Exactly. I'd like to have a repository of code for creating whatever userboxes people come up with. No fair use images or categories would be allowed. Userboxes that actually had an encyclopedic use (Babel boxes, for example) could remain as templates. This would seem to allow everyone to keep their userboxes and would remove the vast majority of complaints about them.
Carbonite
We already have the tools to deal with this problem. No need to pass a PATRIOT act, destroy Carthage & salt the earth, or take other extreme measures.
Geoff
P.S. Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to contribute to this thread. I'm off to wikify an article shortly.
These strike me as steps in the right direction. Arbitrary measures and unilateral decision making are not. People need to consider morale, rigour, and the appearance of impropriety. If there is a problem w process, change the process. Ignoring all rules is the problem, not the solution.
Have a look at my user page, Its nothing but templates basically. I even have a category someone put there. Does anyone see what I'm doing as a problem?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sam_Spade
Sam Spade