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Welcome to Bulbapedia, Franztrovao!
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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! ---- MAGNEDETH 00:57, 23 September 2008 (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! --Turtwig A Contributions Talk 01:07, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
Hold on!
If you did not read your last warning, then please read it now. You have edited the User: namespace too much. Please do not edit your page any more for now. Thank you. --☆Coolピカチュウ! 01:24, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
Stop.
Do not edit the User: namespace any more. In the past, we were not allowed to edit our pages at all because of users over-editing their pages. If you edit your page any more without making some edits to the mainspace, then the privilege for you to edit the userspace will be removed. --Turtwig A Contributions Talk 11:48, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
Look,
Your failure to listen to these warnings has resulted in your userspace privileges being taken away. Your privileges may be returned in time. Please, next time listen to us. --☆Coolピカチュウ! 19:31, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
- You made some good edits, and it's been a month. I'll return your privileges and ask that you don't overedit your page again and continue to make the most of the mainspace. We're less lenient on repeat offenders. —darklordtrom 21:29, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Userspace boundaries
Hi Franztrovao. While you haven't gone over the limit of three userspace edits a day, I notice you've been almost exclusively editing the userspace only. I encourage you to make some mainspace edits too; it wouldn't be nice if you lost your editing privileges again, would it? —darklordtrom 23:00, 15 August 2010 (UTC)