[WikiEN-l] The userbox fad

Garion1000 garion1000 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 3 15:00:48 UTC 2006


On 1/3/06, Tony Sidaway <f.crdfa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The scope for abuse  of these userboxes has been amply demostrated.
> They fulfil no function useful to the encyclopedia that isn't done
> equally well by simply stating one's affiliations on one's user page.
> They must die.
> _______________________________________________


Not to mention the use of "fair use" images in them. Or the whole RFC/Kelly
Martin. Including that special template that a RFC against Kelly Martin has
been filed.

This whole userbox thing seems to be getting out of hand.

Garion



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