hackintosh forum

tflournoy95 · Apr 6, 2010, 09:11 PM

who thinks they should make a hackintosh forum?

Darth.Titan · Apr 6, 2010, 09:27 PM

They did. It's called insanelymac.com

thegoldenmackid · Apr 6, 2010, 09:59 PM

I do think they should do something besides have one long thread about it. While it has been allowed, it seems that a different reading of the rules could questionably make it violation of MacRumors' own rules.

That said, there is another forum just for hackintoshing.

miles01110 · Apr 7, 2010, 09:11 AM

Unnecessary in my opinion. InsanelyMac already has an established hackintosh community, there's no reason you can't just go there.

-Ryan- · Apr 7, 2010, 09:13 AM

Definitely not. Lowers the tone, y'know?

Lord Blackadder · Apr 7, 2010, 12:57 PM

If there was one here I'd use it, but InsanelyMac is the de facto source for all things hackintosh, and there are other sites that are devoted to it as well, so it's not really necessary.

The bigger issue is a legal one, otherwise we could just have a hacking/modding forum.

velocityg4 · Apr 7, 2010, 01:24 PM

I would like it for there to be one. As I hardly ever got answers to questions posted on insanelymac. Forum members here are far more responsive. Though I lost interest when I found how big of a hassle it is to reboot into Windows every time I want to play a game.

I don't see how there would be legal issues (at least in the US) as it is just providing information, which should be covered by the first amendment. Just don't allow links to the actual software.

thegoldenmackid · Apr 7, 2010, 04:08 PM

I thought about this a bit more. I think there should be one. The hackintosh threads are all out of place IMO.

Nermal · Apr 7, 2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by velocityg4

Though I lost interest when I found how big of a hassle it is to reboot into Windows every time I want to play a game.

Ahh, just like a real Mac then!

Seriously, even though it probably wouldn't get much traffic, I think that it'd probably help. At the moment whenever someone posts a hackintosh-related thread, people tend to jump in there and argue about the legality, morality, whether it's "right" for an Apple fan site to allow that sort of thing, etc. A dedicated forum would likely lessen the amount of those sorts of posts.

On the other hand, as already mentioned, there are sites dedicated to hackintoshing. The information available there greatly surpasses what's here on MR so it really is worth at least searching on those other sites for the information that you need. It's often quicker to search an existing knowledge base than it is to re-ask everything!

miles01110 · Apr 8, 2010, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nermal

At the moment whenever someone posts a hackintosh-related thread, people tend to jump in there and argue about the legality, morality, whether it's "right" for an Apple fan site to allow that sort of thing, etc. A dedicated forum would likely lessen the amount of those sorts of posts.

You really think so? I think defenders of the right and good would troll a hackintosh forum with a vengeance :-\

Ca$hflow · Apr 8, 2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thegoldenmackid

I thought about this a bit more. I think there should be one. The hackintosh threads are all out of place IMO.

+1

They are already here, just disorganized. Might as well make it official. That will just get bigger overtime as people begin to be more mindful with their money and all they are really interested is the OS.

belvdr · Apr 8, 2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nermal

On the other hand, as already mentioned, there are sites dedicated to hackintoshing. The information available there greatly surpasses what's here on MR so it really is worth at least searching on those other sites for the information that you need. It's often quicker to search an existing knowledge base than it is to re-ask everything!

However, more traffic to macrumors.com feeds the ad revenue. It's also not as if there aren't many other Mac sites on the Internet, so we could just post links to them.

alphaod · Apr 8, 2010, 05:53 PM

I could not answer half the OSX86 questions.

It would need to be in special interests I would think.

quantum003 · Apr 12, 2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by miles01110

Unnecessary in my opinion. InsanelyMac already has an established hackintosh community, there's no reason you can't just go there.

Well you're probably right, but it seems to me Macrumors might benefit from having the Hackintosh traffic here as well/instead?

