Cong Info, Guidelines, & Updates

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WELCOME TO CONGREGATION OF THE MASSES, or Cong for short!

If Smogoff is for shitpost-y one-liners and Pokemon-related nonsense, then Cong represents more thoughtful back-and-forth discussion. I know the idea of real conversation is antiquated in the age of social media and influencers, but we be talking here; don’t get it twisted. Massive thanks and credit to RavioliQueen for our banner, demonstrating the myriad different ways to be a social butterfly.


CONG MOD TEAM

Refer to these absolute superhero socialites if you need anything regarding their focus areas:
  • dave - Social Forums Leader - LGBTQIA+ / SOCIAL / MEDIA
  • WaterBomb - Moderator - SPORTS
  • bdt2002 - Project Mod - LIFESTYLE / SOCIAL / SPORTS
  • Eve - Project Mod - LGBQTIA+

CONG GUIDELINES

1. Global Rules: All site wide Smogon rules apply.

2. Content and Organization: Each OP and reply to a thread must provide content or contribute to the discussion. In an opening post, we expect you to introduce a topic of discussion and your own thoughts in response. In a reply, posting supporting material is encouraged, but your argument and the points you are replying to should be clear. Don't post duplicate topics, try to check the last couple of pages to see if a thread has been started already. If a post hasn't been made in a topic for a significant amount of time, however, you can make a new one. We may delete, edit, or move content so it can be properly organized.

3. Conduct: We will not tolerate personal attacks. You are expected to attack the arguments, not the poster, and it is in poor form to misrepresent a poster's arguments or beliefs based on your impression of them as a person. We reserve the right to edit or delete posts based on their involvement in poor conduct. Cong doesn't have to be a serious forum all the time, but a well received joke isn't an invitation to shitpost, and users who persistently derail threads or spread disinformation may have their access to a thread or the forum revoked.

4. Respect: Distinct from overt or isolated personal attacks, we wish to promote a culture of respect above all else. If someone has taken the time and energy to reply to your post in a thoughtful and productive manner, consider taking that into account in your response. Posts like "don't bother responding" will also not be tolerated. If you'd prefer to not engage with someone, you are not obligated to respond to them, and a decision to not engage is not an admission of defeat or wrongdoing. We as moderators will not judge posters for the content of their ideas, but we have zero tolerance towards deliberate misinformation, hate speech—read: xenophobia, racism, transphobia, homophobia, antisemitism/nazism, etc.—and anything else we perceive to be harmful.

5. Moderation: If you have an issue with a poster and believe they are displaying poor conduct, you may bring it to our attention via a report or by contacting us privately. You should do the same if you have an issue with how we've enforced any of our rules. We promise to be approachable and explain our thought process, and in return we expect you to respect the rules by not reversing mod edited posts, reposting deleted posts, or minimodding. Finally, it's important to note that the ultimate discretion of the moderators is final.

Our primary job is to ensure the safety of our users, not to appear unbiased in the eyes of trolls, bigots, and other bad-faith actors, and we reserve the right to restrict access to threads or the forum as a whole if we feel there is a threat to user safety or if we feel a user consistently spreads harmful rhetoric.

Mar 31, 2019
by Martin
-> add. note on Cong posters’ right to refuse to respond

Oct 3, 2020
by Martin
-> upd. explicitly defining moderation philosophy

Jan 1, 2021
by May
-> add. no necrobumping, seriously

Nov 7, 2022
by dave
-> Martin resigned from the mod team
 

antemortem

THE ORIGINAL DAVE
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Recently, Cong and Smogoff have been inappropriately used to leverage arguments against other site projects and their alleged problematic infringements, such as CAP or the RoA Olympics. This should not be the case. Keep these escalations either in their respective forums or in the private messages of the staff members that may be most directly related to the topics.

If the infringement is serious enough/threatens the immediate safety of any users or their identities, use this thread to file an inquiry in the Admin Reports forum.

Thanks, cuties.
 
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