Edit: This is the updated and revised version of the sub-reddit rules, and this stickied post will be updated accordingly. Written by /u/scyp10 [1] and /u/Hero_of_Legend [2] .
Remember: Everyone is expected to have read the rules. "I was banned because I didn’t know" is not an excuse.
[RULES]
NO SCAMMING OR IMPERSONATION! We are taking a zero-tolerance policy on this especially. This is grounds for a perma-ban and Friend Code blacklist. If you are not sure of what you have, don’t put it into your flair.
NO TRADING OF ANYTHING THAT IS NOT A FRIEND CODE! No shinies, no Pokerus, no nothing. Only a Friend Code for a Friend Code. Also grounds for perma-ban and blacklist.
NO OFFERING MONEY OR MONETARY EXCHANGES! Not only this is completely against this sub-reddit’s rules, this may be a criminal offense depending on where you live.
DO NOT MESSAGE THE MODS YOUR FRIEND CODE! You will be given a warning, then banned. You wouldn’t believe how often we receive messages as if people were trying to post, it clutters up the modmail box instead of real threats.
DO NOT HARASS USERS OR PM THEM FOR THEIR FRIEND CODE! That is incredibly bothersome and if excessive, will result in a ban.
NO ASKING FOR UPVOTES! Just don’t! We have a large-enough sub-reddit to get your trading done, but a small-enough sub-reddit that you don’t need to ask for upvotes. Your post will be removed and you will be banned.
MOD POSTS ARE FOR INFORMATION AND META DISCUSSIONS ONLY! No posting your Friend Code or asking for people to add you. Your post will be removed, and you will be banned, with your Friend Code blacklisted.
POSTS MAY BE REMOVED AT THE MODS’ DISCRETION! This is just a disclaimer. Again, zero-tolerance policy, you will be banned instantly if you are caught breaking one of those rules.
[THINGS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO POST]
Serebii’s Friend Safari List.
PSA’s about items already covered in the rules or on the sidebar.
Any questions that has already been covered by the FAQ.
[COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND ALERTS]
Here are a few tips for preventing being scammed and improving the community even further:
BE SUSPICIOUS OF DITTO SAFARIS! Of course Ditto safaris are the most sought out ones. You know that, I know that, my mom knows that. However, scammers tend to use that to their advantage, saying that they have a Ditto safari so they can get whatever they want in return, BUT BEWARE! Often times, it’s all a ruse. When that happens, help us out with the following:
REPORT ALL SCAMMERS! In the case of a person claiming to have a set of Pokemon, but in reality having a completely different one (happens very often in the case of Dittos), you can help us by taking a picture of their Friend Card and Safari card on your 3DS and sending them to us, via the "MESSAGE THE MODS" button, with the post where they claim to have different pokes.
This is how it should be handled: http://i.imgur.com/H2HnsVn.png [3]
And these are the pictures they sent us: http://imgur.com/1UYQxOY [4] and http://imgur.com/qT9FK1z [5]
YOU MUST HAVE A FLAIR TO POST! Our bot will remove your post if it does not have a flair in it. Even if you don’t know your Pokemon, you can still make a flair, and it will display [Safari Unknown].
DON’T TRUST PEOPLE THAT POST A DIFFERENT FRIEND CODE AS THE ONE IN THEIR FLAIR! For the same reason as the above, we can’t verify the validity of a person’s Friend Code if posted on it’s own, only through flair. Trust only the flair Friend Code. If they give you any other number, please report them to the mods.
Thank you,
The mods of /r/friendsafari[6]
P.S. We love you guys.
