Talk:Mass suicide

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"Japan is known for its centuries of suicide tradition, from hara-kiri ceremonial self-of Saipan preacher and head of the Peoples Temple. (It should be noted that it is believed that many of those 913 people were murdered, or forcibly injected with cyanide against their will.)"

It looks like the Jonestown part and the Japanese part got clipped together somehow.

Yes, that's exactly what happened. Thanks for catching it. I've fixed it now. -Will Beback 23:07, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Suicide bombing is a form of mass suicide? Can someone explain this to me? Gflores ^Talk 01:20, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Would the high suicide rate following the stock market crash in 1929 count as a mass suicide? It would make a good example, I think, but I can't make out whether it fits the criteria listed in the article. Lau42 19:31, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Added refs

There are a couple that are a somewhat loose fit for the text. Particularly not all the statements in the first paragraph match up with the Holology ref and I couldn't easily find a reliable source for all the figures in the Order of the Solar Temple paragraph. Would appreciate if anyone can find closer matches or adjust the text to better match the refs. Thanks & regards Bksimonb 20:28, 8 November 2007 (UTC)