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The Pokemon social media posts on twitter and youtube have linked to the forums announcement thread when advertising the latest Incineroar event raid.
https://pkmn.news/4easNeP -> https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12983/prepare-to-face-a-mighty-incineroar
This is a new occurrence compared to the last event posts just linking to the official website.
https://pkmn.news/3WYv2ux -> https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/events/summer-events-part-4/
Other misc notes:
I feel like TechHog got some undeserved aggression today for just pointing out someone was mistaken about a mechanic and should have posted logs.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...know-how-the-mulligan-draws-are-calculated/p1
I found some more ChatGPT advertising slop posts while looking in the Best Of section, both in the same thread.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...hen-all-they-need-to-do-is-attack-one-more-ti
Apparently there is another vague error showing up when editing posts, probably also related to approval.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13130/error-while-editing-a-post#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13137/in-game-trainer#latest
The end of the Gen 1 bracket was a tie that was given to Zapdos, but Bulbasaur got 2 posthumous votes after the fact.
People are still very mad at Unite's voice chat ban system that has been and still is entirely automatic since day 1, as in if you turn on voice chat anyone can report you and you can get banned from voice chat instantly. For some reason people still do not understand this simple moderation policy.
TPCi_GarbageKing uploaded a PDF to the forums in this post which is mildly interesting.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...fficial-rules-resources-update-9-13-24#latest
Finally I want to point out the poor translations of Unite patch notes while I have this soapbox since they only use the forums to post them and they keep getting more and more unprofessional.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12970/hyper-voltage-ver-1-16-1-2-patch-notes#latest
Capitalizing Ho-Oh incorrectly.
The patch was named "Shadow Flame".
Also Unite is increasing the battle pass prices for pretty much nothing in return and did have an inventory limit for no good reason, which not even the main games have anymore, and this was not mentioned or addressed until now.
https://pkmn.news/4easNeP -> https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12983/prepare-to-face-a-mighty-incineroar
This is a new occurrence compared to the last event posts just linking to the official website.
https://pkmn.news/3WYv2ux -> https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/events/summer-events-part-4/
Other misc notes:
I actually checked evanricafort.com and he does call himself a security consultant, so I assume it is the same security guy who claimed he was authorized to test from back then and got banned repeatedly. Maybe he could go on any other vanilla forum to report these issues instead of just scaring kids on the pokemon forums.https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13039/x#latest
This discussion url is just named x which I guess is different.
I feel like TechHog got some undeserved aggression today for just pointing out someone was mistaken about a mechanic and should have posted logs.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...know-how-the-mulligan-draws-are-calculated/p1
I found some more ChatGPT advertising slop posts while looking in the Best Of section, both in the same thread.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...hen-all-they-need-to-do-is-attack-one-more-ti
Apparently there is another vague error showing up when editing posts, probably also related to approval.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13130/error-while-editing-a-post#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13137/in-game-trainer#latest
The end of the Gen 1 bracket was a tie that was given to Zapdos, but Bulbasaur got 2 posthumous votes after the fact.
People are still very mad at Unite's voice chat ban system that has been and still is entirely automatic since day 1, as in if you turn on voice chat anyone can report you and you can get banned from voice chat instantly. For some reason people still do not understand this simple moderation policy.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...when-youre-getting-banned-for-using-it#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ut-the-spanish-mod-should-be-reallly-be-fired
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12470/punishments-for-misbehavior
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11766/in-game-voice-chat-is-incredibly-restrictive
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11098/the-worst-report-system
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/9615/request-voice-chat-added-to-game
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...on-unite-should-remove-the-voice-chat-feature
Unite's response last month was to not change anything but threaten that they might actually moderate the voice chat more strictly, though so far it seems like the automatic moderation is still there and nothihng has changed.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...g-response-to-nuisance-behavior-in-voice-chat
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ut-the-spanish-mod-should-be-reallly-be-fired
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12470/punishments-for-misbehavior
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11766/in-game-voice-chat-is-incredibly-restrictive
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11098/the-worst-report-system
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/9615/request-voice-chat-added-to-game
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...on-unite-should-remove-the-voice-chat-feature
Unite's response last month was to not change anything but threaten that they might actually moderate the voice chat more strictly, though so far it seems like the automatic moderation is still there and nothihng has changed.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...g-response-to-nuisance-behavior-in-voice-chat
TPCi_GarbageKing uploaded a PDF to the forums in this post which is mildly interesting.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...fficial-rules-resources-update-9-13-24#latest
Finally I want to point out the poor translations of Unite patch notes while I have this soapbox since they only use the forums to post them and they keep getting more and more unprofessional.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12970/hyper-voltage-ver-1-16-1-2-patch-notes#latest
Also Unite is increasing the battle pass prices for pretty much nothing in return and did have an inventory limit for no good reason, which not even the main games have anymore, and this was not mentioned or addressed until now.
