[WikiEN-l] The userbox fad

[Chris Jenkinson]

Kelly Martin wrote:
> Several of the editors most stridently defending userboxes are editors
> who have few, if any, article edits.  I looked at one user's
> contributions today where that editor has edited virtually nothing
> other than his own user page, various user boxes in the template
> space, and the userbox project page.
> 
> What purpose is served by this editor's participation in Wikipedia? 
> Does this person really qualify as a "Wikipedian"?

What about the other people who use them?

Chris