[WikiEN-l] Userbox fads

[Fastfission]

That's not a solution, that's just a codification of the assertion
that userboxes, aside from everything else on a user page, needs to be
"practical". If you are going to apply these to userboxes, why not
apply them to images in userpages? Why not apply them to all text?

I still haven't seen why recreational userbox use is something so
"special" it needs separate guidelines for it. I agree they are ugly,
and that in some instances people use them to find other like-minded
people to vote on things. However I have yet to see a sound citation
of policy which indicates that either of these are unequivocally
against the rules in all circumstances.

This whole affair looks like a pet peeve which has gotten ridiculously
out of hand, to the detriment of all involved.

FF


On 1/8/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
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