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<center><font color="#666666" face="Trebuchet MS"><big><big><b>. FAQ .</b></big></big></font></center>

<font face="Trebuchet MS">Please ask any questions here! Comments will be deleted after the question has been added to the FAQ itself.

<font color="#666666"><b><big>Joining</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> How do I join?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Go to [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/220905.html this post] and follow the instructions there.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What's a card post? How do I make one?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> A card post is where you keep track of cards currently in your possession, and other things such as trading logs, activity logs, level, mastery badges, et cetera. The card post is also where people go to when they want to trade with you! Information your card post needs to include: 

<ul><li>A link back to [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/profile tcg_exchange];</li>
<li>Your name (the name you signed up with);</li>
<li>The number of cards you hold and your level (for leveling up purposes);</li>
<li>Your currently held cards (it is generally a good idea to split them into current decks, future decks, things you want to keep, things you want to trade, and so on);</li>
<li>Your trade logs (people you've traded with, the cards you traded and when) and activity logs (cards you have earned and when/where from). Alternatively, you can link to trade/activity logs that are in other posts;</li>
<li>Any other info you deem necessary!</li></ul>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> AHHH. That's a lot of information! How do I do all of that??</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> You can pilfer a template [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/220408.html here]!

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Why do you ask for my birthday on sign up?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> If it is your birthday or was your birthday recently, you'll get gift cards!

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Can I have my trading post on some other site that's not LJ?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Since this is an LJ-based trading card game, posts have to be hosted on LJ for easier access by other members.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Cards</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What are cards? What do I do with them? How do I earn them?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> The cards are just pixel graphics! Each card has a unique picture, a number, and the deck name in them. If you collect all the cards from a deck, you master the deck. You can trade cards with other people to help you master your decks... and you can help out our affiliated communities or participate in the occasional games to earn more cards. That's all there is to it.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What are special cards?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Special cards aren't unlike normal cards. The difference is that they're larger, the number of cards in special decks tend to vary, and special decks are all themed - either all cards fall under a specific theme, or they form a puzzle, for instance. Special cards are more rare than normal cards; for this reason, each special card is worth <b><u>two</u></b> normal cards in trade. Otherwise, they work the same as normal cards, and you master special decks as you do normal decks. You also earn special cards the same way you earn normal cards.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What are Certificates?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Certificates are a special kind of card that allows you to pick any card you want at the certificate trading post. There are five kinds, and each kind gives you a different amount of cards.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Trading</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What is trading? How does it work?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Trading is simply exchanging cards you own for cards someone else owns. You can trade cards you don't need for cards you want, or you could trade cards you sort of want for cards you want more, and so on! You can trade with any of the [http://www.mobiuswolf.net/tcgwiki/index.php?title=Index:Member_List participating members] by going to their card post (linked to from the member list) and proposing a trade. Generally, you check their post, and see if you have any cards they might want (or any other trading rules they've set up), and if they have cards you want - and if so, you comment in their post with your card offer. <u>For official purposes and ends</u>, a trade is considered completed once the two players have posted the cards to trade, either as an <b>image</b> or as a <b>text link to an image</b> of the card(s) in question. [http://mmrobitussin.livejournal.com/193905.html?thread=1201777#t1201777 Example successful trade]. Keep in mind the player may not always want to trade, in which case you might [http://mmrobitussin.livejournal.com/193905.html?thread=1202545#t1202545 fail]. Don't pester people to accept after they've already declined!

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> I have a card I can't get rid of!</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> If you have a card you can't seem to trade off, you can bring it to the [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/235278.html card exchange], and get it exchanged for a random card. Do note you can only visit the exchange once a week, and have to follow the weekly exchange limitations explained there. Players with a high enough level may also drop off unwanted cards at the [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/105989.html card donation center] to earn rewards.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Rewards</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Are there other ways to earn cards?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> If you help out with making decks by donating images or suggesting names, you'll win the rewards listed in the posts asking for that help (usually 1-3 random cards OR random cards from the deck you helped make). If it's your birthday, you'll receive 3 random cards, one B rank certificate, and one S rank certificate as gifts! Freebies are also handed out from time to time, so keep an eye out for freebie posts on the main community.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Why do mods have so many cards?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Moderators get paid for their work to keep the community running! They get payment for making decks and for their designated posts' upkeep. How much a mod gets paid depends on how large a job they have! Payment is designed so that mods won't get TOO many cards, though. Mods also get paid only once a week.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What are contributions?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Contributions are basically you participating in the affiliate communities. i.e., voting at icontests, making icons, that sort of thing.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What is TCG's policy on tie breakers? Are members allowed to claim prizes for tie breakers at affiliated communities?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Members are not allowed to claim prizes for tie breakers. No prizes will or should be handed out for tie breaker voting. However, we greatly encourage that you help the affiliated communities by participating in them. You just don't get a reward for it.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What happens if I submit a claim for a week that was canceled by the affiliated community?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Members who submitted or voted for contests that were canceled due to lack of submissions or other reasons will receive cards upon the confirmation of the moderator, just as you would normally. In the event that the week was canceled and the submission post was deleted, and the moderator cannot confirm nor deny that you participated in that week, the member will have to provide evidence via screencap, email, freezepage, etc. (link does not count) in order to receive cards.


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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Deck Mastery</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> How do I master a deck?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> You master a deck by collecting all 20 cards from that deck. Once you've collected all 20 cards, post a comment [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/110357.html here] with a link to your card post and trade log. You will be given your mastery badge, and a prize for the feat! After you've received your badge, update your card page with it, and are added to the wiki mastery list under your mastered deck (there is a list [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/121458.html here]; alternatively, you can navigate our [http://www.mobiuswolf.net/tcgwiki/index.php?title=Template:DeckListSeries deck list] to see the list of masters of a specific deck. You can also claim an [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/127829.html event badge] if you're the first person to ever master that deck!

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Can I trade cards from decks I've mastered?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Not if you've already received your master badge and collected your reward. Once a mastered deck is acknowledged by the moderation, it becomes permanent!

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Do I need to display mastered decks in my cards page?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Not at all! You can remove the cards from the deck from your page, although they will still count toward your total card count. To keep it from getting cluttered, you can display only the mastery badge - but you have to display at least the mastery badge, or the mods won't know to count your 20 cards!

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> I have choice cards pending from a prize post/official post/event badge claim. Can I claim my deck mastery?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Please read [http://www.mobiuswolf.net/tcgwiki/index.php?title=Instructions:Guide this] for clarification.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Prize Claims</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> How do I claim my prize cards for participating in the affiliated communities?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> You can claim your cards in the corresponding prize post for that community. You can find a list of communities and the links to the prize posts [http://www.mobiuswolf.net/tcgwiki/index.php?title=Index:Affiliate_List here] at the affiliate list.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> I've claimed my prizes and haven't gotten a response yet!</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Confirmation from the community moderators is required before prizes can be handed out. Usually, the prizes should be handed out within no longer than <u>one week</u>. If you haven't received your cards after that much time, please recomment - either we missed your comment (we're not perfect) or the mods for the community haven't done their part yet. One way or the other, you will receive an update.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> The mods from [insert community here] promised me a larger prize than what I got! What gives?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Only the prizes listed in <b>this community</b> are valid. If they promised more, they lied - feel free to [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/219087.html let us know] so we can remove our affiliation with them.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Card Spirits</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Card spirits? The hell?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> The card spirits are two <s>cardgrubbers</s> charitable spirits living in [http://rashiea.livejournal.com/ rashiea] and [http://mobiuswolf.livejournal.com/ mobiuswolf] closets.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> ...But they're collecting cards.</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Well, the spirits need to amuse themselves. They are fickle spirits, and their interests change on a daily basis. If they want one of your cards, they'll make offers, just like a regular player.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> ...This spirit is trying to bribe me.</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Being fairies, they can conjure up cards with their magical powers. If they really want one of your cards, they may make crazy offers. Of course, they get punished if they step out of line, but sometimes we don't see it...

