Forum:SH Archive/User page fanon

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I am increasingly concerned with the amount of user page fanon like User:Drake_Zanzabar/The_Reaper. They seem like a delightful gateway to inviting fanon additions, or to confuse uninformed users about what we do here. Thoughts? --SparqMan 02:29, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, if it gets as bad as Mike Kazz and his clique, then we might want to consider some restrictions or having them put it into a subpage. -- SFH 02:32, 12 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm also concerned, but I don't think there's much we can really do about it. I mean, we could prohibit it entirely, but then we're also punishing the users who have it in moderation. And I'm not really comfortable with telling users what they can and can't have on their userpages (within limits, obviously – some content just isn't allowed, but I'm not talking about fanon here). I think the best idea is to kindly redirect them to the fanon wikia, where they can allow their imaginations to run wild. RMF 02:42, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If they reach 32 MB of data on their page, the threshold for safe editing, they should cease immediately. I came across this last night with Sato Stars who ran out of room and moved his info to 15 subpages, and then back after jSarek and I intervened. All others with this much fan creation AND do not contribute to the wiki with the same intensity should be dealt with. Punish the few. Reward the rest. -- Riffsyphon1024 02:46, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't see why any of it is necessary. User subpages should only be used to assist in Wookieepedia related work. This misc. use isn't helpful, and worse than using it as a journal or other stuff that users at Wikipedia do, because it's fanon. --SparqMan 02:52, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 -- Darth Cow -- Talk undefined  Email  04:04, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Feel free to list all users with overwhelming fanon and we will discuss the list in a week. I'm out. -- Riffsyphon1024 03:02, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * What, I'm curious, is the other non-appropriate information for user pages? Is there a list? Returning to the matter at hand, I wholeheartedly agree. Of course, I've always felt that all these fake bios are pretty lame. Limit them! Cutch 03:14, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Things like racially/sexually inflammatory content or any generally polemical themes/prose aren't appropriate for user pages, in my opinion. That's what I meant when I said within limits, and I think a majority of people would agree with me. Upon reflection, I do concede the need for a user page policy – taking into consideration content like I just mentioned, in addition to fanon and the like. RMF 03:24, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Regarding User:Drake_Zanzabar/The_Reaper, I don't think it should be acceptable to use the title tag to disguise the fact that it's a userpage. But as for the topic in general, it certainly wouldn't bother me a bit if we banned userpage fanon entirely. Fanfiction completely goes against everything we are about here at Wookieepedia. However, I know some people are into it, so as long as they restrict it to their main userpage and don't spam up the Recent changes page by not using the preview button when they edit continuously...I can tolerate it. -- Ozzel 03:41, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The point of userpages isn't about their whole life story. I have a small-ish part of my page about my fanon life. I don't, however, believe you should take advantage of Wookieepedia by having more than one subpage for only your fanon. Your userpage and 1 sub-page MAX should definitely be enough. If you still feel like arguing, I'm sure the SW fanon Wiki would love to have you as a member.
 * I'm okay with some limited fanon on someone's userpage; telling us about yourself in Star Wars terms can actually tell us a fair amount about who you are in the real world. But breaking the 32k soft limit, or expanding onto user subpages, is simply going too far; if you've got that much fafdic to write, it should be taken to a more appropriate forum. And using the title tag to avoid being seen as a user page is RIGHT OUT - I'm going to delete that as we speak. jSarek 08:46, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't see a use for ANY fanon here. It's confusing and it's unneeded entirely. Take RP and fan lit elsewhere, this site is meant to inform, not to confuse and ambiguate. I just took a look at that Mike Kazz kid's page, and I hate to put it this way, but I literally got sick. I come to this place for info on a (albiet fictional) universe and story that I hold near and dear. To think that kids like that could be here everyday and just screwing around like that, getting corrected for EVERYTHING they do but never banned, make me wanna chuck. Abin_Skyaler 05:00, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've already made my feelings about this known on my userpage, but it bears repeating. I think that people who come here soley to edit their userpage with an elaborate fanon bio and way too many userboxes have no place here. If all they want to do is write stories, they can go to the fanon wiki or MySpace.  StarNeptune Talk to me! 09:09, 12 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It is worth noting here that User:Sato Stars, while attacking SuperShadow...his user page has quite a high amount of fanon. This I find hypocritical for someone devoted to wiping off the web a noted fanonist SuperShadow. Sorry, Sato Stars, I can't help noticing such things. MyNz 9:42, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You might boviously call me bias towards allowing it. But i believe its not really a problem having a userpage with fanon on it. If they provide a note (like i do) that the information is the users personal false biography then i don't see a problem. I agree however that if the page went past the 32 MB that the information should be cut down. Jasca Ducato 15:44, 12 June 2006 (UTC)