User talk:Thevictor390

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!Pokemaniac102 01:36, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Types

They're proper nouns, so they must be capitalized. Water-type, not water type. Dual-typed Rock/Ground Pokémon, not rock/ground type Pokémon. TTEchidna 03:42, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Thevictor390 17:27, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Link Templates

Please use the link templates when linking to Pokémon names and other stuff. For example, {{p|Whismur}} instead of just [[Whismur]]. This way, you don't unintentionally link to a disambiguation page.

For a full course on how link templates work, look at the shortlinks. --Shiningpikablu252 16:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

I double-checked, and the link directed to the proper page, but see that this would avoid a problem if a disambiguation page was added in the future. Thevictor390 17:28, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleting comments

You shouldn't delete stuff from your talk page, even the welcome message. It's official policy, for one thing, but it's also just a handy thing to have around. It's a nice, concise way of having everything you need to know about Bulbapdia right there waiting for you when you click the "my talk" link at the top of the page. --Martonimos_((Talk)) 23:17, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I guess, it just seems like an unnecessary wall of text that nobody will read besides me and makes it so you have to scroll to get to the actual content. Whatever, policy is policy, it stays. Thanks for the quick correction. Thevictor390 23:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)