Posted by Dinah on August 2, 2004, at 9:24:10
In reply to Re: possible publication, posted by Dr. Bob on August 2, 2004, at 7:34:52
I've got to agree with Emmy.
Doesn't it seem exploitative to you? To use the words of someone who is not here to object? And to profit from a tragedy and from the grief resulting from a tragedy?
If it really is a topic that needs to be addressed for the greater good of mankind, couldn't it be done in a way that doesn't use sar's words or the words of those who loved her? And it's not really something that is generalizable anyway. I think it would be faulty thinking to conclude that what happened with sar was generalizable. It wasn't a "suicide in an online community", it was the suicide of *sar* in a community that had grown to have a unique relationship with *sar*. There is absolutely no reason to believe that the suicide of another member of this group would receive the same reaction, and even less to assume that a suicide in a different setting would receive a comparable reaction.
Isn't it nearly impossible to draw any conclusions from *one* event?
I'm a bit disappointed in you, Dr. Bob.
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