yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Introductions] dlads:
I can see it's a fools errand to mention this.

I never had a problem with a structured forum since androids inception on XDA, it's familiar, to the point and most of all it actually works.. you knew where things were, now it's just not like that.

What once took one click now takes several but then you have the concern of if it was categorised correctly (which I can promise you Vs this set up it happened a lot less than it will do)

I use the app a lot but now beyond checking my own threads it's borderline unusable.

That's my opinion, got told to say it here after being passed about by different mods.. and now it's a dead end.

My only hope is this gets reversed back to what normal forums look like..

If you'd never seen either method before and was faxed with both styles, in sure you'd pick the categories over the single list.

Mental decision.
[Introductions] alecxs:
someone should dig into this ..

meta example
[Introductions] Joshboss:
Using videos would really make a great difference.
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Using videos for what?
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Is "Discussion" supposed to be cutoff like this?

https://xdaforums.com/f/nokia-x5-nokia-5-1-plus-guides-news-discussi.7950/
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
Only if it's re
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
I don't think it suppose to be cut of at all it's missing on at end of discussion.
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
It's certainly not supposed to be that way but obviously a technical limitation of Xenforo that forum titles only allow a specific number of characters. The title fitted when the device forum was simply called Nokia X5 but I remember that a few years ago on user requests Nokia 5.1 Plus was added.

There are actually many fora around with these cut-off titles but I believe to remember that our admins can't really do anything against it.

@MikeChannon @the_scotsman Did I explain it correctly?
[Introductions] the_scotsman:
Yep, there's a character limit on those titles, and this has been cut off after the move from vB to XF. Though we can edit it to be more meaningful.

@MikeChannon - suggestions?
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
How about just "Guides & News"? Omit the discussion.
[Introductions] MikeChannon:
I changed it:

https://xdaforums.com/f/nokia-x5-nokia-5-1-plus-guides-news-discussion.7950/

Mike
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Great, I'm glad we could discussi this.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
It's a load off my mind...
[Introductions] The Low Spec PC:
Its really difficult to search for roms as a new comer. I hope there will be an easer way to search and download roms.
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
IMHO this forum shouldn't be designed as an easy to access library of ROMs. ROM flashing always entails a risk and requires thorough research to perform properly. I think it's much better that at least a minimum effort of the forum member is required to obtain a ROM.
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
Howdy! Even though the Peripherals section states "This forum is dedicated to accessories, gaming controllers, microphones, webcams, etc." it doesn't have a topic for gaming controllers, microphones, webcams, etc. Just mechanical keyboards, monitors and mice. Perhaps create a 'Misc'?
[Introductions] Mandy.J:
ha ha ha what a perfect metaphor

It's like an upset stomach Before rushing into the toilet to solve the problem Also read the terms of use of the toilet first ，This rule is crazy，The purpose of this forum should be the person with the problem Get help to solve problems in the fastest time，Competent developers also get the feedback，the purpose of the forum It is in the communication of the members of the website meet their needs，This era does not even follow the official self-published terms，so.....I agree with what you said:there is an important question Urgent needs to be addressed，waiting period ? **** it!process&specification 。

The fastest way to solve the problem，I think this is the most perfect website experience

There is a page suggestion for a website，Whether it is possible to add text content options in multiple local languages Because I have found on many well-known websites the same word Depending on the region of the user For the same ""Vocabulary & Terminology"grammar,Translations are also different，through the user's device After self-translating into localAfter self-translating into local If the site itself offers language options The content of the article will not appear too much deviation after all...The two sides of the question and answer communicate differently because of the different language and language in the location.As a result, after using the translation software by yourself Causes misunderstandings due to the translated content during communication Therefore, it often occurs in the process of exchange and reply, causing quarrels A lot of it comes from vocabulary,Article content is used differently in different places meaningless communication，texttext There are a lot of strange words in the whole article，Even if they have known each other for a long time,received the same language education Idiomatic syntax expressions are the same It is also often heard that there are different understandings of the content of the response lead to quarrel What's more, users from all over the world use different languages，

Since it emphasizes the improvement of user experience The most intuitive way should be to let website visitors Can clearly understand all the vocabulary in the website，Terminology Is it the same in your place of residence?A very good study book It would have allowed many people to gain knowledge from it，But because the book was sold in the United States Content is published in Chinese So no matter how good the content of the book is Just because the user doesn't understand，No matter how good the article is。