So I haven't actually been following the forums that closely but quite a few meta changes have happened.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/categories/pokemon-tcg-pocket
There is a new TCG Pocket forum which seemed to drop on September 19.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13299/tcg-pocket-page-size-issues#latest
PokemiiAC successfully made a bug report eliciting a response from TPCi_GarbageKing as his first ever comment/reply.
Speaking of which most of my alerts have just been their bumping of various threads and I thought this was rather appropriate.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11891/im-an-idiot-in-every-way-possible/p2
Josiah2580 made his triumphant return recently after spending 2 years in a time dilation.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13236/sorry-guys-and-girls/p1
clasingla gets nostalgic for days that haven't even come to pass.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13223/will-i-have-nastalgia-for-the-forums/p1
There was yet another recent meta discussion about the issue of flagging culture, this time getting an actual mod response.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13257/dude-can-we-do-something-about-the-flags/p1
Due to this I have just noticed that all my Spam and most of my Abuse flags were removed, mostly from posting in the TCG Live section and/or interacting with one off posters that I do not think would have naturally retracted their flags.
I'm not sure if this was universal, but based on the new leaderboard standings, TechHog really rose up fast probably due to this.
Unite players still do not understand that you can't ban people for being bad at the game, but you can for using voice chat.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-the-fixes-and-balances-coming-reports#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13254/pokemon-code-of-conduct#latest
Finally, the recent Palworld lawsuit has brought out all the lawyers and fearmongerers on the Pokemon forums once again.
The original anti-Palworld OP came back to clarify that he does not feel the same way now about this lawsuit which is actually pretty reasonable.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/9017/whats-your-view-on-palworld/p4
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13274/nintendo-lawsuit-against-pocketpair/p1
Apparently I reached an attachment upload limit in this post, so I will just post this reply to sum up the whole thread and cut off this post for now. It seems like you can only have up to 50 attachments now.
EDIT: More on this mechanic in the forums mechanics research thread but it seems this limit specifically applies to unpublished attachments in posts and you can add more after editing.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/categories/pokemon-tcg-pocket
There is a new TCG Pocket forum which seemed to drop on September 19.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13299/tcg-pocket-page-size-issues#latest
PokemiiAC successfully made a bug report eliciting a response from TPCi_GarbageKing as his first ever comment/reply.
Speaking of which most of my alerts have just been their bumping of various threads and I thought this was rather appropriate.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11891/im-an-idiot-in-every-way-possible/p2
In the time between posts, this thread got temporarily hidden, came back but without FlyPupKai's post calling someone out by name, and now the man himself has finally been banned. I did take one last record of the thread soon after it came back though.
Note that the original reply was removed.
Josiah2580 made his triumphant return recently after spending 2 years in a time dilation.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13236/sorry-guys-and-girls/p1
clasingla gets nostalgic for days that haven't even come to pass.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13223/will-i-have-nastalgia-for-the-forums/p1
There was yet another recent meta discussion about the issue of flagging culture, this time getting an actual mod response.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13257/dude-can-we-do-something-about-the-flags/p1
Due to this I have just noticed that all my Spam and most of my Abuse flags were removed, mostly from posting in the TCG Live section and/or interacting with one off posters that I do not think would have naturally retracted their flags.
I'm not sure if this was universal, but based on the new leaderboard standings, TechHog really rose up fast probably due to this.
Unite players still do not understand that you can't ban people for being bad at the game, but you can for using voice chat.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-the-fixes-and-balances-coming-reports#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13254/pokemon-code-of-conduct#latest
Finally, the recent Palworld lawsuit has brought out all the lawyers and fearmongerers on the Pokemon forums once again.
The original anti-Palworld OP came back to clarify that he does not feel the same way now about this lawsuit which is actually pretty reasonable.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/9017/whats-your-view-on-palworld/p4
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13274/nintendo-lawsuit-against-pocketpair/p1
Apparently I reached an attachment upload limit in this post, so I will just post this reply to sum up the whole thread and cut off this post for now. It seems like you can only have up to 50 attachments now.
EDIT: More on this mechanic in the forums mechanics research thread but it seems this limit specifically applies to unpublished attachments in posts and you can add more after editing.
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Literally 1984
The community's cornerstone thread "Which Starter would you eliminate", aka. "the pokemon eating thread", has been shut down recently with the new wave of moderator intervention after a long standing 70 pages/700 posts as the longest thread on the forums, and at least one other offshoot was removed as well. Were the moderators justified in shutting down this controversial but deeply tied to canon topic, or have they gone too far in a late and misguided effort against community wishes?https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/10725/what-starter-would-you-eliminate#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13378/where-is-the-pokemon-eating-discussion
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...p-closing-discussions-about-eating-pokemon/p1
Meanwhile, the anime forums are discussing when Ash died.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13423/when-was-ash-ketchum-dead#latest
With the recent developments of slightly more enforced moderation, the official Pokemon Forums moderators have also just introduced a new technical support hotline for the forums, though "Forum Assistance Requests" is a misleading name in my opinion. I think this could be a great move in making moderators more approachable but also it feels like it's solving a problem that doesn't exist in a way. But it is a rare sticky/announcement you can post in which is neat and will keep it alive.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13459/forum-assistance-requests#latest
It seems like they will be making use of the PM feature, so if I ever run into a technical issue I will be sure to report on my experiences with this service of talking directly to a moderator. They also seem to be recommending using the Report function instead of just Flag reacting with Spam or Abuse specifically, which may be more difficult to measure the effectiveness of without reporting things directly but we'll see what happens.
