Poliwager Wiki - User contributions [en]

Getting Started on Poliwager Forums!

2024-10-20T21:21:10Z

Oshi: Started the work on a forums guide. I'll finish later when I have the free time.

== Welcome to Poliwager! ==
It's an honor to see you here! It really is! We really hope you enjoy our site with all the eggs you can adopt and all the users you can talk to.

...what's that? You wish you could talk to other users more? Well then lucky for you, we have the '''[https://forums.poliwager.net/index.php Poliwager Forums]''' to help you with! And lucky for you, I'm here to tell you all there is to Poliwager forums. You must be the luckiest person there is to get all this info!

== What is a Forums? ==
But a miserable pile of secrets. But luckily for us we can find out what these secrets truly are.

Forums have four levels of organization at their basic core:

'''Categories:''' These are the big topics that have everything else go under them. At the time of this writing, we have newest post, Forum and Site, Pokemon, and General. Clicking on one of these headers will let you go down to the next level. Like a video game!

'''Boards:''' These are one level down of categories. You can see these on the main page without needing to click on Categories too! These helps organize what gets talked where, so you don't need to search for 3,000 years to find one thing. Adoptables talk will go in adoptables, forum talk in forums, you get the idea. It's like a nicely cleaned room, if you are lucky enough to have one.
[[File:Category and Boards.png|thumb|959x959px|An example of a category (this one being "General") and its related boards under it. Hey, that's me in the top right!]]

'''Topics:''' Now this is where the real meat and potatoes are. These are the talking points or threads that anyone can create. You can talk about anything you want here with starting a topic. Just make sure it goes by the rules, and it is in the right place, so I have to do less work fixing it. You'll do that for me right? please? You don't want to see a cutie like me beg for you, do you?

'''Replies:''' This is where you can say your thoughts out loud on someone's topic. Try to keep it on topic with how the conversation is going! The [https://forums.poliwager.net/viewtopic.php?t=1792 '''chatterbox'''] can be a good place to start once you get used to the forums!

== Making and Editing a Profile ==
Congrats on getting this far! Now you are one step closer to poling and wagging it up. Now the secret to make a profile is clicking on the [https://forums.poliwager.net/ucp.php?mode=register "Register"] button you see at the top right. After agreeing to the terms, we can really start making a profile. This should be the first thing you see after you click on the button. As long as your eyes are open that is.
[[File:Making A Profile.png|left|thumb|952x952px|The secret sauce of making a profile.]]

Most of this is quite self-explanatory I want to say, but if I am wrong later you can hit me with a chair. Once you got all of that entered, and the secret bot preventing "Confirmation of registration" code that I legally cannot say here, you will now be able to edit your profile! Editing your profile is easy. After you log in or make your profile, you can click on the drop-down menu by your name to see all the fun options just ready for you. As a quick rundown of things, only because I like you so much, yes you!
[[File:Oshi's profile drop down menu.png|left|thumb|What the drop-down menu will look like after clicking on it.]]
'''Profile -''' This lets you see all of your profile! It includes your info you entered for profile creation, your stats, and your signature!

'''User Control Panel''' - Here links to some of the other tabs you could click on. This lets you edit your profile, board preferences (like themes), private messages, the user groups you are in, and your friends and foes (foes are blocked users).

'''Edit Signature''' - Now this lets you edit the block of text that appears under your post. Most of the time people like to put their adoptables Pokémon here. Or you can put anything here that floats your boat. As a secret tip from me, you can spoil your adoptable Pokémon, so they don't take as much space up!

'''Edit Avatar''' - choose an image of your liking to be your profile picture, or just choose one from the gallery. I heard one of the gallery profile pictures is awesome.

'''View Subscription''' - Shows what topics you are subscribed to! These topics will notify you when they get an update.

'''View Bookmarks''' - Shows what topics you have bookmarked! An easy way to come back to certain topics for later.

'''View Drafts''' - shows what drafts you have been working on. Drafts are private post you can make to make sure your topic looks the best it can be. I have my fair share of drafts saved up.

'''Your Posts''' - Shows all the post you have done! For better, or for worse. I have some embarrassing I done when I was younger. haha

'''Logout''' - Logs you out of the forums so you can go enjoy your real life. We will miss you and hope you come back soon!

== browsing/posting an intro ==

== posting around - replying with good comments. - also link my poliwager guide here as a good example to post too? ==

== Ending while I complain I don't know how to use wikis. ==

File:Oshi's profile drop down menu.png

2024-10-20T19:31:27Z

Oshi:

An image showing the profile drop down menu. Done by yours truly. :)

File:Category and Boards.png

2024-10-20T19:23:48Z

Oshi:

A category and the boards under it.

