Smogon Simple Questions Thread

[Albret]

How does ladder decay work?

Above 1400, we have rating decay. Every day at 9 AM GMT+0:

• If you played over 5 games, there is no decay
• If you played 1-5 games, you lose 1 point for every 100 points above 1500 you are
• If you played 0 games, you lose 1 point for every 50 points above 1400 you are

source: https://pokemonshowdown.com/pages/ladderhelp

 

[diamondsword92]

Is there a way to access past dates on the ladder page? I wanted to use screenshots of my ELO back in like November but I deleted the screenshots somewhere at some point in time.

 

[a fairy]

There is not, no.

 

[averagetoxapexlover]

Why arent you allowed to get a username of a smogon user who has been inactive for 10+ years?

 

[gulch]

Why arent you allowed to get a username of a smogon user who has been inactive for 10+ years?

well, for starters, technically you can, but it's on a case by case basis. but realistically, imagine if you made an account on a website and then life got in the way and you forgot about it. then, a while later, you remember it and try to log in only to find that it doesn't belong to you anymore. i'd imagine most people would be upset! even on the case by case basis that taking an inactive username is offered, it's usually (if not exclusively) reserved as a reward for high-level contributors or extremely well-known figures, and even then you're not always going to get approved for it.

 

[averagetoxapexlover]

Thats fair, are you saying you’re gonna have to be a admin status to recieve a privilege like that? Or can you become a well known name through battling and winning

 

[Pengu]

Thats fair, are you saying you’re gonna have to be a admin status to recieve a privilege like that? Or can you become a well known name through battling and winning

pretty sure it’s mostly badge holders, that’s when I changed to Pengu

 

[Dead by Daylight]

Thats fair, are you saying you’re gonna have to be a admin status to recieve a privilege like that? Or can you become a well known name through battling and winning

badgeholders can request a name that fits inactivity parameters as a reward for being a badgeholder. unsure about how being "well-known" affects it, though

 

[DrPumpkinz]

well, for starters, technically you can, but it's on a case by case basis. but realistically, imagine if you made an account on a website and then life got in the way and you forgot about it. then, a while later, you remember it and try to log in only to find that it doesn't belong to you anymore. i'd imagine most people would be upset! even on the case by case basis that taking an inactive username is offered, it's usually (if not exclusively) reserved as a reward for high-level contributors or extremely well-known figures, and even then you're not always going to get approved for it.

I feel like if someone has forgotten about something for over a decade, they'll probably have also forgotten their signin info and just make a new account.

 

[averagetoxapexlover]

If i ever become a badgeholder id like to take the username pex, is that okay?

 

[AztecCroc]

I feel like if someone has forgotten about something for over a decade, they'll probably have also forgotten their signin info and just make a new account.

Not really, browsers have been able to save that for far longer than a decade at this point.

 

[12-XVI]

I feel like if someone has forgotten about something for over a decade, they'll probably have also forgotten their signin info and just make a new account.

Does Smogon not have an e-mail recovery feature?

 

[Kalalokki]

If i ever become a badgeholder id like to take the username pex, is that okay?

This is not decided on speculatively

Does Smogon not have an e-mail recovery feature?

We do, but this conversation has run its course now

 

[Autismic47]

Is there anywhere you can submit OM ideas? I can only find the old gen 6 submissions when I google it

 

[Autismic47]

Is there anywhere you can submit OM ideas? I can only find the old gen 6 submissions when I google it

Nvm I’m all good now

 

[Dusk Mage Necrozma]

What does the "np:" stand for in a suspect test thread? Now Playing?

 

[a fairy]

Now Playing, yeah. It's an old tradition of linking a music video or song related to the suspect in some manner.

 

[rykerhasrizz]

I don't think this leads to your problem in this specific instance, but it's worth pointing out that there's a recommendation on the avatar change menu that your image be at least 200x200, not less than.

Edit: ok then

 

[rykerhasrizz]

What does NP stand for?

 

[Celever]

What does NP stand for?

Now Playing, yeah. It's an old tradition of linking a music video or song related to the suspect in some manner.

In other contexts it can stand for Nasty Plot or no problem

 

[Autismic47]

What’s the @@@ command for mix and mega

 

[Autismic47]

What’s the @@@ command for mix and mega

Nvm again I got it

 

[Hydrametr0nice]

Add an indicator so I know whether I’m watching a thread with or without email notifications. Sometimes I subscribe to threads I’m very interested in with email notifications, but later, when I visit the thread and see the button says 'Unwatch', I don’t know if I’m receiving emails or not.

 

[doipy hooves]

Add an indicator so I know whether I’m watching a thread with or without email notifications. Sometimes I subscribe to threads I’m very interested in with email notifications, but later, when I visit the thread and see the button says 'Unwatch', I don’t know if I’m receiving emails or not.

This at least exists within the Watched threads section. https://www.smogon.com/forums/watched/threads
It also lets you disable/enable email notifications for individual threads with the menu at the bottom.

 

[Hydrametr0nice]

This at least exists within the Watched threads section. https://www.smogon.com/forums/watched/threads
It also lets you disable/enable email notifications for individual threads with the menu at the bottom.

I guess, but it’s very awkward to have to go through all that (including searching for the thread) just to check, when the solution is actually pretty simple. As you showed, that information is already stored — you just need to present it in the thread page.