On 1/3/06, charles matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
They fulfil a function, or you wouldn't be bringing it up. I am against all polarising moves on WP, since I think we need to gather in the centre ground to do the job. (Like not making centre versus center a big deal, for example.)
But I don't think you're going to win on this one. I would quite agree that they are no better than bumper stickers, in many cases.
It should be noted that I don't object to user boxes per se; I have seven of them on my user page, in fact. I merely object to user boxes that violate copyright law, that are offensive, that are incivil, or that are likely to interfere with our primary mission.
Kelly