XBMC Forum FAQ

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Contents 1 I have registered a forum user-account and have logged in, so why can I not post? 2 What are the specific forum-rules and guidelines for the XBMC Community Forum? 3 What else do I need to know before posting on the XBMC Forum? 4 What does the technical and non-technical abbreviations used on this forum mean? 5 How do I ask a question in a smart way?

I have registered a forum user-account and have logged in, so why can I not post?

If you get a message similar to "You do not have permission to start a topic in this forum You are currently logged in as ******" when you try to post it means that you have you have not visited the URL in the authorisation e-mail that was sent to your e-mail address when you registered, this is required before you can post to confirm that you are a person and are not using a fake e-mail address. If you did not recieve and an authorisation e-mail then you must have entered the wrong e-mail address. If you have visited the URL but still cannot post then please send a e-mail with your forum user-account name to a forum-administrator from the e-mail address that you used when you registered, that forum-administrator will then reqister you manualy. Note! Do not directly contact any XBMC forum administrators (or any other XBMC team-member) for support/help on XBMC nor to request/suggest a feature!

What are the specific forum-rules and guidelines for the XBMC Community Forum?

Please see the Forum Usage Guidelines article for the forum rules. Failure to follow any of the these official guidelines bellow can give you one or more official warnings, and if receive three official warnings you will get permanently banned from the forums!

What else do I need to know before posting on the XBMC Forum?

Please remember that Team-XBMC and the XBMC-project are not responsible for any messages or their contents posted on the forum. Team-XBMC and the XBMC-project do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, which is not necessarily the views of the bulletin-board. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact Team-XBMC immediately by email. Team-XBMC have the ability to remove objectionable messages and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if determined that removal is necessary. You agree, through your use of the bulletin-board service, that you will not use the bulletin-board to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this bulletin-board.

• Special notes!
  • Team-XBMC and XBMC project websites don't host/distribute any XDK compiled binaries!
  • Team-XBMC and XBMC project only host/distribute and maintain the XBMC source code.
  • Team-XBMC is totally opposed to any form of piracy, read and understand our disclaimer!

What does the technical and non-technical abbreviations used on this forum mean?

• Technical and scene specific abbreviations:
  • XDK = Microsoft Xbox SDK (Software Development Kit)
  • Code = Source Code (computer programming-language)
• Non-technical abbreviations (common 'internet talk'):
  • RTFM = Read The Fucking Manual (referring to XBMC Online Manual)
  • RTFF = Read The Fucking FAQ(referring to XBMC's Frequently Asked Questions and Answers)
  • STFW = Search The Fucking Web (meaning use Google to find the answer)
  • BTW = By the way
  • FYI = For your information
  • IMO = In my opinion
  • IMHO = In my humble opinion
  • OMG = Oh my god! (usually as a reply to someone being extremely stupid/naive).
  • ROFL / ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
  • TIA = Thanks in advance
  • L8R = See you later
  • IIRC = If I remember correctly
  • AFAIK = As far as I know
  • DNFTT = Do not feed the trolls (meaning do not reply to Internet Trolls)

How do I ask a question in a smart way?

If you are asked to ask a question in a smart way then you should refer to the article on the web called How To Ask Questions The Smart Way, it contains some very wise words to follow in online community forums if you would not like to ignored or treated as a stupid person. This article on "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way" covers areas like:

• When You Ask
  • Use meaningful, specific subject headers
  • Make it easy to reply
  • Write in clear, grammatical, correctly-spelled language
  • Send questions in accessible, standard formats
  • Be precise and informative about your problem
  • Don't claim that you have found a bug
  • Grovelling is not a substitute for doing your homework
  • Describe the problem's symptoms, not your guesses
  • Describe your problem's symptoms in chronological order
  • Describe the goal, not the step
  • Don't ask people to reply by private e-mail
  • Be explicit about your question
  • Don't flag your question as "Urgent", even if it is for you
  • Courtesy never hurts, and sometimes helps
  • Follow up with a brief note on the solution
• How To Interpret Answers
  • RTFM and STFW: How To Tell You've Seriously Screwed Up
  • If you don't understand...
  • Dealing with rudeness
• On Not Reacting Like A Loser
• Questions Not To Ask
  • Q: Where can I find program or resource X?
  • Q: How can I use X to do Y?
  • Q: How can I configure my shell prompt?
  • Q: Can I use this to do that with this other thing?
  • Q: Your/My {program, configuration, SQL statement} doesn't work
  • Q: Your/My program doesn't work. I think system facility X is broken.
  • Q: I'm having problems installing Linux or X. Can you help?
• Good and Bad Questions
• If You Can't Get An Answer
• How To Answer Questions in a Helpful Way