User talk:Pwestaust

Port Arthur massacre
Welcome Dr West (assuming your username indicates thats who you are). Your joining this article is very welcome. Your Foundations seem to me a wonderful way to build something positive on the media impact of this crime.

You will notice that some self-indulgent writing has been reduced or removed here in the past - the 'artistic response' section, and some journalists remembrancing of aftermath, and an extended series of nutty squirrel conspiracy material. Your edits are rather promotional for the Foundations, and that is a peripheral to the purpose of an article about the massacre.

I have my own hobbyhorse, which is the impact of media on creating copycat suicides and massacres. It is important to minimise the perverse glory given to killers to prevent the next massacre. You may wish to look up the guidelines to journalists regarding reporting suicides; when they break these the results can be immediate and spectacular. Similarly for parasuicide events such as gun massacres; yet the media stage a wanton orgy of 'congratulation' for the perpetrators.

Regards, ChrisPer (talk) 02:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)