Thread:TTBb/@comment-115.189.18.164-20120926083130/@comment-1445357-20120926184041

No problem. It's completely understandable. There are a couple reasons why that rule about user-page editing was put in place, but the most practical reason was that it was taking up excessive amount of space in Special:RecentChanges when someone makes a lot of small edits. Trying to use the Preview feature helps cut down on that, and also helps you to not put out revisions you're not satisfied with.

Also, don't worry about the new message wall. I don't think most of everyone's quite sure how to work with it yet.