Pokémon Charter - "Gotta read it all!"

Will

Pokémon Forum

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• The forum is based on mutual respect, and as such please treat all other posters with due courtesy and respect, along with their Pokémon. Jigglypuff is obviously excluded from this list.

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  - Material which may be offensive to Jigglypuff is also naturally excluded.

• Try not to slag off other peoples love of Pokémon, however feeble they may be e.g Rattata, Bidoof, Caterpie and of course Magikarp.

• Similarly, unless it is a first hand experience (IE - happened to YOU) slagging off or running down other wanna be Pokémon masters, trainers and breeders is not allowed. Excluding Jigglypuff.
  Doing so will result in an infraction or a ban, this is at the moderators discretion.

• Asking for information on where to get warez/roms will get you a ban. I'm going to disallow the discussion of emulators and where to get them too, just to save any trouble.

• Any discussion of illegal activities of any sort will result in post deletion and an infraction at least. Inciting hatred towards Jigglypuff is allowed.

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Thanks, and we hope you enjoy the forum!

(Jigglypuff and their admirers can take a hike, along with Digimon lovers.)

Will

If there's anything you think that I missed folks just say so here Or want added to. The jigglypuff clause stays though.

Are Emulators legal or can we discuss them at all?


Clefairy as a Jigglypuff alternative should be equally hated.:P

Will

Emulators I believe are also illegal.

I'm just looking over the forum for the moment until a proper designated mod can be found. So the charter is subject to change

Atavan-Halen

Well, judging by the Arcade & Retro forum, I'd think they're ok. Just posting where to get roms wouldn't.

Edit: Or maybe not :pac:

I think we should specifically mention Emulators in the charter then.
Also any other types of roms.
Other than that the charter is fine for now!
Trial & Error I suppose. If we find any loopholes in the charter or anything we miss we can always go back and edit it in.

Will

Quick google yields this result - http://www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp#roms

:-/

Atavan-Halen

?

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=70306

I probably just got Logie into trouble :P

I think they're legal under GPL (General Public License)
Because they're called VBA and the like they pass any copyright claims.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License
(Just an explanation of GPL)

Will

dunno tbh, for the moment talk of roms is out me thinks

Davidius

Problem with emulators is that most discussion of them would at least hint at using them to play the official games.

I'm not sure if Nintendo's ever made a statement as to their opinion on fangames either.

Davidius

Davidius wrote: »

Problem with emulators is that most discussion of them would at least hint at using them to play the official games.

I'm not sure if Nintendo's ever made a statement as to their opinion on fangames either.

Yeah the discussion would end up drifting into the realms of Illegality.

Atavan-Halen

I think it's best then if we disallow it and just keep it to the discussion of the games themselves.

atavan-halen

atavan-halen wrote: »

I think it's best then if we disallow it and just keep it to the discussion of the games themselves.

Plus TV shows (Its in Television)
Plus Cards.
Everything that is relevant to Pokemon.
We should also be able to flame Digimon just because it Fails.

Atavan-Halen

Yes. Digimon lovers, GTFO!

So I suppose the charter is sorted then.
Thanks Will.

D4RK ONION

In fighting games the rule is discussion of emulators and games is fine, but absolutely no mention of where to get roms. It varies from forum to forum

Atavan-Halen

I suppose it's up to Will for now and future mods.

Atavan-Halen

Well, seeing as I'm the future mod, I'll leave this open for further suggestions and then sticky and close it

Any more suggestions?

Atavan-Halen

I'm going to lock this now and make the charter final. However, if you feel somethings missing or should be changed, drop me a PM about it

Thanks to Will for creating the majority of it