The PokéMasters forums

The PokéMasters forums (also known as TPM or TPMf) are the forums serving The PokéMasters website.

Originally, the web site was going to be located at thepokemasters.com, with a .net site originally added for the forums. Eventually, due to a domain name ownership complication, the site was renamed thepokemasters.net.

History

The forums were created in March 2000 by Pokemaster Kevin. They became an instant hit among the Pokémon community. Among the most popular forums were the Polls, Games and Clubs, Anime Style Battling, and the Shipping forums.

Unfortunately, the forums seemed to have a series of problems. Several of the forums, most notably the Shippers, were experiencing problems with spam. This lead to a majority of the members leaving and the Shipping forum itself being closed. A resurrection a few years later proved to be only temporary, and the forum was closed for good after inactivity.

In 2002, after a server shut down, the board was moved to an ezboard. However, the move proved to be temporary; not long afterward, a vB was set up, and all the old members got their accounts back.

After another server shutdown in 2005, the forums moved to yet another new server. They reopened in July 2005 using Simple Machines Forum as their new software. A year later, the forums moved back to vBulletin.

As of September 2009, Lady Vulpix, who was previously a Super Moderator, was given an administator position.

The site is still around today, frequented by new and old members alike.

Staff

Current Staff

The following is a list of the staff of the Pokemasters. There may be a couple who's names need to be removed or added from the list due to either being elected by the moderators themselves or those who have resigned.

Administrators

• Pokemaster Kevin - Webmaster of The PokéMasters
• Chris
• Little_Pikachu
• Lady Vulpix

Super Moderators

• Andrew
• Zak

Moderators

• Austrian Vicemaster Alex - General Discussion and Other Pokémon Games
• Bulbasaur4 - FanArt, Role Playing Game, RPG Archive and RPG Lounge
• classy_cat18 - FanFiction and The Completed FanFiction Archive
• Crystal Tears - Role Playing Game, RPG Archive, RPG Lounge
• Dark-San - Other Anime and Manga
• DarkestLight - Anime Style Battling
• DragoKnight - Miscellaneous Stuff
• Gavin Luper - FanFiction, The Completed FanFiction Archive and The Writers Lounge
• Heald - Miscellaneous Stuff
• Jeff - Web Site Revival Project
• kainashi - Forum Help and The Binary District
• MeLoVeGhOsTs - Anime Style Battling, ASB Archive, ASB Towers, Businesses and Tournaments
• mistysakura - FanFiction, The Completed FanFiction Archive and The Writers Lounge
• Mr.E - Classic Generation
• mr_pikachu - Advanced Generation, FanFiction, The Completed FanFiction Archive and The Writers Lounge
• Number1ChanseyFan - Advanced Generation
• PNT510 - Video Games
• RedStarWarrior - Miscellaneous Stuff
• Roarkiller - Trading Card Game
• Roy Karrde - Role Playing Game and RPG Archive
• Saffire Persian - FanArt
• SupremeChampion - Classic Generation
• The_Missing_Link - Old Polls, Pokémon Anime and Manga and Polls, Clubs, Games
• Weasel Overlord - Role Playing Game, RPG Archive and RPG Lounge

Former Staff

• Damian Silverblade - Moderator
• Gyro - Original Staff Member
• Ledian X - Moderator
• Murgatroyd - Moderator
• Ninetales3001 - Report and Editorial Writer/Forum Moderator
• ZMidnightZ - Original Staff Member
• Hypotenuse Man - Moderator

External link

• The PokéMasters Forums

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