On 02/10/2007, Nick heligolandwp@googlemail.com wrote:
I was just wondering if it would be sensible to have a number of trusted users, administrators and the like listed that can be called upon to make contact with the relevant authorities in any given area. The situation yesterday needs to be dealt with quickly and quietly, no panicking, one person dealing with the situation, and so on. It seems a little unnecessary having to post to the mailing list looking for someone in the area, when a list could be drawn up and it's a simple case of e-mailing the contact(s) responsible for the specific police force responsible, area or country and leaving them to deal with it.
That wouldn't be fast enough. If none of the contacts for the appropriate area are online, nothing would be done. I think the mailing list and IRC are the best bets for finding someone quickly - if someone really is planning on committing suicide (and we have to assume they are), then minutes count.