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== Biography on user page ==
Are we still requiring a bio for authors?  What does "editor of their own
Are we still requiring a bio for authors?  What does "editor of their own
user page mean?"  [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 15:03, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
user page mean?"  [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 15:03, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
:We'd better be! Having said that, [[CZ:Charter#Article 8|Article 8]] suggests that users may do what they like with their own user pages as long as it's not abusive material. The use of 'editor' is confusing and muddies the author/editor difference. There is nothing about bios in the Charter either. That and Article 8 create a serious ambiguity which really needs a rule in place to avoid fallout problems. Take categories, for instance. There is nothing to stop an active user editing without them (as at least one contributor is doing at the moment). I always took removal of categories as an indication that the user had [[CZ:Leaving the project|left]], but that page only says that the departing user should not blank the page. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 15:23, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
:We'd better be! Having said that, [[CZ:Charter#Article 8|Article 8]] suggests that users may do what they like with their own user pages as long as it's not abusive material. The use of 'editor' is confusing and muddies the author/editor difference. There is nothing about bios in the Charter either. That and Article 8 create a serious ambiguity which really needs a rule in place to avoid fallout problems. Take categories, for instance. There is nothing to stop an active user editing without them (as at least one contributor is doing at the moment). I always took removal of categories as an indication that the user had [[CZ:Leaving the project|left]], but that page only says that the departing user should not blank the page. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 15:23, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
::I suppose even editors cannot remove appropriate categories, right? They are also required to have bios on their user pages (though they are ''more'' extensive than authors').  I don't mind the ability to act as an editor on their own page. [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 15:46, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
::I suppose even editors cannot remove appropriate categories, right? They are also required to have bios on their user pages (though they are ''more'' extensive than authors').  I don't mind the ability to act as an editor on their own page. [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 15:46, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

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Biography on user page

Are we still requiring a bio for authors? What does "editor of their own user page mean?" D. Matt Innis 15:03, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

We'd better be! Having said that, Article 8 suggests that users may do what they like with their own user pages as long as it's not abusive material. The use of 'editor' is confusing and muddies the author/editor difference. There is nothing about bios in the Charter either. That and Article 8 create a serious ambiguity which really needs a rule in place to avoid fallout problems. Take categories, for instance. There is nothing to stop an active user editing without them (as at least one contributor is doing at the moment). I always took removal of categories as an indication that the user had left, but that page only says that the departing user should not blank the page. John Stephenson 15:23, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
I suppose even editors cannot remove appropriate categories, right? They are also required to have bios on their user pages (though they are more extensive than authors'). I don't mind the ability to act as an editor on their own page. D. Matt Innis 15:46, 29 October 2010 (UTC)