yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
When I search for "Moto G6 Play" (https://xdaforums.com/c/moto-g6-play.8553/)

https://xdaforums.com/search/17399589/?q=Moto+G6+Play&o=date

The device forum isn't listed and the first hit for a thread in that forum is way down in the results

Edit:

Also, Redirect to this thread (How can we make the XDA forums better?)

https://xdaforums.com/t/how-can-we-make-the-xda-forums-better.4279323/

Is broken In

General Discussion/Question and Answers.
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
So, this thread isn't even pinned anymore?
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
I noticed that to I wonder why this Isn't pinned or sticky anymore I guess suggestions don't follow in this thread anymore unless it was unpinned by a mistake
[Introductions] Su.sa.n.m:
Well personally I'm finding myself all over the place and not sure where I'm at. I'd like to introduce myself and what brought me here but I dont want to post in the wrong place so I just keep bouncing around. This thread was pretty clear cut so it seems safe to let u know IM LOST lol. Can u guide me to the proper channels? I'm looking for help with Adguard App Management for Samsung A10E/or possible issues with my phone itself. I just dont know what the problem is and cant find much for A10E forum. So I guess I'm saying it could be better if I could find my way around because theres alot of knowledge I just cant figure out how to get to the knowledge I need. Thanks
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Welcome to XDA🤗

Take at least a month to observe and learn how a forum functions. Play with it... most answers find you if you're patient.

"Your search, XDA", use Google search...
[Introductions] Su.sa.n.m:
Thx for the input. U r right, I don't know how a forum works but I'm trying to learn. Adguard keeps getting disabled and sending me notifications it's due to my battery settings although I follow their instructions to the T. The next step in their support is XDA so here I am. What do u mean by "Your search, XDA, use Google search??
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Why do accounts that have been disabled, not show as disabled in conversations?

Here is a screenshot from a disabled account, but shows as a new member.

Even though the account has been disabled for hours.
[Introductions] woodman:
I tested myself and banned accounts show as banned in convo too.

The title of a banned member is not modified under XenForo, this is a difference from vBulletin where the title was automatically changed to "account currently disabled" IIRC.

The username is crossed out under XF for a banned account.

Edit: but maybe you don't see it as crossed out you as a non-mod?

Example:
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
They do not show as crossed out, in conversations for me.

This is not a one off either, this has happened several times.
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
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[Introductions] sd_shadow:
While Not being able to tell if a spammer has been banned already is annoying.

It's easy enough to just click on the profile and see the "profile is not available" error,

and make the conclusion that the account had been banned.

So, if this is not an easy fix, it's not a big problem for me.

I only get a couple of spam messages a week.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
You get spam PMs? Wow.

They never trouble me... if they do I show them wuv🤣

Gotten one or two maybe.

That may change though as I've been dressed down by a mod being too to rude to spamers.

Yes breaking forum rules by leaning on a fat keto spamer, the irony.

So now I'm woke🤣

I wouldn't do anything now to offend them... especially rat them out🤭

With proper social counseling I will help turn them into productive members here.

This is in conjunction with my flying pigs project.
[Introductions] woodman:
OK, seeing your screenshots, now understand, the issue is about the xda app. Maybe try the site with a browser and banned members will appear as crossed out even in convos?

So you would have to report this issue in the xda app section 😊

Edit: hmmm I checked again your previous screenshot... or is it happening on both (the app AND the site versions) for you?
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Same in all versions
[Introductions] woodman:
Ok thank you, so if you notice this again, please send me the member's profile URL and I will check.
[Introductions] woodman:
OK so MikeChannon helped us on this topic, he modified something in admin cp and now all new banned accounts will show their title as '"Account currently disabled", just like it was the case under vBulletin. But they should not be shown with their username crossed out for non-moderators (only mods seem to be able to see the crossed out thingie for some reason)

Example from a web browser:

Example from the xda app, when we tap on the username:

Tho it won't do it retrospectively for those banned between January and yesterday.

