[Wikipedia-l] User pages

[Jimmy Wales]

Oliver Pereira wrote:
> I gather that it the general agreement is that the User pages are for the
> users' own use, and that it is bad manners for other Wikipedians to edit
> them. Would it be sensible to formalise this as a definitive rule - in
> fact, to make the page protected from edits by anyone but the user and the
> sysops? Anyone who wishes to address the user would still be able to on
> the associated Talk page, of course.

I think it best if we don't do this.  Having even our own user pages
editable in principle by anyone is good for us as a community.  One of
the important "feelings" to avoid is "ownership of pages"... even user
pages.

--Jimbo