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The '''Bulbagarden forums''' are the official discussion forums for [[Bulbagarden]], which aim to provide a discussion environment covering the various aspects of the [[Pokémon]] fandom, such as the {{pkmn|anime}}, as well as a wide variety of other topics, including non-Pokémon video games, television shows and the daily life of Pokémon fans. They operate on the | The '''Bulbagarden forums''' are the official discussion forums for [[Bulbagarden]], which aim to provide a discussion environment covering the various aspects of the [[Pokémon]] fandom, such as the {{pkmn|anime}}, as well as a wide variety of other topics, including non-Pokémon video games, television shows and the daily life of Pokémon fans. They operate on the Xenforo software, and have been, excluding server outages and other similar incidents, in operation since the re-launch of Bulbagarden by [[Archaic]] on January 1, 2003, being the first and oldest of [[Bulbagarden]] projects. The forums celebrated their tenth anniversary in 2013. | ||
The forum is staffed by a crew of over seventy moderators, super-moderators and administrators, headed by the '''Head Administrator''', a role held by | The forum is staffed by a crew of over seventy moderators, super-moderators and administrators, headed by the '''Head Administrator''', a role held by Shiny Celebi. Their role is both to ensure that discussion remain civil and interesting, and to prevent people from using the forums to unacceptable ends (such as advertising), while finding new ways to encourage and facilitate discussion. | ||
The forums are often called '''BMGf''', which is an abbreviation of the original full name, '''Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden forums'''. It is the most common remaining reference to the full name of Bulbagarden. | The forums are often called '''BMGf''', which is an abbreviation of the original full name, '''Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden forums'''. It is the most common remaining reference to the full name of Bulbagarden. | ||
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$aturn¥oshi replaced her on an interim basis, but in April he was appointed coordinator of Social Media, and the decision was made to appoint Iteru and Gama jointly as head administrator, with the hope that this would also ease the demand on the Head Administrator's time. Araragi-Hakase was the next head administrator. Currently, the position is occupied by Shiny Celebi. | $aturn¥oshi replaced her on an interim basis, but in April he was appointed coordinator of Social Media, and the decision was made to appoint Iteru and Gama jointly as head administrator, with the hope that this would also ease the demand on the Head Administrator's time. Araragi-Hakase was the next head administrator. Currently, the position is occupied by Shiny Celebi. | ||
The forums were running on vBulletin forum software until November 6, 2015, when the server was switched. They now run on Xenforo software. The new server was live six days later, on November 12, 2015. | |||
==Sections== | ==Sections== | ||