Thanks @sd_shadow for having brought this here! That helped!
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
With some XDA accounts apparently being hacked.

I thought it was a good time to remind people XDA does have a 2-factor login option.

https://xdaforums.com/account/two-step/
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Sorry I missed this quote.

Every new member that has joined since the end of March 2021

Has received an automated "Welcome to XDA!" message from me.

That message includes an offer to help with navigating the site or other questions they may have.

The "RC Welcome Committee" gets 15-30 replies every day.
[Introductions] Dante63:
Hello, I hope you all are fine...

I created a new thread and wanted to add a poll but there is no poll option anymore?

Was the design updated to remove Polls?
[Introductions] blackhawk:
That's cuddle spam🤣

What irritates me is when new members send PMs with questions on their first day rather than use the forum.

Rather rude and inappropriate... and I can be so neglectful.
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
"Create poll" should be under "More options" next to "Search This thread"

Edit: It seems in some forums this feature is not available.
[Introductions] Dante63:
I was on the PC few minutes ago, I don't have that, I double checked and I don't have it:
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
It seems that forums that use the thread Prefixes.

Do not have the poll option available.
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
That's sad u can't add a poll

I guess only solution is to delete the thread than recreate it with the poll
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
No, it's a limit of the forums with Prefixes.

@svetius may be to enable it, but it's currently unavailable.
[Introductions] Dante63:
I was confused with the prefix as well, that's a bad feature lol, I was forced to choose one of the labels (because I like my threads to look identical in structure), I finished the thread, now for a poll because polls give people relief of how good is the thread when they see many positive feedbacks but shocker, no poll...?
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
Didn't know that
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
In forums without Thread prefixes the option is available.

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[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
This helps a lot thanks
[Introductions] Dante63:
Will there be a possibility of enabling it in the near future...? As I said, polls give good impression to the thread when there are positive feedbacks...
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
That is a question for an Admin like @svetius

Edit:

It may be as simple as checking a box in settings, or it may require an add-on to Xenforo

or changing group permissions.
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
U can also ask @MikeChannon or @the_scotsman

Their also Admin
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Curiously, if you hover the mouse over More options.

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[Introductions] Dante63:
Sadly, this doesn't work for a created thread and I already have so many views and comments l and I already posted so many things in 2 days, I should've created the poll if I knew that once thread created, I won't be able to add a poll...

The old XDA allows creating polls after creating the thread, no one creates a poll without finishing the thread first and structuring it, it's like saying write the conclusion and you didn't write neither the introduction nor body...

Please do help me in this matter if possible 🙏, polls are really important to me..
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Sorry, I didn't mean it was available when you created the thread.

Just that the preview says it's an option, but it's not.

We will have to wait for an Admin to look at this.
[Introductions] Dante63:
Hopefully it gets fixed, appreciate if you could ping me if it does get fixed or someone would ping me so I can create the poll asap, wouldn't want to lose votes of happy users lol

Ps. No need to apologize, you've done nothing wrong even if you're explaining, my answer in frustration is towards the missing poll feature on XDA, not towards you...
[Introductions] twistedumbrella:
It would be nice if notifications from ignored users still used their name. I would rather know if it was someone I was ignoring for spam or someone that actually needs to be ignored.
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
I just has a look at your latest thread, and I don't find any option either to add a poll. Like @sd_shadow said most likely not implemented to the "new" Xenforo fora. Let's wait what the experts say who have already been pinged.
[Introductions] MikeChannon:
Yes, unfortunately, adding polls to already existing threads is not an option in XF.

What you can do in theory is to create a new thread with a poll and then get a nice Moderator to merge the old and new threads.

Mike
[Introductions] Dante63:
A new empty thread with a poll and merge it with the old thread? Because the thread URL has been shared everywhere
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
If you intend to proceed the way @MikeChannon proposed just ping me, and I'm trying to support you to the best of my efforts. However, now my usual logoff time is approaching. If you created a thread during my bedtime, I suggest to place a remark in its OP with a link to this post/thread in order to avoid that another moderator deletes your thread as a placeholder.

