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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was keep. —harej (talk) (cool!) 05:38, 9 July 2009 (UTC) Closing instructions[reply]

User:Flnclan/wireless[edit]

Encourages and condones an illegal activity, see Legality of piggybacking. Otterathome (talk) 21:31, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - Uh, no. It says their neighbour steals the connection. Doesn't seem like encouraging or condoning to me. As for the second, I see nothing encouraging or condoning about it. It's a mere statement of fact. Given the other MfD you put up, it might make more sense for you to go to WP:USERBOX and discuss there your issues with userboxes and propose guidelines. → ROUX ₪ 21:37, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    So would
This user commits credit card fraud.
be acceptable then?--Otterathome (talk) 21:39, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I doubt anyone would use it, but I don't think it would violate any guidelines. Keep both (but userfy the 2nd) and urge nominator to take a look at former MFDs for userboxen. Mostly only divisive and inflammatory userboxes are deleted. –xenotalk 21:40, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    One of them is being used on over 50 pages.--Otterathome (talk) 21:42, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I was talking about your hypothetical "This user commits credit card fraud" userbox. –xenotalk 21:43, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I didn't know Wikipedia permitted users to brag about their crimes and encourage other users to do it too--Otterathome (talk) 21:51, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    If a userbox isn't divisive or inflammatory, it's usually left alone. –xenotalk 21:54, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    The encouragement is where, precisely? → ROUX ₪ 21:55, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep argument by analogy is flawed, userbox is harmless, nominator is advised to go do something more useful. Jclemens (talk) 22:21, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep- I think that the wording should say: "This user is a wireless thief (or something like that)", but otherwise this is a harmless template. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:40, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep I agree with Jclemens. -T'Shael,The Infernal Vulcan Overlord 16:01, 24 June 2009 (UTC 00:57, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep as it stands, though I would be wary if it were used an an attack by elsewhere identifying the neighbour. Collect (talk) 01:02, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep both. While these do say "steal", the intended sense appears to be misappropriation rather than theft, more in line with "This user steals his neighbor's parking space" than "This user steals his neighbor's blank checks". In the absence of actual misuse, it shouldn't be prohibited. — Gavia immer (talk) 23:31, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. I agree with Gavia immer, this is just a harmless userbox. Besides, some people don't neccesarily "steal" their neighbours wireless connection, but instead use it on their User Page humorously, or to make their page look more decorated.

Dragpyre (talk) 17:15, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.


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