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== Welcoming ==
== Welcoming ==
A semi neutral third party has pointed out that people are welcoming users before blocking them. (See [[User:Thisiteisasham]] for example) Thoughts? [[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Geo.]]<small>[[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]]</small> 00:33, 11 July 2007 (EDT)
A semi neutral third party has pointed out that people are welcoming users before blocking them. (See [[User:Thisiteisasham]] for example) Thoughts? [[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Geo.]]<small>[[User_talk:Geo.plrd|Complain!]]</small> 00:33, 11 July 2007 (EDT)
:I would still grant them the points. The welcome-wagon template contains ample warnings, or at least links to warnings, against unacceptable behavior. If someone gets blocked right away, then let no one say that we didn't warn them.
:I would not apply this to a user who chooses a name that he ought to know is blatantly obscene. Welcoming such a user is not appropriate and we ought not grant credit for it.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 07:55, 11 July 2007 (EDT)