Hey guys, welcome to the Pokemon Database!
I'm Mew, and I'm going to run you through some of the features that we have here at the PokemonDB. Before you begin posting anything on the site, please go and read the rules! You don't want to know how many arguments that could have been avoided by reading this. Also, DarkTyphlosion, another senior user here, posted a really nice etiquette. I highly recommend you to read it too.
What the Pokemon DB does is to answer questions about the thing that's sweeping the nation: Pokemon!
PokeBase:
PokeBase is our main section here at the DB. This is the primary question and answer place, where you can ask nearly anything on Pokemon! Obviously, there are exceptions and bans on questions that in place.
You shouldn't:
- Asking a question that has previously been asked.
- Asking a purely opinion question. (Emolga is cool, right?)
- Asking questions that could easily be looked up on the site (Example: What level does Turtwig evolve at?)
- Asking a plainly dumb question. (Is Mew pink?)
- Post any team questions. These will go to the Battle Subway section.
- Posting a question unrelated to Pokemon. (How do I fix my lawn mower?)
Meta:
Meta is a place for offering suggestions to improve this site, changing your username, point out errors in the site, ask questions about the site itself, and reporting users that are repeatedly breaking the rules. Do not complain about a user or unnecessary downvoting; talk to an expert / editor / Moderator / Pokemaster on the chat. If there is excessive downvoting, feel free to bring it up on the ban report here. Here we also have certain special posts. We have tournaments, a Pokemon DB League, and other cool stuff.
Battle Subway (AKA the RMT section):
The battle subway is where you post your teams to rate. When posting, please remember to abide by the rules. Meaning you must have all 6 Pokemon in your team, items, natures, moves, and if you know them, EVs. If you don't know what they are, post what the team member's main role is. For a list of roles, check here. Refrain from posting teams you use to beat the storyline on the RMT for rating, as ingame teams have too many variables.
Chat:
Chat with other users here. Do not post personal information.
Also note, this is where the "Drama Base" happens. No one likes trolls or arrogant idiots, but we don't tolerate insulting for that stuff and arguing about it. It can be a temporary ban. We won't be sorry if Mods are on Chat when you're spamming.....xD
Also, please refrain from talking about controversial topics like Religion.
Top bar:
- Hello _____: the site's greeting. Clicking on your name will bring you to your profile.
- My Account: Edit your profile and choose whether or not to display your Gravatar
- My Updates: Gives you a list of questions that you've been involved with, by viewing, commenting, answering, and asking.
- Search: Allows you to search questions on the PokeBase or whatever section you're in.
- All Activity: Shows a list of all recent questions asked, comments, editing, retagging, or reshowing being done by users.
- Questions: Shows a list of recent questions.
- Unanswered: Shows a list of answered questions.
- Tags: This is where you can click on a tag, and it will bring up all the questions with that tag.
- Ask a Question: You ask a question.
- Admin: Accessible to Editors, Moderators, and Pokemaster only.
- Chat: Where the Chat Room is.
- Rules: Where the rules are.
Posting:
When posting, trying keeping posts neat and make your point clear. When asking a question, please make sure that it has not been asked before. When answering, answer the question as a whole, and refrain from answering when there is an answer present, and you cannot add a whole lot of useful information.
B: Bolds the word / words. You can use two asterisks (**) in front and back of a word to make it bold.
I: Italicizes the word / words. You can use one asterisk (*) in front and back of a word to make it italic.
Globe: Allows you to Hyperlink. (The thing on top of the post, on the "rules" is an example.
": Quotes something. You can use ">" before the quote also.
{}: Creates the green letters for code. You can use one (`) front and back of a word to make it green.
Picture: Allows you to add pictures using URLs.
1, 2, 3: Guides you using a list using the numbers.
- : Guides you using a list with bullets.
The thing after: Creates a heading.
The thing after: Creates a horizantal line.
Back arrow: Reverses last action.
Front arrow: Redo last action
For more information, look here.
Voting system:
We have a voting system as well. Vote up interesting questions and correct answers, and down vote bad questions and incorrect answers.
If someone answers your question, you may choose to give "best answer," which means that it is the best answer.
There is also a point system here. Basically, the more points you have, the better knowledge you have about Pokemon. Also, you cannot do certain thing without a certain number of points:
- Vote Up: +10 points, Requires 40 points
- Vote Down: -10 points, whoever voted down -2 points, requires 80 points. Also note, you are encouraged to down vote bad posts. DO NOT NOT DOWNVOTE BECAUSE OF POINTS, OR IF YOU ARE JEALOUS OF ANOTHER USER.
- Best Answer: +20 points for whoever received it, +2 points for whoever gave it, does not require points
Flags:
This should explain better than I can.
Moderation:
Here ya go!
Ranks:
By being on the site, gaining people's trust, as well as accumulating points, you gain ranks. Everyone starts off as a registered user. There are 5 ranks.
- Registered User: Voting on questions, Voting on answers, Voting posts down, Flagging posts
- Expert (achieved by reaching 6000 points. Or you can become a Meta / RMT Expert by reaching 800 on Meta or 1000 on RMT): Retagging any question, Editing any question, Editing any answer, Editing any comment
- Editor (Pokemaster will choose): Approving or rejecting posts, Hiding or showing any post
- Moderators (Pokemaster will choose): Selecting answer for any question, Viewing IPs of anonymous posts, Banning
- Super Administrator (Pokemaster): Deleting hidden posts
Current High Ranks:
- Experts: Sam Sam Sam Sam, Halcyonic Falcon, Fritjof, Shxatoap, Wobbuffett33, Ivan Kurama Shaddix, Dr.Flame, XtremeKiller, Exca de Roi, Flare!, fondant, ♪$tarPower♪, Gligurr, Leboss, Scizornician, CWegz, Master Kijani
- Editors: TooJosh4U, DarthDestiny, Swampert, ~-~WILL~-~, Speed freak, |SentByRavens|, Blobyolo, Hex, FizzSwift~
- Moderators: DarkTyphlosion, trachy, Hoιγ Σiκe*, Mewderator, Pokewatt, Ninja
- Super Administrator: Pokemaster
Getting Banned:
This guide by Josh should help.
Also, you must confirm your email in order to have these features.
Once again, welcome to the PokemonDB!