User talk:MathijsP

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! Tina ^δ♫ 16:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Edits

The trivia edits on contest moves aren't very notable, there are tons of Pokémon that have X of Y number of moves belonging to some Contest category, that's a given. File:Ani444MS.gif~Kenn File:Ani444MS.gif 14:54, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Couldnt you just say that?

Link Templates

Also, use link templates when you make edits. Instead of [[Finneon]], you're supposed to use {{p|Finneon}}. The former redirects to a disamb page while the latter links to the Pokémon itself. Check under the list of Shortlinks. File:Ani444MS.gif~Kenn File:Ani444MS.gif 14:59, 27 March 2008 (UTC) OK

We use link templates for more than just Pokémon, you know. For example, {{t|Poison}} instead of [[Poison]]. I'd recommend looking through every detail of the shortlinks as if it were the Bible. --Shiningpikablu252 16:53, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I know and I was already fixing it.

Signing Off

Please use four tildes (~~~~), preferably preceded by two dashes, to sign your posts. The code can be entered from the formatting bar on top (second from right), so you don't have to type it out each time. --Shiningpikablu252 16:16, 28 March 2008 (UTC)