On 4/19/07, Jeff Raymond <jeff.raymond(a)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