On 2/19/06, Steve Bennett stevage@gmail.com wrote:
For the same reason that we don't allow strong POV usernames (AntiAbortionCrusader etc), shouldn't we discourage stating of POVs on userpages?
The problem with userboxes, stated bluntly, is that people are willing to say much more aggressive and divisive things with userboxes than they'll generally say when they're writing it in their own words. For one thing, turning an opinion into a pithy 'This user ...' statement gets rid of nuance and equivocation, and for another thing, many seem to be more comfortable displaying others' words than saying the exact same thing themselves.
-Matt