[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Userbox fads

[Jay Converse]

On 1/8/06, W. Guy Finley <wgfinley at dynascope.com> wrote:
>
> On 1/8/06 9:02 AM, "wikien-l-request at Wikipedia.org"
> <wikien-l-request at Wikipedia.org> wrote:
>
> > From: "Alphax (Wikipedia email)" <alphasigmax at gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> > Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:14:34 +1030
> > To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> > Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Userbox fads
> >
> > Here's my solution to the userbox problem.
> >
> > Any "userbox" (aka. babel-like template) which does not
> >
> > - Inform the reader about the languages (human) that one can understand
> > and edit in
> >
> > - 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
> >
> > - Inform the reader about what WikiProjects they are part of so that
> > other editors can consult them about articles related to that
> wikiproject
> >
> > 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.
>
>
> I could live with and support this.
>
> --Guy (User:Wgfinley)
>
>
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While I agree mostly with this, I think allowing for no sense of humor in
the boxes at all would be sending the wrong message.

Also, I don't see a category for things such as "This user is an
administrator" or "This user likes to help new users."  Reading your rules
to the letter, things like that which are VERY nice to have so a user knows
what they can and can't ask for help with will be outlawed along with "This
user hates Republicans".

--
I'm not stupid, just selectively ignorant.