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At this point, some of our readers might point out that ego, philosophy and aesthetic preferences get in the way of cooperation. I must admit that is true. Yet the latter two are the very things that allow fans to distinguish between what would otherwise be functionally identical sites: I do not think there is a person who will say that there is no difference in the atmosphere of the Serebii forums, the Bulbagarden forums and the PokéCommunity forums, yet most people would probably agree that the three big forums serve essentially the same purpose: the discussion of Pokémon in all its forms and topics related to Pokémon.  
At this point, some of our readers might point out that ego, philosophy and aesthetic preferences get in the way of cooperation. I must admit that is true. Yet the latter two are the very things that allow fans to distinguish between what would otherwise be functionally identical sites: I do not think there is a person who will say that there is no difference in the atmosphere of the Serebii forums, the Bulbagarden forums and the PokéCommunity forums, yet most people would probably agree that the three big forums serve essentially the same purpose: the discussion of Pokémon in all its forms and topics related to Pokémon.  


But enough talk of the pros and cons of having many sites doing the same thing. ''Is there a lack of competition in the Pokémon community?'' The answer is clearly no: all the big sites are the product of cooperation between their respective staff members. The analysis of game data in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl was the joint effort of several people — pika of POKEGUIDE, Eevee of veekun, Arty2 of Legendary Pokémon, Pipian, Filb, and myself, to name a few. The controversial Save Our Voice Actors movement would be nothing if not for cooperation and coordination. [[bp:Main Page|Bulbapedia]], which recently reached 5,000 articles and 30,000,000 page views, is the epitome of collaboration between Pokémon fans. We are even beginning to see the emergence of grassroots-level international cooperation, thanks to the Wi-Fi features of [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]].
But enough talk of the pros and cons of having many sites doing the same thing. ''Is there a lack of cooperation in the Pokémon community?'' The answer is clearly no: all the big sites are the product of cooperation between their respective staff members. The analysis of game data in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl was the joint effort of several people — pika of POKEGUIDE, Eevee of veekun, Arty2 of Legendary Pokémon, Pipian, Filb, and myself, to name a few. The controversial Save Our Voice Actors movement would be nothing if not for cooperation and coordination. [[bp:Main Page|Bulbapedia]], which recently reached 5,000 articles and 30,000,000 page views, is the epitome of collaboration between Pokémon fans. We are even beginning to see the emergence of grassroots-level international cooperation, thanks to the Wi-Fi features of [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]].


However, on another level, the answer is yes. Large-scale inter-site cooperation is disappointingly rare. Although there is a dizzying network of affiliations between Pokémon sites, very few of these are truly meaningful. International large-scale cooperation between Pokémon sites is rarer still. To the best of my knowledge, there are no less than ''five'' people or groups of people attempting to create some kind of alternative to the [[bp:Global Trade Station|Global Trade Station]]. Even something as basic as the numbering and counting of episodes is not universally agreed upon - for example, according to some counting schemes<ref>#pocketmonsters</ref>, [[bp:DP033|DP033]], which aired two weeks ago, is the 500th episode of the television series, while others<ref>Pokeani, Bulbapedia</ref> count [[bp:DP035|DP035]], which aired just yesterday, as the 500th episode. Still others give that honour to [[bp:DP032|DP032]].<ref>Pokeani, Serebii.net</ref>
However, on another level, the answer is yes. Large-scale inter-site cooperation is disappointingly rare. Although there is a dizzying network of affiliations between Pokémon sites, very few of these are truly meaningful. International large-scale cooperation between Pokémon sites is rarer still. To the best of my knowledge, there are no less than ''five'' people or groups of people attempting to create some kind of alternative to the [[bp:Global Trade Station|Global Trade Station]]. Even something as basic as the numbering and counting of episodes is not universally agreed upon - for example, according to some counting schemes<ref>#pocketmonsters</ref>, [[bp:DP033|DP033]], which aired two weeks ago, is the 500th episode of the television series, while others<ref>Pokeani, Bulbapedia</ref> count [[bp:DP035|DP035]], which aired just yesterday, as the 500th episode. Still others give that honour to [[bp:DP032|DP032]].<ref>Pokeani, Serebii.net</ref>
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