[Droid Incredible Android Development] EnixLHQ:
Chad,

So it seems that you might want to look into developing your own full site. It's the only place you can have the kind of thread development you need. Also, you can appoint moderators to help with the tasks of keeping threads clean, compiling FAQs and keeping the peace.

I've thought about this a lot recently. XDA has been "in the news" so to speak due to the migration of several other devs and the resulting attack on their new site. Tactics like this, if found to have originated from XDA or via the administrators, are reason enough for me to abandon the site. This is wholly my opinion, however. Though it is shared with several others, many more would remain here simply because they have always been here and have gotten used to the environment.

I would reason then that you have four options:

1. Stay at XDA and do nothing. Wade through the heaps of posts about every topic ever raised in the thread and constantly hash out the basics every time you post a new release.

2. Lock this thread and make four new ones on XDA:

A: The Main Thread where only you have access to post and where you host your FAQs and links to the other three pages.

B: The Release Thread where you headline your releases, link to the other threads and only answer questions about the release no matter what is asked.

C: The Beta Thread where you headline your betas, link to the other threads and only answer questions about your beta development.

D: The General Thread where anyone can post anything, people can reply and cross-post whatever they want and you can read or ignore it as your time allows, answering whatever you want to answer.

3. Lock this thread and stay on your own site. Update the OP and make a final post both with links and a formal goodbye and hope people show up. I've already made the trip over there and though I don't particularly feel the forums are very quick and I dislike the lack of Tapatalk, I made the journey because your kernels are exactly why I still come to XDA in the first place. I will follow you until I no longer have an Incredible, and most others who are really interested in your kernel will do the same. Not every kernel or mod developer hosts here anyway. Other than an introductory post and a link to their forums, they never post here.

4. Head over to Team BAMF and partner with them. I'm not sure what their philosophy is concerning devs and I don't know what kind of revenue you can generate there, but some of the most highly respected devs I know made the migration due to their feelings on XDA. As a result they were also attacked and for a time brought down, but since then have returned. The clear benefits of moving there would be protection from would-be XDA attackers (since they suffered once and have become stronger against them), a community that supports their choice of leaving XDA, and the presence of other very respected developers who will attract traffic on their own and who I feel you belong with. Also, they are Tapatalk enabled already, so those who would resist following you on that alone would not have that excuse. Finally, the benefits in the "maybe" pile would include a way to possibly negotiate the amount of control you want over your threads or if you want your own section to yourself. Since the site is new and they are trying to find their direction they are most likely open to such ideas.

Clearly I support option 4. Makes things easier on me as a user, too, since it reduces the amount of Tapatalk or browser links I need to follow.

In the end, whatever you choose, do what you feel is best. Never make choices based on your customer base unless the direction you want to take is based solely on revenue (FCP X anyone?). Stay true to your developer's morals and needs and the people will follow.