Post by Tara on Dec 5, 2010 19:01:18 GMT -5
I know I never really made things completely clear to everyone, and not a lot of people like to read the whole wall of text on the VDex group's first post, and not everyone has been here from the start, here's a lovely little FAQ. If you have a question, or think a question should be on here and is not, please post it here.
How does the rank system work?
So... how do I donate?
What are these events you speak of?
Events, how do they work?
What if someone doesn't claim their prize from the event?
How does the rank system work?
- It's simple and easy to climb up the ranks. By donating either retro pokemon, or money, those who seek to climb ranks give us the funds and prizes we need for events. For donating pokemon, each sprite type gives you a certain amount of points, depending on your rank. Each rank requires a certain number of points to push you up a notch, and points reset after each rank-up. Leftover points carry over. For donating money, you simply donate the same amount you would receive for that rank-up as a reward. An image guide to points and such can be found here. (I'll be making a better one soon, don't worry.)
So... how do I donate?
- Send all trades to me, but if you have more than five to send me at one time, please have mercy on me and only send three at a time. xD; You can send the trades any time, you don't have to ask first.
What are these events you speak of?
- Every so often, I host events that are both fundraisers for our members' rank-up rewards, and a way to keep things interesting.
Events, how do they work?
- First up, I will post in the thread title that there is a new event. I will post its end date, and it begins as soon as I've edited the post. Entry fees are typically $500 apiece, and you can buy a maximum of 5 "tickets". Send the entry fees to me via trade, and when the event ends, I will use a randomizer to choose a number 1~11 for each "ticket". Each number corresponds to a sprite type(shiny, hgss2, DP/DP2, emerald, etc.). I will then update the thread title and announce that the event is over, and update who got what sprite type. After that, every entrant is expected to check the sprite type they won, go through the collection of donations, find the sprites of the type that they won, and give me the link to the one(s) that they want as their prize.
What if someone doesn't claim their prize from the event?
- After the event ends, you have one week to claim your prize. After that, I'm probably going to simply remove the names from the list. A week is plenty of time to see the big, bold "EVENT OVER" in the topic's title, look at the page, and say "hey, I want that pokemon~". Not to sound impatient, but it can become irritating, at times. I like to get one event cleared up and done with before starting another one.
