George Herbert wrote:
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
2009/2/9 WJhonson@aol.com:
Most of our editors enjoy marking up their user page with details about themselves, and I see no harm to the project in that and it's my believe
that
those who do it, constitute the majority of the editors and thus the
"consensus"
that it should be viewed as just fine.
I view it as similar to decorating your cubicle at work.
At the very least , let's try to keep "focusing only on Encyclopedia activities" separate from "focusing on abusive and rude behavior". They are not related in any way. I don't know of any significant objection in principle to people treating each other politely, but I do know of plenty of opposition (and count myself among it) on sterilizing the environment of any personalization.
The target of the day is rude abusive behavior - stay on target.
With respect, there are other ways of "lowering the tone", besides "rude abusive". A somewhat large and scarlet herring having been drawn across that point, I seem to have to point it out once more.
Charles