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[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
Emails seem to be pushed again. Just received quite a few ones in regard to earlier quotations, PM and RP within the last 30 minutes.
[About XDA developers] Pkt_Lnt:
E-mail notifications died again. Stopped sometime after 2230 May 19 PDT and now, 0740 May 20 PDT. Thanks.

edit - Woodman, just saw your reply above. I have gotten no post e-mail notifications at 0802 PDT. Thanks
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Is it working for you now?
[About XDA developers] Pkt_Lnt:
Yes, just got the main thread notification e-mail and the post quote one at the same time. Thank you!
[About XDA developers] wrkerr:
Community Friendly Scorecard

I think it would be immensely helpful for XDA to provide a scorecard of how open to development and community-friendly various producers/lines of phones are.

Some phones you can expect are probably going to be well supported by ROM developers and other community developers for years, while others will likely never see much custom development.

Are the bootloaders on their phones easily unlockable? Is the kernel source code provided, complete, and current? Are they easy to root? Is their boot partition conducive to custom ROM installation? Do the companies supporting the phones have a good history of cooperation with community developers? Are community developers generally willing to take up support of devices from this company? Are the devices generally popular on XDA? All of these factors together can give a strong indicator as to what one can expect the community to look like in the future. Companies that are friendly (OnePlus?) would get an A. Companies with phones that are locked down (Apple) would get an F. Everyone else would be somewhere in between.

It wouldn't be feasible to maintain this for each and every phone, but I'm thinking it could be done for the main companies providing phones (OnePlus, Xiaomi, Huawei, etc.), or perhaps with differentiation between key lines on specific manufactures if there was found to be a significant difference between lines (Mi, Redmi, Poco, or Huawei P__, Mate, Honor, etc.).

I think this would be a really helpful resource to readers like myself looking to buy a phone and wanting some guidance as to what kind of community support they might anticipate throughout the life of the device. Furthermore, this would serve as a review/feedback to these corporations... rewarding those who are cooperative, and exposing those who are uncooperative, and perhaps incentivizing some better practices in the future.
[About XDA developers] Dirk:
This is how Search results look for me using Chrome and Firefox on Android. Anybody else?
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Suggestion: Last post I read within a thread

Regarding the desktop browser interface. When I look at my subscriptions, there is a link to the last post made to a thread, and if I have not read the post, the thread title will be in bold.

Clicking the link to the last post will obviously take me to the last post, however, the last post I have read on that specific thread may actually be back a few pages. If I click the link to see the previous page I loose all indications of which posts are new (ie which posts I have not seen before). This behavior is a little frustrating when viewing threads that move fast.

My suggestion would be to have a link to access the last post within a thread that I have not read. The information is obviously stored as when I go to the last page of a thread it will highlight the posts I haven't read over the ones I have.
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
There is one :)

On the left hand side of each thread is a little arrow. Click this, and you'll be taken to the first unread post of a thread :good:
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
:o ooops, yep your right:good:, its on the left :silly:... I have been focusing on the tiny little arrow on the right. My bad.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Make the search button more visibly part of the post process

One of the small bothers we all deal with day to day is the fact that people generally do not take advantage of the search button to find the solution to their problem that has been asked many times over in the same thread they are posting in.

Not that it would completely solve this issue, but to help encourage the habit of searching the thread first, before posting, I would like to suggest placing a search thread button right before the post button; instead of way up at the top of the screen which could be scrolled out of view; and thereby out of mind.

A step further to make the process easier (and therefore more appealing), from within the search results, if a post new reply button, from within the thread search results screen was available, it would make it easier and therefore more likely for someone to search the thread first, before posting.

Taking it another step, somehow adding a search button to the OP of any thread longer than a few pages, would also possibly encourage people to use the thread search.
[About XDA developers] replica9000:
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but over the decade I've been browsing this site, it's becoming so sloooow to browse.
[About XDA developers] DSA:
old subject, search this thread
[About XDA developers] replica9000:
I tried, but some things on this forum actually brings Brave (Chrome) on my OP6T to a halt.
[About XDA developers] vergilbt:
Don't know if asked more then once but it's it possible to integrate browser push notification?

A lot of different forums offer this method of notifications...

There are technical limitations?

