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re:User - 216.160.236.24

Hi, I was unsure where to report this guy. I know you're against vandalism, so maybe you can sort it out. He vandalised this page (Link is to the comparison between my revision and his vandalised one), as well as this page. Where do I report him? And is there a way to ban him from editing pages? Double Dash 20:01, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

You report them to WP:AIV after they have already been issued t1-t4 warnings. I'm only showing 2 edits for him, which is rarely enough to merit a ban. Let me know if you have any further questions. Regards, Alphachimp ^talk 20:45, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

In case you missed it on the Articles for Deletion page

Hi there. In case you missed where I mentioned it on AfD, Screw the Banker contains all the information you need to know on the games that everyone cares about (Madie's excluded, we've kinda had to extricate that one out of the memory..) Bobo . 05:41, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Double Dash said: Thanks for the URL. The reason I don't want the articles for DOND deleting, however, is because I know that I (and many others) have put some work into these (others more than I have), and it'd be a shame to see it all go to waste.

I agree you've put a lot of work into it, and I'm going to make sure that work is not wasted on your behalf. Thank you very much for your effort into improving this article, futile though it may prove to be, and I'm sorry it looks as if it might go the wrong way. Bobo . 17:52, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Double Dash said: Hi, I'm guessing that the Series 3 article deletion passed? The article isn't there anymore.

The Votes for deletion debate can be found here. Indeed, the final decision was to delete the article. Sadly that's the way the other two look like going in the future, it's just a matter of time before someone nominates them. Bobo . 01:49, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Butterfree!

Re:Original research

To quote WP:OR:-

Original research is a term used in Wikipedia to refer to material placed in articles by Wikipedia users that has not been previously published by a reliable source. It includes unpublished material, for example, arguments, concepts, data, ideas, statements, or theories, or any new analysis or synthesis of published material that appears to advance a position — or, in the words of Wikipedia's co-founder Jimbo Wales, that would amount to a "novel narrative or historical interpretation".

As far as the articles go, the only reliable source when it comes to the Pokédex entries, is an official guide of the games themselves. While it may seem obvious, it's still original research. Sorry, H ig hway ^{Return to Oz...} 16:54, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

About your edit to Magmar

Hi! Welcome to the Pokémon Project! I understand what your reasoning was behind reverting the Serebii.net references to Magmar. However, those references are necessary in the article, as they point to the specific page on Serebii where that information came from. If the only link to Serebii was to Magmar's Pokedex page, it may be confusing for people to determine where any other information about Magmar came from on that website. If you still don't understand that, since I don't think this explanation might not be good enough, you are welcome to ask me or anybody else for more information. It looks like you are another useful editor. We hope you enjoy working on the pages here! PCEevee ^talk 19:28, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Those lists will have to go eventually. Basically you put in a summary of how the Pokémon was significant in each episode instead of adding an entire list. (If you ever need an example of what you should do about a Pokémon species article, just take a look at one of our Good or Featured articles). I will probably work on Magmar tomorrow, though. PCEevee ^talk 01:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

3 new starter pokemon

i feel the whole paragraph about what a starter pokemon is, is very un nessasary and the last sentance "XXXX is the fire type choice in D/P" is confusing on its own, i dont see a problem with just putting "XXX is the Fire/Water/Grass type starter Pokemon in D/P" its easier and more concise.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.194.7.253 (talk • contribs) .

New userboxes

I have deleted a userbox template you recently created, as userboxes should no longer be created in templatespace per the terms of the German userbox solution. Here is the userbox code so that you can recreate the userbox in your userspace ("userfying") if you wish.

~Thanks, taken and used.~ Double Dash

--Cyde Weys 13:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Username Change

Check out WP:CHU for more information. alphaChimp ^laudare 02:33, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Fair-use image removed

Hello, Double Dash. I've removed Image:Nintendo.svg from your user page, as it is a copyrighted, unlicensed image that is being used under a claim of fair use. Unfortunately, by Wikipedia policies, no fair-use images can be used on user pages; please see the ninth item of the Wikipedia fair-use policy and Wikipedia:Removal of fair use images. This image has not been deleted from any articles. If you have any questions, please let me know. —Bkell (talk) 05:22, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Richard Hammond

Hi, I saw that you said Richard Hammond is now described as in a stable condition, have you got a link for it?

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Template:TCG Set

Good concept, a few suggestions:

Useful things to add (from Template:Infobox_mtgblockset): Expansion Symbol, Release Date, Expansion Code (e.g. UF for Unseen Forces)
"Japanese Name" is N/A for many TCGs; put an if() around it, similar to Publisher
"Set Before" and "Set After" are confusing IMO; consider changing to "Previous Set" and "Next Set"
Search for existing pages for sets from other TCGs, and add this template there

Emurphy42 18:23, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Rename

As requested, I have renamed you as User:Cipher2006 (and renamed that account as User:Cipher2006 renamed. You should now move your userpages to the new name. Warofdreams talk 23:12, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

WP:AGF

Please assume good faith, even in edit summaries. This was uncalled for. — Gary Kirk // talk! 23:03, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Pokémon template

I plan to fix up all the older set pages to match the newers ones.Meow07 20:57, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Deal or No Deal

Hi - I notice you've done a number of edits to the page Deal or No Deal (UK game show). I'm a bit concerned at the way the article is put together, and have added some tags to the top of the page and put a comment in the talk page. As I'm not an expert on the subject, and have not had anything to do with putting it together, I'd quite like the opinion of those that have, if you could spare a moment or two. Thanks. --John24601 16:57, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

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Pokémon card scans

Where do you get them from? I need un-watermarked high quality ones. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cardboard boxA (talk • contribs) 14:08, 3 February 2007 (UTC).

Question

How do you get the "yell" line in your signature so small? I have tried to no avail. I hope there is a way that you can just you the little squiggly lines and won't have to sign it each time. Let me know how. Thanks and Stay Warm...SVRTVDude 07:48, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

"Yell" Tag

I added the "Yell" tag with the direction to my talk page...but it comes up blank with no wiki link. I am not quite sure what I am doing wrong. This is the code I am using [[User:Orangemonster2k1|SVRTVDude]]<sup>([[User_talk:Orangemonster2k1|Yell]])</sup>

I figure I am doing something wrong in the code, but can't figure out what. I really appericate your help. - SVRTVDude 11:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I figured out the problem.....I was testing it on my talk page, so of course it would come up bold...DUH!!XD Sorry, I just realized that. I feel pretty silly right now. Thanks again for your help. - SVRTVDude ^{(Yell - Work)} 07:46, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Edit to Template:PokeTCG

Hi, thanks for your recent contribution, but it's actually preferred to keep links out of section headers... take a look at WP:WAI#Links. -ΖαππερΝαππερ ^Babel_Alexandria 04:45, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

AfD on Pokemon by evolutionary line

Hi. I noticed that you nominated most (it seems like you hit all of them, but I'm not sure) of the Pokemon by evolutionary line for deletion. Your rationale was that it was "Pointless page when these Pokémon all have their own pages." The problem with that is that by the end of this, none of those Pokemon will have their own pages. None of the Pokemon will have their own articles at all, save for Pikachu and Mewtwo, which were agreed to be the two most noteworthy Pokemon creatures in some discussion I missed.

This is part of a massive merger being carried out by Wikiproject Pokemon. Please see the merger layout proposal and the linked discussions at the top of the page. Regards, You Can 't See Me! 19:11, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

June 2007

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WP:POKE is doing some housecleaning

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