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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! Tina δ 01:25, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Templates

Don't subst in notice templates like the one for Project GlitchDex. TTEchidna 05:26, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Link Templates

Your edit on Z4 was greatly lacking in link templates, which you should use when linking to stuff such as main series game versions, types, Pokémon, and more. For example, use {{v2|Yellow}}, {{t|Poison}}, and {{p|Squirtle}} instead of just plain [[Yellow]], [[Poison]], and [[Squirtle]]. This way, you don't accidentially link to disambiguation pages.

For a full course on how link templates work, look at the shortlinks. --Shiningpikablu252 02:51, 20 April 2008 (UTC)