I'm glad you didn't, either, but I understand why you feel that way. I also feel like the vast majority of people in there don't even listen or read anything that other people post. It can be a little infuriating because everyone feels so disconnected and uninterested in what others say. I don't know, I don't expect everyone to respond to everyone else, because that's just plain impossible, but I hope you get what I mean.
Oh, yeah, I read about your shiny Lillipup hunt. Patrat was a nice little surprise, but hopefully Lilli doesn't take too long.
I've been looking at the GTS lately, and it's a cool place to see what some shiny Pokémon look like within the game. I might take a look at some Pokémon in there and see if anything jumps out at me, but I do have the goal of getting Ho-oh and Lugia sparkly eventually. I mean, I want Lugia, but I guess you need to get its counterpart, too, right?! And when I saw shiny Ho-oh on the GTS, I realised that it really does change appearance quite a lot. The orange and everything is really different!