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The Special:Chat policy helps to enforce that Pokémon Wiki is not a chatroom. This page lists the various rules to follow in chat, the Chat Moderators that enforce these rules and how to appeal a kick or ban from chat.

Rules

• Although you can talk about anything in chat, we ask that you do not talk about the following:
  • Advertising another wiki
  • Personal information.
  • Another user in a negative way.
  • Inappropriate topics.
• We ask that you do not swear in chat.
  • "Damn", "Hell", and "Crap" are acceptable, anything else is not.
• We kindly ask that you do not roleplay in the chat.
• We ask that you do not link to inappropriate topics.
• Do not spam.
  • Spamming means you post something that could be posted in one line. (ie: "I went to the park yesterday". If you turn that into "I/went/to/the/park/yesterday" it will be considered spam.)
• We kindly ask that you do not advertise another site in chat.
• Do not sock or meatpuppet.
• Do not pretend to be another user.
• Please listen to Chat Moderators' or Admins' warnings.
• If you are willing to follow these rules feel free to join us in chat.

For Chat Mods

• If you are a Chat Moderator, please give all users three warnings before kicking or banning them.
  • If they are swearing, spamming, or discussing inappropriate topics, they only get one warning.
• When asking a user to leave, only one chat moderator needs to be asking, more than one talking at the same time causes confusion.

Chat Moderators

A user with the Chat Moderator user right, along with administrators, can use the kick and ban features in chat and can unban users from chat. While they are there just to keep the peace and uphold the rules, when a Chat Moderator or Administrator asks you not to do something, don't do it. A Chat Moderator or Administrator can easily be distinguished from other users in chat by the star next to their username. All of our Chat Moderators:

	98malimal	Active		KateWolf	Inactive
	Slayingthehalcyon	Active		Wattz2000	Active

Contesting Mod decisions

• If you disagree with a warning or kick, PM the Admin or Chat Moderator. Remember to resolve it calmly and quietly, it shows care and intellect, more importantly, if you do it right the Admin/Chat Moderator may take back their warning.
• If you disagree with a ban, leave a message on the blocking Admin or Chat moderator's talk page. Remember to resolve it calmly and quietly, if you do it right the Admin/Chat Moderator may lessen or take back their block.

If you feel that this policy needs to be altered in any way, please contact an active admin.