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The Support Centre can be accessed [http://pokefarm.com/support <u>here</u>]. It is also under "Useful Links" in the Announcements bar and at the bottom of each page named "Contact".
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The Support Centre can be accessed [http://support.pokefarm.org/ here]. It is also under "Useful Links" in the Announcements bar.


==Reasons for contacting the Support Centre==
==Reasons for contacting the Support Centre==
Reasons for contacting support include:
Reasons for contacting the Support Centre include:
* Unjustly [[Ban|banned]]
* Discussing your [[Lock|lock]]
* Desire to change email address
* Changing your email address
* Desire to completely change username
* Adding or correcting your date of birth
* Entered wrong gender/age
* Changing your username before the 30-day time limit is up if there is a good reason to do so
* Desire to remain anonymous
* Deactivating your account
* Requesting a deleted thread you own to be revived


==Creating a support ticket==
==Login==
A variety of information will be asked upon starting a ticket, such as name and email address. Telephone number is optional. It is also required to select the topic.
In this section, a user may enter their email address and a Ticket ID which will allow the user to access their Support Tickets. [[Image:SupportcentereLogin.png|thumb|right|260px|Login.]]


When a response is given, the user will receive an email. If any further issues arise, then the user may contact the Support Centre again. [[Image:Supportcentere.png|thumb|right|260px|Opening a support ticket.]]
==New Ticket==
An email address will be asked upon starting a ticket unless the user is logged into their PokéFarm Q account.


===Help Topic===
The email address provided will only be used to provide the user's Ticket ID, and to inform the user of replies to their Support Ticket. In conjunction with the Ticket ID sent to the user, it will allow the user to access their Support Tickets. If any further issues arise, then the user may contact the Support Centre again. [[Image:Supportcentere.png|thumb|right|260px|Opening a support ticket.]]


=====Billing=====
===Subject===
Select this if for any reason there is an issue with donations or money.
The issue should be stated here (for example, if a user wishes to change their email address they may enter "Email Change").
 
=====Support=====
Select this for general support, such as issues relating to a user's own account. (Asking about other users' account locks is against the [[Rules#Locked_Members|Rules]].)


===Subject===
===Your Query===  
The issue should be stated here (for example, if a user wishes to change their username they may enter "Username Change").
The issue should be explained here. Please provide all relevant information. Messages should be detailed and follow standard grammar and spelling conventions. Please be polite; rudeness may result in a closed ticket or more severe consequences.


===Message===  
==Issues that should not be brought to the Support Centre==
The issue should be explained here. Users must state their username or the staff won't be able to tell who created the ticket. Not including the username may result in a ticket being closed without a reply. There are exceptions, such as if anonymity is needed. Messages should be detailed and follow standard grammar and spelling conventions. [http://q.pokefarm.org/forum/thread/5445/An-Easy-Guide-to-Communicating-Correctly/ An Easy Guide to Communicating Correctly] is helpful for those who aren't good with grammar. Politeness is also preferred; rudeness may get a ticket closed.
The following are issues that ''do not'' need to be brought to the Support Centre:
*'''Username changes''': Users can do this themselves on [https://pokefarm.com/farm#tab=5.7 <u>this page</u>] every 30 days.
*'''Asking a question or reporting a bug''': Users should make a thread in the [https://pokefarm.com/forum/30 <u>Help Forum</u>] or the [https://pokefarm.com/forum/40 <u>Bugs Forum</u>].
*'''Reporting a user''': Please report the user directly. Users can follow [https://pokefarm.com/forum/thread/101413/Reporting-Users-Guide/post/2674169 <u>this guide</u>] to find out how to do this.
**If reporting a member of Staff: Users can either use the Report function shown in the guide or they may contact [https://pokefarm.com/user/Garthic <u>Garthic</u>] directly.
*'''Creating multiple tickets for the same issue''': This is seen as Spam and is unnecessary.
*'''Asking to delete your account''': This can not be done, as it would damage the integrity of PokéFarm's database. Users may request to deactivate their account instead.


===Priority===
[[Category:Pages]][[Category:Communication]]
Select how urgent the issue is. Overall this depends on the situation, but don't select high just so that the issue will be resolved quickly. Be patient.

Latest revision as of 23:53, 11 December 2022

The Support Centre can be accessed here. It is also under "Useful Links" in the Announcements bar and at the bottom of each page named "Contact".

Reasons for contacting the Support Centre

Reasons for contacting the Support Centre include:

  • Discussing your lock
  • Changing your email address
  • Adding or correcting your date of birth
  • Changing your username before the 30-day time limit is up if there is a good reason to do so
  • Deactivating your account
  • Requesting a deleted thread you own to be revived

Login

In this section, a user may enter their email address and a Ticket ID which will allow the user to access their Support Tickets.

Login.

New Ticket

An email address will be asked upon starting a ticket unless the user is logged into their PokéFarm Q account.

The email address provided will only be used to provide the user's Ticket ID, and to inform the user of replies to their Support Ticket. In conjunction with the Ticket ID sent to the user, it will allow the user to access their Support Tickets. If any further issues arise, then the user may contact the Support Centre again.

Opening a support ticket.

Subject

The issue should be stated here (for example, if a user wishes to change their email address they may enter "Email Change").

Your Query

The issue should be explained here. Please provide all relevant information. Messages should be detailed and follow standard grammar and spelling conventions. Please be polite; rudeness may result in a closed ticket or more severe consequences.

Issues that should not be brought to the Support Centre

The following are issues that do not need to be brought to the Support Centre:

  • Username changes: Users can do this themselves on this page every 30 days.
  • Asking a question or reporting a bug: Users should make a thread in the Help Forum or the Bugs Forum.
  • Reporting a user: Please report the user directly. Users can follow this guide to find out how to do this.
    • If reporting a member of Staff: Users can either use the Report function shown in the guide or they may contact Garthic directly.
  • Creating multiple tickets for the same issue: This is seen as Spam and is unnecessary.
  • Asking to delete your account: This can not be done, as it would damage the integrity of PokéFarm's database. Users may request to deactivate their account instead.