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The '''Bulbagarden forums''' (also known as '''BMGf''') are the | The '''Bulbagarden forums''' (also known as '''Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden forums''' or '''BMGf''') are the official discussion forums of [[Bulbagarden]]. They run on vBulletin software, currently running vBulletin version 4.2.0. The forums were made public on January 1, 2003, when [[Archaic]] re-launched [[Bulbagarden]]. | ||
==Sections== | ==Sections== | ||
The forums are arranged into | The forums are arranged into 12 categories: the Bulbagarden Welcome Center, which covers announcements, rules and allows new members to introduce themselves; Current Events, which covers upcoming main series games (and occasionally anime); Pokémon News, for the discussion of news reported on [[Bulbanews]]; Pokémon Video Games, a place to discuss Pokémon video games and organize Pokémon battles and trades via Wi-Fi; Pokémon Media, the place to talk about the Pokémon anime, manga, TCG, merchandise and other media; Pokémon World, the place for shipping and general Pokémon world discussion; The Creative Corner, an area for writers, artists, and musicians to share their work and critique that of others; the Bulbagarden Game Corner, a place for roleplaying games and simple fun games; Large-Scale Forum Games, which is an area for Bulbagarden's official RPGs, the [[URPG]] and [[Fizzy Bubbles]]; Bulbagarden Projects, which is for discussion of the other areas of the Bulbagarden network; The World Beyond, which deals with non-Pokémon discussions; and the Development Zone, a place where members can suggest ways to improve the forum. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
The forums have a number of traditions, including the masquerade parties held at Halloween and Christmas. | The forums have a number of traditions, including the masquerade parties held at Halloween and Christmas. Christmas Contests have also become popular, with the first large-scale contest taking place in 2009. The tradition was repeated in subsequent years with a larger Christmas Contest that included over a dozen pre-order [[Generation V]] game givewaways. | ||
The [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/forumdisplay.php?f=417 Outside the Box] forums have a number of long-running Bulbagarden traditions, including the Conversational Chat Thread, the Picture Thread, the Random Messages thread, and numerous other forum games. | The [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/forumdisplay.php?f=417 Outside the Box] forums have a number of long-running Bulbagarden traditions, including the Conversational Chat Thread, the Picture Thread, the Random Messages thread, and numerous other forum games. | ||
==RPG Projects== | ==RPG Projects== | ||
The forums are the host for | The forums are the host for two inter-forum Roleplaying Games, [[Fizzy Bubbles]] and [[URPG]]. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f223/bulbagarden-forum-rules-updated-march-13th-2012-a-128371/ Rules] | |||
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