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Bulbasaur

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If you want to keep the article, participate in the discussion (which is now over in regards to merging). Nothing special is going to happen just because you feel that the article is good (see WP:ILIKEIT and WP:OWN. TTN 11:45, 29 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

You left this message as I was doing so, thanks.SmallPotatoes 11:48, 29 July 2007 (UTC)Reply
PS I looked at those links and don't know why you're trying to advise me I'm doing something wrong - one's an essay that relates to arguements to avoid in deletion debates and the other one about ownership of articles, if I thought that I'd still be reverting you, no?SmallPotatoes 11:54, 29 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:29, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply