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*'''Userfy''' and '''keep deleted.''' It made me laugh, but that's not enough to warrant a place in the ''Template:'' namespace. [[User:Misza13|Misza]][[WP:ESP|<span style="color:green">'''13'''</span>]] <sup><u>'''[[User talk:Misza13|T]] [[Special:Contributions/Misza13|C]]'''</u></sup> 10:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Userfy''' and '''keep deleted.''' It made me laugh, but that's not enough to warrant a place in the ''Template:'' namespace. [[User:Misza13|Misza]][[WP:ESP|<span style="color:green">'''13'''</span>]] <sup><u>'''[[User talk:Misza13|T]] [[Special:Contributions/Misza13|C]]'''</u></sup> 10:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


===[[Template:User Darwinist]]===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Template:User_Darwinist Deleted] by [[User:Doc glasgow]], citing "CSD T1."


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the citation of CSD T1 appears specious and not very logical. How is a userbox that allows a user to identify with the scientific theories of [[Charles Darwin]] considered inflammatory? [[User:Netscott|Netscott]] 16:09, 10 May 2006 (UTC)


*'''Undelete''' for lack of qualification under the ''inflammatory'' reasoning. [[User:Netscott|Netscott]] 16:09, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' - And who refers to themselves as a "Darwinist" anyway? The only time I've heard someone using that word is when creationists are being incredibly ignorant and railing against the perceived Darwinist conspiracy. If you want to proclaim that you understand science, you don't need to use a silly userbox to do it. Just do what I do. Here's a direct quote from my userpage: "I'm mostly interested in anything having to do with science, including but not limited to, [[evolution]], [[encryption]], [[astronomy]], [[science fiction]], [[SETI]], and [[computer programming]]. I'm also interested in [[politics]], mostly because of the negative influence on science it's been having lately. I am an unabashed [[naturalism (philosophy)|naturalist]]." --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 16:13, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''keep deleted''' Evolution and Creationism is a very inflammatory issue (if you don't believe that, look on the talk pages of related articles and some of the comments from people on both sides). That's clearly what this template is about not about happening to agree with some general scientific theory. And I'll try to refrain from making puns off the word "specious" [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 16:17, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
* [[Origin of Species|Origin of Specious]]? LOL! Nice comment! [[User:Netscott|Netscott]] 16:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' - As a reminder to everyone, we're not saying you can't say that you support [[Charles Darwin]], [[evolution]], [[creationism]], [[Karl Marx]], or whatever. We are just saying that it's inappropriate to use template space to do so. --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 16:23, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' per JoshuaZ and Cyde. [[User:Mackensen|Mackensen]] [[User_talk:Mackensen|(talk)]] 16:24, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' - Following this logic, I suppose the [[:Template:User creationist]] userbox should be deleted as well. --[[User:Netscott|Netscott]] 16:32, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*: Correct, in fact someone who has more time on their hands (I need to do real work right now) should go throuhg and substitute and delete it. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 16:42, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*::It doesn't take lots of time, it just takes a bot. Unfortunately, my Userboxbot proposal was shot down, so I can't substitute it before deleting it (which I have done). --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 16:46, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*:::Yeah you can, just do it by hand. [[User:Kotepho|Kotepho]] 16:50, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*::::Nah. --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 16:53, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*:::::Fine, I'll do it. There is only ~90 instances. [[User:Kotepho|Kotepho]] 16:57, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*::::::You have more patience than I do, that's for sure. --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 16:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*:::::::I'm never doing that by hand again. {{tl|user progressive creationism}} {{tl|user theistic evolution}} {{tl|user theistic evolution2}} {{tl|user evolution2}} and {{tl|user evol-0}} through {{tl|user evol-4}} and {{tl|user evol-N}} if someone fancies deleting more. [[User:Kotepho|Kotepho]] 18:27, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*::::::::Haha, I don't blame you! See, by bot would be much better. I'm taking care of these others too. --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 18:31, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''kd''' and isn't the fish supposed to be facing the other way and with two feet instead of... i'm not sure what those things on the bottom are, tentacles? [[User:Kotepho|Kotepho]] 16:50, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