Best regards...
[About XDA developers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
I am planning on doing a Device Give-A-Way and possibly a (2nd) Device based on Donations for the Moto G7. Is there a proper procedure that needs to be followed for this?
[About XDA developers] _jis_:
XDA issue report

When I search my own posts just now, all my recent posts were missing in the result, then I noticed the reason:

Showing results 1 to 25 of 498

Search took 1.36 seconds.Search: Posts Made By: _jis_

The search index was updated 10 days ago.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
This is a recent known issue which happened because of a server outage (https://xdaforums.com/general/about-xda/xda-outage-aug-2019-t3963429)

It is currently being looked into.

Thanks for your patience. :)
[About XDA developers] woodman:
This search index issue is now fixed :good:

The server admin bitpushr took care of this, thanks to him. :)
[About XDA developers] SacredDeviL666:
Finally I can stalk you [MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION] ?
[About XDA developers] dumbl3:
I am missing the feature 'sort by thread started'. This way you can easily see latest rom/kernels in xda development for example.. (except for maybe the ones where the developers update there thread instead of creating a new one). Actually you can just replace the sort by 'threat starter' (which is very useless I think) with sort by 'threat started'
[About XDA developers] vergilbt:
[MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION]

Friendly reminder
[About XDA developers] woodman:
I am sorry but I have zero knowledge about this and this is out of my duties. We would need to ask [MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION] and/or [MENTION=2235607]svetius[/MENTION] about this. :)
[About XDA developers] vergilbt:
Thx for pushing my question
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I attached a log file to a post (https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=80775225&postcount=146), and the image/thumbnail for the file gets a 404 https://forum.xda-cdn.com/images/attach/log.gif
[About XDA developers] woodman:
It has been fixed by the server admin, thank you for the report! :highfive:
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I let it ride for a few days, but it still gets a 404 today.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Weird because I don't get 404 on my end for *.log files :confused:

Would you mind post a screenshot regarding your issue?
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Another example of working thumbnails from your thread.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Maybe its because I am running on the desktop (which makes no sense as having an effect...)

This first image is what is seen in Chrome when viewing the thread

If I try to open the image in a new tab (https://forum.xda-cdn.com/images/attach/log.gif), I get:

If I try pasting that URL into a TOR browser, I get the exact same result as the image above.:confused:

Are you referencing the exact same URL? I tried jpg and png and that didn't help either.

I also tried changing log.gif to zip.gif, and it displayed the image correctly. Both in Chrome and the TOR browser.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
That works on desktop using my computer too so it's not the culprit. And yes I tried the exact same url: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=80775225&postcount=146

Did you try CTRL F5?

I have no clue why it is not fixed on your end :confused:
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I was actually speaking of the URL directly to the gif, but, it all just works for you.:confused:

I hadn't before, but trying it now, makes no difference. I also am suspicious it was in my cache, but that would not of shown up as an issue in the TOR browser. Is it easy for you to check in a TOR browser?

Another thing I tried, to try and skip the cache, is the following URL https://forum.xda-cdn.com/images/attach/log.gif?a=b and that also fails. But again, works perfectly if I change it to zip.gif.

I also just tried typing the image URL on a phone browser, which I have never viewed XDA on (ie no cache), and I also get the above search/failure 404 page.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
OK I can now reproduce your issue even using Chrome, the culprit is not our respective configurations, it is the used XDA theme!

Using Chrome on my PC:

1- your URL has 404 error: https://forum.xda-cdn.com/images/attach/log.gif

2- the URL I personally get when I open a thumbnail on a new tab is: https://cdn-cf-1.xda-developers.com/images/2015/attach/log.gif

You can see your URL and my URL are not the same, it is different because we do not use the same XDA theme.

2015 and 2015 dark theme have no issue regarding the thumbnails but the other themes have it (for instance I tried 2010 and 2013 themes and I get the 404 error like you). I will report it to the server admin.

Thanks!
[About XDA developers] gdgsdg123:
Fixed:

Is there really a need preventing the

search.php

being accessible without passing specific

referrer

?

Which has made searching in the forum quite cumbersome...
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
FYI: I did a post a few days ago, and the same 404 error happened when I attached a log file.

My next part is more of a general question. I know that requesting ETA's is either against the rules (Couldn't find reference in the rules. https://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81), or is simply frowned upon. Is it "OK" to request a new release, without actually explicitly asking for a date?
[About XDA developers] woodman:
Yes this thumbnail 404 error is happening with older themes but not with 2015 ones. I did report it to the server admin though but I had no reply.

It is all about the intention: asking for ETAs or asking for a new release, with or without a date, is not against the XDA rules per se, what is against the rules is being disrespectful (rule 2).

So if someone is aking for ETAs or for a new release:

- a rude manner, it is against the rules. Please report.

