[WikiEN-l] Userbox fads

[John Lee]

Alphax (Wikipedia email) wrote:

>Here's my solution to the userbox problem.
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>Any "userbox" (aka. babel-like template) which does not
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>- Inform the reader about the languages (human) that one can understand
>and edit in
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>- Inform the reader about the languages (computer) that one is
>proficient in to some degree and can use those skills constructively
>towards editing
>
>- Inform the reader about what browser/operating system they use so that
>they can be consulted wrt. technical issues with the wiki
>
>- Inform the reader about what musical instruments they play so that
>Free music can be recorded for articles
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>- Inform the reader about what WikiProjects they are part of so that
>other editors can consult them about articles related to that wikiproject
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>should be deleted. WikiProject Userboxes should ensure that userboxes
>remain as things which are useful to other editors, in the task of
>building an encyclopedia. Such silly things as "This user is a dickbrain
>with no respect for consensus, policy, copyright issues, or the task of
>writing an encyclopedia" should be deleted, and the user banned for
>wasting everyone's time and bandwidth.
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What about "blank cheque" templates where a basic userbox structure is 
provided and users just insert their preferred text/images? I think that 
these might be okay, if subst'ed.

John Lee
([[User:Johnleemk]])