Talk:I-message

Merge of i-statement / i-message
I just suggested to merge I-statement into this article. However I realized that I-statement may be in wider use in common language. Also, online searches for I-message are compounded by the existence of the unrelated topic "iMessage". These two factors might incline me to want to make the merge into the other article as the main article. What do others think? Cazort (talk) 13:44, 25 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree with merge. I appreciate your doing this Cazort. I ran Google searches for "I-message" and "I-statement" (in quotes) and came up with ten times as many uses of "I-message" (3,420,000 vs. 327,000). I found it surprising that "I-statement" had that many hits as it is rarely used in my experience. WP traffic statistics are interesting. "I-statement" consistently got 1,200 - 1,500 hits per month and in the past year never went over 1,900.  "I-message" often gets around 1,000 hits per month, but in the past year had months with over 3,000, 5,000 and  11,000 hits. Looking at the sources for each, there are far fewer citations from reliable sources that use the term "I-statement." I also read through the  references listed in both articles. Of the five references listed for "I-statement," three use the two terms interchangeably, one uses the term "I-message" throughout, (despite having "I-statement" in the title) and one uses "I-statement" exclusively. I cannot see a reason not to merge. Sunray (talk) 02:43, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Merge completed. There being no further comments, I've completed the merge. Sunray (talk) 02:27, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

This article has serious problems
It doesn't explain the I-messages of the originator, Thomas Gordon. His idea is very different from the ones presented here. And btw, Thomas Gordon was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the war/conflict in N. Ireland.

The Benefits of I-Statements section is written in a non-neutral POV
This section sounds positively biased towards I-messages and needs citations. For example, the sentence "I-statements have been found to offer a tremendous benefit to clients – patients." uses an impartial expression "tremendous benefit". The sentences "I-statements encourage growth and maturation." "I-statements are capable of influencing one's path and design in life." "I-statements are designed to rid the myths from the reality of life." sound like opinions because they use vague terms like "growth" and "maturation", make grand statements, and do not provide citations. Similar comments apply to the rest of the section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaurremi (talk • contribs) 06:50, 23 February 2019 (UTC)