Jordzi

This isn't Wal-Mart tho or a library, it's an online game/forum. There's a fundamental difference there. It's a game, they want to have fun. You aren't meant to be having fun in a Wal-Mart or a library or a classroom. Like I said, there is obviously a line and just being insulting/offensive is definitely not something that should be tolerated, but the idea of turning the forum into a strict and controlled environment akin to a library is not appealing to me. There are rules, sure, but we don't need to overextend those rules to turn this into the equivalent of a certain Russian dictator's Soviet Union (rest in peace Uncle Joe). Basically, just take into consideration the age group this game is meant to appeal to, and then think about whether what you are saying is realistic. Fwiw, I think the way that forum is moderated is mostly fine, I don't feel like it's either as strict as some people here think it is, or as strict as your comments indicate that you'd like it to be. I just think it's important to point out the big difference between a forum like this and the public settings you compared it to. EDIT: You really can't make reference to Russian dictators by name?!

Even though (as far as I'm aware, might be wrong) the majority of the player base consists of teenagers/20+ somethings, this is still a game for children. That's not to demean the game in any way, the beauty of Pokemon is that everyone can enjoy it and there's undoubtedly a large proportion of players who are here for nostalgia value, but the concept of fictional monsters battling each other is something primarily devised for kids. Without meaning any offence, lighten up a bit. Obviously there has to be line but kids playing this game don't want to treat it like school, they just wanna have some fun. Your idea of how the forum should be sounds extremely cold and mechanical to me.

Thank you everyone for playing! Hope you enjoyed it and we'll do another one soon for sure. Congrats to @BOOGERKID for first place and unlucky @aftershocker for second. Booger's crazy RNG strikes again <3 good that we got a HERB win. Final results 1st place - Boogerkid 2nd place - Aftershocker 3rd place - AwaitedLegacy Link to results/full bracket: http://challonge.com/CeruleanShowdown

One hour and 30 mins. 17:30 BST now, tournament is at 19:00 BST =]. If we don't get enough signups then we'll just run a losers bracket to make it a bit longer lol.

One final bump for this. Still only 8 signups RIP. Tournament in 4 hours!

Fake dragon.

Dnite master race tho.

Haha well I was gonna bump this but you did it for me. I'll give it an extra one a couple of hours before the tournament! But yeh hope to see as many of you there as possible!

^^^^ signup will be open until 20 mins before the tournament starts!

Bumping for signups!

EDIT: Added a signup link, way too much hassle for me to do it manually on the day.

Forgot about Wobbu. See edit lol. I'm stingy.

So on 17th June, Team HERB will be running a tournament that's open for everyone to compete in. We'd love as many of you as possible to come along and compete! SIGN UP HERE: http://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/AzIO1nRSPx Cerulean Showdown Location: Cerulean City CH7, Outside PC. Date and Time: Saturday 17th June 2017, 7PM BST (British Summer Time). Tier: HERB Rules - OU/Uber, Lvl 50 tournament mode, 6 vs 6 singles (Snorlax, Blissey, Wobbufet and Baton Pass are banned). Clauses: Tournament mode, so species clause, sleep clause, op items, evasion clause, OHKO clause etc. all apply. Format: Single elimination. Entrance fee: Free to play! Please note that if we get too many entrants I'll have to cap it to save my sanity lol. You can mail me or message me IG this week to reserve a place, or just leave a message in this thread. Prizes: $1 million Pokeyen for 1st place. $400,000 Pokeyen for 2nd place. $100,000 Pokeyen for 3rd place. Whisper me IG @Jordzi to enter, or for more info! Hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Nice video Xat!