Moderators, please help! Mixed topics, clean up...

[117micc]

I have been browsing the droid turbo forums ever since I upgraded my gfs phone for vday and I am getting very confused to why the droid maxx xt is mixed in with the turbo topics.

I saw a root method for the maxx that does not work for the turbo, someone could easily end up downloading it and trying it, in the process brick their phone :'(

I was just hoping the mods would do some clean up of the threads and topics, etc. If there's a reason the maxx is mixed in please let me know, I'll greatly appreciate it

THANK YOU!!!!

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[the_rooter]

I have been browsing the droid turbo forums ever since I upgraded my gfs phone for vday and I am getting very confused to why the droid maxx xt is mixed in with the turbo topics.

I saw a root method for the maxx that does not work for the turbo, someone could easily end up downloading it and trying it, in the process brick their phone :'(

I was just hoping the mods would do some clean up of the threads and topics, etc. If there's a reason the maxx is mixed in please let me know, I'll greatly appreciate it

THANK YOU!!!!

Sent from my LGG3 using the original tapatalk pro!

If you read before u download anything it wouldnt be a problem. The main reason they keep it all mixed together is i guess because they are identical in devices just one has an unlockable bootloader. Many people tried to get this to be changed so they are not mixed together but no luck.

 

[matheus_sc]

I think will better have area for maxx, because turbo dont have unlocked bootloader or Lollipop yet.

 

[Jhall8]

I have been browsing the droid turbo forums ever since I upgraded my gfs phone for vday and I am getting very confused to why the droid maxx xt is mixed in with the turbo topics.

I saw a root method for the maxx that does not work for the turbo, someone could easily end up downloading it and trying it, in the process brick their phone :'(

I was just hoping the mods would do some clean up of the threads and topics, etc. If there's a reason the maxx is mixed in please let me know, I'll greatly appreciate it

THANK YOU!!!!

Sent from my LGG3 using the original tapatalk pro!

Agreed! Separate forums would be very helpful.

 

[mathab]

Not droid maxx but Moto Maxx

 

[rayjr13]

Don't know that separation will not add more duplicity along with segregation, but might be helpful. What would be reasonable is if people started referring to the device designations like what always has to be done on Sammy devices across regions/carriers/bands. If the XT1225, XT1250, and XT1254 designations were used more people would likely stop coming to this forum looking for the Droid Maxx, Droid Razr Maxx, et al, as well as it help determine whether packages, methods, firmwares, ROMs (wishful thinking), and other schemes work across the devices or to what degree.

if nothing else Moto Maxx needs to be added to the forum title obviously, and preferably the three models be added to the forum somehow or at least thread titles/compatibility.

I know the FCC ID would be more specific to use but not as readily identifiable to most.

 

[donsmith1964]

The Turbo and Maxx need separate forums. They are now testing different versions of android. This forum is becomming a maxx forum with little for the turbo.

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[Entry Wounds]

The Turbo and Maxx need separate forums. They are now testing different versions of android. This forum is becomming a maxx forum with little for the turbo.

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I agree 100%. The only drawback is if the forums do separate this place will be even more boring because of lack of development. Either way the separation needs to happen.

 

[distortedloop]

Another vote for separation.

Sent from my XT1254

 

[Jaocagomez]

yes, please.

 

[krabman]

There are a few threads on this already. My own thoughts are that separating the development sections would be enough. I suppose I have this opinion partly because I like to believe that people have functional brains and may actually bother to read a little before they flash. I also think that separating these completely would reduce the number of posters for both devices to the benefit of neither since there are few enough posters now. There is also some small hope that the turbo will get unlocked in which case most of what has already been done on the Maxx will be applicable to the Turbo.

 

[ceelos218]

There are a few threads on this already. My own thoughts are that separating the development sections would be enough. I suppose I have this opinion partly because I like to believe that people have functional brains and may actually bother to read a little before they flash. I also think that separating these completely would reduce the number of posters for both devices to the benefit of neither since there are few enough posters now. There is also some small hope that the turbo will get unlocked in which case most of what has already been done on the Maxx will be applicable to the Turbo.

this is turning into a moto maxx only forum.... needs some cleaning up.

