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Originally posted by Lord Shield:
yes and no. who by? the members? the moderators?
i have seen lots of "suicide" threads which were just attention seekers wanting people to tell them they were loved or something. People that believe these lies get upset and for what? because of a drama queen?
sorry, but I disagree. If I don't personally have good reason to believe it, I won't. I won't make snide remarks, however
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Of course, no member has any real responsibility to act or even respond to a thread like that.
The point I was making is that statistically, most people who threaten to commit suicide are doing just that, threatening and nothing more. But if you decide to pick and choose which ones are real, you'll eventually be wrong. Sometimes it's the ones you're sure are faking who just raked a razor blade up and down their wrists or ate a whole bottle of pills.
Do you have to take everyone of those posts you see seriously or at all? No, and that wasn't what I posted. My post was to point out that no one can judge who's hoaxing and who's not.
That's not a slam against your post or anything though. It's just an observation on the original story. Personally, I rarely look at those "I can't go on any longer" threads.
That moderator saved a life because she went out of her way to do the right thing.