User talk:Soulmann
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Meelar (talk) 23:21, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
User page vs. User talk page
[edit]I'm sure you were entirely well-intentioned in editing my user page, but, please, unless invited, do not edit other people's user pages. If you want to leave someone a message, please use their talk page. Again, not doubting your intent, and I gather you are new to this.
The welcome messages at the top of my user page indicate what languages I actively work in. I read very little Greek, and wouldn't attempt to write it. If a message is there in Greek, people will be under the misimpression that I know the language. -- Jmabel | Talk 06:53, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC)
- In fact, article discussion pages are heavily used, as are user talk pages.
- It's technically possible to edit someone else's user page, and it's occasionally appropriate. There are a lot of people who make task-oriented pages in user space (e.g. if you were to create User:Soulmann/Project X) and welcome edits to those, and there are groups of people who work closely together who are comfortable letting each other edit their user pages.
- As in any community, there is a complicated mix of actually enforced rules and etiquette. And there are sub-communities here. Remarks about another editor's point of view that might be considered entirely appropriate in discussion Israeli-Palestinian conflict might be considered rather out of line in discussion Poetry of the United States. -- Jmabel | Talk 17:45, Mar 10, 2005 (UTC)