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PokéCommunity Tutoring Program
Introduction
This is the new PokéCommunity Tutor Program! This was suggested in this thread, and the Strategies and Movesets staff has decided that we are going to implement PC's first ever Pokémon tutoring program! S&M's lack of activity and new members has been a problem that the S&M staff has been trying to combat recently, and this seems like a good solution to both problems. We're trying to kill two birds with one stone here, but it will only work with your help! Since this will be run on ShoddyBattle (more on this later), it is important to have it on your computer in order to participate. You can download ShoddyBattle here.
How It Works
Some of you might be familiar with Smogon's Battling 101, and this is kind of like our own little version of it, but with some significant changes due to PC's forum-specific needs. The basic structure of this program is that after we have selected our tutors and a large enough amount of students have signed up, we will begin the program. The program will be run not on PC or in private, but on PC's ShoddyBattle server. This makes communication much easier, and we hope it will enhance the learning experience of the students.
So how exactly will the actual teaching and learning take place? There will be six students and six tutors to start this off. It is small-scale right now mostly because it is still an experiment, but if it works, we might expand it. Anyway, each student will be assigned a tutor who can help with the individual needs of the student. The tutor will be useful for teaching anything the student wants to know as well as the student putting what he or she has learned to the test on the Smogon ladder. This one-on-one approach to learning about competitive Pokémon will hopefully not only address the student's individual needs as a battler, but also help build new friendships. After all, we are a Pokémon community. Being able to have a laid-back chat on the PC Server will hopefully make the experience that much more fun and friendly.
However, there is a second part of the program! A lot of battlers have trouble with certain aspects of competitive Pokémon, from team building to simple basics. To give a general lesson on each of these important aspects of the game, each tutor will host a "class" on the PC Server about a certain subject. The six subjects covered will be competitive battling basics, making use of EVs and natures, strategies, team building, prediction, and adapting to the metagame. The tutors will decide amongst themselves who will cover each subject, and once that happens, the teacher of a class will organize a time where all students interested in hearing that lesson will get on the PC Server and be taught in a group discussion format. Classes will hopefully be more of a discussion than a lecture, as questions are common and need to be answered. The atmosphere will be fun, friendly, and laid-back, but students will hopefully learn a lot from a group format as well as a one-to-one style of tutoring.
Once all six classes have been completed and there has been a substantial amount of time for individual instruction (which will be determined based on how things progress), the tutoring program will close. We might have some sort of competition at the end to see what student can come out on top, but again, that will be determined later. However, we are not ruling it out. Depending on how things go, we will either do it again, modify the program as we see fit and then try it again, or simply not do it again if the program is a total failure. We will try to be pretty flexible as this experiment goes on to help it be successful, and we hope that all participants will do the same!
Participating
This program cannot possibly exist without members to participate, so that's why we need you! However, we have had problems in the past. For those who were around to experience tournaments in the Shoddy Lounge, you know what I'm talking about. We have had problems with members not being responsible before. Students and especially tutors will be expected to put in a significant amount of time and effort into this program. If you neglect your responsiblities enough, we actually aren't going to threaten to infract you or anything like that. Instead, how well members handle the responsibility of this program will be the main factor in determining whether ot not we bring this back. If this program becomes stagnant like tournaments did, that will be the end of it, and we aren't going to try anything like it again when we know what the result will be. The people who participate are the people who can make or break something like this, but we have confidence that you guys will make this work, as we would not be trying it otherwise. Most importantly, let's have fun with this program. After all, if it's not any fun, there is no use in having it (which is a big reason why tournaments were dumped).
As the above paragraph strongly implied, only join if you actually can put in the time and effort to get a lot out of this. This thread is for signing up to be either a student or a tutor. At the top of your post, please indicate in bold text which position it is that you are signing up for. Once we get six students, we will delete any more applications to be a student, but will will accept up to six applications to become a tutor (the 3 moderators of S&M are all going to be tutors this time to ensure that things flow smoothly). Dark Azelf, Britney Spears, and myself will determine who the last 3 tutors will be. Also, if you are an established member of the community, we urge you not to sign up as a student, as the purpose of this project is to increase activity. This is for newer players who need help adapting to competitive battling. Lastly, if you are banned on the PokéCommnity Server, you are not eligible to be a tutor or a student, and your post will be deleted.
The sign-up forms for being a tutor or student are below. Some parts ask for basic information, and others will ask a question that should be answered thoughtfully and thoroughly. That doesn't necessarily mean your answer should be long--it just needs to answer the question. Good luck!
Tutors
To apply to be a tutor.
PokéCommnity Server Username(s):
Time Zone:
How active are you? [NOTE: "Active enough to do this" is NOT an acceptable answer.]:
What makes you qualified to be a tutor? In other words, why should we choose you?
What do you consider to be your specialty when it comes to competitive Pokémon?
Students
Sign-Up Form
PokéCommnity Server Username(s):
Time Zone:
How active are you? [NOTE: "Active enough to do this" is NOT an acceptable answer.]:
Is there anything you want us to know about you? [optional]
What experience do you have playing Pokémon competitively?
What do you feel like you need to improve on to become a good battler?
