Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:DoctorWho42/Userbox Eating Tide Pods

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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:  delete.  —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 17:17, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

User:DoctorWho42/Userbox Eating Tide Pods

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I just stumbled upon this. Meh. Is this the kind of humor we want on userpages? I'd say it's part of WP:UP. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 12:17, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
 * (The following message was copied from Special:Diff/835840443 at User talk:DoctorWho42/Userbox Eating Tide Pods. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 12:19, 21 May 2022 (UTC)) Please delete this user box. I shudder to think that somebody would eat detergent because they saw this. 71.72.172.94 (talk) 02:44, 11 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Shrug - It's just a stupid userbox. I don't think anyone would be prompted to harmful behavior by seeing this. But either way, not a big deal.--WaltCip- (talk)  16:40, 21 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep WP:UP's grossly improper behaviors include "vandalism, copyright violation, edit warring, harassment, privacy breach, defamation, and acts of violence." Eating tide pods is not grossly improper nor is it bad for the encyclopedia. Furthermore, nobody is going to put a toxic substance in their mouth because they saw a userbox. Wikipedia lacks that element of peer pressure and trends that social media platforms have, and as such, is going to have less of an effect. It certainly won't cause a user to swallow a laundry detergent pod like those social media platforms have done. ☢️Plutonical☢️  ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ  12:01, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * "Eating tide pods is not grossly improper nor is it bad for the encyclopedia.".. that's quote of the year worthy! [Humour] casualdejekyll  21:27, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Grossly inappropriate. Newyorkbrad (talk) 15:20, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Probably harmless, but why test it? Also, like most "hey look people are stupid" jokes it's not very funny. Seren_Dept 01:36, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete: Normally stupid Userboxes are best ignored, but combined with “promoting self harm”, this should be deleted. It referencing a popular meme is not good enough an excuse if promoting self harm.  SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:04, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Meh...: The "self harm" claim is a bit far fetched, I mean if an adult editor here is seriously thinking about eating a tide pod then they shouldn't be editing Wikipedia. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 03:33, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * We have child editors. Wandering into userspace requires no maturity or intelligence test.  Wikipedia should be a safe place. SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:50, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I remember the last time a member of the WMF declared that Wikipedia (specifically WP:VPWMF) ought to be a safe space. Boy that went over like a lead blimp. WaltCip- (talk)  14:34, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that was outside intervention without regard to community and consensus. By an office using politically appealing buzzwords. It was appalling.
 * Heavy handed WMF know-betters saying “safe space” does not mean that “safe place” is a poison term.
 * Can you speak to the substance of the issue? Have you ever worked with stupid immature children? There is video evidence of them eating this brightly coloured detergent pod.  Yes, I think someone could be prompted to engaging in this self-harm stupidity stunt by merely seeing references to it in a supposedly reputable place.  And I see no downside whatsoever to editor respect if Wikipedia deletes such Userboxes.  It is way further on the easy-delete side that Userboxes hosting stupid or rejected political opinions, for example. SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:34, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * 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.