pokemon Rule Review 2021 — Results: Meme Monday, Merch Megathreads, and More! (+New Mods!)

/r/pokemon Rule Review 2021 — Results: Meme Monday, Merch Megathreads, and More! (+New Mods!)
A visualization of getting a full odds shiny
Obscure Pokémon Fact Day 174
Drawing Pokemon From Memory
I made wooper as a cute anime character
I drew this a few years ago I hope you guys like it
I made a custom Live wallpaper
Glalie x Scyther fusion is kinda odd [OC]
My Pokémon tattoo! (Someone called me a child today for having it)
I’ve been hunting for Tyrantitar in Crystal so my gf drew me a pic. Then this morning, he decided shine!
Flareon ballpoint pen drawing by me, what do you think?
Saw a few requests here and there, so Totodile line but they're water/dragon types!
Coming back with new progress after a month �� What do you think?
I tried to draw Rosa, I hope you guys like it
I have been traveling for 45 days, my GF has drawn a Pokémon every day I was gone! (She is not a Pkmn fan and took the time to research and learn things about them! ❤️)
The Weather Trio [OC]
Lugia [OC]
I made this drawing for my birthday a few weeks ago and I loved how I hope you like it
Giratina void Fan Art Wallpaper
Just completed this ensemble for a friend's wedding present to himself and his groomsmen!
Jumbo Pokemon Card - Hand Painted
I improved Samurott :)
I see your "Pokemon from memory" and i raise you me and my BF drawing pokemon from memory (BF barely knows pokemon)
Here more of the original 150 pokemon [OC]

/r/pokemon Rule Review 2021 — Results: Meme Monday, Merch Megathreads, and More! (+New Mods!)

Posted: 08 Aug 2021 10:06 PM PDT

Changes are coming to /r/pokemon!

First, we'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone who took the leap to apply to mod our subreddit. It was hugely heartwarming to read your idiosyncratic thoughts on what this place means to you all as individuals, along with how you might help it as it grows. In the upcoming week, we will be welcoming a new cohort of moderators to /r/pokemon! They'll help manage queues, communicate with users, and uphold our updated rules—

So starting today, /r/pokemon rules will be adjusted to reflect community input, based on an invitation for ideas in January and a community vote in May.

View the full results of the vote here.

View /r/pokemon's current rules here.

Here's what we're changing:

Rule re-numbering and reorganization

Rule numbering is now consistent across all platforms.

When /r/pokemon mods remove a post, users are notified of the reason via post flair, which changes to reflect the rule in question. This is sometimes confusing for users, given inconsistencies between the rule codes on old reddit and new reddit. We go into the history of this necessary inconsistency here.

/r/pokemon rule numbering is now consistent across all platforms, and removal reasons include short explanations of how the rule applies. As an example, a post that was once flagged as Rule 4a would now be marked as 10—Exchange. We hope this will help with transparency and clarity around post removals.

The rules have also been rearranged to prioritize common issues. The rules regarding civility and explicit content have been expanded.

Tier lists and favorites lists

Tier and favorites list graphics will always be removed and redirected to text posts.

These kinds of lists are enormously popular and easily created due to online generators. However, they lose their capacity to prompt discussion or community engagement when submitted en masse. Historically, we've treated these lists as reposts, but never codified this in the rules. Going forward, they are explicitly mentioned in the rules and will be redirected to text posts, with the hope that users sharing more of their thinking will help to start conversations.

Meme Monday and Mtuesday

Memes are restricted to a 48-hour period starting Monday morning.

Memes have quite a history on /r/pokemon. Prior to 2019, memes were completely disallowed. A community vote that year brought them back, then subsequent vote banned them during the weekends. /r/pokemon users also voted to require that memes be original content, as we also require of art and crafts.

Per this year's community vote, memes will now be restricted to a two-day period, which we're calling Meme Monday and Mtueday. This period begins right after No Art Weekend at 9am UTC on Monday and runs for 48 hours until 9am UTC on Wednesday.

We know this rule is going to take some time to adapt to. Please help us by reporting memes posted outside of this period!

Merch megathread

Photos of merch can now be shared in a weekly megathread.

/r/pokemon has long disallowed photographs of merchandise, as the majority of such posts are neither unique nor particularly interesting to its userbase. However, we recognize that a good deal of valuable posts get caught in the crossfire of this rule: collections, toy photography, and childhood memories.

Going forward, we will now offer a weekly Merchandise Megathread for people to share photos and stories about their Pokemon merchandise. Our hope is to give Pokemon fans a space to share their finds and engage with others, without cluttering the front page of the subreddit. You can access the most recent megathread at any time via this link: https://rpkmn.center/weekly/merch.

Value megathread

Questions about buying and selling belong in a weekly megathread.

We are also introducing the value megathread. This is also a space to post photos of merch, but with the intent of asking for advice on buying or selling. Want to know how much your TCG cards are worth? Want to inquire about the legitimacy of a Platinum cart on eBay? This is the place to ask. You can access the most recent megathread at any time via this link: https://rpkmn.center/weekly/value.

As a reminder, any form for exchange is still disallowed on /r/pokemon, but you can use the value megathread to seek out and offer advice.