From what I've heard, the problem with this type of site isn't really the people expressing their own suicidal thoughts. The problem the motivations of the peo

From what I've heard, the problem with this type of site isn't really the people expressing their own suicidal thoughts. The problem the motivations of the people who responding to these expressions. Apparently these sites attract "angel of death" type characters who aren't suicidal themselves but appear to enjoy nudging suicidal people towards concrete action. In the example I heard about, the site adopted moderation policies that were quick to delete any replies that were even vaguely anti-suicide (have you considered talking to someone), but had no problems leaving up replies encouraging people towards suicide. That site also had a paid members-only area that had instructions for foolproof suicide methods (which one of their members sold the ingredients for) ----- So you have people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, and they stumble across one of these sites. And they get sucked into an echo chamber where suicide isn't just talked about openly, but encouraged and even glorified.