Just so everyone is on the same page, here are the rules and notifications for all to know before suggesting a potential candidate.
If you have any suggestions about these rules, please post your thoughts about it
HEREHERE ARE THE RULES#1: Don't Suggest Characters Already Available.- Before you suggest a character, make sure that the character is not already available on the Suggestion Pol itself. If you suggest someone already available, you will be notified about the character's current existence and the entire suggestion will be locked. Thus, it would be a waste of time for the poster, readers, etc.
If you want to see the Suggestion Poll to check if the character is available, here are the links.
Suggestion Poll Candidate Listings#2: Don't Suggest Characters That Lost A Previous Suggestion Poll too soon.- Before you suggest a character, be sure to see if the character had already been suggested in the past and lost. If you suggest a character who had previously been suggested and lost, you will be notified about the previous poll & it's results, then eventually your suggestion will be locked.
If you feel that the candidate deserves a 2nd chance, then please wait 6 months after the last suggestion of the same character had lost his/her poll;
If you want to see if the candidate had a previous poll, feel free to scroll through this board in this link;
Suggestion Poll Trash(If going through the trash is too much, feel free to ask on the
Suggestion Poll Discussions.)
#3: You Can Only Make 1 Poll At A Time.- If you have a Suggestion Poll that is currently pending and/or active, you can't make a 2nd Suggestion Poll until the previous one has been closed. This gives a careless impression from the poster to the public. If you make a 2nd Poll while the previous one is still active, you will be notified and the 2nd poll will be deleted. Making multiple polls carelessly adds on to what is already a hectic job for those currently moderating the entire DLC Boards, so please be respectful and understand the reasons for these limitations.
#4: Keep Candidates From The Same Series Under 1 Poll.- If your suggesting multiple candidates from the same series, keep them under 1 Suggestion Poll. Don't make multiple polls for the same series.
For example; a "Mario for DLC Poll" & "Luigi for DLC Poll" can't coexist separately due to both candidates originating from the same series. This will not be approved!
They have to be under 1 poll, for example, a "Mario series DLC Poll" with both Mario & Luigi as one of many options is acceptable.
#5: Only 2 Candidate For Each Series Is Allowed.- If there are 2 candidates from the same series currently on the Suggestion Poll, you can't suggest a 3rd one as a candidate. This is to prevent a series having too many reps. In other words, we are trying to avoid the usual 1 Metal Gear DLC reps against 100 Sonic reps on the Suggestion Poll.
You are open to suggest replacing a series rep currently on the poll, as long as the replacement is from the same series.
#6: Candidate Must Have Nintendo Relevancy.- Your suggested candidate must have or plans to appear on a game available on a Nintendo Console or Handheld. Arguably, this is for the sake of keeping a tradition of the official Smash Bros title. Also, for the purpose of limitations to our Suggestion Poll. The only exceptions are the current candidates of Master Chief & The Heavy since they've won a "Non-Nintendo Relevancy Poll" in the past. Any suggestion that breaks this rule will be notified and locked entirely.
NOTE: Rule #5 doesn't permit Halo & Team Fortress to have a 2nd DLC rep since their purpose on the poll is to rep more of Non-Nintendo relevancy rather than just their series alone. Though, they are open for replacement on the Candidate Cut Poll for another Non-Nintendo relevancy character.
#7: No Additional 4th Parties Allowed.- Candidates that didn't originate in video games are not allowed to be suggested. This is to prevent multiple candidates with no gaming origins to unbalance the Suggestion Poll. We strictly prefer to stick with characters with gaming origins. Mickey Mouse is the only exception due to winning a "4th Party Poll", unless he is requested to be replaced through Candidate Cut Poll.
NOTE: Rule #5 doesn't permit Dragon Ball & Mickey Mouse series to have a 2nd rep since their purpose on the poll is to rep more of 4th party rather than just their series alone.
#8: Don't Forget To Add A Poll.- When making a Request Topic, PLEASE don't forget to add the Poll to the topic. If your not sure how to do that, feel free to ask an Administrator, Moderator, or other forum members for help. You have 2 options on how you want your Poll to work. These are your options;
Traditional Poll - this is the traditional poll where all votes are anonymous (unless readers confirm it via post). A poll where you click yes or no, then submit it.
Post Poll - this is the poll where the votes are submitted by everyone posting their votes for or against it. The votes are either collected by the person suggesting the candidate/s or a Admin/Mod.
#9: Add "YES"/"NO"/"NONE" Options To The Poll.- If your making a Suggestion Poll for just 1 candidate, you must have the "Yes" & "No" option available.
If your making a Request Poll for multiple candidates, you must have the "None" option available along with the multiple candidate choices. If this is not done, you will notified and the option will be added without question. Refusal to cooperate with this will result in closing the poll entirely.
Well, that is all for now. If anyone has any suggestions to these rules, please share it
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