**'''Comment''' Gasp! That's not a Darwin fish! That's [[Cthulhu]]! Ok, joking aside, if this userbox does get kept soemone should find a better picture for the Darwin fish. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 16:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
***Seriously, I think that actually might be the Cthuhlufish (rather than the Darwinfish). --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 17:07, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
**** No, the Cthulhu fish has more prominent tentacles both above and below the mouth. You need to brush up on taxonomy of bumpersticker fish. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 17:10, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*****I'm afraid it is you who needs to brush up on developmental biology of bumpersticker fish. That image is clearly of an infant Cthulhufish. --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 17:22, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleting''' all bumperstickers - and we should take out the creationist ones at the same time. --[[User:Doc glasgow|Doc]] [[User talk:Doc glasgow|<small><sup>ask?</sup></small>]] 17:12, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' as per JoshuaZ's and Cyde's reasoning, above. It's clearly an inflammatory issue. And keep deleting opposing views, as Doc suggests. [[User:Nhprman|Nhprman]] 17:33, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Undelete''' Darwinism is a proven scientific theory. There is nothing divisive about science. This template is perfectly NPOV. [[User:Grue|<font style="background: black" face="Courier" color="#FFFFFF">'''&nbsp;Grue&nbsp;'''</font>]] 17:35, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*:Waaait a minute, if "science" isn't divisive, what's all this [[Creation-evolution controversy]] stuff about? [[User:Homestarmy|Homestarmy]] 17:38, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*:Um, Grue, [[Darwinism]] actually has some pretty significant flaws in it, particularly seeing as how it was proposed before the physical mechanism of inheritance (DNA) was even discovered. Darwinism ''does not'' refer to the current modern synthesis of evolution. Also, scientific theories are never proven, only disproven. --[[User:Cyde|<font color="#0055aa"><span style="cursor: w-resize">'''Cyde&nbsp;Weys'''</span></font>]] 18:35, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Undelete'''. Wish the great compromise had gone through to move all of this to user space then maybe this issue could go to bed once and for all. --[[User:StuffOfInterest|StuffOfInterest]] 17:48, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''', T1. [[User:Christopher Parham|Christopher Parham]] [[User talk:Christopher Parham|(talk)]] 17:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''', keep chipping away at the great T1 mass of bumpersticker boxes. -[[User:GTBacchus|GTBacchus]]<sup>([[User talk:GTBacchus|talk]])</sup> 18:48, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' --[[User:Pgk|pgk]]<sup>(<font color="mediumseagreen">[[User_talk:Pgk|talk]]</font>)</sup> 18:52, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted'''. Yes, all this stuff should go. Creationist, darwinian, intelligent design. If you're into this stuff write about it on your userpage, but you don't get to use template space and the transclusion mechanism to say it. --[[User talk:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]] 18:57, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep Deleted''' Another valid T1 deletion. [[User:Rx StrangeLove|Rx StrangeLove]] 21:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' T1 Amen. -- <small> ( [[User:Drini|<span style="cursor:crosshair;">drini's page</span>]] [[User talk:Drini|<big><span style="cursor:crosshair;">&#x260E;</span></big>]] )</small> 22:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' Isn't the "Darwin fish" an absurdist parody of the [[Jesus fish]]? If so, that makes this template clever, adorable,... and an appropriate T1. Using Wikipedia's resources to appropriate religious symbols for controversial uses is not a good idea. [[User:Xoloz|Xoloz]] 23:14, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Undelete''' Neither divisive nor inflammatory for rational and/or openminded people. Not a T1. <font color="silver">TheJ</font>[[User:Iamthejabberwock|<font color="blue">a</font>]]<font color="silver">bb</font>[[WP:EA|<font color="lime">e</font>]]<font color="silver">rw</font>[[User talk:Iamthejabberwock|<font color="red">&#664;</font>]]<font color="silver">ck</font> 02:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Undelete''' Not a T1. [[User:The Republican|The]] [[User_talk:The_Republican|Republican]] 02:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted'''. Usable for POV-pushing/"vote" stacking. And I agree with it! [[User:Thsgrn|Michael Ralston]] 02:49, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep deleted''' divisive along the lines of creationism vs. evolution. -- [[User:Malo|malo]] <small>[[User_talk:Malo|(tlk)]] [[Special:Contributions/Malo|(cntrbtns)]]</small> 03:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
*'''Userfy''' and '''keep deleted.''' No [[WP:ENC|ENC]]yclopedic value. [[User:Misza13|Misza]][[WP:ESP|<span style="color:green">'''13'''</span>]] <sup><u>'''[[User talk:Misza13|T]] [[Special:Contributions/Misza13|C]]'''</u></sup> 09:11, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


