1. Be respectful and polite to others. Do not flame, harass/annoy others, or use foul language. Keep the general atmosphere somewhat kid friendly. 'Censoring' profanities is still not appropriate.
- 1a. It is not OK to mistreat moderators simply because they are higher status. If you think a moderator is breaking a rule, report them to another higher moderator. Do not take it upon yourself to 'handle' it.
2. Don't spam or flood. Do not post advertisements for other games, your site, your chat channel(s), etc. It is alright to have a link in your RPG profile or forum signature, but that's it.
3. Keep your nicknames and profiles appropriate. Do not use vulgarities, profanities, etc. in any of them.
4. Do not create threads, posts, set your signatures, etc. to accuse another user of scamming, cheating, etc. Use the report function, or private message a moderator.
- 4a. Do not make general forum threads directed at specific user(s) or telling someone to check another portion of the site. Send them a private message.
- 4b. Do not bug a staff member about a ban that is not yours. Ban issues are between the person whose account is banned and the moderator who set the ban... no one else.
5. If a staff member says that an issue has been resolved, please do not continue to bug them. It's OK to send them one reminder if you feel they forgot to look at it, but don't spam them if they've already addressed it.
6. Do not impersonate or pretend to be anyone you're not.
- 6a. You may not offer to trade Pokemon out of any account that you don't own.
- 6b. Registering a unique/well-known chat nickname that belongs to someone else can get you banned.
7. Please do not type words in all capitals or post a large amount of keyboard-mashing/nonsense.
8. English only. We know many diverse people play TPPC, but we require English for purposes of best communication and moderation.
9. Posting of others' personal information is not allowed for any reason.
- 9a. Gathering and sharing personal information of others amongst yourselves also falls under this rule, and is not allowed.
10. Do not beg. This stands no matter if it's for free Pokemon or if it's for powers or status. Asking to be a moderator will only lower your chances.
11. Do not create a crazy amount of accounts anywhere across the RPG/forums/chat. Try to keep it at a maximum of 5. Anybody spamming creation of accounts can have every single account of theirs banned if it is deemed abusive.