Jesse W wrote:
On Jun 1, 2006, at 2:38 PM, Delirium wrote:
I can't say I myself see much problem with people saying on their userpages what their religious beliefs are.
This is a semi-straw man argument. Userbox templates *ARE NOT ONLY ON USER PAGES*. If they were, the conflict (while possibly still present) would be vastly reduced. Userbox templates are a number of other places as well as being on userpages. Specifically, they are 1) In Template space. 2) In subpages of Wikipedia:Userboxes. I look forward to your thoughts on the degree of problems (or lack of such) of having people say what their religious beliefs are in the two places I mentioned. Thanks!
I guess I don't see those as "being" anywhere. Template space and lists of templates are implementation details, not articles. As far as neutrality goes, I don't see a particularly large problem with a giant list of all possible opinions anyone could hold. In fact that seems like a pretty neutral way to do it!
That's not to say I think userboxes serve any useful purpose, but I don't think either #1 or #2 you list are good objections.
-Mark