As a reminder, the following rules should be noted and followed when writing comments anywhere on any of our Poptropica Help networks:
- No inappropriate content! Never, ever, should we see cursing, swearing, insulting or other evil and offensive content here.
- Stay on topic. Put your comments in the right categories. For example, if you want to talk about Spy Island, it would be more appropriate to do it on the Spy Island pages rather than the Shark Tooth pages.
- Be respectful towards everyone. Especially if you want people to respect you back. We want the PHC to be a friendly environment, so if you want to chat in one, you will have to be nice as well. This includes but is not limited to no bullying, calling people names, spreading false rumors, etc. Out of common courtesy, we would hope that you would have the decency to treat others well.
- Keep to the subject of Poptropica. After all, this is a Poptropica community!
- Don’t spam. This means typing random trash like “bcskndnv” that makes no sense, asking things that have already been answered over and over again, typing with ALL-CAPITAL LETTERS, typing too many comments in a row on the same page (you can keep them all in one comment!), or having a comment comprised of smilies (
) only. Not staying on topic also counts as spam. - Do not share personal information, and don’t ask for any from others. For example, your full name (first name only if you want to use your real name), your specific address (saying what state or country you live in is fine, but you shouldn’t get too detailed). Please keep it safe if you’re going to share your details.
- Don’t deceive others. Nobody likes to be lied to, cheated, or scammed! Posing as someone else (stealing another identity/impersonation) is also strictly against our rules.
- Don’t ask to be a staff member. Our staff will be looking out for active, helpful community members and will hire someone if we feel that they can do a good job. You may contact us with Poptropica info you’d like to share even if you aren’t a staff member. If we use your help, we will acknowledge you. Remember, you don’t have to be a staff member to help out!
- Use proper grammar. When typing your messages, please keep them relatively simple to understand. Keep your shortcuts (“lol”, “u”, etc) or smilies (
) to a minimum, and use correct punctuation (?.:,!) where it is needed.
These rules are subject to change at any time, and new rules may be added, so please check back and make sure you comply with our policy. Comments seen to be disobeying rules will be deleted, and you may possibly be banned from commenting in our Poptropica Help community. Stay safe!

werent these rules on the About Page? Did u move them to make it shorter?
Hijuyo: Yeah, I think it’ll be more convenient this way.
By: shaggy tornado on July 21, 2009
at 1:11 pm
I think your rules are very good rules
By: Scary catfish on August 4, 2009
at 4:05 am
[...] moved the ”Commenting Rules” from the About page to a seperate page, which you can find here. Recently, we have also added a ”Contact” page, where you are able to learn new methods [...]
By: My head is on fire! « Poptropica Help Blog on July 23, 2009
at 10:41 pm
Who posts these kinds of comments ST? Ive seen them on a number of posts and pages on this blog, and other blogs also! I dont know if its automated or if a person is posting them.
Hijuyo: They are automatically there; you can just ignore them. Those comments are called ‘pingbacks’, and they appear when a post/page links to another one.
By: shaggy tornado on July 25, 2009
at 10:28 am
I don’t understand some of your rules:
1) If I forgot to make the comment longer and I have to post it in two. Is it ok?
2) Can people tell their age or height?
3) Can people ask off-topic stuff like Club Penguin?
4) And why you make this blog Poptropica-only blog?
By: 3amcp on July 24, 2009
at 8:54 pm
3amcp -
1) If it is really important, then yes, submit one more comment. (To avoid spam, don’t post more than 2 in a row.)
2) Yes, you may talk about your age or height if you want to, but it must be in the right section (usually the About page). Not posting in a relevant location is considered spam.
3) No, unless we make a specific post or page for this reason.
4) For the most part, this blog is for Poptropica only, but if the Poptropica Help Team allows you to talk about something else at a certain time, you can.
By: Hijuyo on July 29, 2009
at 9:22 pm
And why you delete all my comments? (Except this comment)
I follow all the rules but you delete! This is kinda communist-ic
Hijuyo: Check over the rules again. You may not have been following all the rules, which makes your comment liable for deletion.
By: 3amcp on August 9, 2009
at 2:01 am
because if you post to many comments, it is considered spamming (wasting space)
By: purple paw on August 30, 2009
at 6:17 am
I’m getting rather annoyed. Some people around here go on about how they deserve to be a staff member here, and say stuff like “I really want to be on here, and I deserve it. I…” and they complain that no-one replies and that their comments are deleted. Personally, I think if they really wanna be on the PHB, than they should READ THE RULES!!! (Sorry I’m just really annoyed.)
Hijuyo: Well said, Orange Tummy.
By: Orange Tummy on December 26, 2009
at 5:17 am
Very. Follow the rules.
By: rorytheblogger1 on December 31, 2009
at 7:50 pm
Thats what no ne understands! The PHB is awesome blog! They need the best authors they can find to keep this blog with the latest of Poptropica!
By: Giant Hawk on February 14, 2010
at 1:45 am
I know! It’s so annoying.(I usually read all the comments when you guys post)And almost all of them is like”Oh, can I be a staff member?Pleasepleaseplease??” and stuff like, “I really deserve to be a staff member can?huh?” It’s just a waste of my time now..
By: Shiny Hippo on July 14, 2010
at 10:33 am
To be honest with you, all that stuff is just bottled up inside me, but I’ve never let it out.
By: rorytheblogger1 on January 22, 2012
at 9:01 pm
Hijuyo, for example if I’d see someone advertising their blog for poptropica on a Counterfeit page and you guys haven’t said anything can we say something like, “(person’s name on here) if you want to advertise please go on the poptropica directory. Thank you!” or will that be spamming?
Hijuyo: You can help warn the rulebreaker, but we will usually check every new comment made on the PHB, and we will mark a comment as spam if it is not following the rules.
By: Happy Horse aka Lady Horse aka Director Horse on February 3, 2010
at 10:20 am
Hijuyo, I would like to post these rules on my blog. If this is allowed, where should I mention the PHB?
Hijuyo: You are welcome to use the general ideas on this page, but please don’t copy from us word-for-word. You can give a link to the PHB visibly at the top of your post.
By: silverwolf1 on February 10, 2010
at 10:20 am
Um, Hijuyo or Coskit or Neat Whale or whoever reads this first, just wondering, but how old do you have to be to be on the PHB staff?
Hijuyo: There is no age requirement. We don’t judge people by how old they are – we hire them if we believe they are capable of handling the task.
By: Golden Shell on February 27, 2010
at 8:15 am
Are people supposed to talk about Poptropica related stuff only on the chat page? Because I see random stuff written a lot.
Hijuyo: On the Xat chatroom itself, you don’t have to talk about Poptropica. But on the comments, you do.
By: Angry Wing on June 13, 2010
at 2:43 am
Good rules… I need help. On Reality TV Island, I always get voted off the first time! Help needed ASAP.
Hijuyo: Just keep trying until you last all the way to the end. If you win the challenge, people can’t vote you off, so that helps.
By: MCS on January 22, 2011
at 11:22 pm
[...] the comments to make sure they don’t get out of hand and everyone has to be responsible in following commenting rules. I will still be around, although I do hope everyone in the community does their part in helping [...]
By: 3|THREE: Happy birthday, PHB! *inflates balloons* « Poptropica Help Blog on July 27, 2011
at 2:22 pm
Comments have become more off-topic, huh?
Hijuyo: Yeah, sort of; we’re being more free with the comments made so it encourages discussion.
By: Max on August 30, 2011
at 5:20 am