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A failed proposal is one for which a consensus to accept is not present after a reasonable amount of time, and seems unlikely to form, regardless of continuing discussion. References or links to this page must not describe it as "policy".
This tag is designed primarily to communicate status to other commons volunteers, and isn't intended to prohibit further development of ideas or proposals. It's probably not a good idea for those working on the proposal page itself to remove this tag unilaterally, but above all - remember that it's just a tag! - Be Mellow :-)
User pages are a key means of supporting communication between users by providing information about users and their accounts, and are widely linked from many locations in order to support this.[1] Other uses of user pages are secondary to this.
Commons' software, MediaWiki, allows all logged in users to have their own user page. Anonymous users also have user pages, but they will share these with other users of the same IP. This can facilitate communication among participants in the project. If your username is JohnDoe:
Your user page allows you to present some information about yourself, like your skills (especially language skills), your interests, and what other Wikimedia projects you contribute to. "Userboxes" are often used for this, as these can be localized for different languages. A variety of other content is also acceptable for Commons contributors.
any secondary Commons user accounts, especially bots or other automated or semi-automated accounts
accounts on other Wikimedia projects
Images and other content about the user
[OK] User pages may contain an image to represent the user (especially photographs of the user); these may be tagged with {{User page image}} - a template to put on the file page of a userpage image, to identify it as such for the purposes of Commons:Project scope#File in use on Commons only.
[OK] User pages may contain other content about the user, but this
Note that Commons is not a social network and users are not entitled to "profiles" in the way they are on social networks such as Facebook. User pages are intended to support Commons' work by providing information about contributors, especially information which is relevant to those contributions. Regular Commons contributors are allowed a certain amount of leeway and discreet links to relevant web pages elsewhere are normally permitted.
Not recommended: User:Example userpage old - May include content of a graphic, violent, or sexual nature.
[OK] Users sometimes highlight content on their user pages, especially content they have uploaded themselves. This is generally accepted, but in some cases can cause problems. Because user pages are a key means of supporting communication between users, such galleries should not
be of excessive size, such that they may be difficult to download for those browsing from slow connections
contain images of a graphic violent or sexual nature, or other images which users are likely to not wish to encounter outside of a specific educational context (such as a Wikipedia article) without any warning.
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It is normal to view user pages in many contexts when users want to find out more about a user or user action. User pages are an intrinsic part of Commons' communication infrastructure:
user pages are linked from every signature in discussions
user pages are linked from every file history (eg where users have tagged pages as having problems)
Userboxes, especially
may not be blatantly promotional,