Have a good night!

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Introductions] MikeChannon:
Yes, that's the theory. Though I've not tested it. As you say the new thread needs to be merged into the old one.

Maybe I can test here.

Mike
[Introductions] Dante63:
I hope there are no side effects... I will create a thread with a poll to be merged with the old thread, hopefully old thread link doesn't break
[Introductions] Dante63:
fun fact, there is no poll on new thread lol

Don't make me act like a Karen or might I say ken, You know what, let me speak to your manager... lol
[Introductions] MikeChannon:
In my test it does work and in your case so long as the original thread is chosen by the Moderator as the destination, it keeps the original thread number.

In the forum you are in, polls were not enabled, but I've enabled them now.

Mike
[Introductions] Dante63:
I think I'll just pass, no need for polls, the thread is more important to me than testing polls to be honest, perhaps in the future, and hopefully in the future next XDA update would be better...

The UI may look friendly, yes, on the browser it's great, on the phone app it's nightmare but I *sigh* then exit the app and start it again and pray it takes me to the post and share function is broken, gotta select the whole url before hitting copy to clipboard lol and finally, I'm inside the thread, why in the world was the tree path to thread was removed, if I want to go back to the category of where I posted the thread, I literally have to search for the category first then open it, you'd say why would I go back? It's just to see what new topics are there...

Website is 7/10 just because poll is missing...

App is 3/10, I mean maybe users won't complain but devs and mods, getting quoted and messaged and you can't refresh threads, or messages, speaking of messages, if the message 5 pages, why do I start at page one lol? Gotta go to the last page and scroll all the way down to see the latest message...

So yeah, to answer the question of how to improve XDA, fix the mobile app and add polls back again...

Thanks for your time ♡
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
I just added a poll to an existing thread here

https://xdaforums.com/t/firmware-edge-20-xt2117-berlin-2021.4322075/

and here,

https://xdaforums.com/t/moto-g-power-2021-borneo-stock-firmware.4227231/

both in flattened forums with thread prefixes.
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
Thanks for testing. So I personally assume the issue was probably that polls were disabled in a specific forum as Mike said above.

Learning every day here, and it's good to know that polls can be added to existing "Xenforo" threads.
[Introductions] Dante63:
I actually was able to create poll on my existing thread, I think when @MikeChannon enabled polls on that category, it allowed creating polls, who would've thought it was just a simple enable of feature, no need to create two threads to merge, enabling was enough...

Thank you very much Sir, Boss, the XDA Sensei Mr. Mike...
[Introductions] MikeChannon:
It's funny isn't it that the official XF forum said it was not possible to add Polls to existing threads.

That said, it's entirely possible that it was true for an earlier version of XF and that in version 2 of XF they enabled it. Clearly they did at some point.

I discovered quite a number of forums where Polls were not enabled. I enabled them all.

If anyone discovers a forum where a poll cannot be added, let me know.

Mike
[Introductions] anotherxdauser:
The forums are a little too big.

Any phone 5 or 6 years old should be moved to a separate section and potentially a year after no posts, auto lock that forum.

Tomshardware forums are big but at least they're nicely laid out instead of large pictures of phones, arranged by "popular" instead of a more logical "manufacturer" or something similar.

A change of forum software would be nice - something a little more standard?

Perhaps get rid of topics 10+ years old.

