The Welcome Lounge Guidelines

[Cirno]

The Welcome Lounge Guidelines

⁂ A New Beginning

Hi there, everyone, and welcome to the amazing The Welcome Lounge section!

This part of the forum is dedicated to all the new members that join our community as well as the returning members that have been away for a while! As a new member, you are highly encouraged to create an introduction thread and meet the community. You'll be welcomed by members and staff alike; it's a great opportunity to get to know the members here as well as those people with bold names that help run the place!

For question-based topics, the PokeCommunity Questions & Feedback section would be your best bet. It's a section dedicated to helping you guys!

Questions regarding various topics can be asked in their respective sections. So if you're stuck in Black/White 2 and are unsure of where to go, check out the B2W2 Quick Questions Thread in the Black 2 & White 2 section, if you want to find a quick trade for one of your Pokemon, check out the Quick Trade Thread in the Trade Corner, and so on. Figuring out where things go can take a little experience since this is such a big forum, but that's what moderators are for! You can always contact any one of the staff members (linked below) for help if you need it. Additionally, you can ask in the Quick Questions & Answers thread if you want to ask a simpler question like where your thread would go, where something is, and so on.

The staff members who can help you out are right here. Do contact any of 'em if you need help!

⁂ Posting your Introduction

→ One new member per introduction
As a new member, you're highly encouraged to make your own thread! So please don't "hijack" another member's introduction by posting, "I'm new here too, welcome me!". If you'd like to be welcomed, make your own introduction thread, please.

→ Do not make a thread if you've been active for more than a month
If you've been actively posting for the last month (and have obtained 100+ posts), you aren't considered very new at that point, so there's no need for a thread! Feel free to post in the Leave/Return/Account Switch thread instead. Orrr if you'd like to make an introduction but have been active for a while already, just use the New Users' Hangout!

→ No “Leaving” threads
Please keep all leaving threads to the Leave/Return/Account Switch thread!

→ No advertising
Please do not use your introduction thread as a platform to advertise your YouTube channel/etc!

Remember to keep all questions to the PokeCommunity Questions & Feedback, too.

⁂ Re-introductions

→ Don't make a thread if you posted within 30 days
If you've been gone for less than thirty (30) days, please don't create an "I'm back to PC!" thread, since that's not long enough to be considered absent. If you want to announce your return and have been gone for less than thirty (30) days, you are more than welcome to do so in the Leave/Return/Account Switch thread.

→ Do not create an account & pretend to be a new member (sockpuppeting)
Moderators can check IP addresses, so please don't do this!

→ There is no need for a thread if you're switching accounts
There's no need to create a new thread if you're switching accounts! The only time you're able to do this is if you haven't posted in 30 days, regardless of which account you used. Like if you're switching back to an old account, your most recent post for both accounts will be considered. If you've been active, simply edit your profile and signature to reflect your username change and tell your friends via visitor/private message or post in the Leave/Return/Account Switch thread.

→ Do not make a thread if you are returning from a ban
Simply put: You can't make a thread if you're returning from a ban, even if you've been gone for over thirty (30) days! Things like that shouldn't really be announced for everyone to read as it could start all sorts of problems.

⁂ Welcoming Members

→ Follow all PokéCommunity Rules
All PokéCommunity rules apply here; this includes the 4-word, 25-character, intentional double posting, and 30-day revival rules. These rules also apply everywhere else in the community, so be sure that you're aware of them!

→ Generic welcomes
Please don't copy and paste your greetings. Also, please do your best to steer clear of the generic, "Hi there, Bob! Welcome to PC" posts, especially if all of your greeting posts are like that, because then staff might assume you're just spamming to hit 15 posts or get more posts in general. Try to diversify your welcomes!

→ Don't mini-mod, merely report silently
I'll see reports much quicker if they're sent directly via the reports system, aka the little exclamation triangle in the post!

⁂ Assisting Each Other

You should not feel intimidated being a new user! We've got plenty of regulars here - members and staff alike - who are more than happy to help you around by pointing you to sections you might be interested in or answering a simple question you may have.

There's also the Welcome Lounge section moderator, Cirno, who is more than happy to answer what questions you may have! Don't ever be scared of contacting me for whatever forum-related help you may need! :D

These rules were written with the help of previous NU/W moderators, which includes Meganium90, Hiidoran, EntwinedSilence, sammi-san, BeachBoy, Ausaudriel, and others.