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May 11, 2006

Template:User Hell Template:User Ideal Dictator, Template:User Elitist

This user is probably going to Hell.
This user is the Ideal Dictator.
This user is an elitist.

I deleted these three userboxes under criteria T1. "User Hell" seemed to me to be the definition of "inflammatory", and the others are almost by definition polemical or divisive. I don't actually want these undeleted, but these are the first userboxes I've deleted under T1, and I figured this was the appropriate place to put them up for review so if people think that I'm off the rails on these they can educate me. Nandesuka 11:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note I've temporarily restored User Hell as it just surrived a TFD here Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 April 30. — xaosflux Talk 12:16, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Apparently someone restored it.  Grue  12:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I took a look at these and I think User Hell is a bit different than the other two. Totally support CSD1 on that one, it's divisive all right. The other two I think maybe ought to go through TfD as they seem more like jokes than seriously divisive and therefore do not, in my view anyway, qualify under CSD T1. I'd end up supporting deletion, I see no reason for them to be in templatespace, but I think process is appropriate and should be used, in the interests of fairness. Perhaps we need T2-Tn to cover some of these sorts of things because really, they have little value as templates. Until then, though, I'm opposed to speedying them... PS, full marks for bringing this here on your own without prompting, Nandesuka! (PPS I did not know it went through TfD already when I wrote the above. Still think it qualifies under CSD T1 though) ++Lar: t/c 12:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