- a kind or innocent manner, it is not against the rules. No need to report unless next answers following the request are nasty and/or are cluttering the thread too much.

- NOT a rude manner but the OP is not OK with it, the OP him/herself should report the user for off-topic.

it all depends on the context and the intention behind the post. :)
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I just had a thought today. One of my pet peeves :mad: (and I know I am not the only one) is when a user quotes the whole OP, to ask a question not specifically about anything within the OP they just quoted.

I was thinking, if the "reply" and "multiquote" etc were removed on the OP, then it would really cut-down on how often it happens. I can see how that could affect the thinking user, which wishes to quote a specific section of the OP, but I think I see the problem, more often that the later. Also, the problem affects many more people than the single user miffed that he has to manually create a quote.

Another idea, (although I think I have read that hiding fails on the app version) is to create any quote of the OP with the HIDDEN tags pre and post fixed to the quote.

Another option (to give the bulk quote'r something to click-on) would be to make those buttons only quote the first 100 or so characters.

Just some thoughts.:silly:
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
Generally, a great idea in my opinion; however, I don't know how easily this can be implemented and in turn if it's then the work worth. I see this in light of another option - to just report such posts via the report function. Easily done and certainly effective in a usually timely manner; the moderators' team is happy to assist.

And you're also correct, hide tags should actually be used more often; but again however, they aren't effective e.g. in XDA Labs i.e. on small screens of a mobile the problem persists. I also don't see how the idea with the hide tags could be implemented in XDA Labs i.e. if somebody quotes an OP via XDA Labs.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Maybe truncate quotes to a Max of 160 characters.

Or something

Edit: 160 still too long maybe 60?
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Totally understand, and I also cant see the source or how much manpower they have, and as such it was simply a suggestion. The time saved in comparison to manually responding to reports and manual labor to fix each post I (and others) report, may possibly be better spent with a one off automated fix that catches 90% of cases before they happen.

That's exactly why I suggested it as politely as I could. I find that I personally am reporting these types of issues way too frequently, with the possibility it would be a relatively easy fix to stop it at source. Obviously I don't follow every thread, so there would be many other threads with the issue that I am not reading. However, a couple of threads I do follow have very large OP';s that people have a tendency to quote simply to ask question not specific to the details in the OP.

That would be possibly causing careful posters extra work. I often quote a long post but then edit the quote down to a minimum and include the text "...snip..." where I have edited the quote so no one feels I have taken something out of context, and they will know to read the quoted post for the full details. Limiting it to 60 chars would almost make the quote feature useless as many times its the last paragraph or middle section that I would be responding to.
[About XDA developers] Thanos:
Hi!

As an active SM, I'm all over this forum multiple times per day. I can assure you that this doesn't happen as often as you think it might. Also, it's quite easy to just report it when it does happen and xda Moderator staff will edit the offending posts to either hide or remove the full OP quote. Also, if you'd rather not report, a quicker fix would be to just send me a PM with a link to the post and I'll fix it right up for you. My inbox is always open! I just don't think it's that much of an issue that we need to be considering adding filters and quote limitations. It really is a simple job for a Moderator to fix the post and then educate the offender.

:) :good:
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
Clearly, I read threads that this happens on more than other threads :mad: Thanks for the "PM" offer, but I think the report method is just or even easier than PM'ing you directly, for both you and me. And it is all about me :D. And to be clear, when I report it, it gets corrected fairly quickly, but I have already been bothered by it (again, its all about me;))
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[About XDA developers] curiousrom:
Full OP Quote & [HIDE] Tag - XDA Labs vs. Tapatalk

Yes, that's probably what I hate the most & always report it.

"...hide tags ...aren't effective e.g. in XDA Labs" - That's an understatement as the XDA apps just don't parse

, , etc.

I always found it funny that XDA Labs can't use

of it's own XDA forum while Tapatalk can (Show Spoiler).

I attached some screenshots side-by-side of XDA Labs vs. Tapatalk Pro & it's a post that was edited by mod [MENTION=9738343]Thanos[/MENTION] that shows like this in XDA Labs:

<Moderator Edit>
Full OP quote removed.
Please do not quote large posts.
[HIDE]Or please use HIDE tags when doing so[/HIDE]
Thanks!!

And the reply below it:

So mods should delete the full OP quote instead of using

and maybe not recommend to use it in that case. ;)

***

Edit: Many users don't know how to trim a quote & just keep the relevant parts.

So an alternative would be to create a how-to trim quotes or use the @ mention tutorial & when a mod edits a post with a huge quote he could link to it.

