Welcome

[Shadow01192]

Welcome To The Pokemon Army
As You know here at the base we will be studying the different types of Pokemon. Please check out the sub-forum of whichever type you most prefer, each type sub-forum has it's own poll to help us understand who likes what and why. This information will allow the higher ranking members to provide more information on these Pokemon. For those of you who are here for normal battling or do not have a favorite type forums will be set up for you on the Main topic. There will be a role playing and general chit-chat/commerce sub-forum for hanging out and role playing with your Pokemon. Things will be run as would be in an army and a basic training will be mandatory for all members wishing to exceed in ranks. I will say respect those of a higher rank than you, failure to do so will result in disciplinary actions. Our ranks are simply a measure to decide who has initiative and skill and of course privileges. I hope you enjoy your time and training here at the base.


Yours in Truth
Commander in Chief Shadow  

[Shadow01192]

Rules of Guild

1. No Spamming

2. No flaming. Period.

3. Follow the TOS

4. Try to be polite. We are not asking that you like everyone, only that you are polite to them

5. Be as literate as possible and refrain from leet speak when possible.

6. Be respectful of rank.

7. We reserve the right to edit posts for clarity or handling violations.

8. We reserve the right to lock or delete threads.

9. We reserve the right to ban and blacklist people for violations of the rules.

10. By joining this guild you accept the ranking system. Any suggestions to improve it should be referred to suggestions and general feedback sticky here in the main forum.

11. Moderators of this guild do not encourage or oppose hacking in Pokemon. Meaning unless a tournament is held through this guild with moderator consent and "No Hacking" is in the rules of the tournament a moderator will not take action against a "hacker."

12. No one in the guild claims owner ship of Pokemon or any subsidiary there of. What this means is we the mods take no responsibility if someone in the guild decides to try to break the copyright laws set in place by the owners of Pokemon. We also will not be attempting to sell any Pokemon merchandise or make new Pokemon.  

[Shadow01192]

The ranks and privileges that come with each are as follows and may be ignored or taken away. Circumstances considering.

Private(recruit), Once you have your membership card You immediately increase rank.
Private, You may post anywhere you want that is not crew only.
Private First Class, You may make a 1 thread per week now
Corporal, You may make 2 threads per week and compete in Guild held tournaments
Sergeant, You may make 3 threads per week.
Staff Sergeant, You may make 4 threads per week.
Sergeant First Class, You may make 5 threads per week.
Master Sergeant, You may make 6 threads per week.
Command Sergeant Major, You may make 7 threads per week.
Sergeant Major of the Army, You may make 8 threads per week.
Warrant Officer, You may make 9 threads per week.
Master Warrant Officer, You may make 10 threads per week.
2nd Lieutenant, You may Assist in organization and judging of a guild held tournament
1st Lieutenant,You may make 11 threads per week.
Captain, You may make 12 threads per week.
Major, You may make 13 threads per week.
Lieutenant Colonel, You may now have as many threads as you want.
Colonel, You may be Head Tournament organizer or Head judge of a guild held tournament, with moderator assistance.
Brigadier General, You are now a crew member.
Major General, You may hold guild tournaments without assistance from another moderator.
Lieutenant General, You may make your own guild badge.
General, You are now capable to being promoted to vice-captain status.


A promotion or demotion may be received through a number of various means.

Ways to get promoted:
~By doing something a moderator deems promotion worthy
~By passing an exam
~By showing initiative to better yourself, others, and/or the guild
~By being active in the guild.

Ways to get demoted:
~By displaying disrespectful behavior
~By breaking guild and/or site rules
~By disrespecting rank
~ By being inactive for more than a few weeks without probable cause

this is a rough draft and must be approved by the moderators before it is definite however it is a good idea of how the ranks will be run. The reason for thread count is to reduce clutter, if something comes up and you need to post over your limit simply PM a moderator and we will try to help you.
 

[GeneralBlueRaven]

Membership Cards:

As mentioned above, you're a recruit until you get your membership card. So, how do you get a membership card? First, just post in the introduction sticky so that we can get the information needed.

Here's a sample card so you can see what info we need:


Of course, your pic will be your avi, and not a hot pic like that. . .
(If you'd like a specific avi of yours to be used for your card, please include that in your introduction post. If you don't, your current avi will be used.)

As you can see, all we really need to know for your card is your name, favorite type, and favorite pokemon. The background color will usually be based on your favorite type (eg. Fire will have a reddish background, Water will have a bluish background, etc.).

After you've posted in the Welcome thread, it's up to us to get off our butts and make you a card. If we don't get you one right away, don't worry about. It's our fault, so it won't be held against you. If a few days go by and we still don't give you one, please pm a crew member to make sure you weren't accidentally overlooked.

(This post and the example card contained within are rough drafts that General BlueRaven did while bored and still must be approved by the other moderators. Approved by Commander and Chief Shadow. Use of the word Hawt however was not approved. lol ) rofl  

[Shadow01192]

Note that if for any reason you do not want a rank or a rank card please note that in your introduction post. If this is what you want please do not post a thread unless you PM a moderator and get permission if you do not your thread will be deleted and if you do it to many times you will be banned from the guild.