1. Global Rules: All site-wide Smogon rules apply.
2. What belongs in Smogoff: Smogoff is a place for all off-topic content. You can post about nearly anything so long as you put effort into your posts and let your creativity shine. Finally, keep in mind that you don’t have to try to be funny. Just follow the guidelines, engage with the community, and have fun!
3. What doesn't belong in Smogoff: Don’t be excessively gross, profane, or inane. Hate speech will not be tolerated, and "irony" or "dark humor" is not an excuse for making posts that cross the line. Additionally, don't post large amounts of excessively low effort posts. This counts as spam and your posts will be deleted. In general, you should just think before posting - if you exercise your common sense you will run into no issues.
4. What belongs in other forums: Make sure that the content in here actually is off-topic! Familiarize yourself with the other forums on Smogon so that you know if a post belongs somewhere else. Posts about the games themselves generally go in Orange Islands, posts about your competitive team go in Rate My Team, and so on.
5. Respect & Conduct: Part of having fun is building a respectful community. Calling out other users for not “getting it”, letting humorous teasing evolve into dogpiling, or anything that makes community members new or old feel unwelcome will not be tolerated. In addition, do not use Smogoff to bring up drama from other areas of the forums.
6. Moderation: If you have an issue with a poster and believe they are displaying poor conduct, you may bring it to our attention via a report or by contacting us privately. You should do the same if you have an issue with how we've enforced any of our rules. We promise to be approachable and explain our thought process, and in return we expect you to respect the rules by not reversing mod edited posts, reposting deleted posts, or minimodding. Finally, it's important to note that we reserve the right to edit or delete posts that we believe are representative of poor conduct, and that the ultimate discretion of the moderators is final.
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