[G1 General] Binary100100:
Some Of My Personal Pet Peevs.

I'm sure that I'm probably only stating what someone else has stated already when I say that it is frustrating to me when I answer the same stupid questions almost on a daily basis. There are thousands of members to this forum and everyone wants to post. So what happens... we get a simple thread that becomes 150 pages long. And who wants to read 150 pages to find and answer to their questions? I just think that XDA has grown too big. However please keep in mind that over a year has gone by for Android and most problems aren't new anymore. Most problems that users have must've been answered before at one point in time. Sometimes it's in the [HOW-TO] sections and in the "Stickies" which any and every new member should read even before using the search option. If he/she can't find the answer in the HOW-TO sections or stickies then try the search option. If that still comes up with no results then try different words.

Root = jailbreak

G1 = Phone = device

sdcard = storage

flash = update

etc, etc,

But we still get a lot of people asking to sim unlock the phone. This question must have been answered over a hundred times. So it still frustrates the hell out of me when someone asks how to do it. In fact, lmgtfy.com has been bookmarked because of these types of questions. That and "Can I get 3G with AT&T?" Ugh.

Then we get people that post in the wrong threads. This is more annoying to some than others. Personally, I could care less.

Then we get some that POST N ALL CAPS AND DO NOT USE PUNCTUATION AND DO RUN ON AND ON AND ON WITH THERE SENTANCES THAT R FILLED WIT GRAMER MISTACKS AND PUNCKUATIONS AND OTHER ERROS AND EXPECT US 2 TAK THERE Q'S SERIUSLY. (My biggest pet peeve.)

A few (very few) don't even post in English. I've seen some that didn't even bother to use a translator. A little annoying... but the whole world can't speak English... so understandable... but annoying nonetheless.

Flaming... although it is rude at times, it is a good way to have fun but it's almost always at others expense. I think that we should ease off the flaming (I know it would be difficult). Besides, some of the common users that flame (not naming any names... or groups) like to add picture attachments. This can be a little annoying to some users that have a slower internet connection. I hate trying to read the forums when my computer is tethered to my device that is currently connected to an Edge network and the page takes 10 minutes to load because it is filled with pictures. Pretty unnecessary I think.

Then we get those that get very impatient with devs. We get those that haven't ever contributed to the forum get awfully demanding from the developers and have even blamed them for allegedly messing up their phones.

And what about those that are having a problem, looked in the How-To sections and in the stickies, searched and decided to post a new thread. Well... good for you. Get your question answered in Q&A and when it is solved EDIT your damn title! Please! It's easy to do. Just go to edit then advance and just change it. Put [SOLVED] or [FIXED] or [ANSWERED] or something! If you don't need help anymore then let us know. Please!

Then there are some that their posts are completely unnecessary.

Example:

Thanks! (10 characters)

Great work!

LOL! (10 characters)

etc etc etc.

Then all these add up. If you look in Cyanogen's roms I bet that I can shorten his thread by at least 50 pages by removing such unneccessary posts. Don't get me wrong... it's great to see that people appreciate the work that has been contributed... but do we really need 70 thank-you posts in a row? And I hate seeing the "(10 characters)" in a sentence in these forums, which brings me to my last annoyance;

Post counts...

Nobody gives a flying piece of pig sh*t how many posts you have or if you are a Junior Member, Member or Senior Member. Hell... I had a Moderator pm me to ask me questions before. I would rather take advice from a knowledgeable Junior Member that has actually contributed to the forum than a Senior Member that made a 100 posts of "Thanks for this!" and "10 characters" all over the forum. Wouldn't you?

Rant over.

Also... I would like to add that I have little to no knowledge in Linux, coding, java, scripting, etc. I don't even know common html. But I seem to have little to no problems modifying a theme, signing a zip or apk file, flashing a recovery/boot image, backing up/restoring data, etc. Hell... I've finally figured out how to edit the Launcher.apk file from source to change how many screens it can have. I'm actually proud of myself for being able to accomplish what I have with my limited knowledge. Yet... I probably have less knowledge than that of any junior member in this forum. Although we all did start off as Junior members some are given an advantage by having prior knowledge for scripting, java, coding, etc. I wish I didn't have to post any questions about how to modify something from source... but sometimes you have to. But I don't EVER remember getting flamed for a question that I have asked. I'm pretty sure it's because I've never asked a stupid one. ;)