General Idea :Light:
I'll be blunt, Help chat is a mess.
I want to officially suggest the implementation of a new staff rank.
Name is of course up for change, But off the bat i suggest "PokeHelper." So i'll refer to it as such throughout this thread.
Purpose of this is to provide ingame knowledge ala "General pokemon knowledge" ( Not progression knowledge, with perhaps an exeption of HM locations ) to the community.
Be it competitive or PVE.
Aswell as perhaps to direct people to the valid guides found on the forums.
Example 1: evolutionary method of Haunter/kadabra/Graveler/Machoke
Example 2: Hints towards flash/cut.
Example 3: Whats the best nature for dunsparce?
Whenever a question needs an answer, The Pokehelper would dwell in help chat to assist.
Too often we see people desperately going on "all" chat, which can result in an ugly manner.
And if help is either ignored or dismissed in all chat, We get some rather angry people to deal with.
Just today, Bhardhis was attacked on a personal level due to this.
Would'nt it just be delectable to avoid that in the future?
I think so personally.
Now all this being said, Theres the issue of what permissions this rank would have.
I suggest a simple Mute and Kick. Ban is debateable, but i personally believe that permission should be left to a higher status.
As every chat ever, trolls or the like would evidently appear, Which brings me to a second purpose of this rank.
Just as a note, i highly suggest a sheet of information they wont be able to share with the community.
For example; if we can share the location of items neccesary to progress.
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Cleaning up help chat.
"Go help chat" is a void and blank suggestion. I suggest anyone in doubt of this, to Stick around there for a while.
currently help chat is a compilation of questions unanswered, with an occasional group of people there willing to answer.
And if not that, The chat is abused as a forum for trolls keeping general discussions there, rather than "All tab"
The second purpose of the PokeHelper would be to make help chat functional.
As much as people say "Go help chat" i assure you, most people try.
It should be a place within the game to effectively seek the help you need to further the players knowledge.
Evidently, its unrealistic to expect people to just keep a bulbapedia page open at all times.
Which woops, look at that. Leads me to ideas of requirements.
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Requirements
Of course, i suggest a vast knowledge of pokemon as a whole.
Competitive, PVE, Whatever. You should obviously have a general, if not better idea.
But aswell as that, I suggest people who are known to and willing to help. Not just in help chat, but overall.
The whole purpose of this is to help the community. So people who aren't keen on doing this, or have yet to do this,
Are more than likely not the best picks.
For example, your ordinary "Go help chat" responder, is probably not the best pick either, With the condition of the current help tab.
But rather those known to give quick and accurate answers.
However, Finding the knowledge is as important as knowing it.
I suggest a firm, close relationship with informative sites such as Bulbapedia.
I'd almost say, Make it your starting page for your web browser, if this is indeed a position you seek.
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And before i end, i'd like to assure you that i am no new player.
This is my alternate account, And i've been on/off active on my account "Jebus" since public release.
So do not dismiss my thread based on that assumption. Thanks.
So, i'd say that concludes my suggestion.
I appreciate the time you've taken to read it. :thanks:
Regards