[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Userbox fads

[W. Guy Finley]

On 1/8/06 9:02 AM, "wikien-l-request at Wikipedia.org"
<wikien-l-request at Wikipedia.org> wrote:

> From: "Alphax (Wikipedia email)" <alphasigmax at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:14:34 +1030
> To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Userbox fads
> 
> Here's my solution to the userbox problem.
> 
> Any "userbox" (aka. babel-like template) which does not
> 
> - Inform the reader about the languages (human) that one can understand
> and edit in
> 
> - Inform the reader about the languages (computer) that one is
> proficient in to some degree and can use those skills constructively
> towards editing
> 
> - Inform the reader about what browser/operating system they use so that
> they can be consulted wrt. technical issues with the wiki
> 
> - Inform the reader about what musical instruments they play so that
> Free music can be recorded for articles
> 
> - Inform the reader about what WikiProjects they are part of so that
> other editors can consult them about articles related to that wikiproject
> 
> should be deleted. WikiProject Userboxes should ensure that userboxes
> remain as things which are useful to other editors, in the task of
> building an encyclopedia. Such silly things as "This user is a dickbrain
> with no respect for consensus, policy, copyright issues, or the task of
> writing an encyclopedia" should be deleted, and the user banned for
> wasting everyone's time and bandwidth.


I could live with and support this.

--Guy (User:Wgfinley)