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Welcome to Bulbapedia, Owlwinds!
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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!PokeManiac102 22:28, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to my talk page.
Whatever.Go wild.Talk about me.Meep.--Owlwinds 19:22, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Signature
I see you're new here, and first of, welcome to Bulbapedia. Now for my point: Signatures with images are no longer allowed on Bulbapedia, it puts too much unnecessary load on the server. If you could change your signature to avoid the use of images that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ←{Berrymaster|Talk|Contrib}→ 19:30, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Well,thank you for telling me that.*Is mad that
I can't have a Jolteon pic in my sig* I changed it to nothing before I saw this.And I'm not really "new" new,I joined in April*Pokes Pokemaniac102's welcome message*--Owlwinds 20:16, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Fake Pokémon!
I'm making a new region! Noctowlwinds 03:31, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi
I noticed you have been editing the User: namespace a lot recently. You may not be aware of this, but Bulbapedia has a Userspace policy that asks users to try and minimize the number of userspace edits they make in a short period of time. Instead of making multiple edits, why not use the Preview button (Alt + Shift + P) located right next to the edit button to look at your page and see how it is coming? That way, your page can look great while staying within the required amount of edits. Instead of editing the userspace, as a wiki, we encourage users to edit the mainspace. So, if you edit the mainspace more often, you will be allowed to edit the userspace more. Thanks! ----Toxic ICE (User:Cold)(page, talk) 04:08, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
Replying to "hi"
So sorry about that, but I have to do it this way because my PSP is bunk and I probably will lose my change if I hit preview instead of save because my system freezes and stops alot. Noctowlwinds 04:27, 4 October 2009 (UTC) P.S. Sorry, this thing won't work properly.
Ugh, ...
I do have a computer, I'm just not allowed to use Bulbapedia on it. Also, sorry about constantly making a new section, my PSP erases stuff. Noctowlwinds 04:38, 4 October 2009 (UTC)