Talk:Third man factor

Advertising?
This is clearly an advertisement for a book and should be deleted, yes?


 * I do not see it as an ad. And it has several refs. Interesting stories anyway. History2007 (talk) 08:07, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It is an interesting phenomenon, and the article has several examples given from history and literature. - Kzirkel (talk) 20:43, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Relevance of Jung's theories
Shouldn't this article make reference to C.G Jung's metapsychology theories? The book by Geiger is notable only for ignoring them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.148.96.53 (talk) 03:15, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Why the THIRD man?
I have added this sentence in the Literary References section: "It is the reference to 'the third' in this poem that has given this phenomenon its name..." My source is the third entry under "Resources": "Guardian Angels or the Third Man factor". I am not confident (1) to change a Resource into a reference, or (2) that it is a source of adequate weight. The resource entry says it is by "Reinhold Messner", but by my reading he is a climber and the last person quoted as experiencing the phenomenon. The source is by NPR "All Things Considered" and AFAICT by an anonymous journalist. Given all that, as soon as I started reading the article I wondered why it should be called "the THIRD man", and this seems a plausible explanation. 1.136.104.105 (talk) 18:41, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Neuromancer?
Suggest adding the following to the Literary and film references section:

In William Gibson's 1984 novel Neuromancer, the main character Case calls up the figment of his bartender friend Ratz, who guides him the to safety of a beach bunker he had originally passed over, as well as providing his own perspective on Case's predicament. Hamstersaurus (talk) 07:39, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

George Washington
Didnt it also happen to George Washington (with some Native American Indian)? Ed 2607:FEA8:4A2:4100:FC8B:B8FB:6FF3:8B24 (talk) 06:35, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Photo Caption
Why does the photo caption say “three” climbers instead of the obvious two that are in the photo? Is it for comedic relief? 2603:800C:2EF0:8190:A861:2F39:128:5D5F (talk) 03:23, 29 December 2023 (UTC)


 * I don’t know why it’s like that. Probably just a joke. I think it’d be a good idea to change it. Opportunity Rover (talk) 03:30, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * was the “three” in reference to there being a third mountain climber: the one taking the photo? 173.77.171.131 (talk) 15:25, 8 March 2024 (UTC)