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I'd place the pic but I think the page is protected. tc26 11:05, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I get the feeling we should hold off for a little while, considering what happened the last time Serebii jumped on a Shaymin Sky Forme pic. But personally, I do think this is the real deal. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh))11:08, 8 June 2008 (UTC)Reply
Yeah. Maybe wait a few more days, but the pics with the pin really looks real. tc26 11:10, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, though I've known that for a long time now. If you check the history of the article, you can see I didn't make those tables, which I'm actually fixing/replacing. -tc²₆tc26-12:33, 3 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
Please unprotect
Latest comment: 11 January 20123 comments3 people in discussion
Please unprotect Gift Pokémon. There is no reason to threaten to block me when Satoshi101 clearly has a biased agenda that runs on opinion rather than episode dialogue. Ash gave Haunter to Sabrina at her father's urging. End of story. Pseudonyms, pen names, and stage names are allowed to be the title of actor articles if they apply. Look at Thomas Mapother (better known as Tom Cruise)--SandmanDP06:06, 11 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
That is correct. Any and all parties involved in an edit war may be blocked at an administrator's discression. Content of the edits will be taken into account, but do not guarantee protection in the case that your version is considered "correct". Werdnae(talk)06:47, 11 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
Protection
Latest comment: 16 January 20122 comments2 people in discussion
Latest comment: 1 February 20124 comments2 people in discussion
Where was PAL Mewtwo confirmed? The source made no mention of where it will be distributed, and that page nor any report of an event Mewtwo being distributed are not on the UK version of Pokémon.com. --SnorlaxMonster08:26, 1 February 2012 (UTC)Reply
Alright, thanks. I don't recall any Wi-Fi event ever restricted by anything but game language anyway, so I expected that it would be worldwide. --SnorlaxMonster10:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)Reply
I appreciate you being ambitious and a go-getter, but the new color templates are a major site feature that need to be discussed. One person does not dictate such a thing. You gotta keep better contact with myself and the rest of the staff. -- MAGNEDETH17:39, 26 February 2012 (UTC)Reply
Mighty Mewtwo
Latest comment: 6 March 20122 comments2 people in discussion
The title "Mighty Mewtwo" came from here. I put it in use before the event happened because we didn't have name and this we the closest we had to one, and I didn't like just calling it "Mewtwo" with no title. Really, I assumed we'd get a meaningful OT to take a name from, but as the recent pattern of European language events have shown us, they like to use generic season or month-based OTs. If you would rather rename it to something else ("February 2012 Mewtwo"?), go ahead, but the fandom seems to be using "Mighty Mewtwo" as well (from my quick research). --SnorlaxMonster12:46, 6 March 2012 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 28 June 20123 comments2 people in discussion
Could you explain why this is not needed? Without that bit of information the event will not be triggered. That's an important piece of information that needs to be included in the article. --Pokemaster9718:31, 27 June 2012 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for explaining, based on the wording you used I thought you were saying something different than you were actually saying. I don't think that we need the hidden message in the article based on one misunderstanding though. --Pokemaster9702:58, 28 June 2012 (UTC)Reply
Conquest
Latest comment: 28 June 20121 comment1 person in discussion
I've already got ideas of how I'm going to handle Conquest, so there's no need for this. I've got it handled. I've just been preoccupied with Black 2 White 2 updates. ★Jo the Marten★ಠ_ಠ♥03:00, 28 June 2012 (UTC)Reply
Align tags
Latest comment: 20 July 20121 comment1 person in discussion
FYI, align tags are now depreciated. Zhen's put a backwards compatability system in place so that they still work, but it's only a matter of time before they start to break. From now on, There are several replacements:
To align content, use the style "text-align:"
To right align tables, use the style "float:right;"
Because there's no float:center; centering tables uses "margin:auto;"
A bit annoying I know, but unfortunately that's what we're stuck with. Also, a tip: if a table is set to 100% width, alignment code becomes redundant. Werdnae(talk)22:04, 20 July 2012 (UTC)Reply
"Junior Warlords"
Latest comment: 22 July 20122 comments2 people in discussion
It's in stories like Yukimura's. I can 100% confirm "junior Warrior" is, but I've seen many people use the term "junior Warlord" as well. -tc²₆tc26-00:42, 22 July 2012 (UTC)Reply
Warlord template
Latest comment: 26 July 20121 comment1 person in discussion
did you get approval from anyone before mainspacing and adding your warlord template to Nubunaga's article? i cant find any record of that happening. we cant just up and add these templates, they have to be tested and approved first by myself, Werd, and Kogs. while the appearance of the template is fine, i dont like the layout of it at all. -- MAGNEDETH02:22, 26 July 2012 (UTC)Reply
Demotion
Latest comment: 28 August 20121 comment1 person in discussion
Your continued lack of proper communication and recent lack of activity have lead to an executive decision to remove your status as a staff member. For the time being. If you return to normal editing, and actually communicate with the staff, namely myself, then I will consider bringing you back, but for the time being, I am sorry, but your administrative powers are being revoked. -- MAGNEDETH03:17, 28 August 2012 (UTC)Reply