#1 - July 12, 2012, 5:41 p.m.
Blizzard Post
Welcome to the Beta Pet Battles forum! This forum is here to provide you with a friendly environment where you can provide feedback and discuss Pet Battles and subjects related to Pet Battles in the Mists of Pandaria beta with your fellow beta testers.

Community forums work best when participants treat their fellow posters with respect and courtesy, so we ask that you take the time to read through the forum Code of Conduct and guidelines before posting.

Code of Conduct: http://us.battle.net/en/community/conduct

Posting Guidelines:http://us.battle.net/blizzcon/en/forum/topic/2878400673#2

Important Reminders:

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Guidelines
In addition to the forum Code of Conduct, here are some common courtesy guidelines to follow. While these do technically fall within the bounds of the Code of Conduct, they cover more specific examples of common errors that will lead to thread deletions or posting privileges being revoked.

  • The World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria forums are for discussion of topics directly related to World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
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