No matter how good the content of the article is, it needs to be read and understood to have a practical effect.Work hard to write and share articles Just because website visitors don't understand This is a waste of the sharer's attention.That's a shame

grateful
[Introductions] Mandy.J:
I got a notification,Indicates that the content I just replied contains non-English fragments，Did I accidentally edit the content of the discussion thread you posted? That's really embarrassing I didn't mean to sabotage Phone screen interface is too small and I replied with Chrome The extension translates web text Therefore, the error of entraining Chinese letters often occurs I'm really sorry It's just because it's so difficult for me to write just give up Wikipedia Create project this The frame for filling in the text seems to whether with Wikipedia Supported modules are the same? Looks so similar

~~~ WoW~~~~
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
The language being changed in quotes has been increasing occurrence.

Your browser is doing this automatically.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, this is just my option, XDA Staff may have a different view.

If someone wants to view the original English post they can just click on the top of the quote (see below).

Just keep your replies in English and you should be ok.
[Introductions] Mandy.J:
I'm curious Do you know a little Chinese？Because I saw you sharing the forum's need-to-know specification for the first time Conversation content used presented in Chinese This is my addition to the multi-language option in the site itself outside the English website Seeing that the grammar is the most normal,Text passages are more standard than most people educated in Chinese incredible my big brother
[Introductions] blackhawk:
I think something was lost in that translation...
[Introductions] Mandy.J:
yes! !you are very correct I'm getting sweaty fingers when I fill it out Caused to touch the screen by mistake Then it triggers the text cursor that is being filled to be inserted into other paragraphs So overall it looks like a text narrative with a very strange paragraph structure.🤣🤣
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
From my point of view, this ^+1. Alternatively, add an English translation to a post in the native language.
[Introductions] Mandy.J:
Friends of this community forum Truly the most empathetic foreign friend I have ever met,In order to allow the novice who is not good at English to understand the instructions effectively And want to fill in the translated text，The community atmosphere is really great very empathetic Want more people to easily and quickly integrate into the team it's really good Thank you for your understanding and support 👍👍👍
[Introductions] trevtdogg:
i've found it difficult to search only certain specified forums for any given search terms.

if this is an existing feature (and i assume it is somewhere), making it more intuitive and easy to find / use would be great.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Google search: "*search words*, XDA"

Works like magic... put them web crawlers to use.
[Introductions] Mandy.J:
Ha Ha interesting Reply after all Google Ltd, The main business is to search for words keywords Now home page search is no longer limited by the length of words There are now words other than search If the term you want to search for does not touch the recorded results will bring up similar searches Because we don't get paid for the forum just a simple A communication platform for developers Everything is mutual aid of a spontaneous nature go my keywords"search"🤣🤣🤣
[Introductions] Moxiipc:
For some reason when I browse the forum on mobile it says I am logged out when using the index page or browsing through forums. When I hit the login button I just get an error and am told to refresh the page. This never changes whenever I refresh the page only when I actually look at a threads post does it update saying I am logged in can post and access uac. If I go back to an index page the same thing happens again I can only view the site like I am a guest until I get to a post then it recognizes I'm logged in.
[Introductions] gav83collins:
i think a testing/beta tab would be a good edition, like general , question, accessories, testing/beta

so developers can place beta builds for users willing to test before they are released in the development thread as stable
[Introductions] gav83collins:
also i know its a little off topic, but i have to agree with the earlier post about elitism , some users can be a little condescending to newcomers asking questions which are typically noobish, we all had to start somewhere and xda is where we they come to do that, i know its beyond your control, and complaining about it wont achieve anything, but ive been around a long time and i still see it happening occasionally, but saying that, for the most part most members are very friendly and helpful

i love this site, keep up the good work
[Introductions] woodman:
We do have control over condescending people, if you notice any disrespectful posts breaking the forum rules, you can use the report button and the moderation team will handle it.

So you have the control and moderators too. 😊
[Introductions] gav83collins:
i think you misunderstood my point, we cant control what people say, we can do something about it once its be said.......but by then they have already said it
[Introductions] woodman:
OK but hopefully people won't say it again if we Mods work with them about what they said. So we kinda have the control.

EDIT: Moreover, if the moderator in charge is quick enough, the offending post can be edited or removed before most of the xda members can read it :)
[Introductions] treesap:
Honestly, I'm slightly surprised there hasn't been more pushback to this change. I don't really post, but have frequented various XDA development forum sections for a decade or so. From the standpoint of having a unified place to allow the continual growth of specific projects and knowledge specific to them, the lack of granularity possible in the new design is a major drawback. I suspect the majority of XDA users now are primarily seeking a more Q&A sort of place (more StackOverflow than GitHub). That's fine, but it does feel like it kind of neglects a use that this place became the de facto home of from the beginning.
