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Speedy deletion nomination of International Vulture Awareness Day

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Odd place for a suicide awareness campaign.

Perhaps put the "died of suicide" activism on pages other than ones about conspiracy theories about one of history's most notorious monsters. Simonm223 (talk) 15:18, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

:To be frank, I would say this is more about destigmatisation than 'awareness' per se. Also, seeing as this is pertaining to the act rather than the victim, the identity of the victim is irrelevant. The terminology should change for everyone, regardless of who has died by suicide. The fact that he killed millions of people - including dozens of members of my family - is not relevant to the discussion. Thecolonpagesaretoocomplicated (talk) 15:38, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
::There is no reason to change what is written, unless consensus is reached stating otherwise. I would suggest you read: RfC on "commit suicide" language ↗ in the Manual of Style ↗ (2021). This for general consensus, although you may have to obtain local consensus as well, depending on the editors involved as to articles you wish to change as to such language. Kierzek (talk) 20:18, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

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You really must use edit summaries

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