Already we are off to a good start with a non-issue and a game issue.
EDIT: Another reply popped up in the middle of writing this post. I have my doubts if this counts as a technical issue but I guess we can see what comes out of it. It seems like all they posted are just TCG bug reports though.
In other news I didn't officially cover, Hey_PIKMIN returned as well and evolved into Kingler.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13270/hey-guys-im-back/p1
On the other hand this Farfetch'd guy joined yesterday and already has 45 posts, a force to rival PokemiiAC and Jadite.
I checked the thread where they got flagged and it was a thread celebrating the banning of FlyPupKai, starting off with a PokemiiAC hexapost with 2 flags each.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13474/they-banned-flypupkai/p1
clasingla makes a contemplative statement on the nature of moderation.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13493/my-comments-arent-showing-up#latest
Game Freak being censored early on would explain some things.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/activity
Last week on the recent activity page, TechHog's net gain of 385 points from the removal of flags could be directly visualized.
It seems like the activity page has stopped updating for public updates for badges and new users since about September 28th. And also people actually check this page to comment on recent profile posts and stuff.
Through this I actually found out that clasingla did get a celebration for 5 stars on their profile page among other things, and this profile post didn't show up on the activity page either.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/clasingla
Finally, some more typical Unite/TCG Live threads of today:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13484/when-i-get-unmute-me-accout-voice-chat#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13494/this-games-not-right#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13459/forum-assistance-requests#latest
It seems like they will be making use of the PM feature, so if I ever run into a technical issue I will be sure to report on my experiences with this service of talking directly to a moderator. They also seem to be recommending using the Report function instead of just Flag reacting with Spam or Abuse specifically, which may be more difficult to measure the effectiveness of without reporting things directly but we'll see what happens.
Already we are off to a good start with a non-issue and a game issue.
EDIT: Another reply popped up in the middle of writing this post. I have my doubts if this counts as a technical issue but I guess we can see what comes out of it. It seems like all they posted are just TCG bug reports though.
In other news I didn't officially cover, Hey_PIKMIN returned as well and evolved into Kingler.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13270/hey-guys-im-back/p1
On the other hand this Farfetch'd guy joined yesterday and already has 45 posts, a force to rival PokemiiAC and Jadite.
I checked the thread where they got flagged and it was a thread celebrating the banning of FlyPupKai, starting off with a PokemiiAC hexapost with 2 flags each.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13474/they-banned-flypupkai/p1
clasingla makes a contemplative statement on the nature of moderation.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13493/my-comments-arent-showing-up#latest
Game Freak being censored early on would explain some things.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/activity
Last week on the recent activity page, TechHog's net gain of 385 points from the removal of flags could be directly visualized.
It seems like the activity page has stopped updating for public updates for badges and new users since about September 28th. And also people actually check this page to comment on recent profile posts and stuff.
Through this I actually found out that clasingla did get a celebration for 5 stars on their profile page among other things, and this profile post didn't show up on the activity page either.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/clasingla
Finally, some more typical Unite/TCG Live threads of today:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13484/when-i-get-unmute-me-accout-voice-chat#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13494/this-games-not-right#latest
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I created an acc lol and I plan to rant about censorship and stuff
I anticipate reading your posts eagerly. In the meantime it seems like someone already beat you to it regarding the recent Pokemon Unite gambling drama (which I have covered in the Unite thread on Smogon if you need context).
Pokemon Forums are AGAINST rights to freedom of speech
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13497/topic-voice-feedback-deleting#latestWe will see if Nintendo support has to be called on the pokemon forum moderators. I'm right there with you taking a screenshot of this thread.
For context, I did save a screenshot of such that thread last night before it was deleted in anticipation after recent events. Honestly it wasn't even that bad aside from specifically calling out the gambling aspect.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ing-gambling-to-kids-again-with-gotcha#latest
Meanwhile, this other thread about a similar topic with their reply is still up.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...on-unite-shutting-down-in-belgium-netherlands
It seems Unite is just losing more and more players with their recent moves as can be seen by other recent threads.
On the contrary. Keep gambling, kids.
So documenting the pokemon forums is cool and all but like when are we gonna get to the deleting Smogon part?
Hmmmm doipy if you want meme fodder go to the help and assistance page :)
Honestly I've been kind of hitting a roadblock for a while in terms of interest and current events to cover, but the recent leaks blowing up the fandom and derailing the weekend was just the thing to ignite some discussion. First off I will point out a few minor updates and story arcs I wanted to follow up on.
