if you disagree with the moderator's actions.

We have a Developer Committee and Developer Relations. Lodge the complaint to any Senior Mod and your report will be addressed.

Interesting point of view. XDA was never democratic and nothing indicates that the status will ever change. Going public with your issues is not the best solution, and honestly, might give the opposite result. As I said earlier, report the offending posts and wait for the resolution like everyone else does. I will not bother commenting on your enthusiastic visions about XDA's state.

Have a good evening.
[About XDA developers] blackhawk:
*intermission music*
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
So, you would predict defeat based upon speculation of a "party line?"

Too political. Though it speaks volumes [to me] of your mindset and approach to life.

Introspection is suggested. There exists a possibility that you are living an unfulfilling life, given your expressions here of dissatisfaction with the cabal of XDA Moderators - that we all know exist to make our lives miserable. Dreadful lot, are they. All of them are best of friends, in cahoots, and reside in the same location just two towns over from any one of us - and therefore, they hate us wholeheartedly and we should reciprocate with passion and blinded loyalty to your perspective. Unfortunately, you fail to make a compelling case here when you dismiss the established procedures that are in place for you.

So... YAWN! :rolleyes:

On the other paw...

Congratulations! Your "victim status" plug-in has been successfully updated and is ready for additional testing... or you could scrap it and begin anew.

Ah, if I may?

I predict that XDA will thrive, as it has, and that Moderators will continue to be human, as they are.
[About XDA developers] mordantly:
I'm not here for friends, I don't care if retired mods and others perpetuate existing party lines and don't like me for expecting "moderators" to be held to enforcing the SAME rules on EVERYONE. This is a simple concept of any system that has rules, policies, or procedures. I wouldn't want everyone to get in a bunch for not using "private" communications, or I would be "compelling." It further solidifies that this forum is in fact skewed and has double standard moderation policies. If YOU don't like me saying "double standards controlling the moderation policies," then do something about the underlying problem instead of calling me a "victim."

The list is now is 1 admin, 4 moderators, 1 "developer," about 6 members who agree with letting "developers" and "moderators" modify rules as they choose.

Change the forum rules to reflect this or enforce the rules on EVEVRYONE. Why is that a hard concept to understand?
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
When gazing at your perfect reflection, do you pity those of us who are shepherded en masse?

If you require perfection then you will forever suffer disappointments.

I cannot accompany you on this endeavor.

Anyway, I can offer no resolution for you that has not already been stated.

EDIT: Removal of double quote.
[About XDA developers] blackhawk:
In all fairness specific details and who/why they said it is what matters. It may have been a bad call. Impossible to judge because of lack of details.

Of course if parts of the posts were mod deleted or censured then a fair assessment becomes more difficult or even impossible unless you saw it real time before it was censored... or you're a mod and can see the altered posts.

When a site/mods choose to censor it's like playing with nunchaku's. You better be Bruce Lee par excellence but even then you will take hits when you get careless.

It's no longer cut and dry once you inject yourself in a fray. Once you choose to censor, you own it.

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[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
Oh, I agree with you here and am mindful to delineate known from unknown. I react only to what the member has presented here in-thread. Though I have viewed past posts from other threads, I am comfortable in my assessment. It is the presentation and apparent lack of willingness to exercise tools, information, procedure and, yes, introspection in a real effort to reach a resolution. It would seem to be more the focus to express -publicly, mind you- a member's dissatisfaction with the status quo.

Well, OK, you're unhappy but unwilling to avail yourself of corrective measure by belittling it and everything around it. Mistakes by Moderators could have been made, that's not for me to determine. I am saying that a mistake is currently in progress if the member seeks perfection and will settle for nothing less than a resolution conforming to his/her dictate alone.
[About XDA developers] mordantly:
Every member, moderator, sponsor, business of this forum agreed to the written forum rules. There is no debate of the rules. Who the rules apply to is the debate, since persons subject to the rules freely ignore them. You want the details? Good. I'll present the entire documentry including all named persons who are above the rules. And no, trying to break my balls will NOT dissuade me from my opinion that all of these excuses are poppycock drivel.
[About XDA developers] GOOGLE_USER:
BUMP:
[About XDA developers] blackhawk:
Life isn't fair. Try to not take it personally and have a good cigar instead.

I smoke them a lot...

However XDA does have the ignore button. I carefully consider how I use it; by member post/like ratio, seniority, avatar, if my cigar is good but most importantly how bad they dissed/pi$$ed me off. Sometimes it's just a reflex action like with spamers or whatever🤣

You Can Censor Too... trust me it's fun.

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[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
What? Mods are an "Employee"? That implies being paid! I was offered to become a MOD and there was no mention about payment!

Its also hard to understand your exact context, and I hope I am clear in NOT trying to diminish any of your concerns or points, just a personal perspective/experience. i use the "report" button very often. My experience has been that, if a thread OP, which is commonly a dev, makes a report, its considered / taken more at face value (ie lless judgment/MOD consideration) than if one reports a post on another persons thread. I have assumed the concept as if you start the thread, you have a certain level ownership to that thread. And again, DEVs commonly start threads.
[About XDA developers] mrrocketdog:
"I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?"
[About XDA developers] karandpr:
The name of the site is XDA- Developers .

We are totally biased towards developers. Have been since site's inception.

Infact we are so biased that the term "developers" is a part of our site identity.

Now XDA - EntitledMembers is across the street. You can try your luck there.
[About XDA developers] Timmmmaaahh!:
This may seem to be a simple concept but it really isn't and a different approach to trusted members is often confused with treating them differently opposed to the way we approach new members or members with a less positive reputation.

Let's say we have member Sarah, a kernel developer: she has been an exemplary member on the forum for about 10 years. She was promoted to Recognized Developers about 3 years ago for her many contributions. Then we have Bob: a new member that doesn't like one of Sarah's kernel tweaks and complains about this in 5 of her threads without providing any logs or constructive feedback.

In case of an argument we will not take kindly to Bob in this example. We may kindly ask Sarah not to engage with such members and we may warn Bob for his 'attack' on Sarah. Are they approached differently? Seemingly. But Bob is entirely free to build up a positive reputation spanning multiple years of contributing to the community just like Sarah was. Then Bob will experience he'll be approached differently when he crosses the line once.

This is similar to most legal systems (new offenders vs. recidivists) but just as well applicable to your friends: you'll tolerate more from Sarah than from Bob as you've only just met Bob and Sarah has been your good friend for years. In time you'll tolerate as much from Bob, if his reputation remains in good standing.

That said we still enforce rules equally as much as we can but we won't apologise for being human.