[How to] Steps to shake the noob status

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kuzibri

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Tribute to TonyStark, a.k.a. Tom

Dear XDA members,

this thread is now ny personal tribute to Tony (see my earlier posts). So, please keep posting in this thread to show your relationship with/respect to Tony. Let me be clear: this is not a "in Memory of Tony" thread , but a tribute to Tony as if he would still be alive. I really hope that you all will keep on contributing to this thread. Tony deserves all the respect we can give him by keeping this thread alive in every way. He was a very special and unique Forum Moderator in every aspect.
BTW, My mission to make this thread a true personal Tribute toTony is merely based on the many personal contacts with Tony. It's very clear to me that I will never be able to stand in the shadow of Tony, therefore he was too unique, But as a very close friend, I know how he thought about issues regarding XDA and as such, I think I'm able, depending on the kind of future posts in this thread, to answer some of these posts in the spirit of Tony. The only thing I want to achieve is that this thread will be continued as a very well meant Tribute to Tony, my very dear and close friend.

Thanks in advance and kindest regards, kuzibri
 
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kuzibri

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Disappointed

Hi,

I'm not only disappointed by the lack of contributions of you all to my personal TRIBUTE thread for Tony, but also amazed by it. Had expected that this thread would be kept alive by you all not only as a Tribute to Tony, but also as if he still was alive. As a unique and easily approachable Mod, he deserves this. Maybe I'm sentimental, but that's my real and honest opinion. Come on, post your thoughts in this thread in the way you should have done if he was still alive!

kindest regards, kuzizibri
 
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Pouring one for TS.

Thanks for the entertaining read!!


My lesson from this: If you are experiencing a problem.... chances are it isn't unique and it has already been asked. Don't be a n00b and ask without taking the time to search properly and read.

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Hi @kuzibri
I just stumbled upon this thread via your (Tony's) Index project. The "Steps to shake the noob status" is a very entertaining read, his passing is undoubtedly a great loss to this community!
As for the disappointment post, it doesn't surprise me as much. In my experience, the www is a difficult place to discuss the topic, especially in a mainly anonymous environment that doesn't focus on it. I don't believe people mean any harm by not posting, I think it's rather a fear of saying something that would offend someone considering the delicacy of the topic.
I hope you uphold your clearly endless respect for Tony on XDA, it's a good thing to remember. Thank you for keeping his spirit alive :)
Kindly yours
-Timmy
 

kuzibri

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Hi @kuzibri
I just stumbled upon this thread via your (Tony's) Index project. The "Steps to shake the noob status" is a very entertaining read, his passing is undoubtedly a great loss to this community!
As for the disappointment post, it doesn't surprise me as much. In my experience, the www is a difficult place to discuss the topic, especially in a mainly anonymous environment that doesn't focus on it. I don't believe people mean any harm by not posting, I think it's rather a fear of saying something that would offend someone considering the delicacy of the topic.
I hope you uphold your clearly endless respect for Tony on XDA, it's a good thing to remember. Thank you for keeping his spirit alive :)
Kindly yours
-Timmy

Hi Timmy, many thanks for your kind words! Will do my best to keep Tony's spirit alive. And yes, my respect for him is indeed endless and will stay that way for the rest of my life. Not only were we very good friends but we also worked a lot together in many projects with the same intention: make XDA a better and organized place.

kindest regards, kuzibri
 

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This is my first time posting anything since joining XDA mainly because I've been able to find the answers to any questions I've had, but this post touched me. This was a truly hilarious read and something everyone should read upon joining XDA! I offer my deepest condolences (though many years late) to all his friends and family. I will recommend this post for reading to anyone i come across in hopes to help keep this alive and going in his memory. I didn't know him but feel this community suffered a great loss and if this post was any indication of his personality then I know those who never knew him missed out on an insightful and humorous person. I am a hobbyist at this at best and this post truly was insightful and taught me something I needed to know and I am grateful for the chance to have experienced this read. I am honored to have had this opportunity and hope I have helped in keeping this post alive in his memory. I hope my words have not offeneded or upset anyone and apologize if they have. My deepest sympathies to all who had the chance to call him friend. RIP TonyStark!
 

cpa950462

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LOLOLOLOL!!!!

Thanks from a 7 year XDA member noob,

I became a member in 2011 to download files to root my Motorola Droid 1 after the contract expired. Since then I have used XDA for modifying countless devices and I am still very much a noob. The information to almost every question I have needed have been searchable. Thanks to all of the contributing members.
 

imWACC0

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Ok, I know this has become a tribute thread, but I still have questions.

I have a few phones that I'm messing with, so it's not just one tread. I'm not seeing anything for people new to XDA to get up to speed. Even the How-To's make an assumption that you have basic knowledge.

There's a lot of lingo used... bootloader unlock method is established... I have TWRP... lg up tot file... fastboot mode... Kingroot...

