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About Route 50
Put simply, Route 50 is a huge Pokémon community dedicated to bringing fans - new and old - together. Route 50 began in the early days as a first step into "websites" by the 11-year old Kat, naming it "Notwututhinkitis." In time, it evolved into "Torchic's Forest", then "Eevee's Shrine", and eventually "Eevee's Headquarters" where it stayed for many years.

The first years or Eevee's HQ (EHQ) featured average 3-column layouts and content. It was during this time that, very slowly, the community began growing. Through the years, Kat developed her web design skills and began learning PHP. On May 15, 2007, "version two" of Eevee's Headquarters was released, bringing with it a scratch-coded membership system and forum.

Kat met Navarr, who is an admin today, through an affiliation with his project PokéQuesT. After some time, she decided to re-program the site due to shoddy coding (during this time, a strange person named "Electron" sent her a bbcode script that confused the hell out of her). Putting up a job posting for some coding help, perhaps the luckiest possible thing happened in the entire history of Route 50, and Electron sent her an(other) email.

He was hired before Kat even finished the email, and thus the team was complete: Kat, Navarr, and Electron! Best pals! Version 3 of Eevee's HQ was underway, and it took forever. When it was finally released, it was pretty amazing, bringing a plethora of new features to the community.

From there, a long time passed before they began developing "version 4." It was during this time that the admin trio decided it was time for a change. If they were to develop an RPG (ahrem) and a broader community, they would have to move beyond the association with "Eevee", and Route 50 was born.
FAQ
Q: I found a bug...
Please, please report it by submitting a ticket.

Q: I have a great suggestion, _______, will you do it?
We *LOVE* suggestions from our members. If you have a good suggestion, feel free to contact an admin. The three admins are Katadm, Navarradm, and Electronadm.

Q: What happened to Eevee's Headquarters?
In the process of building EHQ version 4, we came to the realization that we couldn't continue calling ourselves "Eevee's Headquarters" forever. In order to be a successful community and run a successful RPG, we would need to expand beyond the idea of "Eevee" and encompass the Pokémon world in its entirety.

Q: Why Route 50?
We originally considered a variety of numbers in the formula "Route #". We chose this because routes are the very basis in any Pokémon game: they are what leads trainers on their quest from one place to another, and the main place to meet, battle, and grow.

The number 50 was chosen because in our upcoming RPG, the routes begin with the number 51.

Q: May I use Route 50's art on my website?
At the present time, no.

Q: Can I be a staff member?
We do not "hire blindly," which means that we don't simply hire people who look good. We hire staff members when we need them. If you're interested in joining our team, we will post hiring threads in our forum.