Board Thread:New Features/@comment-28737464-20170616122510/@comment-5650583-20170616170713

Kirkburn wrote: We've actually had some discussion about this in the past - the restriction has some pros and cons. One particular problem is that there can be legitimate reasons to edit another person's user page - such as fixing a template, updating a link, or removing content that's against the wiki guidelines.

While that can be alleviated by continuing to allow admins/mods to edit such pages, it's a restriction that could potentially annoy more than it can help - so it requires careful thought. More feedback is welcome!

I would say that I don't think it would be good to have this change on a per-wiki basis - that could be quite confusing. If we tweaked this, it's probably best as a global change. There have been several times that I've asked users to edit my userpage (proofreading a foreign language, templates, etc.), and I was even asked by a user to help them proofread their userpage once.

All in all, this is something best left up to an attentive userbase. If you see vandalism, revert it and notify an admin.