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Hi all, I am stepping down from my position as Social Media Leader. It's been a fun and long ride, but I no longer have the motivation to continue contributing here as a leader. I will still be semi-involved as SS to help out where needed for the time being, but the plan is to slowly ease out of the section entirely. I want to give a big thanks to the staff of this section that have worked tirelessly to keep this project running for so long, it's a thankless job. Thanks for the good times!
 
Sad news unfortunately come in pairs, as dex has decided to step down from Social Media Spotlights as well. This section won't be the way it is without the both of you, so huge thank you for all the efforts and dedication you've poured into it after all these years! Much love :heart:
 
Happy to announce that Social Media Spotlights are going to be integrated with the Smogon Youtube Revival going forward! Every month, a handful of sets up for reservation will be marked as being For Youtube. What this means is, once your spotlight is written, we'll be using it as a base for a short-form video spotlighting that Pokemon and its place in the tier. For an example of what this might look like, check out our Pecharunt Short.

If you're interested in getting further involved with this project or would like to help turn spotlights into scripts, send in an application here! If you want to see your spotlight on the big screen in the coming months, make sure to follow us at @SmogonU on TikTok and at Smogon on YouTube!
 
Social Media Spotlights is looking to expand our staff team, so if you're interested in joining us please fill out this form!
 
I'm a firm believer in stepping back from leadership when you aren't pulling your weight anymore. Recently, this has become true for me - I no longer find myself with enough time to give this section the attention it deserves as a leader.

Therefore, one year to the day after being promoted to moderator, I am stepping down from Social Media Leader and am returning to that moderator role in a limited capacity. I only plan on assisting in a couple of very specific backend areas, so please generally direct your inquiries relating to Social Media to Marnie and Murphy Lawden, both of whom are more than capable of continuing this section's success without me.

Thank you for having me!
 
We would like to issue a few things:

- As written on our Rules and Guidelines, we would like to remind all writers (present and future) to only reserve spotlights on tiers/sets that they have knowledge about. This prevents the need to reference other mediums (particularly SmogDex analyses), which could open the door for plagiarism even if unintentionally, and makes QC's job much easier, especially with spotlights being a more time-sensitive project compared to other C&C work.

- Specifically for the QC team: If the Pokemon's moveset requires change(s)—however minor—some time during the writing process, please inform a staff member first. While we generally won't reject minor set changes, we still want to make sure the final set still falls under Social Media Spotlights' criteria (such as the number of slashes). In addition, we also want to avoid the possibility of any major set changes in general, as it can further stifle the writing process. However, in case this is absolutely necessary, you can still bring it up to a staff member and we'll decide on it on a case-by-case basis. While this has never been a major issue in the past, we still feel it's better to set it in stone and make it clear(er) moving forward. This ruling is now included on our Rules and Guidelines.

Thank you and feel free to reach out to a staff member for further clarifications.
 
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