[Introductions] dlads:
+1,000,000

It's like it's been changed for the sake of changing it, it's abysmal.
[Introductions] kuzibri:
Hi, totally agree with you. IMHO this is the result of younger members who do not want to search anymore but only want cut and clear answers, e.g. Q&A sections. That's my main reason to quit XDA after 14,5 years of service an spending a lot of time on the fora. Regards Kuzibri
[Introductions] dlads:
Strangely it's tied in with a complete lack of custom ROMs..

A lack of a dedicated development section means that even if a ROM were released its super easy to overlook..

I can't fathom the reasoning behind it and the app is just bewilderingly awful now.

A truly crap time for Android in general...

I think with dedicated development sections being laid out and completely empty would be extremely telling.

I doubt either situation will change, but we can hope.

Overall the choice to change XDA's layout it utterly abhorrent and tedious, definitely should be changed back or at least give us a choice or even a vote.
[Introductions] kuzibri:
Thanks guys, regards kuzibri
[Introductions] kuzibri:
Agree also with you, but I'm afraid that XDA is following a wrong path this time, e.g. trying to keep every member satisfied, which is IMPO not possible at all. XDA has grown too big and no one in the top makes clear decisions now. Keeping everybody satisfied is the worst strategy you can think off and follow. Regards kuzibri
[Introductions] dlads:
Tweaking what it once was is the way forward, they've basically done with XDA what Microsoft did with windows 11.

It's pleasing nobody
[Introductions] kuzibri:
You have hit the nail directly on top on it, well done job.
[Introductions] lebigmac:
🖐:D Hello.

Rather than only having the Sony cross-device development (Themes and Apps) subforum as well as the Sony cross-device development (General) subforum inside the OEM cross-device development subforum (and then some),

I would suggest adding a new [ cross-device development ] subforum for every major smartphone manufacturer. And then placing a link to it as a sticky inside each phone model subforum so that everyone can easily find it.

For example:

Sony cross-device development section - already exists :D(y)

Xiaomi cross-device development section - haven't found it yet but there is a MIUI central? :unsure:

Samsung cross-device development section - not exists yet

That would definitely make development of cross-device programs much easier and would give a better overview of recent developments in other phone model subforums of the same manufacturer.

Thank you! (y)
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
I would even go farther than that and move all those cross-device forums directly under the OEM forums.

So if you click on Motorola, Xiaomi, Sony... OEM forums

You would see a General, Q & A, Development for that OEM.

All cross-device and devices that don't have device forum discussions would go there.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
A case of mistaken identity🤣🤣🤣

How did this happen?

Why did I get a notice for blaaksheep's post?🤭

The matrix is playing trixs again...
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
First (mis)quoted you, then edited (still linked to your profile) 🤷‍♂️
[Introductions] blackhawk:
I'm not in that thread at all. And watched isn't enabled. Unless I have a (more) evil twin...
[Introductions] Renate:
The search is horrible. It has an extreme bias towards identifying models.

If I search for "fel mode" the top two hits are "Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Themes, Apps, and Mods" and "Samsung Galaxy Note FE Themes, Apps, and Mods".

I can't think of another example right now, but some are worse giving you a dozen models that don't even match any part of your query.

Oh, I can: Searching for "edl mode" gives you a dozen Moto Edge models.

The taxonomy of the whole forums is definitely unclear, with no site map or tree showing you what's what.

I realize that there are tons of manufacturers/models but the forest makes everything opaque.

The "What's new" gives you a smorgasbord of topics and even identifying the specific form is eye-straining.

A user-customized "What's new & interesting" would allow dilletantes like me to add their $0.02 across models if it hit an area of our interest/expertise (despite maybe not even having that specific model).

In a random list of new posts, I have zero interest in 95+%. This make it hard to notice the ones that I am interested in.
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Anyone can be mentioned in any thread.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
That's my point they didn't mention me, blackhawk in that thread.

Lol, seeing how well search works I guess it shouldn't be a surprise notifications is screwy too🤣
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
If you look at the BB code

It's your user id number, see your profile URL.

so jhforrd mentioned you, then attempted to edit it but didn't change it enough to change the user id.

like this @sd_shadow

Edit: if you hover over sd_shadow you will see @blackhawk
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Yeah I see that but -how- did that happen?

You saying the OP deliberately did that or did the matrix fart?
[Introductions] lebigmac:
Speaking of the 🔍 search function : How can I search for a keyword in my inbox? :unsure:

Thanks! (y)
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
It happened as @Timmmmaaahh! correctly stated. In the first version of the post you've been mentioned and therefore the notification went out to you. Then obviously the member recognised the mistake but only corrected the name but not the account ID. Screenshot from the post edit history:

The system worked as it was supposed to do.
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
The feature works exactly as intended. Let me explain it in greater detail:

For whatever reason (only @jhford can explain this one) @blackhawk was typed instead of @blaacksheep

Then the post was edited but only the name was changed.

