Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Clinic for Userboxitis

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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. --RL0919 (talk) 00:23, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Clinic for Userboxitis
Not related to building an encyclopedia. &mdash;SW&mdash; talk 16:42, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

I had not put the humor template on the top yet, and this was meant to be a sort of companion article to the userboxitis article, but I agree with the deletion request.  -- Imadeausername! (talk|contribs) 18:56, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Or, i could move the page into my user subspace  -- Imadeausername! (talk|contribs) 21:39, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Potentially an excellent start to education and rehab of those afflicted with non-project-related WP:Sopaboxie userbox things.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:43, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep as per smokeyjoe. –SJ + 17:52, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Silly. -- Klein zach  07:03, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per Kleinzach. &mdash; Train2104 (talk • contribs • count) 23:35, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete 's assertion that this page would be rehabilitating is unrealistic. The page, as seen by its content ("Sign In" and "Sign Out") and by the creator's comment above, is not meant to help users with many userboxes, most of whom very likely do not desire such help, shed them. Because the creator agrees with the deletion request, I recommend deleting it. Cunard (talk) 08:53, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * A humourous, explicit treatment program serves to raise to consciousness the concept of userboxitis as an unhealthy habit. By encouraging afflicted users to realise this, thought a non-confrontational gently humourous method, the page has useful purpose.  As userboxitis is alive and raging, the page is related to the project.  As it has purpose in supporting editors, it serves indirectly to help the building and maintenace of the encyclopedia.  The initial trivial content of the page is not important.  I think it should be kept because it is a helpful continuation of development of Userboxitis, even if the creator doesn't see it.  I don't think that this page will actually serve as a clinic, I think it has educational value by encouraging people to think a little differently.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 14:41, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The page's sole content is "This is a clinic for those who have been affected by userboxitis. Please sign in and out below." and three headers, "Welcome", "Sign in", and "Sign out". You noted in your initial comment that users "afflicted with non-project-related WP:Sopaboxie userbox things" can be helped by this page. Very unlikely. The intransigence of users who decline to modify their "WP:Sopaboxie" userboxes render this page useless. See Deletion review/Log/2011 March 17 for example and Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Bedford/userboxes/America Held Hostage. Those with "userboxitis" have a fair number of userboxes. Some even create userboxes of their own, most of which comply with Wikipedia policy. Having numerous userboxes and creating one's own userboxes are not violations of Wikipedia policy. To try to "rehab" and "educate" such users, when their actions are not unacceptable, is condescending, unhelpful, and unnecessary. Userboxitis is not a problem on Wikipedia as long the user is not disrupting Wikipedia to make a point. In Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Arzachel, had numerous false userboxes that placed him in numerous misleading categories. Would Clinic for Userboxitis "educat[e]" and "rehab" people such as him. I don't think so. Because this page, if viewed seriously, would not only not help users but also irritate them, it should be deleted. Because this page, if viewed in a humorous manner (the creator's intent), is not related to building an encyclopedia and encourages WP:MYSPACE behavior through the "Sign In" and "Sign Out" headers, it should be deleted. Finally, that the creator supports deletion is a strong indication that the page should be deleted. Cunard (talk) 07:01, 27 March 2011 (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.