User talk:Articuno89

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! --Takoto タコト| サソデイ = 愛 23:29, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Please

Slow down on editing the User: namespace. Editing your userpage too much will lead to it being locked again. Instead of making multiple small edits, why not instead use the preview button (Alt + Shift + P) to check your edits before saving the page? Thank you. --Martonimos_{((Argh|Blargh))} 23:29, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

You haven't been doing it as much as some people, but you still ought to slow down, just to be safe. The recommended number of edits is three a day, although if you use the preview button, you shouldn't even need that. --Martonimos_{((Argh|Blargh))} 23:29, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Link Templates

Please use link templates when linking to stuff such as Pokémon names, attacks, and the like. For example, {{p|Charmander}} instead of [[Charmander (Pokemon)|Charmander]]. Link templates are official policy, and it makes things a bit easier.

For a full crash course on link templates, look at the list of link templates. --Shiningpikablu252 17:00, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

We use link templates for more than just Pokémon. Instead of doing [[Rock (type)|Rock-type]], you could instead do {{t|Rock}}-type and get a similar result. I'd recommend reading over the list of link templates like it was the Bible. --Shiningpikablu252 21:04, 23 August 2008 (UTC)