User talk:Belthil
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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!
Hello Belthil, welcome to Wikipedia!
I noticed nobody had said hi yet... Hi!
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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. Thanks and happy editing, Alf melmac 14:18, 10 November 2005 (UTC).
[edit] Userboxes
Hi. I've noticed that you're making use of political or religious userboxes on your user page. They can be a nifty way to share about one's personal preferences, but I realized, after a while, that they often detract from the real purpose of Wikipedia, that is, writing an encyclopedia. I'm inviting you to consider these words from Jimbo Wales, the site operator:
- I wonder if you might consider simply removing your political/religious/etc. userboxes and asking others to do the same. This seems to me to be the best way to quickly and easily end the userbox wars.
- Userboxes of a political or, more broadly, polemical, nature are bad for the project. They are attractive to the wrong kinds of people, and they give visitors the wrong idea of what it means to be a Wikipedian.
- I think rather than us having to go through a mass deletion (which is what is likely to happen if the userbox fad doesn't go away), it will be better to simply change the culture, one person at a time. Will you help me?
Thank you for your time. {{User:Vacuum/sig}} 02:32, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