I voted strongly "Yes". Of course I would also very much like to see a "General Tinkering" forum for those of us who love experimenting with Mac hardware.

flopticalcube · Apr 12, 2010, 10:31 AM

My feeling is that there should be one if a strict policy was to be put into place. All hackintosh questions must go into the hackintosh forum and no trolling is allowed in that forum (not that it is anywhere else at the moment). Obviously this places and even bigger burden on the currently overstretched mods. Although InsanelyMac is the go to place for all things hackintosh, there is no reason why an alternate resource would not be of benefit to members.

The current situation where all such questions or discussion is merged into the one big thread is not a workable long-term solution, IMO.

TBi · Apr 12, 2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

... and no trolling is allowed in that forum (not that it is anywhere else at the moment). Obviously this places and even bigger burden on the currently overstretched mods.

No need to watch it that much. I mean it's just a place for them to chat. The mods don't need to worry about it that much as it isn't real Mac Chat. Although it would be better if it was treated equally.

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

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The current situation where all such questions or discussion is merged into the one big thread is not a workable long-term solution, IMO.

One thread? That's just bad...

kainjow · Apr 12, 2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

The current situation where all such questions or discussion is merged into the one big thread is not a workable long-term solution, IMO.

We stopped doing that late last year. New hackintosh threads are ok, there just isn't a good place to put them.

flopticalcube · Apr 12, 2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kainjow

We stopped doing that late last year. New hackintosh threads are ok, there just isn't a good place to put them.

That will then lead to hackintosh issues getting mixed up with Apple issues, which is not a good thing as in general the two are not related.

kainjow · Apr 12, 2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

That will then lead to hackintosh issues getting mixed up with Apple issues, which is not a good thing as in general the two are not related.

Thus this thread

Nermal · Apr 12, 2010, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by miles01110

You really think so? I think defenders of the right and good would troll a hackintosh forum with a vengeance :-\

I was thinking more along the lines of the people that post with "this is against forum rules". If there's a dedicated forum then those people would (hopefully!) notice that it's actually allowed

Ca$hflow · Apr 14, 2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Nermal

I was thinking more along the lines of the people that post with "this is against forum rules". If there's a dedicated forum then those people would (hopefully!) notice that it's actually allowed

I totally agree. A dedicated forum would actually decrease trolling since forum members would see it's allowed. You may get a few in the beginning but it would be for only a short period of time. I also thing that memberships base would increase too.

miles01110 · Apr 14, 2010, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nermal

I was thinking more along the lines of the people that post with "this is against forum rules". If there's a dedicated forum then those people would (hopefully!) notice that it's actually allowed

Oh, maybe. A hackintosh forum would also bring out the resident MR lawyers, though, adding a whole new layer of fail

Wild-Bill · Apr 14, 2010, 09:01 PM

I vote for a Hackintosh forum. And those people who like to come into the current few Hackintosh threads and bitch that "you should just buy a Mac" and "You're breaking the law" and "good luck with that piece of crap" get an automatic one-week ban with a permaban for repeat offenders.

I HATE those anti-hack people.

H00513R · Apr 15, 2010, 10:09 AM

I voted "No." Let the hackintosh people feel like the step-children they really are...

roadbloc · Apr 15, 2010, 01:34 PM

Not at all. In fact, I think the words Hackintosh and Jailbreak should be banned from these forums.

Humph.

