On Feb 23, 2006, at 1:41 PM, MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
It's just plain overkill. People misusing or
obsessing over
userboxes is the
problem. So it us those users and userboxes that need to be addressed.
Killing all userpages is like putting everyone in jail to make sure
you got
the bank robbers.
It's like destroying all sentient life in the universe to contain the
Flood.
It's like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
The proposal to delete userboxes is a sandwich short of a picnic.
A few cards short of a full deck.
A few bricks short of a wall.
It's like starving your kids to protect them from food poisoning.
It's like dying of thirst to protect yourself from drowning.
It's like burning down a forest to protect it from wildfires.
It's like destroying the village in order to save it.
Besides, without a publicly visible userpage, how else are people to
find out who the hell we are?
--
Philip L. Welch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch