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[Off-topic] NotATreoFan:
Let me start by saying that I was not involved in any banning actions, and know nothing of the dispute that led to it. I will simply try to explain things from a Moderator's view.

The moderators who have been around here for a while, myself included, prefer to "moderate" as lightly as possible. XDA recently went through some server upgrades, which has dramatically reduced the spam threads getting reported with the little in the top corner. This leads to our mailboxes getting flooded with significantly less Reported Post emails, which in turn leads to more Mods taking a look at each reported thread.

We have added quite a few new mods in recent months, and some of them try really hard to impress our boss by cleaning as many posts/threads as possible. Sometimes without stopping to ask the Elders for advice beforehand. (I was just like this when I got the orange title 1.5 years ago)

I looked up the ban for nebenezer, and the reason listed for the ban is flaming other members, which is absolutely against XDA rules. Some of you may be quick to say that other members seem to get away with skirting this rule and others. I will not deny that can happen, however, allow me to explain the most likely reason: the size and volume of XDA. As I said before, the list of Moderators has expanded in recent months, but we are still a very small group when compared to the total number of active members. And while there is usually 5-7 Mods active on XDA at any given time, we cannot browse every forum/subforum proactively checking for trouble. We rely heavily on other members to help us by clicking the at the top of any questionable post/thread. Once we receive that report, a Mod(s) will look at the post and determine the next step.

We have a Moderator forum that we use to communicate with each other, and always check it periodically throughout the day.

In closing, because I did not issue the ban, I will not step on another Mod's toes and reverse it. However, please feel free to PM mikechannon, the Site Admin, and then rest assured he will look into it. I have also sent a PM to the Mod who banned nebenezer.

Finally, I am moving this thread to Off Topic since it does not directly relate to Hero CDMA.
[Off-topic] smw6180:
You know...I wasn't going to comment. I had fully intended to stay clear of this particular discussion. But I thought about it and decided that I needed to say a few things.

For months (ever since they were created) these forums have gone largely unmoderated. People screamed and begged for moderation...to have the forums split up...to have more attention paid to what was clearly a VERY active portion of the XDA forums. So finally we get the moderation that was so desperately needed, and now everyone complains. Get a grip people.

1. If you get banned, it's usually (I'd say always but I'm not a moderator and not 100% of their rules on it) after repeated warnings. If you continue on after you've been warned, you deserve what you get.

2. Deleting pointless threads is PART of a moderator's responsibility. Sure, this is the general section. But (and I posted in that thread too), how does 'how old are you' have anything to do with the Hero? Yes, yes, I know, it was just an attempt at getting better acquainted with some of the users. But that doesn't make it topical. General doesn't mean 'free for all'. The questions and threads posted here should still all be HTC Hero CDMA related, not just whatever randomness pops into someone's head. Same for the Q&A section. They're not designed as 'fluff' sections...they're just there to take some of the repetitive garbage out of the development threads.

3. It doesn't make the moderators heavy handed to be doing their jobs. In many cases the people that have been banned were starting, or continuing drama. I personally don't care if someone (whether that person is annoying or not is immaterial) creates multiple accounts to have conversations with themselves. As long as both 'personalities' are on topic and not creating drama, what difference does it make? Yes, I know in this case the person in question WAS indeed creating drama. But why does it warrant multiple threads, and references in every thread the guy posted in? It doesn't.

Bottom line here people: The mods are doing their jobs. They're keeping these forums from becoming a whirling cesspool of drama and off topic garbage that shouldn't ever have been posted in the first place. Follow the guidelines (they're in the stickies) and behave yourselves and there won't be any problems. Act like a bunch of spoiled children who can't have whatever they want when they want it, and you'll doubtless be treated that way.

