User blog comment:Najevi/''AVOID''ing the latest activity on your wiki just got HARDer!/@comment-473563-20091113132708

That is a knee-jerk reaction. Perfectly fine for each informed individual to do this but it removes choice from the average joe visiting your wiki. The average joe expects to see a dismiss/close box on optional content.

This content is strictly optional. There is no reasonable argument that can be made to successfully claim it is an essential part of the navigation of a wiki.