Honestly, I don't even want to try splitting this thread -- even though I agree that it should. I agree that it would be a big pain (unless Reggie knows of a painless way to do it). I could try, but I'd have to find all pertinent posts, etc. Maybe someone who is passionate about the issue can post a new thread and quote some of the useful passages here. That would be helpful.
Look what I just found in the SDK! It's under "Settings / Restore original settings" if you want to see for yourselves.
I guess this is confirmation that we're getting a phone, eh?
EDIT: More confirmation from the SDK!
When starting up the desktop, I see this error:
Code:
hildon-home[2930]: GLIB WARNING ** default - /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/connui-cellular-operator-home-item.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Interesting... A "cellular operator home item," eh?
Honestly, I don't even want to try splitting this thread -- even though I agree that it should. I agree that it would be a big pain (unless Reggie knows of a painless way to do it). I could try, but I'd have to find all pertinent posts, etc. Maybe someone who is passionate about the issue can post a new thread and quote some of the useful passages here. That would be helpful.
Moderators should be able to split out the relevant posts from the thread into a new thread (maintaining post time, ownership, etc.). Not sure how it's done in vBulletin, though.
This comment is fascinating because it has nothing to do with what I said. I said that a moderator wasn't needed to start a new thread. You said that this thread is useless. Fine, so start a new thread! You don't need a moderator to do that.
Most forum software has a feature available to moderators that allows them to split out posts from existing threads into new threads. This is not something a regular user could do as seamlessly, and it is what mikkov is referring to.
...which brings to my mind: why are the Maemo Application Manager and Maemo Downloads so separate entities? An improved application manager would utilize all the cool information Downloads has, like ratings, comments, screenshots, "hot apps" and so forth. A much more integrated and pleasant experience than the current quite pedestrian list of .deb packages...
Lack of time?
I'm sure Nokia would be more than happy to start integrating something cool like this if they had some community patches to work with.
hildon-home[2930]: GLIB WARNING ** default - /usr/lib/hildon-desktop/connui-cellular-operator-home-item.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Hehe, now we know what to delete in order to get rid of annoying operator "branding", when it does appear...
Moderators should be able to split out the relevant posts from the thread into a new thread (maintaining post time, ownership, etc.). Not sure how it's done in vBulletin, though.
Most forum software has a feature available to moderators that allows them to split out posts from existing threads into new threads. This is not something a regular user could do as seamlessly, and it is what mikkov is referring to.
I know the ability is present. What I'm saying is that I don't think the work is "easy." The functionality might be, but going back through a 124-page thread (right now, that is) and finding the pertinent posts is the tricky part.
Moderators should be able to split out the relevant posts from the thread into a new thread (maintaining post time, ownership, etc.). Not sure how it's done in vBulletin, though.
Most forum software has a feature available to moderators that allows them to split out posts from existing threads into new threads. This is not something a regular user could do as seamlessly, and it is what mikkov is referring to.
It depends on permissions and it is found under thread tools... but again, talking about it here is way off topic.
Since that door has been opened, let me continue on through... It isn't so much the time syncing as it is editing in references to other posts that are no longer there and dealing with the continued "hey, where's my post" and "what are you talking about", off topic chatter that is now in two threads.
It's easy to sit back and say "that won't happen here because we are all adults" but, some people can not move on until things are in some sort of self imposed, anal retentive order...
IMHO, there seems to be more people like I just described where ever program developers, and code warriors congregate.
Emergency calls?!? 
