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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!--CoolPikachu! 06:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Dragonite Water Gun
You do realize Enter The Dragonite is a late Generation I episode, right? If I recall correctly, wasn't Water Gun TM12 in Generation I? And if I recall correctly, couldn't Dragonite learn Water Gun through TM12? Then Drake's Dragonite using Water Gun is NOT an error. Please make double sure of everything before inserting a trivia piece. --Shiningpikablu252 02:53, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
User page edits
I notice that you made 5 edits in a row. To avoid making multiple edits, please use the preview button. Please be cautious of how many edits you make. It can stress the server. --ケンジのガール 03:54, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Again. Please use the Preview button. You've made several edits in a row to the Kingdra page, which could easily be avoided. Thanks. --ニョロトノ666 03:45, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
Userspace limits
Hi. I noticed you have been editing the User: namespace a lot recently. Please don't do it any more, though. Bulbapedia's Userspace policy restricts the amount you can edit your userpage: no more than three edits per day and make sure you contribute to our mainspace more than your userspace. This policy was instated to promote people helping out in the mainspace, and also to control strain on our server. Bulbapedia is an encyclopedia, after all, so help us out by contributing to some articles before coming back to your personal userpage. The more often you edit in the mainspace, the more you will be allowed to edit your userpage. Thanks! --電禅Den Zen 17:49, 31 May 2014 (UTC)