May 10, 2006

Template:User antiuserboxdeletion

AD The user is against the mass deletion of userboxes

Deleted as unessecary T1. It is not offensive or demeaning in anyway, and was simply deleted because it reflected POV against userbox deletion. The userbox was rather popular, and simply expressed some views against unecesscary userbox deletion. The Republican 02:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep deleted The criteria for T1 under WP:CSD require neither offensive nor demeaning material. Instead it is intended for divisive and inflammatory material. Which this seems to be, because it's only purpose to raise controversy. Also the popularity of a userbox has no bearing on whether or not it can meet such criteria. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 03:02, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Huh? This is probably a failure of language, because I initially interpreted "divisive and inflammatory" as pretty synonymous to "offensive" rather than just inclusive of that, probably because of whatever context was going on at the time (I think it was the pedophile boxes). The meaning really should be cleared up first, because apparently different people take it to mean different things.... --AySz88^-^ 03:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    let me clarify, I believe that offensive and demeaning typically fall under inflammatory, however I do not necessarily look at those terms as being synonymous. I was just trying to explain to what I thought was a misinterpretation of CSD T1 of this undeletion nomination. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 03:18, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Undelete or delete eveything in Wikipedia:Userboxes/Wikipedia#Wikipedic views, attitude and preferences. If we can have {{user anti-anon}} which goes against a foundation principle, then we can certainly have a userbox that expresses an opinion on the userbox conflict. Divisive yes, inflammatory no (though again, that's all in the eye of the beholder). Only concern here would be ballot stuffing, but that's an issue for a TfD. I may change my vote once a kind admin posts its contents here though. AmiDaniel (talk) 03:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Should have read through the edit conflict. The box has now been posted, and I stand by my opinion that is not inflammatory and rather defines the user as an inclusionist when it comes to userboxes. Nothing wrong with expressing that opinion with a userbox, IMO. It's just an interpretation of policy. AmiDaniel (talk) 03:23, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Changed to keep deleted. In looking at it again, it does seem controversial and intent upon inspiring conflict. Perhaps if it had been worded differently, maybe "This user errs on the side of inclusion when confronted with userboxes" I could support. But the wording, "mass anhilation," seems to suggest its purpose is only to attack userbox deletionists. (Though I might add that, regardless of what userboxes someone has, true anti-userbox deletion advocates will make their beliefs well known.) AmiDaniel (talk) 07:50, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted. Opinions about boxes have nothing to do with editing an encyclopedia. Warring over Userboxes is contrary to WP's purpose. This box serves no other purpose than to support more warring, rally the MySpacers and transform WP into a social networking site divided into pro/anti deletionist tribes. Enough is enough. It has to end. Keep deleted per T1, (very) divisive.Nhprman 03:40, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment What is manifestly divisive is the practice of speedying userboxes without consensus. Septentrionalis 04:14, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Lots of things are painful but necessary nonetheless, like going to the dentist. In a community this large no matter what kind of an action you take on some issue you're bound to step on some people's feet. The alternative, which you are suggesting, is to let this place turn into a free-for-all by doing absolutely nothing because you can never achieve 100% consensus. --Cyde Weys 04:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • doing absolutely nothing has a lot to recomend it. It works a lot more often than people expect.Geni 05:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Allowing WP to turn into MySpace has very little to recommend it. It's a law of Internet Entropy that websites where users may post content will tend to degenerate into MySpace unless you input energy to keep them on task. -GTBacchus(talk) 06:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What is the connection between MySpace and userboxes? As far as I know MySpace doesn't have anything like userboxes. Thus, userboxes differentiate Wikipedia from MySpace even further. And deletion of userboxes makes Wikipedia more like MySpace! I'm not sure if it's a good thing.  Grue  09:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
On MySpace you hve your own page which you fill up with things about you, your favourite songs, your views on the antiapartheid movement, who you want to go out with and a list of all your 'friends'. It is a social networking site. Wikipedia isn't. The Land 10:43, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh really? Yes it is. That's why Wikipedia succeeded and Nupedia didn't. Userboxeless user pages aren't much different from MySpace user pages. The pages with userboxes allow users to focus less on creating their user page, and focus more on building the encyclopedia.  Grue  12:01, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If only that was the case. Mackensen (talk) 12:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Really obvious keep deleted - Jeebus, why is this even here? --Cyde Weys 04:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Probably tradition. Should be interesting when someone figures out that due to the wider defintion of template aprently being used by some User:Sam Hocevar/burninhell will need to be deleted.Geni 05:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • delete obvious t1 -- ( drini's page ) 05:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted, meets the speedy deletion criterion for templates. Christopher Parham (talk) 05:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted correct application of T1. -GTBacchus(talk) 06:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted - bumperstickers for wiki-partisans are inherently divisive --Doc ask? 06:49, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, grow up. And stop trying to bait people. And edit some articles. And stop touching your userpage, it'll send you blind. And get a haircut, you look like a hippie. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 07:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Undelete userbox reflects the Wikipedia policy and position of Jimbo on the issue and as such cannot be divisive or inflammatory. If you don't like it, tough luck, but there are other wikis, you know...  Grue  09:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted. Doesn't help writing an encyclopedia. Misza13 T C 10:28, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Deleted. The Land 10:43, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted. And I'm offended that my name wasn't dragged through the mud by the nominator. Mackensen (talk) 11:40, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User Triceratops Accident

File:Triceratops.gif This user revived a Triceratops from a fossil and attempted to ride it. However, it went around the neighbourhood eating every plant in sight.


Cyde deleted this 93:22 6 May as nonsense. He then redeleted it as a recreation. 23:27 6 May.

This is silly; but it's not political; it's not divisive; it's not inflammatory. In short, it's not T1. (And it's not patent naonsense. Nor was the recreation G4, which excludes speedies; at that point it should certainly have gone to TfD.) How did speedying it, and so biting the newbie who made it, help to build an encyclopedia?

