[XPERIA X8 General] sgt. meow:
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Reporting posts

XDA has given you the freedom of reporting posts. It basically brings posts to a moderator's attention, and is 10^10x better than notifying a moderator via PM. You, being a member of XDA, must report posts that you feel are a violation of the rules of XDA. You must report spam, other than that in the OT thread. XDA is a humongous website. Moderation isn't entirely possible by the selected panel. We need your help. And we hope that you are not one of those whose posts need reporting. It's not a really pleasant feeling. Anyways here's an example of how you can report posts:

Suppose member XXX has posted a question in the X8 general forum. Now you know that it's not appropriate to post questions in the general section; there's a Q/A section for that. So you click the triangular button beside the birdy on the OP. It basically represents the report button. In the reason box, type in a valid reason like "Please move to X8 device Q&A forum" for example, and select "Thread/Post moving or maintenance" in the drop-down box, and hit "Send report". This will notify the panel of moderators for that particular device, and one of them will definitely move the thread if he/she feels it necessary.

Please use this feature properly. We need your help.

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A good signature that expresses your awesomeness :cool:

As a member, it is your responsibility to make a good signature that informs other users of what your phone is running on currently. This kind of signature can help in avoiding follow-up questions when you ask for help or advice. A good signature may also contain helpful links for new members. You can also include pictures, but use Dropbox or photobcuket for that purpose, because when you copy a link directly from some pic, it may be considered stealing.

You can edit your signature by clicking this link: http://xdaforums.com/profile.php?do=editsignature

Here's a good guide on how to make a good signature: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1636804

Need ideas? This should help: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1761276

And please remember, signatures are not meant to be billboards.

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Donations

Donations are never expected nor required, but are always welcome. There are "DONATE TO ME" buttons below the avatars of users. Click that if you want to send donations for their hard work. In many cases, as in mine, donations are not possible. Use the Thanks button instead. It's almost equivalent in our eyes.

You can also donate to XDA by clicking this link: http://xdaforums.com/donations.php

When you donate 10 euros to XDA, you are awarded a star, which is displayed below your avatar. When you are rewarded with ten stars, that is 100 euros (I may be wrong here), an even bigger star with the number 10 appears.

Just keep in mind, developers provide top-quality ROMs and Kernels and what-not, which are results of their hard work. They don't do it for donations; they do it to help others, just like they were helped by some other benefactor. So, please, if you find someone's work worthy of a donation, do not hesitate. Even a small amount is great encouragement.

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Some helpful links

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

- Help Your Threads Get More Search Hits with Better Titles and Thread Tags!

- [TUTORIAL] How to logcat

- [GUIDE] How to give constructive feedback to developers

- [ADB/FB/APX Driver] Universal Naked Driver 0.72

- Chef Central

- [Ultimate Guide][Part 10 released][12/11/2011]Android App Development - From Scratch

- XDA Recognized Developer Program Expansion

- The history of XDA - Part 1

- A visual history of XDA

-Skeleton again largely taken from mf2112's guide. Thanks again, pal.