The feedback thread from earlier did get locked with an actual acknowledgment this time.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13497/topic-voice-feedback-deleting#latest
The choose avatar menu now shows avatars in rows of 4 rather than 1 per row.
EDIT: I was inspired to check on this after hearing in Orange Islands that the Pokemon Center website has avatars of their own now.
They are very similar but not the same in terms of colors and art used in some cases, and they already have ones for all regions (except Hisui). Also they have a search bar.
Ironically it turns out PokemiiAC was the one flagging others for spam, he who is with sin casting multiple stones.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...r-flags-incorrectly-if-so-how-did-you-feel/p4
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...in-in-a-battle-nidoking-or-king-dedede#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13503/let-s-misspell-gyarados/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13459/forum-assistance-requests/p1
TheFurretStar was actually prophetic of a new issue where people can't edit posts with a similarly vague error message to the last time.
I made note of a thread about debating the use of VPNs for TCG Pocket but it seems to be deleted now.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ar-2020-voting-results-were-rigged-why#latest
A very timely thread about voter fraud.
Finally, the most topical recent events are the Pokemon leaks, and so far they are a pretty hot topic.
This was an old thread about Kotora that got bumped:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/5917/about-the-prototypes-of-the-pokemon-games#latest
And here is a new thread debating the ramifications of the leaks that seems to be based off some incorrect assumptions about what was actually leaked.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ks-delays-and-consequences-for-leakers#latest
Overall these threads may or may not disappear soon, though the Pokemon Forums have kept up prototype threads before, and I feel like some additional posts were approved like UnovanZorua's since when I first looked at this thread earlier.
EDIT: Added in mention of the Pokemon Center website's new avatar system.
The feedback thread from earlier did get locked with an actual acknowledgment this time.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13497/topic-voice-feedback-deleting#latest
The choose avatar menu now shows avatars in rows of 4 rather than 1 per row.
EDIT: I was inspired to check on this after hearing in Orange Islands that the Pokemon Center website has avatars of their own now.
They are very similar but not the same in terms of colors and art used in some cases, and they already have ones for all regions (except Hisui). Also they have a search bar.
Ironically it turns out PokemiiAC was the one flagging others for spam, he who is with sin casting multiple stones.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...r-flags-incorrectly-if-so-how-did-you-feel/p4
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...in-in-a-battle-nidoking-or-king-dedede#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13503/let-s-misspell-gyarados/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/13459/forum-assistance-requests/p1
TheFurretStar was actually prophetic of a new issue where people can't edit posts with a similarly vague error message to the last time.
I made note of a thread about debating the use of VPNs for TCG Pocket but it seems to be deleted now.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ar-2020-voting-results-were-rigged-why#latest
A very timely thread about voter fraud.
Finally, the most topical recent events are the Pokemon leaks, and so far they are a pretty hot topic.
This was an old thread about Kotora that got bumped:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/5917/about-the-prototypes-of-the-pokemon-games#latest
And here is a new thread debating the ramifications of the leaks that seems to be based off some incorrect assumptions about what was actually leaked.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...ks-delays-and-consequences-for-leakers#latest
Overall these threads may or may not disappear soon, though the Pokemon Forums have kept up prototype threads before, and I feel like some additional posts were approved like UnovanZorua's since when I first looked at this thread earlier.
EDIT: Added in mention of the Pokemon Center website's new avatar system.
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"that is probably illegal"
The Pokemon Forums are planning an offense against Leak Culture.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-leaks-delays-and-consequences-for-leakers/p1
I’m gonna make a bbp ripoff on the official pokemon fourums called bpp
Battle, Play, Post
Battle, Play, Post
It's been an uncertain month. Yet the Pokemon Forums have shown resilience despite the internal turmoil within and outside.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-leaks-delays-and-consequences-for-leakers/p5
Some have given up altogether. Hey_PIKMIN couldn't take it any longer.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14449/im-done
And just like that, the community came to an end. Hey_PIKMIN ran away from the lifeless Forums... and wandered the Internet alone. He never saw the pokemon eating thread again. TPCi_GarbageKing is an admin of their word, so he's sure they would at least remove the leaks thread as requested.
He heard the news of more leaks and morality debates a few days later. They were left up, of course. The "iconic post" never happen. Maybe it was never meant to. Because an "iconic post" is something that doesn't exist.
But... the forums refused to change.
Yet still, life goes on.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...d-like-to-ask-if-my-account-will-be-banned/p1
Sure, the old third party TCG live server advertisers may still run rampant, although the mods did remove their links and TechHog's original message calling it out.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...rum-consensus-about-recent-events-and-patches
The Unite players have just stopped playing altogether.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14015/cartridge-versus-disk/p2
Physical cartridges are disappearing.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14013/pokemon-yellow-artlocke#latest
The people are resorting to emulators.
