moderators….??

I believe there is a mod who has incorrectly interpreted the rule to “not discuss methods’ – what this moderator needs to reevaluate is that the rule is NOT ‘do not mention methods” – to not even mention a method would be stifling and pointless – like a cooking web site saying don’t talk about or mention chicken

Here is the actual rule – This is not a place to share suicide methods.

the correct interpretation is to not compare notes, details and instructions – in other words – no “how to …” discussions

Unfortunately the zealotry and hypersensitivity is killing the purpose of this site – yes there is a grey area and a fine line … but when some asks how to make an exit bag along with an entire history for why they want to know should not be cause for automatic deletion – the vast number of visitors will properly avoid the posting of step by step instruction since most here don’t want others to actually execute – but that shouldn’t stop the discussion of the science of the method – asphyxia vs hypoxia for example or how does ligature strangulation work – giving the medical and scientific information is not the type of information the rules was meant to restrict … the rule was meant for things like “how do i make a noose” etc.

by withholding certain information will only aggravate and steel the resolve of people who already feel ignored and out of control of their own lives and it frustrate those who are actually trying to help … think of it this way … forest rangers use controlled burns (fire) to prevent out of control devastating forest fires – they burn the underlying brush and debris so there is less chance a lightning strike will stat a major fire later … they quite literally fight fire with fire … well here on a suicide web site – sometimes you have to talk about methods to persuade someone that a method is really not the best choice.

definition dawg