[WikiEN-l] The userbox fad

[Chris Jenkinson]

slimvirgin at gmail.com wrote:
> Tony, I agree these are a problem, but I'm not very familiar with
> them, so I have a question. What is the difference between having a
> box on your page saying you're e.g. Hindu, and having yourself listed
> in a Hindu Wikipedians category? Can the boxes be used to group
> editors by political or religious affiliation in a way that categories
> can't?
> 
> Sarah

One could theoretically do a "Special:Whatlinkshere" on the template
page, which would give the same thing as a category would, albeit with
some extra pages added in and it wouldn't be displayed in a very
aesthetic manner.

Chris