User talk:ScottOshawott

Welcome to Bulbapedia, ScottOshawott!

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!   --ZestyCactus 03:24, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Linking articles

Whenever you're linking to a move article, it's important to use the {{m}} template to avoid leaving behind redirects. For example, {{m|Hydro Pump}} is the correct usage, not [[Hydro Pump]]. Same with Pokémon articles, except the template is {{p}}. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 05:38, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Preview button

Please note the you can and should 1) use the preview button to avoid mistakes while editing, and 2) edit the entire page if you're making edits to multiple different sections of said page. Thank you. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 10:00, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Talk pages

A couple things to remember.

1) Always add sections to talk pages in chronological order. (There is a handy "+" button at the top of talk pages to facilitate this.)

2) Do not remove or alter anything written by other users. ...As a rule, you're also not supposed to edit things you've already posted either. But if it's something like filling out incomplete quotes that you left before, that's probably a reasonable exception.

Tiddlywinks (talk) 00:13, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Moving pages

Moving a page does not mean using copy/paste.

FYI, as a rule, moving a page is a decision to be made by staff and should not be undertaken by a regular user without permission.

As concerns Battle Mode (Colosseum) specifically, that would have been an easy OK. But the fact that you've created and edited the new title means that the pages have to be merged now. I will ask you not to change the Battle Mode page until that is done. (I'm tired and not greatly familiar with the merging process yet, so I will probably try it tomorrow.) If you wish to make content immediately for a proper Battle Mode page, you can create a page in your userspace for now.

Tiddlywinks (talk) 06:03, 13 January 2019 (UTC)