File:Making A Profile.png

2024-10-20T19:19:05Z

Oshi:

The first thing you will see after agreeing to the terms.

Oshi

2024-10-20T18:35:34Z

Oshi:

== Oshi ==
[[File:Oshilly.jpg|thumb|(Real)]]

== About ==
Oshi is one of the Moderators on the site. He is usually the guy that has to do all the sprite work for Slix. In his free time he usually does art for other projects, rom hacks, and being a ⑨

== Works ==
Oshi has made all of these nolveties. Either being sprite edits, or originally created.
* [[Big Political]]
* Land Poliwag
* Surf Sentret
* Kimono Victini
* [[Thunderstorm Emolga]]
* Can't Emolga
* Flying Pikachu
* King of Summer
He also made the box sprites for the zygarde forms and other summoning items.

== Triva ==
* Oshi constantly changes his profile picture on the discord, but has almost always kept the same picture for the main site.
* Likes Emolga.
* Oshi has interesting speech patterns, like saying Hehe, haha, or true true a lot.
* Oshi became a Moderator on September 15th, 2021.
* Oshi likes to hold giveaways of his pokemon from time to time, and is also the one to hold the Pokemon Stadium tournaments.
* Oshi is a troll and a goober. Don't believe him half of the time.
*Oshi usually keeps the same Pokemon in his party, no matter the month.
*Oshi 😳😳😳😳

* Oshi also made himself as a room item once?<br />

== Alt pfps ==
[[File:Cirno.png|thumb|center|alt=Idiot|Drawing by Oshi, one of his alternate account images. ]]
[[File:Oshi pfp.jpg|thumb|center|alt=Oshi's former profile picture on Poliwager|"Guys I have almost no idea how to edit a wiki page help"]]
Eh put more here when I got more time
[[Category:Legendary Members]]

File:Oshilly.jpg

2024-10-20T18:35:05Z

Oshi:

Yeah, that's me. Unfortunately for some.

Oshi

2022-12-24T23:52:57Z

Oshi: I just changed my image and moved the old one to the image part.

== Oshi ==

[[File:Oshi.png|thumb|alt=Oshi probably |(Real)]]

=== About ===
Oshi is one of the Moderators on the site. He is usually the guy that has to do all the sprite work for Slix. In his free time he usually does art for other projects, rom hacks, and being a ⑨

=== Works ===
Oshi has made all of these nolveties. Either being sprite edits, or originally created.
* [[Big Political]]
* Land Poliwag
* Surf Sentret
* Kimono Victini
* [[Thunderstorm Emolga]]
* Can't Emolga
* Flying Pikachu
He also made the box sprites for the zygarde forms and other summoning items

=== Triva ===
* Oshi constantly changes his profile picture on the discord, but has always kept the same picture for the main site.
* Likes Emolga.
* Oshi has interesting speech patterns, like saying Hehe, haha, or true true a lot.
* Oshi became a Moderator on September 15th, 2021.
* Oshi likes to hold giveaways of his pokemon from time to time, and is also the one to hold the Pokemon Stadium tournaments.
* Oshi is a troll and a goober. Don't believe him half of the time.
*Oshi usually keeps the same Pokemon in his party, no matter the month.
*Oshi 😳😳😳😳

=== Images ===
[[File:Cirno.png|thumb|center|alt=Idiot|Drawing by Oshi, one of his alternate account images. ]]
[[File:Oshi pfp.jpg|thumb|center|alt=Oshi's former profile picture on Poliwager|"Guys I have almost no idea how to edit a wiki page help"]]
Eh put more here when I got more time
[[Category:Legendary Members]]

File:Oshi.png

2022-12-24T23:51:14Z

Oshi:

An image made by Oshi featuring some random guy's pool.

Oshi

2022-11-03T17:58:39Z

Oshi: Added link to Big Political cuz I am dumb and forgot to do it the first time

== Oshi ==

[[File:Oshi pfp.jpg|thumb|center|alt=Oshi's profile picture on Poliwager|"Guys I have almost no idea how to edit a wiki page help"]]

=== About ===
Oshi is one of the Moderators on the site. He is usually the guy that has to do all the sprite work for Slix. In his free time he usually does art for other projects, rom hacks, and being a ⑨

=== Works ===
Oshi has made the nolveties
* [[Big Political]]
* Land Poliwag
* Surf Sentret
* Kimono Victini
* Thunderstorm Emolga
* Can't Emolga
He also made the box sprites for the zygarde forms and other summoning items

=== Triva ===
* Oshi constantly changes his profile picture on the discord, but has always kept the same picture for the main site.
* Likes Emolga.
* Oshi has interesting speech patterns, like saying Hehe, haha, or true true a lot.
* Oshi became a Moderator on September 15th, 2021.
* Oshi likes to hold giveaways of his pokemon from time to time, and is also the one to hold the Pokemon Stadium tournaments.
* Oshi is a troll and a goober. Don't believe him half of the time.
*Oshi usually keeps the same Pokemon in his party, no matter the month.

