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Bulbagarden Staff AMA Thread

Torchic W. Pip said:
Oh yeah for other staff members: favorite Gym puzzle?
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I'll be totally honest, most Gym "puzzles" don't really stick out in my mind. They're generally very thematic, but that also tends to leave them feeling very predictable and samey. "Oh boy, the Bug-Type Gym! Let's see what flavour of spider-web this one uses". So the ones that stick out to me tend to be the ones that break out from the themes you would expect from their type. So things like the Nacrene Gym's book puzzles, Nimbasa's rollercoasters, Shalour's roller rink. Mostly you can get me impressed with your gym if you're surprisingly off-brand. Opal in SwSh was also really good. The quiz questions before the battle were very standard and uninspired, but she brought it back by mixing the puzzle into her battle, and in such a way as to play with your expectations and trick you into wrong answers more often than not. Just a real good mix-up to the gym battle formula that nothing had ever done before.
 
Lone_Garurumon said:
I'll be totally honest, most Gym "puzzles" don't really stick out in my mind. They're generally very thematic, but that also tends to leave them feeling very predictable and samey. "Oh boy, the Bug-Type Gym! Let's see what flavour of spider-web this one uses". So the ones that stick out to me tend to be the ones that break out from the themes you would expect from their type. So things like the Nacrene Gym's book puzzles, Nimbasa's rollercoasters, Shalour's roller rink. Mostly you can get me impressed with your gym if you're surprisingly off-brand. Opal in SwSh was also really good. The quiz questions before the battle were very standard and uninspired, but she brought it back by mixing the puzzle into her battle, and in such a way as to play with your expectations and trick you into wrong answers more often than not. Just a real good mix-up to the gym battle formula that nothing had ever done before.
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I do love that Opal's schtick is just to not play fair. Not only does it lean more into that darker/mischievous Fairy theme, but it also reminds me of those nonsensical Agatha Christie endings, which I think Opal is meant to remind us of a little with her mystery plays.
 
Lumiose City sounds so amazing to live in~, but I think I'll have to go with Pip and say Lilycove as well! Hoenn is such a pretty place.

To be fair, Jubilife Village is also cool, but I'd def rather live in modern-day Sinnoh rather Hisui. And I haven't played the DS Sinnoh games yet
 
WyndonCalling said:
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I already reside in the real-world equivalent of Castelia City, so that would be a safe pick with very little adjustment needed. There's lots of stuff to do there, I like how it looks aesthetically, and also, I really wanna try a Casteliacone.

Other than that though, I think I'd like to live in Viridian City. It's on the smaller/quieter side and is surrounded by other places in Kanto that I would want to visit. (y)
 
WyndonCalling said:
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Slateport City in Hoenn is probably the closest counterpart to my real-world home; like Orchid I'd be happy living somewhere that I'm familiar with, and there's a lot to love about Slateport - waking up and visiting the market stalls, wandering down to the beach, exploring the museum, entering contests... I'd definitely never be bored.

That being said, I'd also happily live somewhere a little further into the countryside, surrounded by nature... so Floaroma Town or Goldenrod (since it's situated between the National Park and Ilex Forest) would both be potential choices. Plus, like Slateport, there's a lot for one to explore in a big city like Goldenrod.
 
ThePurpleEevee said:
I have a question, do you have to be a certain age to apply?
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Apply for what? to be a staff member?
we usually only have staff drives at specific times, really, and you'll be notified when that happens!
just be 13 or older, like in the forum rules, and you're OK!! there are some staff who are around my age, so...yeah!!
What kinda stuff do you wanna do here?
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The Conversational Japanese Thread・日本語会話スレ

Hello! This is a place to chat with others (in Japanese)! Like the Bulbagarden Conversational Chat Thread, but in Japanese! Forum rules apply of course, but please make sure to chat in Japanese! (If you'd like, I guess you could do English in ) Any level of learners welcome!! (Mods, if you would...
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takoyaki said:
Apply for what? to be a staff member?
we usually only have staff drives at specific times, really, and you'll be notified when that happens!
just be 13 or older, like in the forum rules, and you're OK!! there are some staff who are around my age, so...yeah!!
What kinda stuff do you wanna do here?
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Ah, forgot to specify. Yeah, I meant to become a staff member. I kinda just wanna talk and help out.
 
ThePurpleEevee said:
Ah, forgot to specify. Yeah, I meant to become a staff member. I kinda just wanna talk and help out.
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in that case, just keep on working on being active and nice to everyone and stuff, and once we have a drive, you can apply!

iirc the usual positions are like:
forum mod
bulbanews writer
art staff
discord mod

and that kinda thing!! our last drive was in February!! so...who knows, maybe someday~
 
ThePurpleEevee said:
Ah, forgot to specify. Yeah, I meant to become a staff member. I kinda just wanna talk and help out.
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As takoyaki said, we don't have a minimum age requirement or anything to join staff outside of the 13 years you need to make an account.

We did just run a staff drive recently, so it's unlikely we'll be looking to recruit any new mods in the near future. However, that doesn't mean you can't help out! Some of the most helpful things any of us can do is just be a positive contributor to threads. Follow the rules, don't start or get sucked into drama, treat others with kindness, all that jazz. Then if you see anything that looks questionable, report it so that the mods can act on it more quickly.

Mods have important jobs, but positive, constructive users are really what makes Bulbagarden a fun place to be!
 
If possible, could someone explain what an average day is like for a staff member? I am warming up to the idea of trying out for staff sometime, but I am curious how time management would work in a day
 
ConfectionerMari said:
If possible, could someone explain what an average day is like for a staff member? I am warming up to the idea of trying out for staff sometime, but I am curious how time management would work in a day
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OK so this is me, working at Bulbanews.

6:30ish AM: I wake up and die instantly get ready for the day!!

7:00ish AM: Ohhhh man, time to check Bulbaforums and see what's up!! I might have a message from Archaic about an article he'd like for me to write on, some feedback, or some advice regarding translation (he speaks Japanese better than me~!!)

After that I have school, where I check Bulbaforums during intermittent times. I can sometimes get work for articles done from 9-10AM, 11 AM-12 PM, and 2-3 PM, but not always. At least one of those classes tends to be almost like a free period~.

Once I get back from school at around 3ish, I do homework. Once that's done, I have free time from about 4 or 5 PM to 7 PM (after that I just play games).

Writing an article takes...at least a few hours. I have to take notes on the Japanese press release then do the article itself, then add pictures, wait for Archaic to get back with any edits, etcetc. Sometimes I look up from my work and notice that an hour has passed!!

I don't write every day. Archaic is realllllly careful about me not getting burnt out. I can handle it because I like doing this (and it helps my Japanese!!), but I'm always looking for new stuff to write about. I focus on Japan-based news, I'm the best with merchandise stuff, but really anything is OK.

For me, it's relatively easy. I do also take part in LOTS of staff discussions (I talk with the staff a lot!!) and I also help out with the reports system too! I often tend to give my unneeded opinion...and report spambots!!

For what it's worth Mari, I'm biased as a friend of yours (and I don't exactly decide this stuff), but I do think you should try sometime! We usually hire only during staff drives (last one was February!), but sometimes we do hire just because (we need staff in a certain position, etcetc), so...yay!!

This is just me right now as a Bulbanews writer. The mods are different sometimes, maybe, I think. hopefully I'll be able to help out even more someday, who knows!??!?!?!?
 

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