But despite everything, people still enjoy Pokemon and try to promote the long forgotten ethics of internet safety.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14484/inclusion-of-a-blind-student-on-my-team
Despite their individual differences and disagreements, the people can come together to support those in need against the enemies of society trying to tear us all down.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...0-would-be-able-to-beat-ocarina-of-time-first
Even the mods are still making a legitimate effort to engage with the community threads, no matter how random the topic is.
I would say Hey_PIKMIN was wrong, but I can only speak for myself. I think there is still "life" in the official Pokemon forums. But you have to make the "post" happen. The posters, moderators, and Smogon readers... We have seen the "posts", and that is how we have come to know the "community". Perhaps Hey_PIKMIN was one person who has yet to see new "posts" from the "community", beyond the shadow of a lost love. Yet his final "post" may have brought about the "community" he sought once more to debate his decision in the aftermath.
Perhaps Hey_PIKMIN may return, or the forums may find new "life" once more with another "iconic thread". I know both of these seem like impossible feats at first. But if either can happen, it would truly be an "exciting community". So was Hey_PIKMIN "wrong"... or was he "right", when he "posted" his opinion and chose to leave? Those were his choices only he could make for himself then. And the answers to that "thread" speak to what still being a "member" means to the "community".
But... you have to look past all of that, to what's really important. There's something more to the feelings behind a "post" than just getting an "Agree" or a "Flag" reaction, right? It doesn't matter how many "replies" a thread has… The "discussion" will always find a way to make itself known. The only thing we can do is to post with the knowledge we hold and everything we have. Editing the paragraphs one by one… It's never easy… We claw and scratch for every draft. But we will always eventually press that one "post reply" button. That's the reason why "posters" exist. But I'm sure you knew that already, reading this.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-leaks-delays-and-consequences-for-leakers/p5
Some have given up altogether. Hey_PIKMIN couldn't take it any longer.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14449/im-done
And just like that, the community came to an end. Hey_PIKMIN ran away from the lifeless Forums... and wandered the Internet alone. He never saw the pokemon eating thread again. TPCi_GarbageKing is an admin of their word, so he's sure they would at least remove the leaks thread as requested.
He heard the news of more leaks and morality debates a few days later. They were left up, of course. The "iconic post" never happen. Maybe it was never meant to. Because an "iconic post" is something that doesn't exist.
But... the forums refused to change.
Yet still, life goes on.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...d-like-to-ask-if-my-account-will-be-banned/p1
Sure, the old third party TCG live server advertisers may still run rampant, although the mods did remove their links and TechHog's original message calling it out.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...rum-consensus-about-recent-events-and-patches
The Unite players have just stopped playing altogether.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14015/cartridge-versus-disk/p2
Physical cartridges are disappearing.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14013/pokemon-yellow-artlocke#latest
The people are resorting to emulators.
But despite everything, people still enjoy Pokemon and try to promote the long forgotten ethics of internet safety.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14484/inclusion-of-a-blind-student-on-my-team
Despite their individual differences and disagreements, the people can come together to support those in need against the enemies of society trying to tear us all down.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...0-would-be-able-to-beat-ocarina-of-time-first
Even the mods are still making a legitimate effort to engage with the community threads, no matter how random the topic is.
I would say Hey_PIKMIN was wrong, but I can only speak for myself. I think there is still "life" in the official Pokemon forums. But you have to make the "post" happen. The posters, moderators, and Smogon readers... We have seen the "posts", and that is how we have come to know the "community". Perhaps Hey_PIKMIN was one person who has yet to see new "posts" from the "community", beyond the shadow of a lost love. Yet his final "post" may have brought about the "community" he sought once more to debate his decision in the aftermath.
Perhaps Hey_PIKMIN may return, or the forums may find new "life" once more with another "iconic thread". I know both of these seem like impossible feats at first. But if either can happen, it would truly be an "exciting community". So was Hey_PIKMIN "wrong"... or was he "right", when he "posted" his opinion and chose to leave? Those were his choices only he could make for himself then. And the answers to that "thread" speak to what still being a "member" means to the "community".
But... you have to look past all of that, to what's really important. There's something more to the feelings behind a "post" than just getting an "Agree" or a "Flag" reaction, right? It doesn't matter how many "replies" a thread has… The "discussion" will always find a way to make itself known. The only thing we can do is to post with the knowledge we hold and everything we have. Editing the paragraphs one by one… It's never easy… We claw and scratch for every draft. But we will always eventually press that one "post reply" button. That's the reason why "posters" exist. But I'm sure you knew that already, reading this.
The year is 2025. Time marches on, and the age of a new Game draws nearer. On the outside, the Pokemon Forums remain standing strong beyond the dark ages of 2023. But on the inside, the story is not as serene as it seems, as the forums are engulfed in a newer, darker age of posting...