The internet is full of irrelevant data, much of it is plainly wrong as things have developed. I highly doubt anyone is going to search for a problem that is over 10 years ago. Perhaps some certain circumstances but on the whole...
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
On XDA necropost isn't against rules

Second of all threads don't get locked or deleted unless it's requested by op

Only time a staff member ever locks or delete threads without op permission is if it breaks any of the forums rules
[Introductions] 3mel:
what is people's experience of using the onsite search feature ?

sorry I haven't read this post at all, I just remember having seen it and now I feel I've something to add.

even starting a search is awkward, but the results are terrible. yesterday I searched for a thread I've seen before where someone was talking about v4a on the S20FE 5G, ALL the results that came back mentioned Motorola threads or replies. even duckduckgo is better at finding pages here.
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
There a whole forum for Legacy & Low Activity Devices already.
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
I have a suggestion just recently I discovered that if u log out of your account and view any profile as a guest u see this

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But if u log into your account

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U see if u log into your account it's gone my suggestion is try to like fix it so that way profile post will still show up even when we log into our accounts it would be cool if this was a feature
[Introductions] kuzibri:
"How we can make XDA better??"

IMHO by starting to ged rid of all users/posters that only "post for the posting" and also all the "off topic posts" within threads. There is a lot of rivalry going around on XDA, which was a friendly and familiar site years ago. At this very moment, just as in real life unfortunately, there is a small bunch of "users/members" who with their behaviour spoils it for all the other "rule abiding" members. How can we solve that? I would be very willing in helping to solve this problem, kindest regards kuzibri
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
Hey, the redirect to this thread in Q & A finally works!

Edit;

This thread still isn't Pinned to the top in Introductions though...
[Introductions] orb3000:
Its up to us active respected members to keep up this vibe.

I got you completely mate.

And if any member does not comply wirh our rules, you can help XDA by reporting.

Cheers.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
How about a trophy for who dimes out the most?

A sterile site is a dead site. People post because they enjoy it. Friendly and not so friendly banter are part of a thriving forum.

There's the ignore button which works quite well...
[Introductions] kuzibri:
Hi all, reporting does not work fully, they keep going on. The ignore button also does not work to prevent these guys from posting. We have to found another way. Any suggestions? I'll be very willing to help out here even with starting a new thread about this issue, kindest regards kuzibri
[Introductions] kuzibri:
Hi my dear friend, do you refer to our "old Q&A" template?
[Introductions] sd_shadow:
No, the forum General Discussion/Question and Answers

Redirect had been broken for months

Edit: grammar (has to had)
[Introductions] woodman:
As said by orb_selektor, using the report button is the first choice regarding rules violations or spam. The report buttons works well, stay reassured :) It is just that sometimes people don't learn or cooperate when us volunteer moderators reach out to members. We have a moderation process to follow and sometimes we let chances to people breaking the rules, the first step is almost always a friendly PM and then we may escalate to a stricter approach or other things at our disposal.

About spam (in case you want to know), it is a different story, spam keeps going on because we have to face bots and also very motivated people to ruin the site experience, but you non-mod members and us mods are here and do our best to limit all this.

Anyway, this is the reason we have moderators on XDA, we are human so it is not perfect and have a real life but we are always happy to review members who send their application to become a moderator and help participating in what it is expected to keep a great environment on the site.

If you want to help, this is great and very much appreciated, there are a few possibilities, again as said by others above

- "Its up to us active respected members to keep up this vibe." (quoting orb_selektor)

- Use the report button

- Use the ignore feature to not be bothered that much in some specific cases

- Apply to become a moderator

- send us any ideas, possibly just like you tried here

Any comment/feedback is always welcome ;)

Just a note, you mentioned "all the "off topic posts" within threads", it is to be noted that off topic is great most of the time, but it has to be respectful of course. It's up to thread owners to allow off topic or not, but if OT is really too much it could be reported by thread owners and moderators can deal with that.

Thanks for your interest and motivation!
[Introductions] Austinredstoner:
Why come u can add XDA assist to your device inventory XDA assist is not a device forum

https://xdaforums.com/f/xda-assist.3194/

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[Introductions] woodman:
Any ideas please @MikeChannon ?
[Introductions] MikeChannon:
Yes, it's a "Trans" forum. It can compete in the forum olympics as a device because it identifies as a "device" despite not packing any internal or external device characteristics from birth.

This is in accordance with our more tolerant ways of thinking these days.

