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Welcome to Bulbapedia, Midnight Ice!
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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! ----Mooites Talk to me, baby! 23:15, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Style
Read the manual of style please. If you have any questions, you can come to me with them. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh)) 23:48, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
- Speaking of the good ol' MOS... please never ever ever use "you" on a page. TTEchidna 03:21, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
- Took the words right out of my mouth. And don't forget to capitalize and link to things like Skier or Ace Trainer when appropriate. Seriously, read the MOS. It'll save you a lot of trouble. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh)) 07:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Also...
Might help to know how to code a table a little better... I was actually planning on updating the move tutor page in a short while. TTEchidna 00:47, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Images yo
In order to add a picture, you must first upload it. See the "upload file" link to the left of the screen for more. There's no way to direct link external images on this website. Spriteless 06:23, 15 September 2008 (UTC)