User talk:Nyktos

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! --Boywonder01 01:38, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Usertag box

It's simple. Just put <div class="userbox"> and </div> on top and bottom of your tags. The box will form around them and align to the right. If you want background and border colors, that's more complicated, but not much; just add style="background:#{{{bg color}}}; border: 1px solid #{{{border color}}};" in the opening tag, replacing the {{{}}}s with the hexadecimal codes for the colors you want. --Martonimos((Argh|Blargh)) 23:05, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. :) Nyktos 23:08, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Not Necessary

Some people don't know what deoxyribonucleic acid is. Even though I noticed it before I read it, not everyone would. Especially little kids who often read this site. Dialgarules 17:56, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

From the line above it: "Deoxys's first three forms, Defense, Normal, and Attack have the initials D.N.A., the initials of deoxyribonucleic acid, which Deoxys is named and based after." Nyktos 17:59, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Well, OK. I was just trying to remind you that some people couldn't figure that out. I know you're smart enough to, and I'm not calling you stupid. But do you really expect some five-year-old Pokémon fan to figure that out? Dialgarules 18:02, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
I'd expect that upon seeing the word deoxyribonucleic acid, said little kid's reaction would likely be "that sounds like Deoxys!" The point is, it's not hard to notice two words have the same first five letters, even if you can't read. Nyktos 18:22, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
OK, I'm sorry. But I think it's still worth mentioning. Let's just quit arguing. Gyaaah... Dialgarules 18:23, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Of course it's worth mentioning. It's just that it's already mentioned in two other places. Nyktos 18:24, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Yay, we finally agree! Tell me if you agree on another thing: this indenting is making the text really cramped. Dialgarules 18:29, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Yes, yes it is. :) Nyktos 18:29, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Here, there's more room on my talk page. Dialgarules 18:34, 1 November 2008 (UTC)