Hey all, just wanted to give the community a quick FYI.
As you’ve probably seen, there’s been a lot of discussion about Smogon’s future in relation to recent developments in bots/AI. This announcement is to let you all know that these things are being discussed by site leadership (chaos himself, Senior Staff, Community Leaders, Tournament Directors, and other relevant parties as needed) with the hopes that we can find solutions to many of the concerns being raised. These include but are not limited to: AI/bots, laddering, tiering, tournaments, anti-cheating measures (including privacy concerns), the Smogon Dex, analysis writing, and probably even more things that haven’t come up yet.
Basically, we wanted to let you know that there is real work being done to improve Smogon now and in the future. We’ll be transparent and keep you posted on decisions as soon as we can, but in meantime, please be kind to each other. Everyone here is a volunteer that is trying to make this community better every day. There are bound to be disagreements, but if we work together in a respectful manner, things will be a lot smoother.
If you can already see the subforum/Discord channel, we’d love to hear your input! If you don’t have access, but think you should because you have something meaningful to contribute, feel free to message me on Discord (@ phoopes). I’m not promising you access, but at the very least I will do my best to relay your messages to the rest of leadership. My DMs are always open! (but don’t make me regret this lol)
Thanks for your continued passion and dedication!
As you’ve probably seen, there’s been a lot of discussion about Smogon’s future in relation to recent developments in bots/AI. This announcement is to let you all know that these things are being discussed by site leadership (chaos himself, Senior Staff, Community Leaders, Tournament Directors, and other relevant parties as needed) with the hopes that we can find solutions to many of the concerns being raised. These include but are not limited to: AI/bots, laddering, tiering, tournaments, anti-cheating measures (including privacy concerns), the Smogon Dex, analysis writing, and probably even more things that haven’t come up yet.
Basically, we wanted to let you know that there is real work being done to improve Smogon now and in the future. We’ll be transparent and keep you posted on decisions as soon as we can, but in meantime, please be kind to each other. Everyone here is a volunteer that is trying to make this community better every day. There are bound to be disagreements, but if we work together in a respectful manner, things will be a lot smoother.
If you can already see the subforum/Discord channel, we’d love to hear your input! If you don’t have access, but think you should because you have something meaningful to contribute, feel free to message me on Discord (@ phoopes). I’m not promising you access, but at the very least I will do my best to relay your messages to the rest of leadership. My DMs are always open! (but don’t make me regret this lol)
Thanks for your continued passion and dedication!
