by TWilliam » Sat 03 Jan 2009, 14:33:40
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AirlinePilot', '[')b]Please refrain from endorsing suicide. Its explicitly against the COC. Any further posts condoning it will be deleted.
You, sir, are in error. The CoC states that posts
advocating suicide will be edited or deleted. To advocate something is to 'speak, plead, or argue in favor of'.
To endorse a thing is simply 'to give support to, to sanction or approve' it, and to condone a thing is to 'excuse, overlook, or make allowances for' it. To express one's opinion condoning or endorsing suicide is neither arguing in favor of it, nor is it an exhortation to engage in it, and as such should be permissible for purposes of discussion. Saying 'I admire Dr. Kevorkian and respect his work' is entirely different than saying 'I think you should make an appointment to go see him'...
"It means buckle your seatbelt, Dorothy, because Kansas? Is goin' bye-bye... "