  • Undelete. Take such things to TfD if you think there is a consensus against them. (If it is undeleted, it will adorn my talk page.) Septentrionalis 23:38, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted misuse of general template space - I am quite willing to userfy to any userpage on request --Doc ask? 23:41, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted - This doesn't make any sense. We routinely delete crap in main article space without having to take it through AfD, and that's article space, which is that actual meat of the encyclopedia. And now you're suggesting that for template space every single fracking thing has to go through TfD?! Users could easily create dozens of these damn things per hour. There's no default right to inclusion for silly unencyclopedic templates. --Cyde Weys 23:45, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Examples, please. What articles have been speedied without support from any clause of CSD? Septentrionalis 00:14, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Cyde, I thought at the time of your RfA you pledged you were done messing about with userboxen? Yet I keep seeing you doing stuff with them. Did I misinterpret what you meant? ++Lar: t/c 00:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yeah, basically. I was running under the (apparently incorrect) assumption that the Userbox Policy Poll was going to succeed and all of these userboxes were going to move out of Template: space, and thus I wouldn't care about them one whit. That didn't end up happening though. --Cyde Weys 02:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • keep deleted template namespace is not for making jokes Wikipedia is not A kindergarden playground. -- ( drini's page ) 23:46, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted or userfy Not at all appropriate for templatespace, nonetheless not a speedy deletion candidate. Is the TfD proccess so scary? By the way, the debate was closed after 30 minutes citing WP:SNOW. I think it's way too early to conclude that (we have tons of nonsensical "humor" userboxes; there may be many who adamently defend this one), so I'm restoring it, hopefully not to be removed again for at least a day. I fail to see what harm it could do to just leave this open for a bit. AmiDaniel (talk) 23:55, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Saying "userfy" is meaningless as it has been substituted onto every userpage that was using it. We can just get rid of this thing now. There's no reason it needs to be a template. --Cyde Weys 00:01, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Alright, then no need to userfy (I only meant to imply that such things are appropriate in userspace, just not templatespace). I endorse the deletion. AmiDaniel (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • Do you understand now why this DRVU is pointless? Even if this thing is somehow restored, it will just simply be deleted as an orphaned template. --Cyde Weys 00:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • One of the purposes of this page is to determine the limits of T1; I think that we should not waste admin powers on harmless jokes. Furthermore, it took a comsiderable time for the hapless newbie to get Cyde to be so gracious. See User talk:Cyde#templates. Septentrionalis 00:14, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • This was not deleted as T1, and nobody ever claimed it was. Wikipedia is not a dumping ground for random "harmless jokes". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. You seem to be forgetting that. --Cyde Weys 00:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
          • But if it was not deleted as T1, then what grounds were there for speedy deletion? As far as I'm aware there is no T2 "patent nonsense" criterion, and as the userbox was clearly created in good faith it would likely have been better (IMHO) to TfD rather than speedy. I'm not saying I disagree that the template should be deleted, just saying there's nothing inherently wrong in listing such userboxes on TfD, gaining consensus to support its deletion, and then deleting--that's how you get rid of the nightmare of DRVU, and it would make life so much less stressful for both you and the poor newb whose new userbox goes inexplicably missing. It seems that when any uncertainty arises we should default to follow the process, as that makes everything so much easier and more peaceful for everyone. Just my thoughts. AmiDaniel (talk) 01:36, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
            • Admins have always been able to speedy delete nonsense in any namespace without needing a specific speedy deletion reason. CSD A1 is for articles and is the only one that is specifically listed as a reason. Would you really argue that that means that admins can't speedy delete nonsense in other namespaces, like Wikipedia:, Portal:, Image:, Category:, Help:, etc.? No, of course not. --Cyde Weys 01:39, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
              • What authority does Cyde claim for this statement? "Patent nonsense" (citerion G1) is defined in WP:PN; this userbox is silly, arguably a hoax, but both of those are excluded - precisely to keep admins from deleting whatever they don't like. Septentrionalis 02:12, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
