[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] newleaf:
I have been studying these forums for 3 weeks now and I have learned alot though, I am still not comfortable flashing a rom yet. The first 2 weeks I just read and read and read. Boy was I confused. And the search feature was little help especially since I cannot use boolean strings. Then early this week I discovered the XDA-Wiki section. All of a sudden things started to click. Originally I thought CID ment caller ID. Wike straightened that misunderstanding out right away. Wiki has helped termendously and I think more effort needs to be made at making the noobs aware of it. It's like reading a summery of all of the threads. It's organized too. Now I am back to reading the threads and more of it is making sense.

I understand why people ask stupid or repeated questions. Because there is just too much to sift through. It can be very overwhelming and confusing. By the time you find the answer, you forgot what the original question was.

I want to praise Risidoro because he has created a tutorial complete with screen caps that is just perfect. A lot of thought and planning was put into what he did and believe me, it answered many questions and was so thorough that things were clear and concise. This is the kind of info I prefer to read because it answers questions rather than generating more. You can check it out here: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29159&d=1152698663

It seems to me that many of you "Gurus" (prefer that term rather than "Gods") spend a lot of time answering questions that are repeated or just require a bit of common sense. But still, they have a right to ask. You also have a right to ignore the question. Let it go unanswered if it's a repeat, or just plain stupid. Maybe a newer member will attempt to answer it. If not, then I guess is wasn't worth the effort to answer. No big deal. We just move on. And if you're flamed, just ignore those as well.

Although they should be deleted by a moderator

. Never-the-less, let it go and don't feed into it. Again no big deal, we just move on.

Some of the threads I read are very difficult to understand because of the broken English (Faria for one. Nothing against you Faria, your posts are very informative, just a little more work than others.) I re-read them and sometimes I figure them out, but if I never figure it out, I just move on.

I love reading these posts and will continue until my eyes pop out. And if all the Gurus move to another forum or site, that's ok, I'll just go there and read. I too have plenty of questions to ask but I won't because I don't want to get flamed. It's like walking on eggshells so I just walk lightly and only read. I'm not an idiot, I'll figure it out eventually.

A few things could and should be done to improve this forum and keep it inviting to all. Here are a few that I though of:

1) Promote Wiki more. Maybe put a big notice on the home page that says something like "If you are new to this site it is recommended that you do not attempt to go to the forums because it will only confuse you, Instead go to the XDA-Wiki where you will find most of the answers to your questions"

2) Add more to Wiki (much more) and keep if perfected much like Risidoro's tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29159&d=1152698663

3) Add more moderators and delete flames and repeated questions.

4) Create a searchable archive and archieve all posts over 1 year old.

5) Upgrade search engine to allow for boolean searches.

6) Keep the Gurus around. We need them to build better Roms and upgrades and they need us to test the stuff.

7) Everybody stop *****in. If I want a ***** session, I'll call my ex-wife.

Thanks for reading my long post. Now I'll just go back to my reading and you won't hear from me again.

Oh, one last question, "how do I unlock this ****in thing!" :eek: