The following is my idea of how Userboxes are perceived within the community and my idea for a path towards consensus concerning them. I have only been actively editing for a few months so you'll have to bear with me if my conclusions are a bit naive. I will note that I have read WP:JOU and The German Solution and, while I agree with neither completely, I do understand what they say, so please don't quote them at me to refute my position.