Heck I would link to it often as it's a pain to explain to users how to do it like I did in the bottom of this post for example.

Heloooo, [MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION]?

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[About XDA developers] woodman:
I have forwarded your concern/suggestion to the Moderation team. :)

Thanks!
[About XDA developers] rickymohk:
Apparently xda's search function is blocked by Brave Shields of Brave Browser. Is this expected?
[About XDA developers] arsradu:
Hi guys!

Not sure if this is an issue with Safari or the site... But once logged in, you still can't see your user panel on the top-right corner. The user photo is not displayed, and if you click that icon, it's always asking you to log in. It's like you're not logged in, although you are.

Also, a bit of a confusing typo in the maintenance message. :)
[About XDA developers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
*1This is why Q&A section was created. BACK IN THE DAY... Most every dev had some small team and if it wasn't a Developer then it was one of the team, that would help and answer questions. The Q&A was put there to cut the clutter "hello", "this is the best rom ever"... type of posts, that eventually became ignored and people did as they pleased.

*2This isn't a BFF forum! This was created to learn how and create development. That being said, chit-chat will happen. The extent that it has come to is the issue at hand.

Your statement lends itself to.. just give in and let it happen. I can only imagine the people that will leave when development becomes second or third hand in a DEVELOPMENT forum....

How do people keep losing site of this fact

In the words of Mr. Spock... remember

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[About XDA developers] conantroutman:
There's a sticky thread in this section for requesting new device forums. Try that one ;)
[About XDA developers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
"read only" was actually tried. This caused issues with the creation of "good ol boy" clubs. PM was suggested for users to talk to mods... you can imagine how long that lasted. As I said, then Q&A was created.

However, like in school, there is a place and time for questions/ interaction to happen... or has school become more about social life and less about development. That may answer a lot of why we have probelms with school systems today:cool:
[About XDA developers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Rohin I know you mean well, but spread your wings and visit other popular sections in the XDA community.

I'm still not sure where you stand. Are you asking that all things being equal, the site is running fine? No changes need be made?
[About XDA developers] Fallen Spartan:
I don't read this thread for over a day and all hell breaks loose.

Unfortunately, the last few pages is not the way I intended this thread to go. Instead of being suggestings to improve XDA, it has been steered down the road of "should we have OT threads in device forums or not"

Can we try and steer away from this for a second and get back to the threads purpose with sensible suggestions. Now with all suggestions, discussion needs to take place so we can decide if the proposal is worthwhile or not. This is not us (mods & admin) ruling out your suggestions, it is us discussing your suggestion to see whether or not it would work with XDA.

I personally value all suggestions, unfortunately we can not implement them all, but we (XDA) will do our best to listen, communicate with you and move forward with suggestions which will work

Thanks
[About XDA developers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
@Fallen Spartan

You are the bestest Spartan Elf ever:)

Directly from Stark communication.
[About XDA developers] egzthunder1:
So as to get closure on something so we don't keep on beating the dead horse...

Take this as the official stance...

"Creation of Off Topic threads in any sub forum outside of the General>Off Topic section will be solely the decision of the moderator team in charge of that specific section. Please be advised that this stance may be different between the different teams and what is allowed by one team may not be allowed by another.

If you have questions regarding a thread you want to start, it would be wise for you to contact your local moderator before spending time on writing/opening a new thread which may not be suitable for the area in question."

There, problem solved...

Edit: sorry FS, just saw your post....
[About XDA developers] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Will the Mod team's be advising each section of their decision? How will people know NOT to start one.

Why can't they all simply be put in the general OT section? Less confusion.
[About XDA developers] Fallen Spartan:
.....and as such, I now consider the OT threads discussion over :highfive:
[About XDA developers] egzthunder1:
People have issues with not being able to post OT in General device sections for some reason... now you guys see how difficult it is to accommodate requests? and this is a simple one with little to no impact to the site.

As for your question, that is why I stated that the poster should contact the mod team in charge before opening a seemingly OT thread.
[About XDA developers] KennyG123:
It is more likely the team will post what is not allowed. If you see an off-topic lounge in the stickies of a device forum then that is what that team decided on. As you have seen in my team's devices sometimes it was helpful to make several focused stickies.

Most members do not venture out of their device's forums so don't even know the general OT section exists. Moderators constantly "dumping" their OT there works for teams that do not allow any OT but would also make the OT section more like XDA's trash bin. But there is different opinions on what is OT and what is slightly OT yet device related.

XDA Moderator

Edit: EGZ ninja'd me!