Or as AptLogic put it:
If you don't know what a locked bootloader is, or think that Chainfire is a new video game, you shouldn't be here, go read a little about Android and the Galaxy S5 before continuing.




So, I guess the big question is, Where in XDA-University is the "Dummies Guide to XDA"?




May your god go with you,
W.A.C.Co.
 
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Ok, I know this has become a tribute thread, but I still have questions.

I have a few phones that I'm messing with, so it's not just one tread. I'm not seeing anything for people new to XDA to get up to speed. Even the How-To's make an assumption that you have basic knowledge.

There's a lot of lingo used... bootloader unlock method is established... I have TWRP... lg up tot file... fastboot mode... Kingroot...

Or as AptLogic put it:
If you don't know what a locked bootloader is, or think that Chainfire is a new video game, you shouldn't be here, go read a little about Android and the Galaxy S5 before continuing.




So, I guess the big question is, Where in XDA-University is the "Dummies Guide to XDA"?




May your god go with you,
W.A.C.Co.
Old post, don't know if you are still around but as one senior member or Dev put it, read more, post less. That's the thought behind all of XDA. You learn as you read. You figure stuff out hopefully before you brick it. You try again. You gotta want it. I started from the level of what heck does open terminal at your files mean? You google, you study, you read. It's a journey. I have a long way to go. https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2287803
 

imWACC0

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Old post, don't know if you are still around but as one senior member or Dev put it, read more, post less. That's the thought behind all of XDA. You learn as you read. You figure stuff out hopefully before you brick it. You try again. You gotta want it. I started from the level of what heck does open terminal at your files mean? You google, you study, you read. It's a journey. I have a long way to go. https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2287803

Thanks for the link. I'm not here often, not a lot that I *need* to do, but there's quite a few things that I'd like to do. It blew my mind when I found out you could turn off cell, now I don't know how I lived with out it.
 

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    So you are tired of being called a noob

    Why do people keep calling me a noob?


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    New User Guide





    Take a second and read this.

    == As quoted from Urban Dictionary ==

    Noob

    A. INTRO
    I. What is this?
    II. Defining 'Noob'

    B. COMMON NOOB CHARACTERISTICS
    I. Noobish
    II. Where to find noobs
    III. Behavior of noobs
    IV. Noob religion
    V. More about noob habitats

    C. AVOIDING NOOBS
    I. Make sure you aren't one
    II. Major noob avoiding strategies

    ------------------------

    A. INTRO

    I. What is this?
    This guide is designed to give you a better understanding of what a noob is, how to recognize them, some details about them, and how to avoid or get rid of them. It mostly applies to online forums, which are the main targets of migrating noobs.

    II. Defining 'Noob'
    Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more. They expect people to do the work for them and then expect to get praised about it, and make up a unique species of their own. It is the latter we will study in this guide so that the reader is prepared to encounter them in the wild if needed.

    Noobs are often referred to as n00bs as a sign of disrespect toward them, and it's often hella funny, but I will refer to them as noobs during this reading.

    * Usually the topic at hand on an internet forum.


    B. COMMON NOOB CHARACTERISTICS

    I. Noobish
    Often, but not always, noobs will attempt to communicate in their own primitive language, known as "n00bish." It is a variant of the hacker language that exposes them as having little intelligence or will to learn. Here is an example of some noobish. Do not attempt to comprehend it: it cannot be discerned without professionals at hand.

    stFU /../..an, i r teh r0xx0rz liek emin3m, u cna go tO EHLL OR ATLE4St help m3 wit hthIS!!111!!!!!!!1~~1!!``!! LOLLOLOLLOLOLlOoLLOlollLLl u n00b

    Although you may find this unbelievably funny and/or annoying, it is best to restrain yourself and keep from talking back to them, as they are very territorial and easily angered. This will result in their attempted verbal abuse of you, possibly backed up by other noobs, because they work in packs when doing offensive tasks. It is not an easy task to learn this language because our intelligent accent will keep it from sounding quite right when spoken. You can write some simple noobish of your own, however, by slamming your face into your keyboard repeatedly.

    II. Where to find n00bs
    On the internet, n00bs make their colonies on forums. They migrate in waves, usually on weekends, and proceed to clog up bandwidth with stupid questions and sometimes even stupid answers. If you happen to be unfortunate enough to be on a board large enough to attract migrating noobs, there will hopefully be authority in charge who is smart enough to take extermination measures before they can make nests and larger colonies. THE BANNER HAMMER is one form of authority.

    Larger colonies can result in the mutation of some into spammers. Not commercial spammers, but pointless spammers. A noob can become one of these at any point, but the larger the amount of noobs, the more chance pointless spammers will appear.

    Off the internet, noobs appear anywhere the focus is on learning or discussing something specific.

    III. Behavior of noobs
    Since noobs are basically ignorant bastards, they have a lot in common. The most often seen characteristic is their fluency in noobish, which is why it got its own section. They will also be very self confident as if they were the absolute best at what they are in fact the worst at. Also, they are quite agressive and self-centered, and tend to laugh a lot using many L's and O's in rapid sucession (the noobish word for laughing like an ultimate retard).

