[About XDA developers] SXUsr:
I can see your point but it doesn't solve the problem imo, and from what I'm seeing most People coming here with a problem are doing so after they've attempted to mod their Phone in some way, or want you to rewrite what they've claimed they've already read before trying to modify their Phone, so it appears to me it's more about the numbers rather than the type of user a site like XDA Developers should be attracting, which is those with a genuine interest to learn. Those who do want to be a member here because they want to get in to the nitty gritty workings of their Phone will be happy to wait a few days or a week, those who just want a quick fix to make their Phone look cool will either re-read whatever guide they're following and move on.

I'd happily +1 that suggestion, but at the very least would be looking to include asking for donations to be against the rules because I've also seen People asking for them used in a manner that suggests that without them there won't be any updates to the theme or the ROM, and even if the stories of these People asking because they claim their PC is broke is true it never comes across as anything other than begging. I would like to think that I've earned the right to have a donate button but I've just removed it, the little that has been donated to me was donated back to XDA or bought me a little something that gives me a little glow every time I use it because I know the only reason I bought it was because of something I had created that someone else had been grateful for :), and would prefer People to donate to the Original Development Developers anyway.

If I recall the P.M's from two years ago the ban came from another mod who didn't know the difference between spammy redirect referral links and affiliate links which is what they initially claimed them to be, and it's not that I didn't accept it I merely tried to make the same point I did before, which obviously failed.

It is yes, so didn't really see the need to bring up the specifics, which ultimately were a misunderstanding of the Rules, had you replied earlier and said what you have about the browsing experience, I would have said, "yep, fully understand that reasoning" and removed them, but I got another PM from another mod in the meantime accusing me of using affiliate links, which they clearly weren't. But like you say, that's the past.

I don't believe that's what I've said or even tried to imply, when and if I do decide to donate to someone then I can easily P.M them and ask where to send it, but like I've said above asking for them comes across as begging, and when they're showing what they have earned it's quite easy to see why some People might.

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If I recall the P.M's from two years ago the ban came from another mod who didn't know the difference between spammy redirect referral links and affiliate links which is what they initially claimed them to be, and it's not that I didn't accept it I merely tried to make the same point I did before, which obviously failed.

It is yes, so didn't really see the need to bring up the specifics, which ultimately were a misunderstanding of the Rules, had you replied earlier and said what you have about the browsing experience, I would have said, "yep, fully understand that reasoning" and removed them, but I got another PM from another mod in the meantime accusing me of using affiliate links, which they clearly weren't. But like you say, that's the past.

I don't believe that's what I've said or even tried to imply, when and if I do decide to donate to someone then I can easily P.M them and ask where to send it, but like I've said above asking for them comes across as begging, and when they're showing what they have earned it's quite easy to see why some People do.

Works for some sites, why not here, where you would think you could find someone to integrate such a feature?

, but it is wrong to deliberately interfere in others browsing to add paid referral links to your posts, deliberately - this is a hobby, it isn't here to pay you at the end of the day.

Massive blanket posting restrictions will just result in 10,000 technical fault reports per week. So that's not really feasible. [/QUOTE]