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Welcome to Bulbapedia, Dong!

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!--Shiningpikablu252 14:37, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Link templatez

Use them. Don't link to [[Gyarados]], link to {{p|Gyarados}}. For more information, see the shortlinks page. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh)) 07:27, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Same with moves. Not [[X-Scissor]], link to {{p|X-Scissor}}. TTEchidna 22:25, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I could go on and on, but like I said, it's better to just have you look at the shortlinks page. It explains all the link templates currently available; be sure you're familiar with them, as their use is official policy. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh)) 08:49, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Looking for Help

I can't find how to edit the user page in the Help pages. When I go to the edit page of my user page, it says that I don't have permission, what should I do if I want to get the necessary permission to edit my user page? Please give me a solution, thanks a lot.--Dong 13:22, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Userpage edits were disabled several months ago because people were spending a ridiculous amount of time making pages for their teams, fanfic characters, and such. They're supposedly going to be available soon, although I think that TTE's just going to keep saying that until everyone forgets the userspace ever existed. At any rate, you can always put the code you want for your userpage in Wordpad or something. Then, if the userspace is ever unlocked, you can copy it from the document to the site in one fell swoop. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh)) 08:49, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks. I understand now.--Dong 08:50, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Userspace Content

Please don't put content more fit for the User namespace on a User talk page. The User namespace is locked down for a reason, and the User talk page is NOT meant to be used as a substitute. --Shiningpikablu252 16:42, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

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