We have moved beyond HTC exclusivity and we are now LGHTC+

We've also sucked the chocolate off the chocolate coated nuts making us just plain nuts, but crazy as we are, we're not so deluded as to keep XDA Assist as a device

.... so I've cancelled its device membership.

Mike
[Introductions] orb3000:
Lol! Best most uptodate XDA description ever!

Cheers.
[Introductions] woodman:
Ooook thank you magic man 👍😁
[Introductions] tdvolland:
Perfect example of what OP wrote about... Thank you!
[Introductions] tdvolland:
What would make it better? Maybe simply answering the questions that are actually asked ????
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Google search. Actually were I go to find my answers. Or just play with the Android.

How often do I ever ask trouble shooting Q's here?

Again sterile forums die. No body wants to be just a source of answers for the lazy and inept.

Whine about always going off topic... try raising a couple kids.

A lot of kids on this forum.
[Introductions] tdvolland:
I have no problem with that. If that is your preferred content of your life, you are welcome.

I visit xda when I actually have a question... Unlie you I did not climb out of my mothers womb already knowing everything about Android. I must have asked about eight questions in this forum, and If I remember correct I did a helpful answer for two of them...
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Like Ad Blocker (question #8?).

I actually have a solution I posted for your Ad dilemma.

Good luck finding it*🤣

Many newbies visit here with one burning question never to be heard from again. That format works for Quora but it won't work here.

Sterile Q&A's can be found most anywhere on the internet.

Banter, through posts and PMs is what binds many regular members to this site, as in all forums that survive. I'm not the most sociable person but even I can easily recognize that.

*that's what you get for invoking my dead Mum's memory.
[Introductions] woodman:
It's not necessarily a perfect indicator but with 4828 posts over a 1 year and 2 months period, I would say you tend to be a social person 😁 even if you aren't aware of it :p. Additionally, you appear to be a knowledgeable and helpful member (y)
[Introductions] blackhawk:
This has got to be stopped... no free rides.
[Introductions] woodman:
We're trying 🤓

I've just requested this kind of posts to be filtered. It might take a while before we can succeed.

Thanks.
[Introductions] blackhawk:
Meh... just give me the kill switch🤣

Personally I keep looking for the French Vietnamese call girls... there's just no justice.
[Introductions] Tops1:
It's doing it again same thing

When I ad to home screen just xda.com not the page that I want

Thank

It's doing it again same thing.

When I ad page to home screen it just does

Xda.com

Not the page that I want

Thanks
[Introductions] svetius:
Hmmm, I think I found the problem again, but caches need to clear. Can you check it again later, and DM me if you still see it? Thanks for looking into this.
[Introductions] Jenniferdaniel:
XDA Developers (also known simply as XDA; often stylized as xda-developers) is a mobile software development community launched on 20 December 2002. ... Many software and hardware hacks, rooting methods, and other phone and tablet specific tweaks originate from the members of the XDA Forum
[Introductions] orb3000:
Well so welcome to XDA!
[Introductions] Jeffrey A. Hancock:
Make the login system smooth. I cannot log in using my email or google. It's annoying.
[Introductions] Tops1:
Hey sorry to be annoying but that problem is still not fixed mate

Thanks
[Introductions] SHAH RUKH 45:
That search functionality could need some work.
[Introductions] Oswald Boelcke:
What issues do you have? Or how should it be improved?

I'm meanwhile personally very happy with the search functionality. I concur that about many months ago just shortly after the transition to Xenforo it was a "mess" especially when not all threads had been indexed yet. But nowadays, I find more or less everything I search for - any I search a lot for different keywords.
[Introductions] SHAH RUKH 45:
My bad for not explaining

When i search for Android 11 , I am looking for every thread with Android 11 in title.

The search will show the threads with Android 11 in name but also show a huge index of very thread with Android 11 included (Threads in which some user typed Android 11) while this is a feature but most of the time i am not looking for that and am bombarded with unnecessary results.

I would prefer if search had a option to toggle it (Like "deep search" ).