User-bannable talk pages? Options

[emesee]

Anyone else think that they should add a feature for talk pages so you could give permission for only certain people to post.... like people who you actually are glad post something, opposed to those who make you say (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/yak.gif) ?

[Viridae]

Anyone else think that they should add a feature for talk pages so you could give permission for only certain people to post.... like people who you actually are glad post something, opposed to those who make you say (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/yak.gif) ?

Silly idea. Users should be contactable by everyone.

[taiwopanfob]

Silly idea. Users should be contactable by everyone.

Users -- especially the female ones -- should also upload pictures of themselves in an undressed state. Provocative poses can be optional.

If that seems at least a tiny bit ridiculous, well, it's because it is extremely ridiculous. What would such a photograph do to serve the purpose of the project?

Can not the same question be asked of the user-talk pages?

Some people may want them, some people may not want them. You already give users all sorts of other preferences -- its why 'joining' has value -- so this extra one seems like a no-brainer.

And if you ever need to get in touch with an editor, well, you know, you can always try the talk-page of the articles she is working on. True, this tends to discourage idle chit-chat and focus the conversation on the job at hand, but Some People might find that a Feature and not a Bug.