Single post in PSA: Type Race threads are NOT for trading.

Due to the unusually high number of reports we're getting about players trading with each other in their Type Race threads, this is a quick reminder to everyone that Type Race threads are not for trading. Please take your trades to the correct forum, Trades or even Trade Shops. Within Type Race threads, players may loan each other breeding pairs or Shelter passes as part of supporting their teammates during the Type Race. Players may offer (once) to give away Pokémon they hatch during the Type Race (to be responded to via PM, not by posting in the Type Race thread). Any other type of trading is not allowed in Type Race threads at this time, whether it be trading Lucky Eggs, Shiny Charms, gems, RTE Pokémon, or anything else you can think of to trade. Moderators will shortly begin deleting any offending trading posts made prior to this PSA.

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Update: We will be reading through your posts and discussing how Type Races might be best managed in the future, but I do want to explain/provide information regarding PFQ's existing rules. Begging. Begging, as defined by Site Rule 5A (site-level meaning it applies to the site as a whole, not just the forums), is named "No Begging". It defines begging as approaching other players for the purpose of asking for free things, "free" meaning nothing is offered in exchange. "Approaching" refers to creating a forum thread/forum post or sending a PM, for the purpose of making the ask. If you offer something in return, it becomes trading rather than begging. The same rule also states that "passive" asks are not considered to be begging. This is when you ask for a gift in your forum signature, your Trainer Card, or your About Me. So, you can put an ask for anything in your forum signature right now, post in a Type Race thread about something else (TR-related), and teammates can see your ask. Basically, we don't want players in the mindset of posting in the forums for the purpose of asking for free things. TR threads are some of the most popular forum threads on the site. If there's a lot of asking for free stuff in a TR thread and it seems "normal", unless they have actually read the rules or previously been corrected, players tend to generalize that as it being okay to ask for free stuff in other places as well. Likewise, staff's mindset regarding trading is "trading belongs in the Trades forum, where the trading rules are posted." Similarly to the above, players who are new or who do not generally trade in the forums may not realize there are rules regarding trading. Also similarly to the site Discord chat, there is a dedicated #trading channel, and players are expected to use it rather than posting their LFs in #official-chat .