Edit: Figures. it gets moved AS I'm typing. :)
[Off-topic] Purple Drama Llama:
He's only been banned since 10:24 this morning....
[Off-topic] tejasrichard:
You make some good points. I don't agree with everything you said (we seem to have different idead about what constitutes a pointless thread, for example), but I can certainly see where you are coming from. However, I must maintain that threatening to ban people for being off-topic is going too far. For that matter, in the case of the "friendly" threads that were deleted, why not just move them like this one?
[Off-topic] smw6180:
Would that have stopped it? After the OP's had been warned they weren't following forum rules? Nope. But a temporary user ban certainly did. It stopped those users (ok, I'll leave aside the creating a new ID and proxy discussion, let's pretend it doesn't exist for the purposes of this discussion) from continuing to post offtopic or useless (conceded that we have differing opinions on 'pointless' threads) commentary. Even if the threads themselves weren't pointless most (ok to be fair, a lot) of the posts inside the thread(s) was/were.
[Off-topic] tejasrichard:
I think we may be talking about 2 different things here. I don't think that some of the threads they deleted SHOULD have been stopped. I'm not talking about the flamewarz that were going on, I mean some of the other threads that got deleted. Some of those were just good fun and could have simply been moved to a more appropriate setting.
[Off-topic] phenicks:
ninechars .
[Off-topic] M_T_M:
What a waste of space, time and...space :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] grego442:
Let's not confuse our physics. This is just 11111 & 00000 on someone's server and you computer's cache. You may think you have wasted your time, but that is on you. At the very least, this has been cathartic for some.
[Off-topic] 98classic:
we needed the mods to keep lame noobs from asking the same question 98273498723948723 times, not to ban someone for calling someone an idiot. the day 2.1 got dropped fixxer went on a rampage to ask every 20-30 seconds if someone knew if that was the final version, although he was repeatedly answered that no one coded it so no one knew. that was a bannable offence, just for trolling.
[Off-topic] Ryanmo5:
Hello all,

As I' sure some of you know I've been the main mod in this forum and I'm the one who banned nebenezer, fixxxer2008 and Bad--Dog. As far as fixxxer2008 is concerned he asked that his account be disabled and roms deleted. For the other 2 members the reason for doing so was very simple, they were tearing this section apart with flaming, disrespectful, off topic posts daily. I asked each to stop breaking the rules of xda, yet every day the moderators received at least 3 reported posts per day about this section and most were about the members above. The members I asked to stop breaking the rules of the forum responded in hatred, bitterness and despite me asking not to continued to flame others. When a few select members on here make it a point to break the forum rules nonstop despite being asked not to and the rules being clearly stated it leaves the moderators on here with very few options. Sometimes the only way to get thru to members like that is to give them a break from xda. We don't just ban someone for the sake of banning someone, when a user is banned its for a good reason. I know a lot of you are friends with the members I banned and because of that I understand why your upset but I have a job to do on xda.

I don't take sides or play favorites nor am I allowed to. It's the moderators job to step in when needed and an intervention in this case was needed as they were making a mockery of the cmda section, the rules of xda and xda itself.

As far as the power trip goes let me say it is no great joy to me whatsoever to ban anyone, I may be a moderator but I'm also a member of this site and have been so for quite some time. I love xda and the members of it, I take great pride in being apart of this forum and think its the best. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm as far from a "POWER" person than anyone is. Since I became a mod on here I've seen just how ugly members on here can be towards each other. Its disheartening to me to see how members treat each other on here and in particular the android forums. As stated above there is great animosity in the android forums.

Anyone who isn't a mod on a site of this magnitude needs to understand what a monumental chore it is. Over 2 million members here and a couple dozen mods to deal with it all. We do it because we love xda and want to make sure it remains not only a respected forum but friendly, courteous and great place to spend time talking about devices. When myself and a fellow mod of mine fought to get the sub forums here we did it for the users of this section. When I spent almost 14 hours online nonstop on a saturday, my only day off that weekend to move over the majority of the threads and get everything organized I did it for the users of this forum. As the main mod in this section its my job to make sure it remains organized, friendly and a place where people can come and talk about the hero device. Those members who were banned showed no respect towards xda or its fellow members by creating thread after thread, post after post of flaming, hateful, disrespecting comments towards each other and other members.

Ryan
[Off-topic] grego442:
I never criticized the actions or intentions of the mods. I know you have better things to do than clean up messes. I just wanted to know the length of the ban.

