User talk:ShinyPikachu

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here! --^Psychic_Rider 21:08, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Honest

I just wanted to say i DID NOT make this up, this is the truth - unsigned comment from ShinyPikachu (talk • contribs)

Well, since you didn't tell us what you didn't make up, we can't say that you were lying. - _s.Combusken 00:32, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

so so true ShinyPiKa 17:41, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Missions

Missions and games are no longer allowed. ^Moldy_Orange 17:35, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

why? ShinyPiKa 17:38, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Those kinds of pages were the main reason people were abusing the User namespace, slamming the server in the process. Legitimate content edits were overshadowed by games such as "find the wedding" (mainly a blatant advertisment for ShowtimeShipping) and "rescue the kids". It was stuff like that that caused the recent userspace lockdown. --Shiningpikablu252 18:04, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Bulba Post Gazette

Please don't put your fan newspaper project on the main namespace. The main namespace is not for stuff that belongs on the userspace. Instead, keep it in your user space, such as at User:ShinyPikachu/The User Post Gazette. --Shiningpikablu252 00:58, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Also, um... BulbaNews? TTEchidna 03:28, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Please

Slow down on editing the user space.The more you edit the more likely the chance that the user space will be blocked.DCM 01:15, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Once again.Instead of 10 million edits thoughout the day, use preview or put it in a word doc to be pasted at the end of the day.DCM 01:11, 13 August 2008 (UTC)