=== Images ===
[[File:Cirno.png|thumb|center|alt=Idiot|Drawing by Oshi, one of his profile pictures on the discord ]]
Eh put more here when I got more time

Big Political

2022-11-03T17:57:35Z

Oshi: Added link to Oshi

Big Political was a [[:Category:Novelty Pokémon|Novelty]] Pokémon introduced January of 2022. The Sprite was done by moderator [[Oshi]].

== Physiology ==
The Big Political is a part of the Ranairata genus, which includes Poliwag and its line. However, unlike their cousins, they are not known to evolve. This species, however, has a much stockier, chubbier build. It has a paddle-like tail and small feet. They have large mouths that often make them look as if they were smiling. They have very small eyes, which do not see well, and smooth, wet skin, which needs to stay moist (i.e from humidity or any other source of water), or else their skin may dry up. They prefer warm, humid climates, and will hibernate during the winter.

== Diet ==
The Big Political's diet consists mainly of insects, but eating algae, duckweed, and very small fish is not unheard of. They can also eat berries, fruits, vegetables and jellybeans. They may have trouble eating as they have no arms hands. They prefer hand feeding.

== Behavior ==
Big Politicals spend much of their time by small to mid-sized ponds, getting into constant, huge political debates with each other. Although generally a friendly creature, these amphibians have been known to get into very aggressive battles (they bump and roll into each other, splashing the other with water they kick up) over what they believe is right and wrong. Each moon cycle, they "elect" a new president of the pond, but this usually doesn't go out well as they also may fight over who will become the president and forget that they did so in the first place.

Big Politicals have been known to roll around in mud just so that their trainers will give them nice, warm baths. They also seem to be very affectionate towards their trainers, too, even bringing them nice gifts like pebbles and ''The History of Politics in the Unova Region'' by Bob Boberts. They love to be carried around, hugged, and enjoy watching meaningful movies with others.

== Trivia ==

* They say if you buy a Big Political Doll, something special happens.
* The name for Big Political was created when moderator [[Oshi]], while making a Big Poliwag Doll sprite, had the word "Poliwag" accidentally autocorrected to "Political."<br />

Category: [[:Category:Novelty Pokémon|Novelty Pokémon]]
[[Category:Novelty Pokémon]]

Oshi

2022-11-03T17:55:00Z

Oshi: Created page with "== Oshi == "Guys I have almost no idea how to edit a wiki page help" === About === Oshi is one of the Moderators on the site. He is usually the guy that has to do all the sprite work for Slix. In his free time he usually does art for other projects, rom hacks, and being a ⑨ === Works === Oshi has made the nolveties * Big Political * Land Poliwag * Surf Sentret * Kimono Victini * Thunderstor..."

== Oshi ==

[[File:Oshi pfp.jpg|thumb|center|alt=Oshi's profile picture on Poliwager|"Guys I have almost no idea how to edit a wiki page help"]]

=== About ===
Oshi is one of the Moderators on the site. He is usually the guy that has to do all the sprite work for Slix. In his free time he usually does art for other projects, rom hacks, and being a ⑨

=== Works ===
Oshi has made the nolveties
* Big Political
* Land Poliwag
* Surf Sentret
* Kimono Victini
* Thunderstorm Emolga
* Can't Emolga
He also made the box sprites for the zygarde forms and other summoning items

=== Triva ===
* Oshi constantly changes his profile picture on the discord, but has always kept the same picture for the main site.
* Likes Emolga.
* Oshi has interesting speech patterns, like saying Hehe, haha, or true true a lot.
* Oshi became a Moderator on September 15th, 2021.
* Oshi likes to hold giveaways of his pokemon from time to time, and is also the one to hold the Pokemon Stadium tournaments.
* Oshi is a troll and a goober. Don't believe him half of the time.
*Oshi usually keeps the same Pokemon in his party, no matter the month.

=== Images ===
[[File:Cirno.png|thumb|center|alt=Idiot|Drawing by Oshi, one of his profile pictures on the discord ]]
Eh put more here when I got more time

File:20221103 124925.png

2022-11-03T17:49:46Z

Oshi:

Another one of Oshi's profile pictures

File:Cirno.png

2022-11-03T17:47:48Z

Oshi:

A "bad" drawing Oshi has done, and one of his profile pictures on the Discord

File:Oshi pfp.jpg

2022-11-03T17:29:43Z

Oshi:

Oshi's profile picture on Poliwager