User talk:FETuriousness

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Psychiatry#Anti-psychiatry[edit]

Hello FETuriousness. Coming from outside the US, I was wondering what part/s of the final paragraph you removed from this section you feel are biased; was it the last sentence? ("Furthermore, children are allowed to be placed into an institution at the will of their parents or legal guardians [1].") I suspect the writer's formulation "placed ... at the will of their parents" is too simplistic. The remainder of the paragraph seems reasonable, however – assuming it is correct. If not, rather than simply deleting it, perhaps it may be corrected?
Thanks, David Kernow 07:26, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FETuriousness, I've gone ahead and reinstated the paragraph you removed for now. Generally one would comment on the talk page of the article about any potential issues before making such a sweeping change as you did. While the writing may not have been perfect, that section was written (by me) in response to the rampant arguments regarding the biases of the article. There have been many claims about psychiatric abuses and involuntary institutionalizations made. That paragraph contains cited facts about the explicit laws for institutionalization. