- Recon Number 54
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.
Posted by: dahuterschuter
Clearly by locking the thread and banning the individual, possibly taking away their last avenue for self-expression and method of reaching out to others.
I am sorry that you feel that way.
But the moderators have discussed this issue frequently and at length. This site is a terrible place for someone who is considering self-harm to seek assistance. Allowing such discussion (real, fake, playing, serious, trolling, actual) is not in the best interests of our hosts, this site and the community.
We have a practice of locking the thread (and yes, banning the user) with a message along these lines.
Suicide isn't something you should try to seek help for on Bungie.net or any video game forum. Please seek treatment at your local emergency department and/or (within the US) call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. If you are seriously considering harming yourself and have enough concern to post about it here, please make a similar amount of effort and contact someone who really can (and wants to) help you.
This is not a place that can (or should) attempt to resolve or handle such serious issues nor is it the place to joke about such serious matters. The person on the other side of the screen who is posting about self-harm needs to speak to someone real, not to the members of this site. Period.