On 4/19/07, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia) wrote:
However, in the current AfD discussion, which I acknowledge is trending toward "Keep" again, it is represented that at least one suicidal individual has ACTUALLY consulted this article for information on how to kill himself. This multiplies my concern tenfold.
And, given the stories coming out, it's not outside the realm of possibility that the Virginia Tech gunmna referred to [[Columbine High School massacre]].
Is it chilling to know that people may have consulted it? Absolutely, but that doesn't change our mission here.
Almost exactly what I was about to say. As long as something is encyclopedic, there is no reason we should not have an article about it. I would find it more disturbing to have a howto article on suicide methods (which is purely unencyclopedic) than to have, as I mentioned earlier, a decent article outlining the prevalence of various suicide methods, famous instances of such methods, etc. Now that is an encyclopedic article.
Johnleemk