On 2/9/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It makes people happy for a reason. It gives them
their own little
corner on
the site which is "theirs". If anyone
was able to edit my userspace, it
would no doubt kill the formatting I like so much, and who is to say the
links I need to work effectively will remain?
If editing of userpages wasn't discouraged, who says we wouldn't get
more
disputes (which are now confined to other
pages). If there's things
clearly
unacceptable for userpages like rants, attacks,
and certain disruptive
things, we should simply state those outright and take action against
those
who break those rules.
By the same token, we should feel free to edit user pages when they
cross certain boundaries. Preferably clearly defined ones.
Editing other people's user pages at other times doesn't seem to have
much benefit. If someone writes on their page their beliefs and
standards (as Jimbo does), and someone else edits that, what does the
page mean afterwards?
Steve
My point exactly. Like with deletion templates, you should be able to trust
what's in someone's userspace as their opinion. Allowing editing without
VERY strict rules will give POV pushers, vandals and people with an axe to
grind free play.
Mgm