[Q] Can no longer post in development forum

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kdelisle

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I tried to post on a HTCHD2 forum and the message I got was if you have less than 10 total posts, you aren't allowed to post. I found that very frustrating as I (i) had an answer for someone (which was educated) and (ii) couldn't ask a very specific question about a significant problem I was experiencing with the mod. So, now I'm trying to post 10 "meaningful" posts...argh.
 
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timmymarsh

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Gents,

The rule was put in place for very specific reasons, in that new members were spamming the develpoment forums with questions that if they had bothered to search would have found the answers.

This nuisance was putting developers off; i mean what good is a develepor forum without developers???????

The correct place for questions is the Q&A forum NOT developer forums. You should ONLY be posting there if you are a contributing to the thread/development or be dev'ing yourself.

Trust this explains why, enjoy the forums and please be aware of what you are posting where.

Cheers.
Tim.
 

kdelisle

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Thanks, and I do understand the thought process. But, it's discouraging to see people with 300+ posts that are posting ill-educated and noobish questions, while I couldn't post a question which was valid and I had done my research...even the developers are sometimes poor about how the threads are used. By the way, likely most of the users here are gents, but not me...:> After posting some thoughtful replies elsewhere, I was finally able to post on the "proper" forum. I do think you are getting a lot of questions in the general Q&A which would best be addressed in the proper forum, but they can't post there...Anyway, have a great day!! And, thanks for replying to us.
 

TheDeveron

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Gents,

The rule was put in place for very specific reasons, in that new members were spamming the develpoment forums with questions that if they had bothered to search would have found the answers.

This nuisance was putting developers off; i mean what good is a develepor forum without developers???????

The correct place for questions is the Q&A forum NOT developer forums. You should ONLY be posting there if you are a contributing to the thread/development or be dev'ing yourself.

Trust this explains why, enjoy the forums and please be aware of what you are posting where.

Cheers.
Tim.
The rule had said that it was applied to users that joined after a certain date but members that have been here for awhile but acquired new posts were also affected when it was put into place.
 
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i have some questions about developing roms and i'm willing to learn and get started.

i posted my question in the Q&A Forum 19 Vies now answers on page 2 allready.

My question are directly pointed to develop roms for samsung galaxy tab. so the dev's who could help getting me started have to read but they can't since they won't look in here.

Great ^^
 

kdelisle

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Frustrating because frequently no replies. For example, I posted a question - 77 views, 0 replies. However, at least I can now post on the relevant forum! LOL.

have a great day...
 

timmymarsh

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Hey Guys n Gals,

Let me make this clear for avoidance of doubt.

Device specific forums generally have their own Q&A section, so if it is device specific, ask it in there.

If it isnt device specific ask it in here.

Dont ask general questions in developer forums for example "how do i root my xxxxxx" , they will get moved to Q&A or at worst deleted.

These are the rules, they are here for everyones guidance and to prevent dev forums from being cluttered with n00b questions.

Trust this makes things crystal clear, if not feel free to pm me.

Cheers.

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