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Off-topic discussion is allowed, but spam is not; please make sure all your messages are of substantial meaning that at least somebody would be interested in reading and responding to. That being said, obviously I appreciate comments relating to The Cave of Dragonflies, whether they are error reports, questions, suggestions or whatever else you might want to get across.

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Justice

It's been a few years, and whenever I think of TCoD, I just imagine what would a country be if Helen was in control? She loves talking about liberalism all across your forums. Her attitude however, in the way she controls the forums from A to Z proves otherwise; until today, she's the most fascist individual I have ever met.



1. The so called "Rules" works as Filtering rather than actual rules. For starters, it literally doesn't let you in if you don't fully read them. I heard this addition is no longer there and I hope that's true, but overall; it dictates what kind of person you MUST be to join the forums, It's hardly about 'rules'. This comes in the degree of 'Warnings' for things such as posting to many emoticons, 'flaming' (30 points?), 'backseat modding', 'bad english', it's almost as if these forums want to be in control of it's image, and it's people, than to just give people to space to be. The number of people banned from the forums simply for being different, is a great indicator. Why is it that other forums are relaxed about how their people behave, unless it gets absolutely serious - while this one pressures people's to the tip of their mind? "Am I saying this right", "is this post in the right forums..", and the constant justification people make after they make a topic, from "I was bored" to "i'm not sure this is in the right place bu i concluded it is because ect", just reflects such pressure.



2. Selectivity in mods. You're modding method is simple: You mod people who are exactly like you. People as uptight and as aggressive and as arrogant as you are. No one would dare think he has the freedom to be himself under this great leadership.



2. Corruption. See; Furret. There's obvious selectivity in who is allowed in the forums, and who isn't.



TCoD limits creativity and freedom of thought. More to come later, take care

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My own messages will be signed as Butterfree, with the Admin label below my name. If someone signs as Butterfree without that label, it's probably not me.

Butterfree
Admin
In response to: post by Pyukumuku Power

My next essay might be one tackling the Venonat and Butterfree connection, actually :P

Pyukumuku Power

Butterfree, do not go here:
https://bogleech.com/pokemon/p048venonat

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: 04-21-25
In response to: post by cynder

Jirachi!

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /evolution-list
In response to: post by Pyukumuku Power

That's what the Espeon and Umbreon page is for!

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /evolution-list

I also like the messages now showing the verification Pokemon. (lets go scyther!)

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /evolution-list

Thank you so much for making this! BTW, do you know any tips for getting happiness up on my Eevee in Silver?

NeoSeth

This was a beautiful essay. The first two generation of Pokemon had a certain magic to them; not just because we were children, but also because the internet had not yet evolved into its modern form and the games were so flimsily coded. Some very strange things could happen while a kid was simply playing the game, and lead to amazing stories like this. I really loved reading this one. So long, Jolteon. Your memory will live on.

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Aivi

I believe Azurill was the only one, due to the specific unique quirk of having a different gender ratio from its evolved form.

Aivi
Commenting on: /fun-facts

Are there any species besides Azurill that can change gender when they evolve? Or any oversights/bugs that would cause a Pokémon’s gender to change? It’d be fun to make a party of the little guys XD

TheScythe
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Happy to help catch that bug in the guestbook! I was wondering why the page 2 link did that.

Also I'm commenting to build up a party, cool feature!

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /experimentation
In response to: post by Butterfree

No, this was a first turn move.

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Clay

As I said, I know this. However, this says nothing about why this decision was made, only that it was stated in this book. For all we know off that snippet, Game Freak gave them some notes that said this because they were already figuring it worked like that - in fact, that’s what I’m kind of inclined to assume by default, since it seems odd a guidebook would just make up something fairly random and counterintuitive like that out of nowhere, and if the guide had made it up out of nowhere without consulting Game Freak, it seems unlikely Game Freak would have just been like, “Oh, welp, this guidebook made this up out of nowhere, guess we have to do it this way now.” The mere existence of a statement that Nidorina and Nidoqueen can’t have eggs in the guidebook is not evidence of why that decision was made or by whom one way or the other.

Clay
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Clay

Copied it straight from Bulbapedia.

Clay
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Butterfree

"Nidorina and Nidoqueen's inability to lay Eggs was established by Japanese media before breeding became a game mechanic.
[1]Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、ニドリーナになると、卵を産む能力はなくなる。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but upon becoming Nidorina, has lost the ability to lay Eggs.")
[2]ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、卵は産めない。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but it cannot lay Eggs.")"

sadie

thank you very much for taking the time to write this, i consulted it often over the last couple days as i finished up firered with a friend of mine. :)

rayray

marshtomp screaming happily

Olivia
Commenting on: /making-fake-pokemon

Helpful thanks

Jenny
Commenting on: /essays/the-mew-trick
In response to: post by Genzaidon

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cynder
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Test Comment!

Butterfree
Admin
In response to: post by Steeler

It only affects the amount you can bet, but since your gains are a multiplier on your bet, and the roulette has a positive expected value (i.e. the more you play, even if you play at random, the more you win), you'll earn more coins faster by playing on service day!

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