PSA: Type Race threads are NOT for trading.
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QUOTE originally posted by Mirzam
I kind of understand where you're coming from, but it kind of feels against the spirit and the culture of this site and the type race to restrict that kind of trade.
Helping your team members with pairs is not fully altruistic in the context of the type race: a person with a good pair for a Pokemon they really want to hunt is more likely to earn more points, and thus contribute more to the team goal.
The trade forum is massively inefficient in comparison. I like helping my team members build pairs, again because it's nice and because it also benefits me, but I'm really not willing to scroll pages and pages in the trade forum looking for my teammates who are trying to get pairs ahead of the race.
I think the shiny giveaways and special hatching announcements are way more spammy and less helpful than this kind of trading. My point here isn't that those should be banned, it's just that different people have different goals and opinions on the type race thread, and what's spam to one is cool or helpful to another. Trying to restrict it so strictly just feels kind of disheartening, I'm too worried about what's "allowed" vs having fun in a team activity.
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QUOTE originally posted by PhoenixBirch
I do agree that either rewritting the trade rules or adding a new trade thread would be helpful. However in the mod teams defense, the TR trade rules have always been like this. This is not a new thing at all
QUOTE originally posted by Rainquail
QUOTE originally posted by PhoenixBirch
I do agree that either rewritting the trade rules or adding a new trade thread would be helpful. However in the mod teams defense, the TR trade rules have always been like this. This is not a new thing at all
I understand not wanting to clutter up team threads but I agree this rule feels very restrictive and against the spirit of type race. We are all supposed to work together and that sometimes means needing to do trades that aren't strictly loaned breeding pairs or shelter passes.
Can our team leaders make a trade post where members of that team can post replies with what they have for trade? And then team leaders can have it linked in our team thread just as the raffle posts are? This would keep the main team post less "cluttered" but would still give us a space to make trades and with less restrictive rules needed. Is something like that within the rules or could a type race trading category be added as others have mentioned?
I actually didn't know about this rule.
I feel like being able to ask people if they have unwanted Pokemon for pair building (only one time, not begging) within the thread makes type race more fun, but I'll know not to do that from now on.
QUOTE originally posted by PhoenixBirch
Not trying to start an argument but I mean, in my experience I have always be told if I broke TR trade rules. I don't think this is the first time they're "cracking down on it" they are just making an announcement saying that they keep getting more and more reports. Thats the point of the post
Just a side question, I've seen multiple people offer albino radars for new players before, and as far as I know it's for keeps. Is that also not allowed under the rules? I'm just looking for clarification here.
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feels like this is just meant to restrict fun in the type race threads. maybe it's because i'm dyslexic but this is the first time i'm hearing about this rule. very possible i missed it but this feels like a waste of time to try enforcing. unless it's ACTUAL spam
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i havent seen anyone say this so im gonna add this; it seems like it may be taking up more time to deal with reports about something that IMO as long as its done in moderation, isnt a huge problem, when the time could be used for things like bettering the site as a whole or dealing with reports of other kinds.
my friend has randomly been hit with it before, so ive known about this rule for a while, but i really havent ever understood the point of it to this day. it just seems like a rule thats taking time and effort away from other points of the site to focus on.. a friendly group of people trading out specials to each other during a type race. it seems like it may even be used for vindictive purposes as people can not report unless they dont get the pokemon they want, and then report the person who got it to get them in trouble.
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