[WikiEN-l] CSD T1

[Rob Church]

On 13/05/06, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> On 5/13/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:43:44 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> > >That edit says that "Templates that are divisive and inflammatory" are
> > >CSD candidates.  The current version says "Templates designed for user
> > >pages that express personal beliefs, ideologies, ethical convictions,
> > >or viewpoints on controversial issues, or any other templates which
> > >are otherwise divisive or inflammatory."
> >
> > Because some people have to be beaten vigorously with a cluebat before
> > they realise that their userboxes are divisive - as far as some people
> > are concerned an opinion which is shared by all "right-thinking"
> > people can't possibly be divisive.
> >
> > Guy (JzG)
>
> The point is, those of you claiming that this CSD is an edict from
> above have so far provided no evidence that it actually is.  In fact,
> after looking further, someone on that page made the claim that Jimbo
> has explicitly stated that it's *not* an edict from above.

As far as I can remember, it was policy made by Jimbo around New
Year's 2006, when all hell broke loose in what some Septemberised
fools call the "Great Userbox Purge" or similar.

My memory is subject to being totally incorrect at times, however.
Perhaps we should just wait for Wales to comment on this himself,
unless someone can dig up the exact diff. when it was added by him, or
the wikien-l post where he "made it so" ?


Rob Church