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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?--] 10:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC) 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?--] 10:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)


: Just point me at their user pages. I'll delete them. Oh, that's not what you meant :). ] 02:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC) : Just point me at their user pages. I'll delete them. Start revert wars over userboxes. Oh, that's not what you meant :). ] 02:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

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We should have an article about Irene McGee. In case anyone wants to do something fun.--Jimbo Wales 00:45, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

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I wonder if you might consider...

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?--Jimbo Wales 10:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Just point me at their user pages. I'll delete them. Start revert wars over userboxes. Oh, that's not what you meant :). Tbeatty 02:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)