                • (sticks foot in mouth) Okay, per WP:CSD#G1, admins can delete patent nonsense, and as such a "T2" is obviously necessary, though it would seem again that "nonsense" is a highly subjective, and arguably derogative, term that seems to apply differently to userboxes. For instance, {{User 1337-5}}, {{User sdrawkcab}}, {{User alien}} all look like patent nonsense to me, but they would not be deleted under G1 as they are userboxes, for which G1 must be interpreted differently. As Pmanderson stated, they are "hoaxes," which don't fall under G1; the exception is in place as hoaxes are acceptable in some facets of Wikipedia, just not in the article namespace. Nonetheless, even with policy on your side, it just seems easier to bring these things to TfD where you can quickly find out if the community is beind your decision or not and thereby save yourself and others a lot of stress. AmiDaniel (talk) 02:28, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
                  • Take your foot out, Ami, you were right the first time. (I was unclear.) WP:PN says that "patent nonsense" means unsalvagable gibberish; which this isn't. Hoaxes are removable everywhere; they are speediable nowhere - because there may be an argument for what appears to be a hoax (it's a joke, it's a fiction, it's a famous hoax...) Septentrionalis 04:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC).[reply]
  • Keep deleted, totally pointless. Christopher Parham (talk) 00:32, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is not an appropriate use of project templatespace. If users want to decorate their user pages with stuff like this, let them, we do allow sillyness. Userify but keep the template itself deleted. ++Lar: t/c 00:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • As I already said, this already has been "userfied". Check the what links here .. the only page linking to it is DRVU page. --Cyde Weys 00:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I have no need to check, I take your word for it. So... excellent news, but I was talking about the state it should end up in, not the state it's in now. And as I already asked, why are you involved in this at all, Cyde? Am I misremembering what you said during your RfA? And do you think all DRVU's are pointless, or just this one? I think if the result here is keep deleted, that will make it less contentious in future to speedy (as recreate of deleted content) this template should it appear again, so I am not sure it's pointless to go through the DRVU. But of course I'm a process wonk... and a bit troubled by the lack of information about this supposed userbox moratorium I just heard about. Where all was that announced? ++Lar: t/c 01:18, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Userfy compleatly harmless, yet at the same time, it does seem a bit....irrelevant to be a template. Homestarmy 01:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • For the third time, this has already been userfied. Are my messages showing up in white font? --Cyde Weys 01:24, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I thought you said it was subst'd, isn't that kind of not the same? Doesn't userfy mean make the same box in the User: space thing? Homestarmy 01:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • Huh? You mean putting it on its own separate page and transcluding it from other user's pages? I thought that idea was done away with a long time ago, and we decided it was a lot better to just subst and directly copy the code around. I just thought userfy meant convert to userspace ... which, guess, what, substing a template does :-D Cyde Weys 01:30, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
          • Then why don't people just vote Subst instead of Userfy? Homestarmy 01:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
            • I don't know, why don't they? Maybe they aren't aware of the correct terminology? --Cyde Weys 01:39, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Terminate with extreme prejudice. --Tony Sidaway 01:35, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Undelete and send to TfD, where it will die a quick death - much quicker than this whole process. TheJabberwʘck 02:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Or we could just close this listing as a keep deleted, thus saving lots of time. --Tony Sidaway 02:10, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure I understand that reasoning, because DRv is neither equivalent nor preferred to TfD but uses as much time and creates more hostility. --AySz88^-^ 03:20, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    It would've had a much quicker deletion if nobody had even brought this nonsense to DRVU, a much quicker death than having to go through TfD. --Cyde Weys 04:10, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Not at ALL comfortable with that line of reasoning, or that tone, or that approach. ++Lar: t/c 04:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep deleted have it userfied if it means that much to you. Otherwise it is just nonsense. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 03:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • What means a great deal to me is acting upon the the recognition that "Process is more Important for admin actions, as one can sow the seeds of malfeasance and distrust much farther with admin actions." from Cyde's RfA. Septentrionalis 04:21, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • T1 is process. --Cyde Weys 04:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • And by your own statement[1], this isn't T1. What process do you claim it to be? Septentrionalis 04:32, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