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Apr 6, 2010, 09:11 PM	#1
tflournoy95 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2009	hackintosh forum who thinks they should make a hackintosh forum? __________________ In Jobs We Trust.
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Apr 6, 2010, 09:59 PM	#3
thegoldenmackid macrumors 604 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Plano, TX/Winston-Salem, NC	I do think they should do something besides have one long thread about it. While it has been allowed, it seems that a different reading of the rules could questionably make it violation of MacRumors' own rules. That said, there is another forum just for hackintoshing. __________________ halfwheel
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Apr 7, 2010, 09:11 AM	#4
miles01110 macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Ivory Tower (I'm not coming down)	Unnecessary in my opinion. InsanelyMac already has an established hackintosh community, there's no reason you can't just go there. __________________ Got a problem? Check here first.
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Apr 7, 2010, 12:57 PM	#6
Lord Blackadder macrumors G4 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sod off	If there was one here I'd use it, but InsanelyMac is the de facto source for all things hackintosh, and there are other sites that are devoted to it as well, so it's not really necessary. The bigger issue is a legal one, otherwise we could just have a hacking/modding forum. __________________ Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder
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Apr 6, 2010, 09:27 PM	#2
Darth.Titan macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007	They did. It's called insanelymac.com
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Apr 7, 2010, 09:13 AM	#5
-Ryan- macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK	Definitely not. Lowers the tone, y'know?
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Apr 7, 2010, 01:24 PM	#7
velocityg4 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Georgia	I would like it for there to be one. As I hardly ever got answers to questions posted on insanelymac. Forum members here are far more responsive. Though I lost interest when I found how big of a hassle it is to reboot into Windows every time I want to play a game. I don't see how there would be legal issues (at least in the US) as it is just providing information, which should be covered by the first amendment. Just don't allow links to the actual software. __________________ Quadra 650 040 33MHz 72MB RAM, 2GB HD, 2x CD Macbook C2D 2.0Ghz; 3GB RAM, 500GB HD Home Made i5 4.0Ghz, GeForce 560 Ti, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD RAID 0, 3TB HD RAID 0 in a G5 Case.
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Apr 7, 2010, 04:08 PM	#8
thegoldenmackid macrumors 604 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Plano, TX/Winston-Salem, NC	I thought about this a bit more. I think there should be one. The hackintosh threads are all out of place IMO. __________________ halfwheel
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Apr 8, 2010, 05:53 PM	#13
alphaod macrumors P6 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NYC	I could not answer half the OSX86 questions. It would need to be in special interests I would think. __________________ Mac Pro \| 27" iMac \| 15" MacBook Pro with Retina display \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 3 \| iPad mini
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Apr 12, 2010, 10:31 AM	#15
flopticalcube macrumors G4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the velcro closure of America's Hat	My feeling is that there should be one if a strict policy was to be put into place. All hackintosh questions must go into the hackintosh forum and no trolling is allowed in that forum (not that it is anywhere else at the moment). Obviously this places and even bigger burden on the currently overstretched mods. Although InsanelyMac is the go to place for all things hackintosh, there is no reason why an alternate resource would not be of benefit to members. The current situation where all such questions or discussion is merged into the one big thread is not a workable long-term solution, IMO. __________________ Read the Rules / Search the Forums / Use a Descriptive Title Mac Won't Boot?
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Apr 14, 2010, 09:01 PM	#23
Wild-Bill macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ?	I vote for a Hackintosh forum. And those people who like to come into the current few Hackintosh threads and bitch that "you should just buy a Mac" and "You're breaking the law" and "good luck with that piece of crap" get an automatic one-week ban with a permaban for repeat offenders. I HATE those anti-hack people. __________________ --> WWDC 2012 ...... the day the Mac Pro DIED. <-- http://www.apple.com/feedback/macpro.html
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Apr 15, 2010, 10:09 AM	#24
H00513R macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Indiana	I voted "No." Let the hackintosh people feel like the step-children they really are... __________________ RETIRED: Apple IIeFranklin Ace 2200Performa 6200Power Mac G4Nano 5GShuffle 3GiPad 1G CURRENT: 21.5" iMac 6GShuffle 4GiPad 3GiPhone 5G
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Apr 15, 2010, 01:34 PM	#25
roadbloc macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK	Not at all. In fact, I think the words Hackintosh and Jailbreak should be banned from these forums. Humph. __________________ Roadbloc
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