I know most of that wasn't directed at me. I just wanted to bring it back on topic in the off topic forum :D
[Off-topic] Fallen Spartan:
For you information, it was a 2 week ban
[Off-topic] grego442:
Cool. Thanks!
[Off-topic] Purple Drama Llama:
How did this thread get so many replies in such a little time? Lol.
[Off-topic] liamhere:
hummmm

if people used the button called "search" you would cut the same question being asked again and again and again by 50+% :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] markus_del_marko:
How long are the mods going to continue to let this smixxxer guy aka "neb or bad-dog" make fake names and keep coming on here insulting everyone and treating every noob like ****? Heres a notion, ban them for good, nothing but trouble makers & trolls.
[Off-topic] hilaireg:
@markus_del_marko:

There are several areas of the forum that require moderation; the purpose of this thread was to ask how long nebenezer was banned. If you are being harassed, please use the Report option in your Private mail or in threads and we will do our best to address the issues as you report them.

The answer is approximately 2 weeks as previously stated. Therefore I am closing this thread.

Regards,
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] cartoonmonkey:
When launcher crashes..my starfield live wallpaper goes away, and the default nexus live paper is launched.

Anyone know a way to change this?

:confused:
[HD2 Accessories] N1M1TZ:
http://www.yoobao.com/list.asp?id=901
[HD2 Accessories] jaballard:
any one have this, this is the type of case I want.

any thing like it that is of high quality?
[HD2 Accessories] Crazypostalgirl:
I really like this style of case but I'm not sure how well it works for a cell phone. isnt talking on the phone with this a bit awkward? or do you take it out of the case to talk?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DarkXShadowX21:
Has anyone had any issue with their gallery not loading pictures or taking an extreme amount of time for just a few to show up at a time?

Mine has been doing this since I've had gallery.

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[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Leukay:
The 3d gallery? That's because it was made for a phone with a snapdragon processor and the right gpu. Our phone is slower, and it doesn't have the graphical hardware to handle it fully.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] centran:
The 3d gallery is crap... even on the better phones. Use the regular photos app.

That app is a little laggy the first time you run it but is works better after it has loaded all the photos.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DarkXShadowX21:
Thank you. That answers everything!!

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[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] flammenwurfer:
I've noticed the same thing.

For me it will stop loading eventually even the some of the thumbnails are still blank. The ones that it does load, load faster the next time I open the app, there are still a bunch that never load. Are there any gallery replacement apps?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] coldsweat:
That's weird though, on my current ROM the Gallery doesn't work, however I've used the 3dGallery on other ROMs before and it's worked flawlessly. Its hard to believe that its a hardware thing considering I've used it before with no issues.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] smw6180:
Gallery3d has worked fine for me on every ROM from:

DC 2.0.7->2.0.8.1

Fresh 2.11

Fresh 2.12

Fresh Toast 2.1

No issues with lag, no issues with thumbnails not loading.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g1lol:
Hi, the uninstalled Apps are still showing in my Downloads History in market APP. I am not able to clear them at all. I did factory Reset, I did clearing all the history in Download manager and I erased search History. But still no Help. One more Issue is.... My Market APP shows only 2 TABS (TOP FREE and JUST IN). It doesn't show TOP PAID tab. Why is it? I am no Stock Nexus one only .. Not rooted at all, just received my Phone one month back. any suggestions to fix these issues?

Thanks & Regards,

DJ
[HD2 General] pastorhur:
Finally T-mob responded.

You guys know that now we have the official

update 2.13 Rom

This Rom fixes the 3G Droppong issue that we had try it!!

I'm gonna see whether Other cooked Roms with 2.13 works

The Stock Rom is slow but is seems to be stable it has never freezed on me

I used to see H in cooked Roms but in the Stock I only see 3G, but it works!!:D
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
Adding custom taskbar icons to your stock rom will probably let you see the "H" icon again, mine never shows up on the stock icons, only custom ones I add.
[HD2 General] tuppaacc:
NICE! thanks for the news flash
[HD2 General] DECIM8:
I have been using the update that was leaked earlier. Whereas connectivity is much better it is not all roses. My connection still drops for up to 60 seconds when switching between 3G and H. I have noticed this several times now since updating. The switching between 3G and Edge seems to be fixed though as I have not experienced that at all since updating. Half way there for me.
[HD2 General] pastorhur:
Why don't you use the new one?

