[About XDA developers] tallyforeman:
I am aware there is alot more going on in life other than this particular issue. Also, everyone is doing their best at trying to make ends meet where they can. However, I do realize that a sufficient amount of time has passed for a simple update or even a reply that this isn't on the back burner. Y'all have assured us that this "is" being looked into and the slightest feedback would be more than enough to suffice.

This thread closure was not part of a site-wide movement. It was limited to three specific OEM's. While in waiting, I have noticed several other threads in other forums here with XDA remain open. Not only that, but XDA mods actually started some of these threads which have remained open.

If this were true and was such a serious issue, why not implement this sitewide (with the exception of the "General OT area?") I really feel like we were "singled out." There's no way you can say thet the thread offered absolutely nothing to the device specific forum or to development in general.

Again, our area required so little attention or moderate that it almost seemed forgotten on a moderator's level. For a while, there was a period that we didn't even know who our moderators were. There once was a "sticky" posted in the General section letting everyone know who they were. But I have PM's saying they were no longer assigned to our area and the thread still hadn't been updated.

We didn't break any rules or cause any trouble. If help/advice were needed, regarless of who asked, it was there. Sure the search button is there. But look at the number of complaints about using/not-using the "search" button. Not an issue with us. Everone helped everyone and contributed to the cause.

Let's go over the rules:

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81

The search discussion will always be a hot topic. For the one's that didn't use it or couldn't find what they were looking for, they came to our thread instead of starting a 4 or 5 post redundant thread.

Our language barrier before the mention of the thread closure was more than suitable and wasn't out of line.

For those of you that think I'm offensive or derogatory: Don't get you feelings hurt if this isn't the playground for trolls and people trying to 1up each other. We're grown adults here. To us this is serious and we are passionate about it. I would not devote the amount of time, effort and patience to keep this alive if it were merely a game or just fun.

This isn't even in question with our thread. There's a time and place for that and it's not on XDA. However, some the moderators tend to disagree:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1628346

Since this thread isn't breaking any rules at all and is very helpful, I'll just leave this screen shot here:

If you can honestly sit back and say this is an example of what XDA approves and promotes, then we all need to go back to the drawing board.

I will be the first to admit: Once the notice was posted about the thread closure, I lost my temper and posted a few comments that were very likely inappropriate. The explanation for that is in the previous 14 pages here on this this thread. Had none of this occurred, we would still be continuing on as we were.

That wasn't an issue with us. We helped anyone and everyone. Nobody wasn't invited or discouraged from posting and/or helping out.

The amount of help and people involved with this thread is what got me interested in Android and XDA. People went out of their way to help others even if it was a completely different device. That alone should speak for itself.

We did and were a prime example of such before this happened. My question is: Do these same rules apply to the mods here at XDA? You guys have your hands full and there is some exemplary examples of moderator actions here every day. It's not too much to ask to be consistent throughout the site.

We fit the bill here.

We could not agree more. Very simple rule.

We aren't here to make money but for the love of Android. No conflicting issues here.

As previously mentioned, I made a small donation just to test the waters. I wasn't looking for or even expecting a thank you. I did that because I was proud to be a part of not only our little community, but a member of XDA as a whole. Shortly after I made this donation, we get the notice of our thread closure coming soon. What a slap in the face that was. Perhaps this could be completely opinionated by me. The mods in our section don't keep up with that. It prolly isn't any of their business either. Here I have chosen to "give back" to a site that has given me 99.999999% of what I know and have learned about my device. Then to single out a very informative thread that covered alot of ground with support and information, it was like: We appreciate our members but sorry about your luck. When this thread was started, it was like nobody had a clue of what I was talking about. That gives me the idea that the decision to close the thread was and was solely from the apparently new "Forum-Specific Moderators." How can such a decision be made without upper management knowing about it? Because if they did, that would be one to be enforced site-wide and not specific to the one's under a particular moderators section - or not be allowed at all. It just doesn't add up. XDA moderation is better than that. Like I said earlier, there's some outstanding and patient moderators who are thorough and show model actions here everyday.

Our intentions were not and still are not to cause trouble or even require extra effort to monitor or maintain. We are all for helping someone with what whatever information we can provide. The thread being what it was got me and several others where we are at today with XDA and Android. As for selling, we wasn't promoting the Swap Shop or trying to make a living.

We gave credit where credit was due. A large portion of the thread was information regarding new and existing software. Nobody felt pressured to be haggled or frowned upon for asking a simple question/ get advice on a given subject.

These were never in question and the rules were followed.

Our thread was properly placed in the "General Forums" section. It offered plenty of news and announcements. It also maintained the tolerable level of "overlooked off-topic posting."

There wasn't a huge need to simply "bump" the thread. It stayed towards the top as a result from the activity within it. The title also changed from time-to-time in order to attract new users and/or update current discussions.

In a nutshell, what rules did we break more so than other alike threads to result in closure? I feel like we followed the guidelines, as stated above, rather closely. I don't feel like it's too much to ask who, if anyone, is still looking into this. Can we please have some follow-up to shed a little light on the subject at hand?