Format stolen from SM Forum Information, Rules, Council Info, and Announcements
These users will be responsible for the maintenance and facilitation of the DPP forum, and are your go-to people to ask for questions, comments, and concerns regarding threads and the forum itself! Please bear in mind that these users can enforce rules at their discretion.
DPP Council
The purpose of this thread is to establish key rules when posting/making threads, while also providing info regarding the council, moderation team, and other necessary information for the forum. This is your go-to place for understanding the policies of our forum, as well as the people who run it.
Forum Rules- Global rules apply at all times.
- Before posting a thread, get it approved by a staff member. Make sure to note who approved it at the top of the post. Unapproved threads will be locked.
- Don't post threads asking questions; instead, post them to our "Simple Question, Simple Answer" thread.
- Don't post teams here; instead, go to the Rate my Team forum for team rates, and be sure to read their rules before posting.
- Non-competitive topics should go to the Orange Islands, and are not meant for this forum.
- Try not to theorymon or ask "what ifs"; please only refer to verified, confirmed information.
- Ensure your posts are grammatically coherent, contribute to the discussion at hand, and aren't simple one-liners. The moderation team is subject to delete them if they feel as though they do not add anything to the discussion.
- Don't engage in flame wars, and do not instigate them.
These users will be responsible for the maintenance and facilitation of the DPP forum, and are your go-to people to ask for questions, comments, and concerns regarding threads and the forum itself! Please bear in mind that these users can enforce rules at their discretion.
DPP Council
Suspect tests are the standard protocol for handling bans and unbans. Suspect tests last approximately one month each and will abide by the following procedure:
- The council identifies a potentially unhealthy aspect of the metagame and posts a discussion thread about it in the OU forum. The purpose for this is to see what the playerbase, at large, thinks;
- If there's enough demand for a suspect test, the council announces a suspect test. A suspect ladder is then implemented on Pokémon Showdown and a formal suspect thread is posted in the OU forum, for people to share their experiences on the ladder and to discuss the effects of the suspect in the metagame. For those that are interested in voting, they are required to achieve a certain rating/deviation on the ladder or Tournament Requisites;
- After the account identification phase occurs, eligible voters vote on the suspect;
- If the suspect achieves a certain majority, it is banned from the metagame (or unbanned, in case of formerly banned subjects).
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