    It is their instinct to assemble in packs for defense, and they often attempt to organize packs that they call teams. Unfortunately for them, teams usually result in a total loss of communication and they can often begin to fight amongst each other. These teams are quite unlike those formed by non-noobs.

    Noobs have difficulty reading English and cannot comprehend the idea of authority.

    Therefore, they have an all-out disregard for rules, basic or not. A good way to identify a noob (bad) vs. a newb (good) is to tell them (or have an authority tell them) which rule they are unknowingly breaking. If they respond with an apology and fix it, they are probably not a noob. If they react by insulting everything around them in rapid noobish and causing general mayhem, it is because they are a noob and have had a small seizure due to their inability to understand what is happening.

    IV. Noob Religion
    Noobs follow a variation of the 1337 (sometimes 7331) religion, in which they worship the number in odd rituals and put altars in their forum avatars and signatures. They often call themselves 1337, which experts say is somewhat like calling themselves godly in a human language. It's best to not interfere with their religious fantasies and practices because that can lead to a noob uprising, which can turn a forum to mush in less than a week.

    V. More about noob habitats
    Noobs often attempt to maintain their own web pages. Some common features of these lairs are a terrible lack of content, background music, lots of pointless animated gifs, and pages that say some variation of 'tHEir isnothinG H34r yEtt LOLLOLOL!111!1!!~~~!!`! 13371337', which means 'Nothing here yet' in noobish.

    They will also have large, seemingly infinite marquees of 88X31 affiliate buttons replaced with red X's scattered here and there, and possibly a hit counter showing a number less than 100. These habitats are numerous but fairly easy to avoid because only noobs link to them. So if you can identify a noob, don't go to its homepage. Simple as that.

    C. AVOIDING NOOBS

    I. Make sure you aren't one
    Note: This section is bilingual so even noobs can make the discovery if they haven't already.

    English (T4lk)-

    Read the above parts of this guide carefully. If you find yourself unable to comprehend any of it but are instead beginning to think about how great you are and how awesome 'teh 1337' is, you might want to take one of the many available online quizzes to check your noobancy.

    Noobish (133713371337)- Liek, u gott4 re3D teh gudieCAREFUl1y and tehn OMG LIEK I AM R0XX0RZ ya anD ify 0u turn into teh reTARDED u gota go 2 MY WEBP4GE LOLLOLOL!!111~11 ad check 4 warez n stfuu. if u r a n00b go2HELL LOLLOLOlROFLMFAO11!!!11!!!! a/s/l pos gtg n00b suxx0rz ur b0xx0rz OLOOOLOLLLL HELP HELP HELP 1337133713371337

    II. Major noob avoiding strategies
    The main factor in attracting migrating herds of noobs is a large, active forum. If you find one of these, look to see if it has the management to avoid noob infestation. If not, look for a small or mid-sized forum that covers the same topic so you can enjoy your time there before the noobs find it.

    Another way to keep noobs from interfering with your life is to become part of the authority on one of these forums. But that's often hard to do so you'll probably be better off avoiding larger forums first off. If you do manage to become part of the authority, however, take full advantage of it and establish extermination policies so that normal people can have a nice time without noob infestations.




    So how can I change this?​



    ***Please try some of the following***

    1) Using the "Search All Forums" found at the top right of XDAs main forum page

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    enter your search criteria in the search box. Be short and precise ex: HTC One X USB drivers

    Search through the hits you get.

    2) Try Let me Google that for you
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    3) Be clear in your question's

    Describe your situation, in brief. Do not add expletives as this is an area of how you set the mood of your question.

    ex: My stupid phone won't boot after I flashed this version.

    This buys you nothing and will gain you the noob identity.

    This would be better stated as such

    I was able to install the new (whatever it is you installed) however, after the reboot I only have my boot screen. Here are the steps I took. Please help me understand what I did wrong and how can I fix this This will gain you a much better answer and if you've found the right person, you should get the help you need. If you feel you are being bullied, Use the steps found here {Guide} Getting a Moderators help [/Center}


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    In Loving Memory of TonyStark

    In Loving Memory of TonyStark:angel:

    TonyStark was a very special and unique Forum Mod. Easily approachable, full of humor, critical when needed, very positive and very innovative and always helping other members. Always seeking for methods to keep XDA as organized as possible. This thread is a true example of who Tony was as a person, it's Tony at his very best (funny, humerous and critical). We were very close and dear friends. Keeping this/his thread alive is the least we can do.He deserves it all the way for all of his good work and the wonderful and very special person he was.


    kindest regards, kuzibri
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    Re: I want to shake the noob

    Stickie please and a mandatory read upon registration :thumbup:

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    This should be stickied and required reading for all newly registered members!
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    Link on Fav's and ready to be pasted on a several number of threads. :good: