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Fed up with ppl posting question in the dev forum

Admin... mods...
Quite a few people of being plain stupid and posting non-dev related question/topics in the dev forum... it's kinda becoming a a mess...
no I don't blame the admin or mods... i blame the ppl doing this stupid thing... HELLO!!! can't u guys see "Development forum" and understand that it's specific to dev stuff???
BTW, if you guys need help with getting ride of crap like this, I'm ready to help!!!

Posts like this are just as annoying..

nothing really you can do to help.
They should change that stickied thread to state, "please post any question threads in the general section." or something like that. What it says now really doesn't mean anything to me.
This is coming someone who was once guilty of this act. As a noob to that forum I thought, "hey a development section, i got a question about development, guess it goes here. "
Its quite easy to see all of them are making this mistake.

They really need to just change it so that completely new threads need to be approved (not posts).

aldo37 said:
They really need to just change it so that completely new threads need to be approved (not posts).
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I'm sure the mods would love that idea /s
IMO people shouldn't take offense to a topic being posted in the wrong section. If I have a request for an app section I don't know if that goes in development, themes & apps, or general.
I think the best solution is to create more categories. "Questions/problems" "mods/hacks" "accessories" and maybe one specific to devs where they get some type of posting approval on their profile allowing them to post in a development section.
The categories are far too general to know exactly where every post should go, in my opinion.

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kable said:
Posts like this are just as annoying..
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+1............

kable said:
Posts like this are just as annoying..
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+1....
Still new to the android phones, but was once new to this forum. For someone who doesn't really know where they're supposed to post it's an easy mistake.

The mods take care of this, trust me. They write in every locked thread and moved thread why it was moved, etc. This is just annoying. To me, this looks more like you are asking to be a mod than anything. But I see your view.

here have a beer and wecome to the club

SO MAKE A THREAD ABOUT IT!!
Geez....report the thread and move on...

gtrplr71 said:
here have a beer and wecome to the club
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WIN! bahahahahha

Ruben1123 said:
The mods take care of this, trust me. They write in every locked thread and moved thread why it was moved, etc. This is just annoying. To me, this looks more like you are asking to be a mod than anything. But I see your view.
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Yeah, they do... but it's really annoying when someone posts a "how to flash" question in the dev forum... and no, I'm not asking for mod powers [in fact I don't want mod powers]... quite frankly I visit this site just once or twice a day... to busy with demos at work... I just want to know all the ways we can avoid this... anything to help the "super-mods" on this forum... yeah stickies are there... but some ppl just act dumb and don't even bother to read the stickies...
gtrplr71 said:
here have a beer and wecome to the club
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Much appreciated... a little spirit to calm my spirit...
bfspider said:
SO MAKE A THREAD ABOUT IT!!
Geez....report the thread and move on...
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Yeah, I cud do that... but I want to know if there's anything else I can do... the mods have quite enuf without having to worry about idiots posting in the wrong forum.

Well. Seeing that you're very new to the forum "28th January 2010" you might as well just get used to it. It's never going to change. Welcome to the internet.

dumbestcrayon said:
Well. Seeing that you're very new to the forum "28th January 2010" you might as well just get used to it. It's never going to change. Welcome to the internet.
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I may be new to this forum... (cuz I got my N1 just around that time... my first Android phone... and I never had any other phones for which this forum has threads.... but XDADev is a trusted, well known name...) I moderated MotorolaFans.com a couple of years ago, before I got too involved with office work, and I did have to deal with this crap there as well.
I guess ppl got the wrong impression from this thread (I think it's my fault, didn't word it correctly). I'm just looking for ways to make the mods' lives a little less frustrating... and to get crap outta the wrong forums ;-).

So basically, this thread was created as a way for you to not so subtly cry out that you want to be a mod. All this after only being on this forum for a few weeks. Gotcha.

ajwho said:
So basically, this thread was created as a way for you to not so subtly cry out that you want to be a mod. All this after only being on this forum for a few weeks. Gotcha.
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Err... hello.... if u read my earlier posts... I said I DON'T want to be a mod... quite frankly, I don't have the time... and I'd land up doing a crappy job... I'm just saying, from personal experience, that a mods job isn't easy... and we, the users, need to contribute to keeping this forum clean...
Let me put this down properly...
1. I don't want to be a mod
2. I'm not doubting or complaining about the mods and the great work they do
3. There are only a few mods and thousands of users (that's some task)
4. We, the users, also need to help keeps things clean
So in short, what can I, as a USER, do to help improve this situation!!!

[REQ] CyanogenMod 6.1 Beta2 for Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 Working on the Vibrant

Hey people
I was wondering if some body can port this ROM over... I've been hearing about this ROM when I was still on windows (TP2) I seen Noobnl try to do something with it. But I heard he quit (Great DEV)... Okay back to what I was saying I was playing with it a little bit with his release. Seems like its banging
I seen this on the Vibrant forum with a Port Link and was wondering if somebody-anybody who knows how to port if they can port this over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858724
Thanks for your help

this thread made me die a little on the inside

johnsongrantr said:
this thread made me die a little on the inside
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Seriously! I really hope we can get this ported over.

Huh. Well there's an idea that definitely no one in the entire world has started 80 billion threads about already.

Another dumb ass who disregards using common sense on forums. Try SEARCHING next time.
OP reported as belonging in general section.

Thanks for keeping up with the times......
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ghostrid3r said:
Another dumb ass who disregards using common sense on forums. Try SEARCHING next time.
OP reported as belonging in general section.
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What you mean by that... BRO!

bobbyblack said:
What you mean by that... BRO!
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That was pretty clear and concise to me... You just had to prove his point? Lol
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
That was pretty clear and concise to me... You just had to prove his point? Lol
Sent from my *Epic* using XDA App
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Haha I was thinking the same thing
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

its threads like this that make every one of us die a little inside with every click.
just so everyone is clear....a title that begins with:
[ROM] means this post contains a rom. not a request. those have a different title all together.
yes im a troll. but maybe, just maybe, someone will learn and spare the rest of us.

I believe we can't port over the Vibrant because it's GSM and we're CMDA..
Could be wrong; but I think thats what i've read before.
Also.. Your title is a little misleading; you shouldn't put ROM in brackets if you arn't launching a ROM

Wow... Computer bullys, LOL only on a computer not face-to-face
Okay the post has been changed, y'all didn't have to be asses

XtaC318 said:
I believe we can't port over the Vibrant because it's GSM and we're CMDA..
Could be wrong; but I think thats what i've read before.
Also.. Your title is a little misleading; you shouldn't put ROM in brackets if you arn't launching a ROM
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Thank you .

XtaC318 said:
I believe we can't port over the Vibrant because it's GSM and we're CMDA..
Could be wrong; but I think thats what i've read before.
Also.. Your title is a little misleading; you shouldn't put ROM in brackets if you arn't launching a ROM
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Also, no CM rom because Sammy hasn't given us source code for drivers and whatnot.

The other thing about this post that i find just staggeringly stupid is that if you look down a little bit on most days you'll see noobnl's posts about 6.1 betas for the epic and how hes working on it, which only goes to prove that the search feature is either dead or non function for the Epic section of the forums, or somehow the words get distorted when other people that the poster and the literate read them.
like this one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846521

Another useless thread in the wrong section, again. OP no one really means to be an ass but we are sick and tired of this ****.
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art3mis-nyc said:
The other thing about this post that i find just staggeringly stupid is that if you look down a little bit on most days you'll see noobnl's posts about 6.1 betas for the epic and how hes working on it, which only goes to prove that the search feature is either dead or non function for the Epic section of the forums, or somehow the words get distorted when other people that the poster and the literate read them.
like this one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846521
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HAHA, love it. Yeah I was commenting the other day on how google's servers are apparently down. Perhaps we could start a thread "[ROM][FIX][BUG][REQ][WIKI][STICKY][SEX][PLEASE][STOP] SEARCH FUNCTION BROKEN!!!!!!!!!" to let everyone know that they will need to just man up and create a new thread every time they have a question about anything, no matter how stupid, useless, or even already answered.
I will work on setting up a petition for the new thread?

sign me up!
i would say someone should sticky a post with some ettiquite (cant spell since my work's IE doesnt have spell check lol) "tips and tricks" kind of like the forum's rules that you have to read when you sign up, except it would probaly be moved to the general sub forum because it has nothing to do with development and probally be ignored worse than XDA's rules.

Wow, there's so much negativity on these forums sometimes. I wish people would stop being such whiney little *****es. If it's been posted and answered before and it bothers you that much, just move on. Forums are a place for helping and spreading knowledge. Contribute something, or don't say anything at all...

los1223 said:
Wow, there's so much negativity on these forums sometimes. I wish people would stop being such whiney little *****es. If it's been posted and answered before and it bothers you that much, just move on. Forums are a place for helping and spreading knowledge. Contribute something, or don't say anything at all...
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We are contributing by trying to *bully* some sense into a format(forums) that was tried and true, within our circles, until those who probably don't fit into anything we do here, (just want hand outs) come and muddy the waters....
I go to a good number of forums daily, and this nonsense is only on xda.. There are forum rules, if people can't live by them, they shouldn't post...
Swyped from my *Epic*

Clean up stickies? [MODERATOR HAS READ THIS]

There are way to many stickies in this section. Does anyone else think we can combine the "thread deleted or locked" "general rules we should all follow" and the "GPL" posts all into one big post.

I vote to sticky this thread.

opcow said:
I vote to sticky this thread.
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I can't tell whether this is a joke or not haha

nbs11 said:
There are way to many stickies in this section. Does anyone else think we can combine the "thread deleted or locked" "general rules we should all follow" and the "GPL" posts all into one big post.
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Good point
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wholeheartedly agree, i have to scroll down quite a ways before i can even see the first non-sticky post..

acdbx said:
wholeheartedly agree, i have to scroll down quite a ways before i can even see the first non-sticky post..
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And while we are at it, we should delete the captivate bible. The last time it was updated was AGES ago. If a moderator is willing to delete it I will repost it (and update it) gladly.

There are just 9 stickies!

diablo009 said:
There are just 9 stickies!
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Yes, but the Captivate Bible seriously needs to go, its taking up space.

DemonWav said:
Yes, but the Captivate Bible seriously needs to go, its taking up space.
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Yes, I agree. I was going to make a new one but then I realized that we would have 2 directories stickied for a total of 10 stickies. The old one needs to go so I can make a new one.

DemonWav said:
Yes, but the Captivate Bible seriously needs to go, its taking up space.
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Yeah it's missing a lot of info and a lot of what's there is antiquated (though not as bad as that other bible).

A bible by definition is a collection of ancient writings, so perhaps it should be called the hitchhiker's guide or something....
Also the title of the first sticky, "cheetsheet" is incorrect, unless it was intentional for some reason....

use firefox and install this if it really bothers you
https://addons.mozilla.org/af/firefox/addon/7023/

Bruce Inman said:
A bible by definition is a collection of ancient writings, so perhaps it should be caller the hitchhiker's guide or something....
Also the title of the first sticky, "cheetsheet" is incorrect, unless it was intentional for some reason....
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I feel so stupid that I spelled cheat wrong....

Bruce Inman said:
A bible by definition is a collection of ancient writings, so perhaps it should be called the hitchhiker's guide or something....
Also the title of the first sticky, "cheetsheet" is incorrect, unless it was intentional for some reason....
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Hey, the Guide is constantly being updated! Just ask Ford Prefect and the rest of the Hitchhikers!

kegobeer said:
Hey, the Guide is constantly being updated! Just ask Ford Prefect and the rest of the Hitchhikers!
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/me dons his peril-sensitive sunglasses.

Thanks for your concern, I will check this out tomorrow when im done digesting my Christmas meals Ill try and create a Sticky List in just one thread which should clear up all the clutter.
Happy Holidays everyone and thanks for bringing this to my attention.
PM me if you need anything or have any questions/concerns!
-CK

Why is it that...

Every thread that Master can't prove something he request that it be closed?

Give me an example of a thread
Link please

who cares. he is a developer and works for FREE. let me ask a question:
why do so many people here dry to drive away all of our developers? Do you want a phone from samsung with crappy software that runs about as smooth as my old mytouch with 2.2?

rsfaze said:
Every thread that Master can't prove something he request that it be closed?
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You mean the thread that was hi-jacked? What did I not prove?
I requested it be closed BECAUSE it was hi-jacked.
My last thread was closed because you started a flame war & it got off topic.

kboater said:
who cares. he is a developer and works for FREE. let me ask a question:
why do so many people here dry to drive away all of our developers? Do you want a phone from samsung with crappy software that runs about as smooth as my old mytouch with 2.2?
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He doesn't work for free, each link in his signature goes to his donation box. Go check out his website where his donation % went from being at 90% of his goal to now its back at 5%.

xriderx66 said:
Give me an example of a thread
Link please
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here ya go...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10211606#post10211606
oh Master since you feel it's acceptable to tell people NOT to post in thread, I am asking you to NOT post in this thread.
thanks

rsfaze said:
He doesn't work for free, each link in his signature goes to his donation box. Go check out his website where his donation % went from being at 90% of his goal to now its back at 5%.
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Do you realize that is automatically reset every month and goes up to the percentage that is for my server?
We just had a town hall, did you even read it?

Master™ said:
You mean the thread that was hi-jacked? What did I not prove?
I requested it be closed BECAUSE it was hi-jacked.
My last thread was closed because you started a flame war & it got off topic.
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actually I did not start a flame war, it appears one of the actual developers of the Sense port called you out, and that is what lead to you asking for the thread to be closed. Please get your fact straight.

rsfaze said:
actually I did not start a flame war, it appears one of the actual developers of the Sense port called you out, and that is what lead to you asking for the thread to be closed. Please get your fact straight.
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He didn't develop anything to my knowledge. He didn't call me out, he stated something and I told him what I heard & he knows.
He asked everyone else to do something.
Rafy was a main developer
Like I said, please get your facts right. And quit flame baiting.
And you DID start a flame war in my old thread.

Master™ said:
He didn't develop anything to my knowledge. He didn't call me out, he stated something and I told him what I heard & he knows.
He asked everyone else to do something.
Rafy was a main developer
Like I said, please get your facts right. And quit flame baiting.
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so Rafy was the main developer which leads me to believe there were others? Maybe that's why it was called TeamgalaxySense?
I think you just proved my point for me, thanks!

rsfaze said:
so Rafy was the main developer which leads me to believe there were others? Maybe that's why it was called TeamgalaxySense?
I think you just proved my point for me, thanks!
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Hmmm. Didn't I say, several times.
That is the first beta that I GOT TO BOOT
The thing was dropped. If they wanted to start a new thread with there newest work, then they could of. But they didn't
The thread was closed for a reason, why open up a thread, that is a flame bait?

Master™ said:
Hmmm. Didn't I say, several times.
That is the first beta that I GOT TO BOOT
The thing was dropped. If they wanted to start a new thread with there newest work, then they could of. But they didn't
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Yes you did but that is where you are wrong, you were not the first person that got it to boot. Barakin was the first to have it booting on the Vibrant not you.
Master™ said:
Hmmm. Didn't I say, several times.
That is the first beta that I GOT TO BOOT
The thing was dropped. If they wanted to start a new thread with there newest work, then they could of. But they didn't
The thread was closed for a reason, why open up a thread, that is a flame bait?
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This thread was created to ask the general public a question, hence why it's in the general section. Sorry if you can't resist the urge to post here, I've asked you NOT to but you still continue.

rsfaze said:
Yes you did but that is where you are wrong, you were not the first person that got it to boot. Barakin was the first to have it booting on the Vibrant not you.
This thread was created to ask the general public a question, hence why it's in the general section. Sorry if you can't resist the urge to post here, I've asked you NOT to but you still continue.
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You just came to my forum under the username tester123 spammed it, flamed people.. And the posted this:\
You always flame EVERYONE.
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/6976/reallypng.png
Try to contribute to the community

RSFAZE,
Go find a girlfriend or something to do....... I do not know what your issue with this dev or any dev has done to "sink your rubber ducky........... but keep it to yourself. If you don't like master or any other dev don't bring it here to pollute XDA
Mod please close this as it is not productive to XDA and does not beneift this forum or its members

oka1 said:
RSFAZE,
Go find a girlfriend or something to do....... I do not know what your issue with this dev or any dev has done to "sink your rubber ducky........... but keep it to yourself. If you don't like master or any other dev don't bring it here to pollute XDA
Mod please close this as it is not productive to XDA and does not beneift this forum or its members
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reported for flaming. This thread was again created to get feedback from the community, not to have someone with their feelings hurt come here and spam this thread.
Now if you have something productive to add, I would love to hear it.

rsfaze said:
reported for flaming. This thread was again created to get feedback from the community, not to have someone with their feelings hurt come here and spam this thread.
Now if you have something productive to add, I would love to hear it.
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I am reporting this thread for off topic, non productive & flame bait

Master™ said:
I am reporting this thread for off topic, non productive & flame bait
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Off topic? I don't follow. This thread is in the general area, not in development and it seems pretty on topic if you ask me. So far all responses have been directed at the OP.
Don't get upset at me because you can't stand back and let the community speak for themselves on this.

rsfaze said:
Off topic? I don't follow. This thread is in the general area, not in development and it seems pretty on topic if you ask me. So far all responses have been directed at the OP.
Don't get upset at me because you can't stand back and let the community speak for themselves on this.
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This isn't about the Vibrant. So it is off topic. Just because it isn't in the development section doesn't mean it is on-topic
Goodnight though. I am tired, had a long day.

Master™ said:
This isn't about the Vibrant. So it is off topic. Just because it isn't in the development section doesn't mean it is on-topic
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Well since you develop for the Vibrant, I think this is the most logical place for this thread. If the mods of this site feel it's better in another area they will move it.
Would this be more on topic in a section of XDA that you are not known?

sense x for blackstone

dudes
I just love sense builds
can't wait
http://www.tiad8.com/showpost.php?p=1396&postcount=3

yankees2450 said:
dudes
I just love sense builds
can't wait
http://www.tiad8.com/showpost.php?p=1396&postcount=3
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loosely translated all you're saying is:
If we had a different device we would still have to wait for this...
Again you put up a thread in a forum it has nothing to do with. This is supposed to be about Touch HD Android Development, not an advertisement channel about stuff for different devices that might be available sometime...
and maybe... if your entire post fits in a 'tweet', maybe you should open a twitter account...

hrk7474 said:
loosely translated all you're saying is:
If we had a different device we would still have to wait for this...
Again you put up a thread in a forum it has nothing to do with. This is supposed to be about Touch HD Android Development, not an advertisement channel about stuff for different devices that might be available sometime...
and maybe... if your entire post fits in a 'tweet', maybe you should open a twitter account...
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dude
i own a blackstone. can you read
http://tiad8.com/showpost.php?p=1396&postcount=3
for rhod, blackstone, topaz, ralf

yankees2450 said:
dude
i own a blackstone. can you read
http://tiad8.com/showpost.php?p=1396&postcount=3
for rhod, blackstone, topaz, ralf
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Yeah, amazing... Maybe what i was trying to say was this isn't supposed to be a "Coming soon to a theatre near you" forum.
I'm sure you and i are not the only ones who know how and where to find tiad8's website.
I come to XDA to see if there is something new, but lately most of the time in the Blackstone forum most new threads are all about OMG tiad8 says he's gonna do something!!!
That's Twitter-stuff, dude

hrk7474 said:
Yeah, amazing... Maybe what i was trying to say was this isn't supposed to be a "Coming soon to a theatre near you" forum.
I'm sure you and i are not the only ones who know how and where to find tiad8's website.
I come to XDA to see if there is something new, but lately most of the time in the Blackstone forum most new threads are all about OMG tiad8 says he's gonna do something!!!
That's Twitter-stuff, dude
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my apologies hrk7474
i get very happy when i see a sense rom. my girlfriend love sense

yankees2450 said:
my apologies hrk7474
i get very happy when i see a sense rom. my girlfriend love sense
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i understand. sometimes i get all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-LbvFckptY from a certain announcement too, but i might not videotape myself dancing around the living room and post it
i mean, nothing wrong with enthusiasm, but i think it would be best to let the actual builder make the announcements and spread the word when there's something to test/try out for everybody

ok yankees2450 i will not read any post written by you a gain it's the second time you make me soooo nervous
what is the wrong with you man ???????????????????

mero0100 said:
ok yankees2450 i will not read any post written by you a gain it's the second time you make me soooo nervous
what is the wrong with you man ???????????????????
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Sorry dude. I get nervous too. I know, Builds only
Htc blackstone/frx06

hrk7474 said:
Yeah, amazing... Maybe what i was trying to say was this isn't supposed to be a "Coming soon to a theatre near you" forum.
I'm sure you and i are not the only ones who know how and where to find tiad8's website.
I come to XDA to see if there is something new, but lately most of the time in the Blackstone forum most new threads are all about OMG tiad8 says he's gonna do something!!!
That's Twitter-stuff, dude
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Man you are so right this guy may be good at something but also a big mouthful getting really tiered of it's announcements all the time of bogus rom's...
Less releases but better quality please...

fernando nogueira said:
Man you are so right this guy may be good at something but also a big mouthful getting really tiered of it's announcements all the time of bogus rom's...
Less releases but better quality please...
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PLEASE NOTE: I'm not saying anything about the man himself or his work, but i was trying to make a distinction between what belongs on a developers forum and what belongs on twitter.

Already available for download in tiad8.com. I'm loving it. .

Hi,
Have you manage to get it working on your blackstone?
Can you pls post your startup.txt?
Thanks

ypsmav said:
Hi,
Have you manage to get it working on your blackstone?
Can you pls post your startup.txt?
Thanks
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try to download the startup from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5772290&postcount=1