          • Oh yes, you're right, this isn't T1, I was confusing it with something else. The process here is "nonsense content may be deleted on sight without having to waste everyone's time", or in other words, "common sense", or, more formally, WP:IAR. --Cyde Weys 04:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
            • Citing WP:IAR is a sign (to me anyway) that you're conceding that you know what you did wasn't quite on the up and up and you shouldn't have done it, and you're looking for cover. I can't speak for anyone else but whenever I see IAR, alarm bells go off. I fail to see why process could not be followed. What's the rush? The box would go away anyway but there would be a lot less uproar. IMNO at any rate. Cyde, I think you really need to disassociate yourself from these crusades. ++Lar: t/c 04:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
            • Fascinating. Then although WP:IAR is more important for normal actions (same sentence of RfA), destroying this piece of moderately attractive silliness (and biting its creator) was important enough to spend hours of your time doing, redoing, justifying to the newbie, substing, and arguing against it here. Nominating for TfD would have taken two minutes. Please explain; how does all this build an encyclopedia? Septentrionalis 04:52, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
              • I think we're done here. There's no point in arguing over the deletion of this nonsense. Next think I know there's going to be a huge uproar over me blocking a vandal ... oh wait, that already happened. If you guys wanted your objections to be heard, you had to be reasonable. The past few DRVUs on this page show quite clearly that the pro-userbox crowd is absolutely unreasonable and unwilling to make any compromises. So there's no point in even paying attention anymore. Us admins will just continue doing what is good for Wikipedia and you can shout at windmills all you want. --Cyde Weys 05:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Us admins? While of course most admins are doing what they belive is best for wikipedia exactly what that is differs from admin to admin. Do not presume to speak for all of us.Geni 05:33, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    We admins who cherish grammar, meanwhile, will also keep up the good fight... -GTBacchus(talk) 05:35, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Cyde, I'm not sure if it's fair to cast in that light all individuals who would claim to be of the "pro-userbox crowd". Rexmorgan 05:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Um, dude... you're painting with way too broad of a brush. It is not correct that everyone who thinks you are acting rashly and in a way that may ultimately be harmful to the encyclopedia is "pro userbox". Please review my "nonvote" in this... it's "keep deleted"... does that in and of itself make me pro-userbox? No. My stance here is "pro process". The encyclopedia would have been better served if you had just nomed this for TfD instead of acting out of process. Further, I still think you were wrong to get involved in userboxes again, and especially, wrong to start taking this so personally that you are starting to verge on incivility to others. How much more time are you going to waste on this crusade?? You accuse others of tilting at windmills, but I'm starting to think you're the one tilting here, and I'm truly afraid that you're going to burn yourself out and we are going to lose a good and valuable contributor. ++Lar: t/c 10:35, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep deleted. Not a T1, but I can't force myself to support digging anything up just so we can rebury it. That seems so wonky to me. On the other hand, speedying something not within the criteria and hoping to be saved by WP:SNOW is a bad habit to get into. Cyde, why don't you stick to obvious T1s? -GTBacchus(talk) 05:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep deleted, crap.--Sean Black (talk) 05:51, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Undelete (it is not a T1), userfy (people should be allowed to make harmless jokes in their own userspace), and delete the redirect (because the template is pointless and another TFD will just be more bureaucracy). Sjakkalle (Check!) 05:53, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with GTBacchus. This userbox should not have been speedied (that is to say, in this world, where the speedying of some userboxen is not encouraged, this would fit into the category of "userboxen you don't speedy for some reason"). That said, it shouldn't exist either. Resurrecting an idiotic abuse of template space solely so that it can be killed according to process is process wonkism, and that ideology has no good reason to live. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 07:18, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Userfy and keep deleted. It made me laugh, but that's not enough to warrant a place in the Template: namespace. Misza13 T C 10:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]


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