Or If you know how to flash I recommend using Energy Rom Works for me

Usedto have connecticity issues not any more!!!
[HD2 General] whycali:
Quickest fix in the world. Turned off google maps locations svs, rock solid 3g!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] billobob:
I searched for this and read the FAQ and couldn't find anything

my computer can never recognize when the vogue is plugged in (to mount USB or to flash), and whenever i try to usb mount it doesnt work and half the time the phone thinks the SD card has been removed. i've tried multiple cards, all work fine in another phone/reader
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thebulletfromhell:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5544939&postcount=568.
[G1 Accessories] ilikepie:
Well I'm in the market for a new regular sized battery. Since the andida ones are gone now these seem to be the largest non extended batteries I could find. 2 1400mah batteries for 10 bucks. I know that the seidio is good but I'm cheap. I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this battery out?

I might just bite and if I do I'll give a quick review.
[G1 Accessories] wigwag:
i just bought those a couple days ago arrived today they seem to be just like the original but idk i havent calibrated yet so ill see
[G1 Accessories] MotoMudder77:
How bout a link for those batteries, i'll try em out.
[G1 Accessories] Sheldonjace:
If its cheap...its fake. This is a fact amongst cellphone batteries.

I've purchased the Seidio one and it was great. I got a full days use

out of it even on my 10 hour shift at work on 3G all day.

Now if I started playing video games on it...then it would still of course

drain fairly quickly. But for average use its fantastic.

Well worth the $40.
[G1 Accessories] ilikepie:
Theres a whole bunch of them on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-Pack-HT...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c129dcde7
[G1 Accessories] MotoMudder77:
Yes, I know ebay has batteries. I've gotten a couple off there. but I was wondering about the 1400mah.
[G1 Accessories] ilikepie:
Whoops wrong link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-Battery-1400...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5887c93da6
[G1 Accessories] MotoMudder77:
Thanks.

I too am unsure about those. But will most likely get them when I get paid.....in a month.

But if you buy them, please do a review, with measurements of the battery also, as its not hard to put a sticker on a normal battery.
[G1 Accessories] ilikepie:
My preliminary non scientific tests seems to show that the new battery is a bit better and lasts a good 3-4 hours more than the stock after a full discharge and recharge. I can do a real test and measure the run time with playing a video on a loop or something.
[G1 Accessories] thelamacmdr:
I'm about to buy the exact same batteries only from Amazon.com, any feedback on whether they're any better than the stock battery and can actually hold a charge?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Rocafella310:
Hey I have a HTC Mogul flashed to Metro and I wanted to know why none of the apps that use internet don't work like Opera Mini Beejive but the thing is that Internet Explorer works so I know the internet works. and By the way I have the 40 Dollar plan Do I need the 50 dollar smartphone plan?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Rocafella310:
Nobody has a clue?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] HYDRO777:
Try Craigs

Go on Craigslist and find a local private phone dealer that can flash with all the bells and whistles. :)
[Android Themes] pelen9988:
Sorry I'm form China,my English is very pool.

This is the APK

But it can't work on Other Phone

Who can Crack it ？

Thinks.

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[Android Themes] zhang yixi:
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我也是中国的··帮顶了···:d
[Android Themes] tianyu:
lz dai cuo yi ge dan ci "form"
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TalioGladius:
So I've had my G1 for a while now on the stock non-rooted OS and I decided to try to get a 2.1 rom installed on it. After looking around and reading quite a bit, I primarily went off of this blog post to get it done. hxxp://www .myhangoutonline.com/component/content/article/342-tutorials/7-root-and-upgrade-your-g1

I got it downgraded to RC29 successfully and went through the rooting process. Once I tried to reboot it into recovery mode, my phone just sat at the G1 screen indefinitely. Waited up to an hour and restarted the entire process about 3 times with the same result. Then I started looking around thinking maybe the DREAIMG.nbh file that was provided was no good and I got one linked off of this site hxxp:// androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-root-a-t-mobile-g1-and-mytouch-3g-android-phone/

So the next time I tried to start over by restoring to the RC29 image it gets all the way through and fails at the end. It says "Update Terminate UPDATE FAIL". I tried going back to the image that worked a few minutes prior to that and I'm getting the same thing.