As the [USER] code was left intact, the system was instructed to keep linking to @blackhawk (as it will prevent itself from putting a [USER] code within a [USER] code.

The post was saved this way, leaving a @blackhawk profile link within a @blaacksheep mention.

So yes, OP most likely did that (by accident). Unless of course there is a deeper issue that caused this mention to appear but only @jhford can elaborate on that (no obligations!) so let's hope that mention is followed :)

Search isn't too bad once you get acquainted to it. Big fan of @lebigmac's suggestion to search the inbox!

Edit: darnit, ninja'd by the great @Orlando Bloom (edited username)! 🥷
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
Currently impossible. I personally browser search for usernames page by page. I would really appreciate a feature like this as well! As a moderator we have a great deal of PMs (ask us anything!) and it's hard to keep track of them at times. Private communication isn't accessible by anyone but the people in the conversation. Making them searchable would require generating an index per member, which I bet would take up lots of extra space. XenForo is add-on based and I did find this AndyB Conversation Search add-on but it's hard to predict what impact this would have on the rest of the system. We're probably one of the largest XenForo implementations in the world so I'm sure they're a bit hesitant to test new things ^_^

My guess is as good as anyone's though as I have no insights in the web management of XDA, which is an entirely different team. We're just cannon fodder, lol.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Well... seeing I already misspelled blaaksheep's* name once already in this thread I'm inclined to agree🤣

*Edit, twice; blaacksheep🤣
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Too many words?🤣

Had to tap it for this post to unblur.
[Introductions] Moxiipc:
Since the day I have joined there is this issue which happens on mobile. I think it happens on my desktop as well. When I am logged in every section of the forum acts like I am a guest browsing the forum until I look at a thread. Once I look at a post it shows I'm signed in I can go back to subforums & see I am still signed in. When I go back to the forums index main page it acts again like I am a guest browsing and I cannot create new threads because of this. Only when I look at a post does it realize I am logged in.
[Introductions] go0:
-Add forums for phones when they are released. (example: I have xperia 10 iv, it has been out 3+ month, and there are many posts asking if/when a forum will be created for it.

-Add forums for less popular phones. I have a stack of phones (admittedly older now, but not when I was searching XDA for them unsuccessfully) that never had forums.

-Make it clear which models/instructions apply/don't apply. Sometimes information is interchangeable between models and other times it specifically is not.

-Provide a "procedure tree" for what people need to know/do to accomplish what they want. Guides are tedious to write and it is difficult to know which makes and models and variants each procedure and each step applies to (or doesn't) The most common information needed is not actually that diverse.
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
This already happens for the more popular devices. Sometimes even long before they are released, such as the Nothing Phone (1) recently (forum was up before specs were known). Xperia phones have never had any developer love from Sony by my knowledge so this community hasn't really returned the favour. If there's enough interest the device will be added though. There are 72 Sony sections so that doesn't seem too bad. There is an Sony Xperia 1 IV that hasn't been very busy so perhaps it can be shared for now? We'll happily move all threads to their respective section once it's created. I see one request for the Xperia 10 IV in *** New Device Forum Requests *** so it doesn't appear to be so popular here.

I don't fully understand what you mean by these points. Is it about device models? Apply to what?

A "procedure tree" for creating threads like guides? That would limit the creativity of our members. You decide how our content looks like! :) XDA Forums isn't a provider of information, it's a facilitator of free sharing.
[Introductions] Tank1488:
I would like if I understood this XDA a little better. Its like a secret society! That's cool but I need help with adb and how to understand my android and how it works a little better.. Iam pretty knowledgeable but you can never have to much knowledge.. Please help me with the issues at had when I jump on XDA! I have no where else to go.. I have telagram and you meet people there but I need some smart peoples help.. Thank you
[Introductions] Renate:
Welcome to XDA. It's like visiting a foreign land and we all speak ADB fluently.

Maybe we should have some sort of "boot camp" for ADB.

It's like we're a restaurant kitchen and we give a (small) groan whenever a new employee comes in and asks how we chop onions.

We're all short order cooks and you could be one too! Slinging images and mods around like there's no tomorrow.

In any case, it's worth sinking your teeth into ADB. Just google it.
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
[Index] Setting up and Using ADB/Fastboot

Setting up and Using ADB/Fastboot [INDEX] Helpful Information Welcome, this thread has been created to encompass everything you may need for Using ADB. Please only post in this thread with feedback on how to improve this document. Do not post...

xdaforums.com

ADB tips and tricks: Commands that every power user should know about

There's a lot to the Android Debug Bridge that you may not know about. Click here for some useful tips and tricks for using ADB!

www.xda-developers.com
[Introductions] go0:
Nevermind, clearly you're either not as interested in suggestions as you claimed or not interested in implementing them.
[Introductions] Timmmmaaahh!:
Quite the opposite! It's a shame you've interpreted it that way. I very much welcome suggestions and I love thinking with other members of ways we could implement them - even though I have little impact on features. There's some unanswered questions we could zoom in on to further clarify your idea.