Even in the midst of this darker age of posting, I believe that trust in our fellow posters can still be reclaimed by posters genuinely wanting to find the truth instead of posting by any means necessary, solely towards furthering a perfect streak of posting points and reactions.
The official Pokemon Community Forums are one of the few places on the Internet still in dispute, not aiming to exploit its members for capital gain-- where will you be when history is written?
Trust in authority has eroded as prestigious Moderators like Mod_Skrilla were found banned and disbarred.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/Mod_Skrilla
New rising stars like Mod_Fern seem to have been stripped of their identity as well, their remains being left Unconfirmed.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/Fern
As chaos engulfs society and the systems fail their people again and again, faith inevitably turns to doubt as the status quo is questioned.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14897/is-poison-heal-an-ethical-ability/p1
(There were actually a lot more comments calling TechHog out for this that seem to have been deleted now.)
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-for-lance-to-use-hyper-beam-on-people#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...nk-hospitals-work-in-the-pokemon-world#latest
With no news to discuss, the urge of Posting still beckons for newer and fresher sacrifices. The world hurtles ever closer towards madness.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14675/pokemon-save-these-framed-innocents#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14822/evil-team-bracket-22#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14941/what-pokemon-is-183
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15270/which-move-is-not-useful-in-real-life#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15237/what-pokemon-are-you/p1
Losses are mourned day after day in reminiscence of better times. But in an era where posts are forged left and right by self-promoting self-serving AI services, cynical posters began to turn on their fellow man as well, belittling the last bits of humanity they cling onto.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12828/some-guys-i-want-back-that-leaved-the-forums/p4
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14954/do-you-think-pokemon-celebrate-christmas/p3
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15055/looking-for-new-friends#latest (deleted thread)
Even doubt can arise from within the self, questioning one’s very identity of being a Pokemon fan at all.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15172/i-should-tell-you-something/p1
It is clear that the Pokemon Forums have been overrun with corruption; the root of which is beyond attribution to one single poster or thread, but the entropic grip of damnation reaches out from within us all regardless.
However, all hope is not lost.
New moderators like Mod_Nova have stepped up to the plate to break the divide and participate in threads among users alike as well as being active on their profile, coming to the terms that neither are simply just fighting separately for their own cause, but rather working together as equals within a system powered by honest effort from both sides.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/57078/Mod_Nova
(I guess this guy got the more debated TechHog posts deleted after all.)
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14954/do-you-think-pokemon-celebrate-christmas/p1
Regular users make their return to the board as well, showing a comeback is never out of the question no matter how much or little time has passed.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15265/i-m-back
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/Mod_Skrilla
New rising stars like Mod_Fern seem to have been stripped of their identity as well, their remains being left Unconfirmed.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/Fern
As chaos engulfs society and the systems fail their people again and again, faith inevitably turns to doubt as the status quo is questioned.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14897/is-poison-heal-an-ethical-ability/p1
(There were actually a lot more comments calling TechHog out for this that seem to have been deleted now.)
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...-for-lance-to-use-hyper-beam-on-people#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...nk-hospitals-work-in-the-pokemon-world#latest
With no news to discuss, the urge of Posting still beckons for newer and fresher sacrifices. The world hurtles ever closer towards madness.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14675/pokemon-save-these-framed-innocents#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14822/evil-team-bracket-22#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14941/what-pokemon-is-183
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15270/which-move-is-not-useful-in-real-life#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15237/what-pokemon-are-you/p1
Losses are mourned day after day in reminiscence of better times. But in an era where posts are forged left and right by self-promoting self-serving AI services, cynical posters began to turn on their fellow man as well, belittling the last bits of humanity they cling onto.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12828/some-guys-i-want-back-that-leaved-the-forums/p4
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14954/do-you-think-pokemon-celebrate-christmas/p3
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15055/looking-for-new-friends#latest (deleted thread)
Even doubt can arise from within the self, questioning one’s very identity of being a Pokemon fan at all.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15172/i-should-tell-you-something/p1
It is clear that the Pokemon Forums have been overrun with corruption; the root of which is beyond attribution to one single poster or thread, but the entropic grip of damnation reaches out from within us all regardless.
However, all hope is not lost.
New moderators like Mod_Nova have stepped up to the plate to break the divide and participate in threads among users alike as well as being active on their profile, coming to the terms that neither are simply just fighting separately for their own cause, but rather working together as equals within a system powered by honest effort from both sides.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/profile/57078/Mod_Nova
(I guess this guy got the more debated TechHog posts deleted after all.)
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14954/do-you-think-pokemon-celebrate-christmas/p1
Regular users make their return to the board as well, showing a comeback is never out of the question no matter how much or little time has passed.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15265/i-m-back
The official Pokemon Community Forums are one of the few places on the Internet still in dispute, not aiming to exploit its members for capital gain-- where will you be when history is written?
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Rising from the ashes, the official announcement of the Switch 2 is the hot topic of the week and may be just what the forums needed to incite discussion of something new and official.
