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==July 27==
==September 12==
As some of you have noticed, the much awaited return of the <code>User:</code> namespace has finally occurred.
While Bulbapedia may be celebrating the release of {{game|Platinum}}, users should keep in mind several things when editing:
*If you do not have the game, do not assume based on appearances. Have faith in fellow contributors, however, as they may in fact have the game.
*The Platinum sprites of ''all'' Pokémon have already been ripped from the game and saved as pngs, in the 80×80 standard size. Taking screenshots and cropping them is frowned upon, as their quality may be low.
*The updating of [[List of moves|moves]] to Platinum standard is still not finished. Why not contribute to that?
*Some menusprite images may look a bit "off". This is due to your computer reading the image data from cache, while we very recently updated all menusprite images to {{wp|png}} format. In addition, some animated menusprites may link to an image that does not yet exist. Do not panic; this is part of the Platinum updates.


Now, before you all get down to the epic celebration of this, we as a community must focus on the project at hand. Bulbapedia still needs work to prepare itself for the release of {{game|Platinum}}, and as well needs to continue in its commitment to providing the best and most up-to-date Pokémon information. We cannot do this without you, the users. We must insist, therefore, that you do abide by the policies of the userspace, such as not editing it too much, keeping games off and subpages to a minimum, and finally, adequately contributing to the main namespace. These past four months have been absolutely bounteous with growth, and all of us would hate to see the quality of Bulbapedia suffer again as it did in the weeks and months leading up to the ban on the <code>User:</code> namespace.
Despite this, continue to enjoy Bulbapedia as we expand our information about the fifteenth [[main series]] Pokémon game.
 
This unblocking of the namespace is a temporary measure to gauge how users treat it. If it is unsatisfactory, the block will be reinstated as we continue to develop a system to prevent abuse.


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Revision as of 20:53, 11 September 2008

September 12

While Bulbapedia may be celebrating the release of Pokémon Platinum, users should keep in mind several things when editing:

  • If you do not have the game, do not assume based on appearances. Have faith in fellow contributors, however, as they may in fact have the game.
  • The Platinum sprites of all Pokémon have already been ripped from the game and saved as pngs, in the 80×80 standard size. Taking screenshots and cropping them is frowned upon, as their quality may be low.
  • The updating of moves to Platinum standard is still not finished. Why not contribute to that?
  • Some menusprite images may look a bit "off". This is due to your computer reading the image data from cache, while we very recently updated all menusprite images to png format. In addition, some animated menusprites may link to an image that does not yet exist. Do not panic; this is part of the Platinum updates.

Despite this, continue to enjoy Bulbapedia as we expand our information about the fifteenth main series Pokémon game.

Read more | Past messages

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