on 4/20/07 4:15 PM, Dick Clark at crotalus@gmail.com wrote:
This is another example of emotion-driven hyperbole. This is an encyclopedia project. People who are interested in spending their time contributing to an anti-suicide cause may do so, but this is not it. The Wikipedia coverage of this topic, like any other, should be value-free, and should offer an informative, non-judgmental view. It is not the job of encyclopedia editors to direct customers/clients to any particular "suicide hotline," and it is not the job of encyclopedia editors to either chastise or egg on suicidal readers.
This is clearly your own, personal point of view.
What I am saying is, if the Wikipedia project is truly ground breaking, really wanting to think outside of the standard encyclopedic box, it can, and should, consider including such features.
Suicide is an irreversible choice. All I am saying is to provide an avenue for the person contemplating this act to talk with someone about it. If, after having done this, they still want to die - that choice still exists.
Marc Riddell