Not everyone has as much hope for the future of the Pokemon Forums for that matter, as the darker age of posting rears its head again.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15570/im-bored/p1
(Aside: For context, the conceding matches reference seems to be this 5-page TCG Pocket thread about arguing if forfeiting is valid or not. I haven't touched too much on TCG Pocket lately but they have been pushing the forums on that front too.)
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14577/conceding-matches/p1
(This goes on for a while longer but the posts get too long to screenshot.)
Back to the forums meta, general sentiment has been looking bleak as Hey_PIKMIN's departure may have only been a hint of things to come:
This dark age of posting has even driven the franchise's most loyal fans against the TCG, the Switch 2, the anime, and the mainline games, potentially maybe not even liking pokemon anymore.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15576/pokemon-what-are-they-doing#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15358/what-should-i-do#latest
Beyond the tried and true thousand lions vs 1 pokemon debate, there is a growing trend of people contemplating their own mortality surviving against the unimaginable forces of legendary Pokemon.
Even now, people still wonder about the unsolved disappearances amidst the darker age of posting, and the hidden bigger picture behind it all.
Everyone knows who PokemiiAC is so I don't have to explain, but if you don't know who PokemiiAC is, then the quick explanation is that they were a rising star achieving 1292 posts in less than 2 months of existence.
No one knows what became of them, but their final profile messages received and given paint an ominous portrait.
It all came back around to BlaziiBoi and the dream of "MEME TIME", 6 months ago.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11997/meme-time/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15375/pokemon-memes/p1
Just what drastic measures did BlaziiBoi resort to make his meme thread a reality on January 6th? Did the ends truly justify the means?
Following this trail had only left me with more questions than answers, up to a last formal note that was beyond saying much of anything, and yet all that was left unsaid was all that was needed to speak for itself.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14868/apology-note/p1
A great debate between kids enjoying the story and people saying children (not them) could be seriously disturbed for life.
Ironically, the post condemning the story for being too scary to post, still contained a quote that became the only evidence of its existence today.
Here is the story as quoted:
Personally I was growing concerned that the Annihilape might return at 3AM to Night Slash (egg move) anyone who read the letter and doesn't copy paste this letter to 10 friends or something but it doesn't seem that specific. Perhaps it's for the best it was edited out though.
To end on a more lighthearted note, people still have hope for competitive discussion, and my cross-cultural thread about the proposed DPP Machamp ban aged pretty well though I haven't made a followup yet.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...e-learn-bullet-punch-in-the-next-pokemon-game
Not everyone has as much hope for the future of the Pokemon Forums for that matter, as the darker age of posting rears its head again.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15570/im-bored/p1
(Aside: For context, the conceding matches reference seems to be this 5-page TCG Pocket thread about arguing if forfeiting is valid or not. I haven't touched too much on TCG Pocket lately but they have been pushing the forums on that front too.)
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14577/conceding-matches/p1
(This goes on for a while longer but the posts get too long to screenshot.)
Back to the forums meta, general sentiment has been looking bleak as Hey_PIKMIN's departure may have only been a hint of things to come:
This dark age of posting has even driven the franchise's most loyal fans against the TCG, the Switch 2, the anime, and the mainline games, potentially maybe not even liking pokemon anymore.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15576/pokemon-what-are-they-doing#latest
Beyond the tried and true thousand lions vs 1 pokemon debate, there is a growing trend of people contemplating their own mortality surviving against the unimaginable forces of legendary Pokemon.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15204/would-u-survive#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15225/would-u-survive-part-2#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15410/would-you-survive-3#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15464/would-u-survive-45-myths#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15481/would-you-survive-psuedo-edition-fixed#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15512/who-would-you-bring-to-the-olympics/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15510/the-hardest-challenge#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15558/the-hardest-challenge-answers#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15225/would-u-survive-part-2#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15410/would-you-survive-3#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15464/would-u-survive-45-myths#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15481/would-you-survive-psuedo-edition-fixed#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15512/who-would-you-bring-to-the-olympics/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15510/the-hardest-challenge#latest
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15558/the-hardest-challenge-answers#latest
Even now, people still wonder about the unsolved disappearances amidst the darker age of posting, and the hidden bigger picture behind it all.
Everyone knows who PokemiiAC is so I don't have to explain, but if you don't know who PokemiiAC is, then the quick explanation is that they were a rising star achieving 1292 posts in less than 2 months of existence.
No one knows what became of them, but their final profile messages received and given paint an ominous portrait.
It all came back around to BlaziiBoi and the dream of "MEME TIME", 6 months ago.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11997/meme-time/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15375/pokemon-memes/p1
Just what drastic measures did BlaziiBoi resort to make his meme thread a reality on January 6th? Did the ends truly justify the means?
Following this trail had only left me with more questions than answers, up to a last formal note that was beyond saying much of anything, and yet all that was left unsaid was all that was needed to speak for itself.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14868/apology-note/p1
A great debate between kids enjoying the story and people saying children (not them) could be seriously disturbed for life.
