User:Mikkerpikker~enwiki/Userboxes/Userboxes/About

I believe it is impossible for any person to avoid all bias and that the only route to the much vaunted neutral point of view is through acknowledging the differences in opinions among contributors but then insisting on inclusivity. All people - myself included - have points of view and this can neither be undone nor wished away. In other words, the goal of neutrality cannot be reached by insisting on NPOV at the individual level, it must be reached at the community level. Consequently, if individuals clearly identify the potential sources of their bias - by, for example, listing their fundamental beliefs with the aid of userboxes - the community is in a better position to evaluate contributions and disputes. In short, I think appropriate use of userboxes in fact supports the goal of writing a neutral encyclopaedia.

I have therefore endeavoured to include only userboxes which are (a) potentially useful and informative on the practical or philosophical level in identifying my bias, (b) indicative of my overal 'station in life' or (c) mildly humorous. I have attempted to eschew both 'attack' userboxes and offensive userboxes.

If you think I'm not living up to the above policy, please leave me a note on my talk page.