Participants
Tutors
1. Dark Azelf
2. Anti
3. Britney Spears
4. Jake♫
5. Aurafire
6. Wolf.
Students
1. Vrai
2. .Aero
3. Skip Shot
4. natedogg
5. ƒαstεr thαŋ α bullεt
6. yankee0724
Pairings
Dark Azelf / .Aero
Anti / ƒαstεr thαŋ α bullεt
Britney Spears / natedogg
Jake♫ / yankee0724
Aurafire / Skip Shot
Wolf. / Vrai
Introduction
This is the new PokéCommunity Tutor Program! This was suggested in this thread, and the Strategies and Movesets staff has decided that we are going to implement PC's first ever Pokémon tutoring program! S&M's lack of activity and new members has been a problem that the S&M staff has been trying to combat recently, and this seems like a good solution to both problems. We're trying to kill two birds with one stone here, but it will only work with your help! Since this will be run on ShoddyBattle (more on this later), it is important to have it on your computer in order to participate. You can download ShoddyBattle here.
How It Works
Some of you might be familiar with Smogon's Battling 101, and this is kind of like our own little version of it, but with some significant changes due to PC's forum-specific needs. The basic structure of this program is that after we have selected our tutors and a large enough amount of students have signed up, we will begin the program. The program will be run not on PC or in private, but on PC's ShoddyBattle server. This makes communication much easier, and we hope it will enhance the learning experience of the students.
So how exactly will the actual teaching and learning take place? There will be six students and six tutors to start this off. It is small-scale right now mostly because it is still an experiment, but if it works, we might expand it. Anyway, each student will be assigned a tutor who can help with the individual needs of the student. The tutor will be useful for teaching anything the student wants to know as well as the student putting what he or she has learned to the test on the Smogon ladder. This one-on-one approach to learning about competitive Pokémon will hopefully not only address the student's individual needs as a battler, but also help build new friendships. After all, we are a Pokémon community. Being able to have a laid-back chat on the PC Server will hopefully make the experience that much more fun and friendly.
However, there is a second part of the program! A lot of battlers have trouble with certain aspects of competitive Pokémon, from team building to simple basics. To give a general lesson on each of these important aspects of the game, each tutor will host a "class" on the PC Server about a certain subject. The six subjects covered will be competitive battling basics, making use of EVs and natures, strategies, team building, prediction, and adapting to the metagame. The tutors will decide amongst themselves who will cover each subject, and once that happens, the teacher of a class will organize a time where all students interested in hearing that lesson will get on the PC Server and be taught in a group discussion format. Classes will hopefully be more of a discussion than a lecture, as questions are common and need to be answered. The atmosphere will be fun, friendly, and laid-back, but students will hopefully learn a lot from a group format as well as a one-to-one style of tutoring.
Once all six classes have been completed and there has been a substantial amount of time for individual instruction (which will be determined based on how things progress), the tutoring program will close. We might have some sort of competition at the end to see what student can come out on top, but again, that will be determined later. However, we are not ruling it out. Depending on how things go, we will either do it again, modify the program as we see fit and then try it again, or simply not do it again if the program is a total failure. We will try to be pretty flexible as this experiment goes on to help it be successful, and we hope that all participants will do the same!
Participating
This program cannot possibly exist without members to participate, so that's why we need you! However, we have had problems in the past. For those who were around to experience tournaments in the Shoddy Lounge, you know what I'm talking about. We have had problems with members not being responsible before. Students and especially tutors will be expected to put in a significant amount of time and effort into this program. If you neglect your responsiblities enough, we actually aren't going to threaten to infract you or anything like that. Instead, how well members handle the responsibility of this program will be the main factor in determining whether ot not we bring this back. If this program becomes stagnant like tournaments did, that will be the end of it, and we aren't going to try anything like it again when we know what the result will be. The people who participate are the people who can make or break something like this, but we have confidence that you guys will make this work, as we would not be trying it otherwise. Most importantly, let's have fun with this program. After all, if it's not any fun, there is no use in having it (which is a big reason why tournaments were dumped).
As the above paragraph strongly implied, only join if you actually can put in the time and effort to get a lot out of this. This thread is for signing up to be either a student or a tutor. At the top of your post, please indicate in bold text which position it is that you are signing up for. Once we get six students, we will delete any more applications to be a student, but will will accept up to six applications to become a tutor (the 3 moderators of S&M are all going to be tutors this time to ensure that things flow smoothly). Dark Azelf, Britney Spears, and myself will determine who the last 3 tutors will be. Also, if you are an established member of the community, we urge you not to sign up as a student, as the purpose of this project is to increase activity. This is for newer players who need help adapting to competitive battling. Lastly, if you are banned on the PokéCommnity Server, you are not eligible to be a tutor or a student, and your post will be deleted.
The sign-up forms for being a tutor or student are below. Some parts ask for basic information, and others will ask a question that should be answered thoughtfully and thoroughly. That doesn't necessarily mean your answer should be long--it just needs to answer the question. Good luck!
Tutors
To apply to be a tutor.
PokéCommnity Server Username(s):
Time Zone:
How active are you? [NOTE: "Active enough to do this" is NOT an acceptable answer.]:
What makes you qualified to be a tutor? In other words, why should we choose you?
What do you consider to be your specialty when it comes to competitive Pokémon?
Students
Sign-Up Form
PokéCommnity Server Username(s):
Time Zone:
How active are you? [NOTE: "Active enough to do this" is NOT an acceptable answer.]:
Is there anything you want us to know about you? [optional]
What experience do you have playing Pokémon competitively?
What do you feel like you need to improve on to become a good battler?
Participants
Tutors
1. Dark Azelf
2. Anti
3. Britney Spears
4. Jake♫
5. Aurafire
6. Wolf.
Students
1. Vrai
2. .Aero
3. Skip Shot
4. natedogg
5. ƒαstεr thαŋ α bullεt
6. yankee0724
Pairings
Dark Azelf / .Aero
Anti / ƒαstεr thαŋ α bullεt
Britney Spears / natedogg
Jake♫ / yankee0724
Aurafire / Skip Shot
Wolf. / Vrai
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