Keep. If Robert's sister Rose wants us to delete his userpages, she knows where to find us. (Likewise, I imagine, some of his other family members.) He was a respected, dedicated, and extremely valuable contributor until his illness became severe, and I don't see any reason to start deleting the record of that. The comparison between his old userpages and those of permablocked users is rather offensive IMHO. (Yes, I know that usually you're the one criticizing offensive comparisons and I'm the one defending them; but what can I say, I liked Robert. Offensive comparisons are all well and good when they're abstract, but this is too personal.) —RuakhTALK22:54, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not advocating we delete his main userpage, but this is excessive sentimentality, because these kinds of lists are not the "record" of his excellent contributions. The lists were created for pragmatic purposes, which they no longer serve. Rose et al don't care about our clutter, and expecting them to is not likely to bear fruit any time soon. I see where you're coming from, but it just seems too purposeless for me. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds23:06, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