Ironically, the post condemning the story for being too scary to post, still contained a quote that became the only evidence of its existence today.
Here is the story as quoted:
Personally I was growing concerned that the Annihilape might return at 3AM to Night Slash (egg move) anyone who read the letter and doesn't copy paste this letter to 10 friends or something but it doesn't seem that specific. Perhaps it's for the best it was edited out though.
To end on a more lighthearted note, people still have hope for competitive discussion, and my cross-cultural thread about the proposed DPP Machamp ban aged pretty well though I haven't made a followup yet.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...e-learn-bullet-punch-in-the-next-pokemon-game
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this is so so good hahaha
she slash on my night til i crit
I'm starting to see why we want Smogon banned now
It seems that the darker age of posting has gone on long enough, and people are finally taking a stand against inappropriate content.
As of just yesterday, one brave poster has made a whole thread calling out those who post about strange relationships and unacceptable portrayals of Pokemon. Despite the short-lived dark age of posting in 2023, I can certainly recall some examples of such posts still remaining in 2024, as mentioned previously in this thread:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14675/pokemon-save-these-framed-innocents
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12456/if-the-eeveelutions-were-human-vaporeon
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11745/how-much-of-you-make-fan-made-pokemon/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14868/apology-note/p1
And also most recently:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15440/pokemon-fun-facts/p1
So who is this new leader of the rebellion?
For context, here's some of the latest spam on the forums fresh from today:
Others have been pushing back against content in their own way:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11023/1-billion-lions-or-one-of-every-pokemon/p5
If you noticed that Pretsal above has 0 posts, I believe this is because when posts are approved currently, they don't actually bump the thread or update the unread marker or post count in the thread list, which I guess applies to user post count too. The behaviour has changed so much I can't say when it started but it's been like this for a while.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...while-others-seem-to-go-up-instantaneously/p3
Meanwhile, some draw their questions more inwards towards the value of life:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15775/b-2-w-2-was-your-first-game#latest
I'm sure the middle guy is AI by the way.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...y-magnezone-good-for-the-hgss-battle-frontier
Amidst the current state of the forums, people have been considering alternative social media with a prescient question:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15485/why-isnt-pokemon-on-bluesky
Finally, TCG Live drama is about the same as always, but this thread actually made me empathize in sheer confusion.
I actually have to side with Zhula again here, after I sided with him before on the fact that people shouldn't just ping mods to lock threads they disagree with, because the idea of a progression system that just resets you from level 100 to 1 sounds like a bug. But most other TCG Live players here seem to seriously disagree and mocked Zhula for expecting otherwise, so I guess this game is just beyond saving. I don't know, does any other video game do this without explanation? I don't think this is even a battle pass or season reset type of thing, it's just account EXP.
As of just yesterday, one brave poster has made a whole thread calling out those who post about strange relationships and unacceptable portrayals of Pokemon. Despite the short-lived dark age of posting in 2023, I can certainly recall some examples of such posts still remaining in 2024, as mentioned previously in this thread:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14675/pokemon-save-these-framed-innocents
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/12456/if-the-eeveelutions-were-human-vaporeon
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11745/how-much-of-you-make-fan-made-pokemon/p1
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/14868/apology-note/p1
And also most recently:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15440/pokemon-fun-facts/p1
So who is this new leader of the rebellion?
For context, here's some of the latest spam on the forums fresh from today:
Others have been pushing back against content in their own way:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/11023/1-billion-lions-or-one-of-every-pokemon/p5
If you noticed that Pretsal above has 0 posts, I believe this is because when posts are approved currently, they don't actually bump the thread or update the unread marker or post count in the thread list, which I guess applies to user post count too. The behaviour has changed so much I can't say when it started but it's been like this for a while.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...while-others-seem-to-go-up-instantaneously/p3
Meanwhile, some draw their questions more inwards towards the value of life:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15775/b-2-w-2-was-your-first-game#latest
I'm sure the middle guy is AI by the way.
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us...y-magnezone-good-for-the-hgss-battle-frontier
Amidst the current state of the forums, people have been considering alternative social media with a prescient question:
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/15485/why-isnt-pokemon-on-bluesky
Finally, TCG Live drama is about the same as always, but this thread actually made me empathize in sheer confusion.
I actually have to side with Zhula again here, after I sided with him before on the fact that people shouldn't just ping mods to lock threads they disagree with, because the idea of a progression system that just resets you from level 100 to 1 sounds like a bug. But most other TCG Live players here seem to seriously disagree and mocked Zhula for expecting otherwise, so I guess this game is just beyond saving. I don't know, does any other video game do this without explanation? I don't think this is even a battle pass or season reset type of thing, it's just account EXP.
Plenty of progression-based games have a prestige system where you can reset upon reaching max level/rank/whatever to earn a reward. The only strange thing is that, by the sounds of it, it happens automatically in this case.