Any ideas on what I need to do? I'm stuck without a phone until I get this resolved...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbcoder:
Your post is difficult to understand.

The first question:

WHY did you install an NBH file?

The second question:

WHAT *exactly* did you do to the thing?

The third question:

WHY are you trying again to install an NBH file?

The fourth question:

What is it doing now?

The fifth and final question:

HOW can you possibly justify following a bunch of steps that some retard spewed out on a "blog"?

Note: NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER write an NBH file to your phone!!! Especially once you have root! NEVER.

Note2: you say its stock tmoble-branded htc dream? That means android 1.6 and I believe susceptible to the 1-click-root bug... why didn't you run the 1-click root?

What happens if you try to boot the phone ***NORMALLY*** (instead of recovery)?

What happens if you plug in the USB and run "adb logcat"?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TalioGladius:
1. I installed the nbh file because that's what was in every single set of instructions I've found said to do. Step 1 is to downgrade your phone to RC29 for US phones, and the DREAIMG.nbh file is the way to do that from everywhere that I've seen, mostly here and the cyanogenmod forums. If there is a better guide to follow, please link me.

2. I've already explained this. I followed the following instructions:

3. Already explained in #1. Again if there is a better, easier guide to follow by all means show me. I am new to this, and from what I've seen if noobs ask "how do I do this" around here, they get flamed for not figuring it out for themselves. Something I'm also sensing from your post.

4. I've gotten past my initial problem. This morning I was shown another DREAIMG.nbh file from another source, and I was able to get it on the phone and get it to boot. I've since gone through the root process (using the guide posted above), but I still can't get it into recovery mode. So that's where I'm now stuck.

5. As opposed to a bunch of steps some retard spewed on a "message board"? All of the guides I've gone through were either on or linked to from this forum or the cyanogenmod forum. Both I assume reputable sources for this type of thing.

Note: I think you need to show me another guide because what you're saying contradicts everything I've seen.

Note2: Don't know. Everything I've seen says I have to go back to 1.4 to be able to root it because the security holes were closed in 1.6.

The phone is again back to the 1.4 image from the nbh file. I've tried to root it and get it to recovery mode without any luck, so I could use some guidance on what to do from here. I'm not really sure what adb logcat is or why I'd want to do it.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbcoder:
Just because it was written does NOT make it right.

The process of rooting does NOT require an NBH file.

The process of REPAIDING NEVER needs an NBH file.

You should NEVER TOUCH an NBH file. The ONLY thing an NBH file does is it increases the risk that you will brick your phone by a bad flash.

Don't do it!

Reposting that crap doesn't help.

WHAT DID YOU DO? WHERE DID YOU GET TO? WHAT DID YOU SKIP? WHAT BUTTONS DID YOU PRESS?

#1: NEVER do anything without ***UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS FIRST***. If you don't understand, then how can you possibly adapt to inaccuracies/errors/failures? The answer is that you CAN'T.

Define "can't get it into recovery". WHAT recovery do you have installed? The stock one that came with the NBH? Or some OTHER recovery that you installed? You say that it boots into the OS now? Congratulations. DO NOT INSTALL ANOTHER NBH FILE EVER!

What you need to do is install an engineering SPL, and NOT 1.33.2005! Try 1.33.2003.

You can then flash anything you like using FASTBOOT.

A forum filters out the retard posts because 100 different people CALL the retard out! A *BLOG* is TRASH unless you absolutely know that the author REALLY KNOWS what he's doing. And in this case, YOU DON'T.

I don't write guides. I INFORM.

The TELNET-ROOT bug was fixed. That's all!

And FYI: There was never a 1.4. 1.0->1.1->1.5->1.6->2.0->2.0.1->2.1->[future]2.2

Again, what did you do to get there?