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> You mean they can MAKE cards? Why are they collecting, then?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> They would like to ask you to kindly ♥ shut up ☆.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Event Badges</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What's an event badge?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> An event badge is something shiny you can display on your post as proof you are one of the few people to have done... something shiny. There's a variety of shiny things that will earn you an event badge - being an early contributor, being the first person to ever master a deck, hitting a specific number of trades...

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Do I get anything for getting an event badge?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Well, other than the badge itself, depending on how shiny your shiny accomplishment is, you may earn some rewards too. :3

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Kickass. Where do I get one of those?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> See [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/127829.html this here post]!

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Deckmaking</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Can I make a deck?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> No. No, you can't. We have a fairly large team of deckmakers already, and quality control is fairly strict - and even if you <i>would</i> be able to make a quality deck, which we don't doubt, we don't really need any more help with that. But you can help by providing images for decks and suggesting names! You can earn up to 3 random cards, or cards from the deck you help out with, by just doing that.

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> WELL I'M A DECKMAKER. Can I make a deck? 8D</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> You can. [http://rashiea.livejournal.com rashiea] will give you a set of decks to be made [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/111099.html here].

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Reporting a Member</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> Hey! No fair! [insert name here] is cheating/being rude/starting drama/breaking the rules!</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> If you think a member has broken the [http://www.mobiuswolf.net/tcgwiki/index.php?title=Instructions:Rules rules], please drop a comment [http://community.livejournal.com/tcg_exchange/218475.html here] so the mods can take appropriate action.

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<font color="#666666"><b><big>Broke a Rule?</big></b></font>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What happens if someone breaks a rule?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> It largely depends on the rule they broke, but "punishment" in the form of card fines or bans apply for most cases. Examples:

<b><u>Moderator Misconduct</u></b>

- Inappropriately paying themselves (payment revoked, card fine may apply);
- Cheating (card fine of up to 90% of the owned cards* and demotion if moderate, ban if severe);
- Favoritism and/or inappropriately handing out prizes (prize handout canceled, may be demoted from the position);
- Disrespect toward fellow moderators and/or players (ban)

<b><u>Player Misconduct</u></b>

- Cheating (warning if very lightly, card fine of up to 75% of the owned cards* if more severe, ban if very severe);
- Disrespect toward moderators and/or players (ban)

<small>* Based on whichever is highest between the card count listed in the member's post and the actual card count.</small>

<font color="#888888"><b>Q.:</b></font><font color="#444444"> What qualifies as light/severe cheating?</font>
<br><font color="#888888"><b>A.:</b></font> Cheating "lightly" can refer to either accidentally doing something wrong, or unknowingly doing something wrong. For instance, accidentally picking more cards than you should've when getting rewards, writing down the wrong number of cards/trades/etc in your post, or mistakenly saving cards that aren't yours. These usually go by without any punishment and just a friendly notice/warning.

Moderate cheating is basically malicious cheating - making up trades, gifts and rewards you didn't have to fake your card count/trade count, save cards you never received to trade them/master a deck, and so forth. The punishment for this kind of cheating is a fine of up to 75% of one's owned cards if a player, and demotion from the position plus a fine of up to 90% if a moderator. Lighter punishment may be applied if the cheater in question owns up to it. If they don't and in fact try to lead the mods on, their fine instantly goes up to the top tier, because we're terribly cruel like that. In other words, don't cheat, and if you cheat, don't get caught. :D

Severe cheating are repeated instances of malicious cheating, impersonating other players, joining the game with duplicate accounts to give yourself sign-up cards, and other extremely lame things you'd only do if you're a sad individual with no life. Since sad individuals with no life are icky, punishment is permanent ban. :)</font>
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