[WikiEN-l] Userboxes: A modest proposal.

[Will "Sceptre" Noble]

On 2/18/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> geni wrote:
> > On 2/17/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> >>"The Arbcom recommends to Jimbo a declaration as policy:
> >>* Rather than permitting all userboxes and disallowing only the worst
> >>ones, policy shall follow the model on de: and move to certain
> >>userboxes being permitted and all others limited or forbidden.
> >>* Userboxes for human languages spoken and for geographic location are
> >>unlimited.
> >
> >
> > Are timezones geographic locations?
> >
>
> Yes.
>
> >
> >>* A user may display three other userboxes, whether by template, page
> >>transclusion, code substitution, image or other means. Other userboxes
> >>may be subject to deletion discussion on WP:TFD,
> >
> >
> > Define userbox. Three is excessive and I'm claiming interlectal
> > property rights on the idea of multi issue userboxes (so no one can
> > use it)
> >
>
> Can't, you released all rights to them under the GFDL as soon as you put
> them on Wikipedia.
>
> >
> >>: except those
> >>susceptible to speedy deletion under T1."
> >>
> >
> >
> > T1 is an abuse of CSD.
> >
>
> Get real. Jimbo hath spoken on thy matter, and polemic or inflamatory
> templates are fair game, ie. can be shot during hunting season, which on
> Wikipedia is always. A reminder that Dick Cheney is *not* invited to
> edit... :)


Neither is King William II of England, for that matter :D

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-Sceptre
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