 

[krabman]

That is because of the locked bootloader on the Turbo, Maxx owners will continue to post more often because they have more to post about. There is no clean up that will fix the locked boot loader and that is what has to change if you want more turbo directed posting. I'm not saying this to give you grief, it is my summation of the situation.

 

[Pika71]

two forum

It would be great to have two forum, one droid turbo, and other moto maxx, excellent :good: :fingers-crossed:

 

[civiksi]

I'd vote for separation. Just as an example search M8 or S4. These have at least half a dozen forums for each phone variant. Why can't this phone have 2?

 

[fabioccoelho]

I think will better have area for maxx, because turbo dont have unlocked bootloader or Lollipop yet.

+1

 

[Ally Android]

The name of this forum is "Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo". If they aren't going to separate the two, maybe they should rename the forum.

 

[distortedloop]

The name of this forum is "Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo". If they aren't going to separate the two, maybe they should rename the forum.

Right...

Essentially, fans of the Maxx took it upon themselves to post in this Verizon Flagship Device's forum because they decided their device was the same thing. Even though it's not.

Wouldn't be such an issue if XDA allowed ignore filters. I could filter out Maxx posts which keep cluttering up my feed. There has not between a single post on this section regarding the Maxx that I, as a Turbo owner on Verizon, find useful or interesting. Is rather come here and see no new posts rather than have to shan through a bunch of Maxx-related posts.

Sent from my XT1254

 

[matheus_sc]

Right...

Essentially, fans of the Maxx took it upon themselves to post in this Verizon Flagship Device's forum because they decided their device was the same thing. Even though it's not.

Wouldn't be such an issue if XDA allowed ignore filters. I could filter out Maxx posts which keep cluttering up my feed. There has not between a single post on this section regarding the Maxx that I, as a Turbo owner on Verizon, find useful or interesting. Is rather come here and see no new posts rather than have to shan through a bunch of Maxx-related posts.

Sent from my XT1254

Only difference is locked bootloader, but if we have our forum will be more great, because locked device dont have much things to do here in xda

 

[krabman]

I'm going to expand on my previous remarks a little but let me preface this with the fact that back in the beginning I supported the idea of a separate Maxx section. I said so on the threads at the time discussing it as well as asking for it on the official device suggestion thread.

This said my position has changed over time due to the activity level of this forum section. I had thought originally that the Maxx would be introduced in more markets giving it a larger potential group of posters but this has not occurred. The Turbo of course is a Verizon only exclusive for an unknown period. This means it has a very limited market compared to global release devices. As I look at the situation now I don't see much changing in terms of getting new posters to contribute here from either camp and I believe the number of contributors to this forum will go down from here.

The primary benefit of a site like this is learning and sharing experience and this requires having an active community of posters. As is right now the activity level is already comparatively low and you have to ask yourself if this is a beware what you wish for situation. Yes splitting the forum will mean that posters no longer have the other device to contend with when you browse. Yes they did it in the S4 and many other sections as mentioned above but those were global release devices that could be divided while still retaining an active and lively forum within each sub forum of the device. We do not have that luxury, even combined our traffic is a small fraction of any one of the S4 sections.

In my opinion this section should be renamed Droid Turbo and Moto Maxx. They can share nearly all of their development and various mods should the Turbo ever get its bootloader unlocked giving both devices synergy from the other. It will keep more posters contributing to the benefit of both groups of owners. I would however separate the development sections to reduce confusion. This method has been used for other forum sections and it works pretty well. Its not perfect and it doesn't answer to every master but it is a decent compromise.

In the end I'm not trying to tell everyone what to think, I'm saying think about it. Everybody wants their own section and I count myself among them but I think in the end I'm better off sorting through some posts that are directed at a different device in this case than I am getting a section for the Maxx.