playing devils advocate here, but smoking depictions are usually considered "PG" I thought. banning depictions of smoking is more of a "G" rated thing isn't it?
There is no concrete, universal standard for what is or isn't PG. Additionally, there are differences to keep in mind between depicting smoking in, say, a movie (singular, controlled instance overlooked and agreed upon by a whole crew) and something such as a website (thousands of users making their own individual references). We have chosen to not allow smoking as we do not believe the majority of references to smoking made by the userbase as a whole will be done so in an appropriate matter (by those of age, in a way that does not glorify the practice, is not gratuitous, and so on). Rather than spending time splitting hairs over which depictions are allowed or not, we have decided it's more practical to not allow it, full stop.
Please keep in mind that Pokéfarm has a relatively small volunteer moderator team. We currently believe that not allowing any depictions of smoking on our site is the most practical and effective way of approaching the matter at this time. If you disagree with this (or any other aspect of our rules or how they are enforced), you are free to discuss the matter with Garthic.
