The Official Rules Of PokéSun.com

Table of Contents

• Official Rules
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• History of Staff Members
  

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General Rules

Do not advertise other forums. (40%)
- This includes advertising in posts, profile comments, in your signature, in PM's, even in your user title. You are not allowed to advertise other forums (whether via link or discussion unless it has to do with a news story), especially other Pokémon forums. This is just to keep members from moving from our community, to another. If you are trying to help a member out by answering their question(s), just quote the post from the other site, and post it here.

Do not spam. (20%)
- Spam is not needed at our forum, and is one of the most common thing that happens around the internet; it also wouldn't have anything to do with a discussion topic(s). (Ex. “hey!! you are so cool!!”, or saying just one word.)

Do not bump an old thread. (20%)
- Do not post in a thread that has not been posted in, in 2-3 months. If you think it still has some discussion to it, then you are allowed to bump it.

Do not make multiple accounts. (40%)
- You are only allowed to have 1 account, though if you do have a sister or brother that would like to join, please PM an administrator about it before making one. Also, do not share your account with anyone else.

Do not post inappropriate content. (50%)
- We strictly do not allow adult content (pornography) on here, since there are many members under the age of 13 here. Also, do not talk inappropriately on here as this is a Pokémon forum - usually aimed for children under the age of 13. We strictly don't want any kind of dirty or perverted, if any, relationships on here as well. Please take that somewhere else, instead of our community forum.

Cursing. (20%)
- The only curse words you can use on our forum are "damn" and "hell". Other curse words aren't allowed on our forum. These words also shouldn't be used directly toward another person, such as hurting their feelings. Our word filter has marked almost every curse word out, but if you try to use them a lot, even though they have been filtered, it will result into a warning.

Do not plagiarize. (30%)
- Do not attempt to steal other people's artworks, graphics, writings, stories, etc. unless you have permission from the owner.

Do not "mini-mod." (10%)
- "Mini-mod" or “Mini-modding” means telling another member that he/she broke this rule(s). Just report the post, and the staff of PokéSun will take care of it as soon as possible.

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Avatar and Signature Rules

Your avatar can be the size of 150x150 or smaller, and it's file size can be 40 KB or smaller.

You may only have two images in your signature. Maximum width for the image you are using in your signature is 550px, and maximum height is 250px.

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Other Information/Rules

If you are reading a thread, and come across a post that is breaking one of the rules, please use the “report” button. The staff will handle it right away.

If you have anymore questions, comments, or just simply saying thank you for making our community the best; then please make a thread in the Suggestions, Ideas, and Support forum.

Our forum has a plugin system to where if there are any advertising of forum links, or any cussing toward a member via PM, it will be alerted to our forum system and will be reviewed by the staff. Please try not to do this, and if this does happen, you will be warned for it.

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Gym Leaders of PokéSun

ninJAS
Crossfire
Legacy

All Gym Leaders have their own gym thread to visit so that you can challenge them. Winning will result in a Pokédollar reward, a possible egg from our PokéMart, and their Gym Badge. Click here to go to the PokéSun PO League forum.

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Staff of PokéSun

Administrator

Zueq
Joined: January 2012
Age: 15
Location: Oklahoma, United States of America

Super Moderator

Vanquish
Joined: January 2012
Age: 17
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Moderators

ninJAS (Lead Moderator)
Joined: February 2012
Age: 20
Location: Virginia, United States of America

Zether-Man
Joined: January 2012
Age: 15
Location: Tasmania, Australia

Skye
Joined: May 2012
Age: 18
Location: Oklahoma, United States of America

teamplasma
Joined: August 2012
Age: 15
Location: Illinois, United States of America

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Question: How can I view my profile?
Answer: You can simply go to the top-right hand corner, and click the link "Profile". It is beside the links "Private Messages", "User CP", etc. Your profile will have information about you if you have edited your profile, which can be edited in your User CP. You'll also be able to view comments that were posted by other community members on your profile, as well.

