On 2/19/06, Steve Bennett <stevage(a)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