I use Pidgin and nothing else, and I have font sizes/colors disabled because my eyes are crap sometimes. However, I don't care what client(s) you use so long as they don't break things.
Have your info/Zoids/mods settled before you ask, but come to me with just the basics. I'll ask about specifics if things are a go.
If you think I've screwed up or missed something, wait for me to finish at least the chunk of judgement involved and then spork me over IM. If it's a matter of interpretation and you're haggling while I'm in the middle of things I'll devour your soul tell you nicely to shush.
In general, unless you're ignoring a warning (I say "avoid hitting Bobliger's face, cockpit integrity is compromised" and you bitchslap Bobliger) or deliberately doing something Not Okay, I'm not going to DQ. Tacking on "No illegals lol" to all your moves isn't a magic bullet, skip it. (Your mileage with other judges may vary, these are my stips XD.)
Don't PM me stuff is ready for judging. I know most judges like being PMed, but I find it cluttery. Feel free to jab me after three days to remind me I'm being a bum, though.
Please leave your move in the default font color of the board and don't tangle it too badly with long RP. RP mid-move is okay, but I need to be able to tell it apart.
I'm slow about judgements sometimes. Really slow. To make up for this, I'll cover your repairs if I take longer than three days - watch for a note in the final post about it.
Blox <3. Yes, even the ill-defined bastard fusions.
Multi-on-one battles, especially swarm-on-ZX.
Breakers in any form.
The 10-minute time limit rule. I'll make exceptions for internets crapping out, but let's get this battle done, eh?
Air Zoids, at least when dogfighting. Hoverflight and air versus ground is usually fine.
Trying to outright cheat momentum, especially with one foot down n' spin pawplants.
Sneaking in dodgy/twinky conditionals by swapping "if" for other words. You know what I mean.
Really long moves involving a billion things at once in not enough time (aka "ass combos"). Description is one thing, but please don't be holding up the fight with five lengthily-described actions in a single second.