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Did you actually want me to be engaging you in some kind of a discussion? I got the impression you were just ranting in the hope of making guestbook viewers see the light and hate me or something. You didn't even address me; it was just a declaration referring to me in the third person with a name that isn't my name and talking about how fascist I am.
But fine, I'll humour you for now.
Most of your 'accusations' honestly aren't worth replying to, because they're so vague as to be meaningless. You keep talking about how dictatorial I am; I genuinely don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about, because as I pointed out, I barely even do anything on the forums. I've given exactly two infractions this year, one of them to ban a member who PMed me to ask to be banned. (I also reversed one infraction that I thought was unfair.) You also imply people are banned "for their views" all the time, but don't give any examples, and again I have no idea what you're talking about. You say the forums are especially uptight about members' behaviour, citing the fact the rules contain rules against things like flaming and mini-modding that are banned on most forums (and they don't have a rule against "bad English", only a guideline saying posts should be decently readable). You say I don't allow people to make mistakes (??), when mine is, I think, the only forum I know of where ban evasion is not actually a bannable offense, exactly because I think people should be able to get a second chance even if they screw up once. You insist my forums have an unusual amount of members being nervous about breaking the rules. You act as if forums having drama is a highly unusual thing. You seem to think I'm some kind of an evil mastermind. All of this just makes me scratch my head; I don't have the vaguest inkling of how you even got to these conclusions. How on earth am I supposed to respond to something that, as far as I can see, has simply been pulled out of thin air?
Other comments you make are just ludicrously outdated, such as the one about Furret and your general obsession with Nidokingu. For the record, I admined him at his insistence, because I was fifteen and stupid and bought his blather about how because we were in a relationship he should get an equal share in the site and forums, and I didn't de-admin him at all because he left the forums on his own - not that that actually makes the complaint valid, because forums aren't democracies and forum admins aren't in positions of power that warrant a democratic process behind them. There is no reason members should have a say in whether a mod becomes an admin; I can see the argument for wanting to have a say in who becomes a mod, maybe, since that could affect them, but an admin doesn't have any more power over members than a mod does, so why should they care? The added power an admin has is the power to vandalize the forums as a whole; the owner of the forums obviously has by far the biggest stake in ensuring admins are trustworthy.
Even then, like I said, forums aren't democracies - I don't think I've ever been to a forum where moddings weren't a matter of the admins (or current mods) just picking out regulars who seem to act responsibly, with no member input. Ultimately forums are a privately owned platform, and a private owner would rather mod people they view as responsible and capable, rather than whoever is most popular among the members. (Not that I've been personally involved with the last couple of moddings beyond just okaying the people that were nominated and voted on by the other mods.) I just run my forums the way forums are generally run, and I have no idea why you're trying to lynch me for it.
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I honestly think Pokemon is so popular because there are an infinite number of ways to enjoy it. You can just collect the cards because they look cool, or you can learn the TCG and participate in tournaments. You can blast through the newest games with your Level 100 starter if you want, or try catching them all, learn VGC, nuzlocking…
The point is, I think calling Pokemon "childish" is kind of unfair, because the franchise has something that EVERYONE of ALL AGES will enjoy. It's universal.
Awesome article!
first of all, AMAZING WEBSITE!!!!! <333
i tried catching a Radiant Jirachi in Quetzal and trying every chance of the RNG via save states showed me there was NO instance of me catching it in a Cherish Ball </3 it would've looked so beautiful in it, but I ended up catching it in a Radiant ball… ough
Wooper is the cutest Pokémon no notes
They are accepted, as are "Nidoran male" and Nidoran female"!
Thank you so much for maintaining such a fantastic resource! The Cave of Dragonflies has always been a special place for the community. I really appreciate all the hard work put into this site. Long live Pokémon!
We can't put in gender symbols for the nidorans. That's not really fair. NidoranF and NidoranM should be accepted.
as i find myself in my personal Indie Web Era, returning to the internet habits of my childhood with the small web revival movement of neocities and nekoweb and other communities, i find myself coming back to this site a whole lot. every time i see your link on someone's button wall, i end up coming back here. i spent a LOT of time on your site as a kid, always thinking of it as the pinnacle of what i wanted my own website to be when i was constantly trying, failing, and wishing to make a site of my own. now i have one, and that's real cool, and your site continues to serve as an inspiration—how funny that life can circle back that way! thank you for continuing to keep and share your passion all this time, and for galvanizing me to keep and share mine, too!
Thanks for your the response ! I'm French and I try to learn all dex numbers, so I will definitely look forward for it !
Hmm, I hadn't thought about doing that, but perhaps that'd be a neat thing to add! It wouldn't be super hard to implement, since I've got a database with multilingual names.
Will Pokémon names in other languages be available in the future?
Unfortunate! If you don't have Pokémon in your autocorrect dictionary, then you should probably turn autocorrect off before playing this game. Turning it off for the field in general might be annoying for people who do have Pokémon in their autocorrect dictionaries and make a typo!
Which game are you playing? There are no rocks or bait in Scarlet and Violet, which are what this calculator is for.
Typed Dewott, but got it wrong bc it autocorrected to Dewitt
Do you remember and know what happened to Suita Ratio and Mewtwofan's Pokemon site
Is there a way to calculate the catch rate alterations made when throwing rocks or bait at the pokemon? Right now, I see no option for this, but I think the option should show up if you use the Safari Ball as the ball you caught the pokemon in.
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sCoRpLaCk ShOuLd Be A BuG-dArK tYpE!
But seriously, I really like these fanmades and will now promptly start making my own. Thank you, and have a good day.
This post is not inflammatory or off-topic.
I made it to the end! Excellent job of boring me out of my skull!
But seriously, I'm going to dual screen this with my homework and get onto the end page way too many times to keep myself interested with my homework rather than the marquee of endless enuii.
Also, I sympathize with the PSA.
I am so glad that someone created this calculator. I just want to share that I am on the couch with my best friend watching him play through Sword for the first time, and he is trying to catch Zacian in a luxury ball. Being able to see his actual, approximate chances is very fulfilling and I deeply appreciate you putting in the time to make this! Thanks for livening up this experience!
Just found this website and I'm loving it, I fear homework will have to be postponed again
Really cool website, plus I got Passimian and I love that
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