Talk:Trip sitter

Expansion/rewrite in progress
I am in the process of expanding and rewriting this article as well as adding footnotes. Although it is too controversial to every be featured it should still be encyclopedia quality. Kit 01:15, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Rewrite Finished, Feedback requested
I finished expanding and rewriting this article. It is now a great deal more detailed and fully sourced. Please give me you feedback on the article; your suggestions are welcomed. Kit 03:54, 20 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Great job! I think the article is well-written and factual. Good Work! Erasurehead 08:56, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Continued improvements
I added a image of some LSD blotter acid found on that article. A new user of acid might very much want to have a trip sitter or guide, and it is one of the more colorful and attractive drug images on the wiki. A nice, colorful picture of some DMT crystals might be better but doesn't currently exist in the wikispace that I am aware of. Kit 08:28, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

I think one thing we should add is a section on the history of trip sitters and guides, especially on the use of guides in traditional cultures as well as the modern emergence of their use in recreational and modern spiritual drug use. Anyone who wants to help with this is welcome of course, but please continue to use citations.

I am going to make a few minor NPOV adjustments.Kit 08:40, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I added a link to this experience report because I thought it was a fantastic example of trip sitting. Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 19:27, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Good article nomination
I have nominated this article for "good article" status. Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 05:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

I notice that it has been nominated under the 'Geography: Other', 6.3.6 category. It would perhaps be better as a medicine or social science nomination. Ben MacDui (Talk) 07:46, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

GA Review
I have removed this from the list of GA candidates for the following reasons:


 * The lead does not adequately summarize the article; it introduces a fair amount of new material not discussed elsewhere. Suggest refashioning according to WP:LEAD.
 * Nothing is "obvious" if you are pointing it out. Suggest striking this word.
 * I think this article suffers from being overly prescriptive. There is a lot of discussion of what a trip sitter should and should not do. This is not a how-to guide; this is an encyclopedia article, and it should describe common practices, but not tell what is and is not "doing them well" (particularly since this is discussing the use of substances that are illegal in many of the countries in which this encyclopedia is being read).
 * The refs format strangely - there should not be spaces between sequential refs.
 * References should include source of online information - so, for instance, note 1 should fill the parameter "publisher" with Council on Spiritual Practices. This will help future editors and reviewers ascertain the reliability of the sources used, which I confess I am unable to judge properly.

Chubbles 06:28, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * To which I'll add that section headers aren't supposed to contain linked words per WP:MSH. Quadzilla99 06:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. I will work on improving this and try again. :) Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 00:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Character
Some parts e.g. in the section Common duties sound like an instruction. While I deem the Lemma itself and a description of the tasks important/necessary, some passages really feel inapropriate. Usually I would start editing, but this article seems to have this character for quite some time now. Does somebody else feel a more concise description of necessary tasks instead of possible tasks would make a better encyclopedic article, as to help the reader understand the concept rather than a step-by-step how-to. With deleting the complete section Common duties e.g. hardly any information would be lost. The introduction would be to define spiritual and recreational practices. The section Who sits including the third paragraph of the introduction would be the main body. A final section could be the safety "disclaimer" with the testimonials. The See also needs some clean up as well. I think Designated driver and Responsible drug use should do. Your thoughts? --Murata (talk) 02:05, 26 February 2021 (UTC)