Why does nautilus create folders in my home directory by default?

[Kelly]

On Monday, May 07, 2007 5:36 am Ron Yorston wrote:
> I have to agree with a previous poster:  the system has no business
> cluttering up my home directory with these intrusive and unnecesary
> subdirectories.
>
> Ron

Looking at it from another point of view; why is it every time I set up a new 
Linux system I have to recreate certain common folders (Music, Pictures, 
Downloads, Documents, etc.)?

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