Question: Where can I find my threads?
Answer: You can simply go to your User CP and find some of your threads member's have posted in lately. If you want to view all your threads you've made, go to your profile and click "Find all Threads."

Question: A member has PM'ed me being rude and offensive, or has advertised his/her forum. What do I do?
Answer: Please forward the PM to a staff member, and we will take care of it.

Question: How come I can't post a thread?
Answer: The only forums you can't post a thread in is The Bulletin Board forum, and the Card of the Week forum. Only staff members may post threads in those forums.

Question: I got a warning that I think is unfair. What should I do?
Answer: If you think you got a warning that you think is unfair, please contact a staff member and we'll see what we can do about it.

Question: I have seen a post that is breaking the rules. What should I do?
Answer: Please report the post, which can be located at the bottom of each post, and a staff member will take care of it as soon as possible.

Question: I want to change my username! How do I change it?
Answer: Username changes are allowed as of now. Click here to request one.

Question: I can't login to my account. What should I do?
Answer: First of all, do not make another account stating you couldn't log into your old account. What you should do is try to recover your password. An email will be sent to you with a generated password, and that should help you login to your account. If not, please email a staff member.

Question: Who is the staff of PokéSun?
Answer: You can either view the Forum Team page, or view the list of them when looking over the main rules above.

Question: I want to be a moderator! GIVE ME MODERATOR POWERS NOW!!
Answer: No. If you ask, you will possibly never become one for asking to be one. We only choose members to become a staff member if you have been contributing, been active, helpful in someway, and so on. We won't always choose members that have done these things, but only if we are needing a moderator.

Question: I'm a new member, though I don't know where to start. What should I do?
Answer: You can first post your own introduction thread in our Introduce Yourself! forum. After that, you can simply start posting around the forum to make yourself right at home.

Question: I have a suggestion, idea, or complaint. Where do I post it?
Answer: Please post it in our Suggestions, Ideas, and Support forum.

Question: I heard this forum has many themes to use? How do I change to another theme?
Answer: You can either go to the bottom right-hand corner of the forum, and use our quick theme changer - or you can go to your User CP -> Edit Options, and change your theme from there.

Question: How come I can't comment on a person's profile?
Answer: Either they have closed their profile comments so that no one will comment on their profile, or they only allow comments from their "buddies". This is also the case with PM'ing. You also can't comment on member's profiles if they have been banned.

Question: How come I keep seeing orange usernames?
Answer: The members that have orange colored usernames are VIP's. For more information about VIP's, please click here.

Question: I see a member got banned. What did they do?
Answer: That isn't any of your business, and we aren't going to release information on what they had done to get banned.

Question: What is Pokégear?
Answer: Pokégear is a notifications system on our forum where if for example, a person has given you a reputation, has quoted you in a post, and so on, you will be notified about it in your Pokégear.

Question: How do I change the settings for my Pokégear?
Answer: You can go to your User CP, and go to your Alert Settings to configure what settings you want your Pokégear to notify you.

Question: How do I get the gym badges I see on the forum?
Answer: You have to battle any of our four gym leaders at our official PokéSun PO League to obtain a gym badge.

History Of Staff Members

2012:

• January 17th: Promoted Rainbow Dash to a moderator.
• February 12th: Promoted Sky King, Zether-Man, and Niblesess to moderators. Promoted Rainbow Dash to a super moderator.
• March 19th: Removed Zether-Man from the moderator list.
• March 19th: Changed Sky King to New Era Genesis.
• June 17th: Removed New Era Genesis from the moderator list.
• June 26th: Promoted ninJAS, mewakari13, and Bordeaux to moderators.
• August 3rd: Changed Niblesess to Vanquish.
• August 26th: Removed Rainbow Dash from the super moderator list.
• December 12th: Promoted Vanquish to a super moderator. Promoted ninJAS to lead moderator.
  

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2013:

• January 29th: Removed Bordeaux from the moderator list.
• February 4th: Promoted Zether-Man to a moderator.
• April 9th: Removed mewakari13 from the moderator list.
• April 17th: Promoted Skye to a moderator. Promoted teamplasma to a moderator.