Talk:Suicide note

message: The Wikipedia article on J. Clifford Baxter says that his cause of death is undecided and his death certificate unsigned and left open, and doesn't mention anything about him leaving a suicide note.  I don't know which is correct, this article or the Baxter one, but someone who does know what actually happened ought to fix the inconsistancy.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.190.196.64 (talk • contribs) 23:09, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: J. Clifford Baxter

message: Get that note off the front page. First of all, Kurt didn't commit suicide. Second of all, even if he did, it is stupid to have his note on there.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.2.253.216 (talk • contribs) 05:30, 15 April 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, but the VERY commonly held view is that he did commit suicide. The note is entirely appropriate for an article on suicide notes. Suicide notes are often part of a person's efforts to end their lives. If you don't think a suicide note from someone who people believe committed suicide is appropriate, then pray tell what person who committed suicide do you think we should disrespect by publishing their suicide note here? Sorry, the note is reinstated. --Durin 14:26, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It says "alleged suicide note" and serves as a fine example whether it's authentic or not. Also, having a famous person's writing (even claimed one) can be somewhat better interpreted/felt/understood than a completely fictional or "unknown" person's.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.231.240.27 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 11 June 2005 UTC
I suggest the removal of the word 'only' from the fact about Dead's suicide.  His suicide note was about a paragraph long.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.144.161 (talk • contribs) 23:46, 26 April 2005 (UTC)

text: Then remove it! :) "be bold" --Durin 20:41, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: This is very POV.  I think the note is appropriate.  I don't care if you personally feel it's immoral, let's stop living in fantasy land.  People committ suicide, Cobain among them, and this article is here to document this very real occurrence.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.149.203.252 (talk) 07:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Kurt Cobain

message: I am removing the "alleged" part of "Kurt Cobain's alleged suicide note" and I suggest it remain that way unless someone can give a very good reason as to why it should be there.  I understand there many conspiracy theorists on the subject of his death, but the fact remains that the vast majority of the population accept this as a suicide (and I assume by extension that "they" accept this note as his handwriting).—Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.173.204.87 (talk • contribs) 23:07, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Alleged" in image caption 

message: "Research indicates that suicide notes have a profound effect on the grief of those who read them."  In what way?  Positive or negative?  Can someone clarify this?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.173.204.87 (talk • contribs) 23:09, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevermind, the very next section takes care of that.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.173.204.87 (talk • contribs) 23:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It does not - it says that one reason against leaving a suicide note is that it might act to increase the grief of those left behind.  Does the research support this?  Where's the links to the research, anyway?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.12.79.249 (talk • contribs) 14:01, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

text: Right. Very annoying. Who wrote that section anyway?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.216.19.86 (talk • contribs) 16:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sentence in intro 

message: Has OJ Simpson commited suicide?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.66.202.23 (talk • contribs) 09:44, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  O.J. Simpson 

message: I was wondering if it's possible to create a list of suicide notes (with their contents) on Wikipedia (or would it go in Wikiquote or Wikisource)? I'm not sure if it violates the GFDL or any other policy. Gflores Talk 02:00, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Suicide notes? 

message: Some stats on what percent of folks leave notes would be nice.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.136.198 (talk • contribs) 07:14, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added some stats from a book I got out of the library. How many leave notes depends on the country. In the US, where TV has led people to believe that all suicides leave notes, about 25 to 30% do. In most other countries it's between 5 and 15%. It's nowhere near as common as pop culture would have people believe. That's why authorities don't pay attention when families scream and rage that their loved one couldn't have committed suicide, no way no how, because they didn't leave a note: most suicides don't. --Charlene 02:04, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Stats

message: It is highly debatable as to whether or not Sid Vicious committed suicide - most people think he just ODed on heroin by accident.  It's not like it hadn't happened before.  In fact, some people believe his own mother gave him the fatal overdose.  In any case, he either needs to be taken off the front page as having written a "suicide note" or he needs to be prefaced as only a "possible suicide."  It is irresponsible to leave this as-is.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.125.41.24 (talk • contribs) 04:48, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sid Vicious

message: Over on Wikisource, there's a category for Public Domain suicide notes: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Category:PD-suicide. I've never heard that suicide notes might be in the public domain; does anyone know what this belief is based on? --Gwern  (contribs) 04:43, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Arguments that do not have consensus on the English Wikisource. --Benn Newman 22:22, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright status 

message: Was the note he actually read the suicide note or what the note given to his wife completely different? Mfullererie 04:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  R Budd Dwyer 

message: If there any information on the number of people who publish their own suicide notes online, in forums or blogs? 86.29.245.0 16:23, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Online Suicide Notes 

message: Why is that needed? Her article is a stub and doesn't do much to establish notability. There are lots of American academics and folks who do doctoral dissertations on various topics.  - Ageekgal (talk) 21:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  According to Dr. Lenora Olson ... 

message: Why does Mitchell Heisman lose his specific entry while every single other person under the "Famous notes" headings has their own separate page?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.248.10.11 (talk) 16:59, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably because it's so recent that it's hard to gauge notability.  There's a discussion about it here — Æµ§œš¹ [aɪm ˈfɹ̠ˤʷɛ̃ɾ̃ˡi] 18:25, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

text: @129.100.254.153 here I am nearly 12 years later wondering why it is that he still has no wikipedia page. I was hoping to find more information about the events surrounding his death and his work on the book (note) in the years prior. 2600:6C4C:667F:F315:8EE:9C02:6ADC:50A6 (talk) 01:47, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mitchell Heisman