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Adam Williams

10:00 AM

Hey, why can't I edit this answer: android.stackexchange.com/a/48408/231061

The section on MAC addresses is blatantly wrong, I want to remove the entire paragraph

Dan Hulme

10:19 AM

@AdamWilliams You're right, the MAC address isn't visible to the cell network. You can suggest an edit, but removing the paragraph completely would probably not be seen as preserving the author's intent.

Adam Williams

I don't think I can suggest an edit though?

All I can do is share

The annoying thing is people are quoting it around with "Your cell network knows when you're tethering!" and seem to be citing that answer..

Dan Hulme

10:34 AM

@AdamWilliams you should be able to, if you're logged into the site

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Adam Williams

12:24 PM

How can I chat and not be logged in? :P

Dan Hulme

@AdamWilliams logging into chat and logging into the main site are separate

Adam Williams

I'm 99% sure I'm logged into the site

Dan Hulme

well, that's odd

Adam Williams

Maybe a rep thing?

Dan Hulme

I was under the impression that you should be able to suggest edits right away, even if you didn't have the association bonus.

Adam Williams

12:34 PM

Is there another way I can suggest an edit? Meta post?

Dan Hulme

Regardless, I don't think an edit is the right thing to do here. If you disagree with the post, get some more rep on the site and then vote it down.

oh, I know why: it's because the question has a historical lock; I didn't notice earlier

> This question and its answers are frozen and cannot be changed.

Adam Williams

It's fine that it has historical relevance and the question isn't on-topic

what's not fine is that it's still discoverable, and the accepted answer is wrong

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Ahad aghapour

7:25 PM

Hievery one. I want to start a project with Android, which programming language is better for me to start to learn? Xamarin on Java?

I have a good background in C#

and familiar with java

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Q: Revision of answers on locked questions

There's a question on the site concerning tethering detection (on the part of mobile carriers). The accepted answer ranks highly for searches on this topic and is often cited on sites like reddit. The section on detection via MAC address is blatantly wrong and suggests a misunderstanding of netw...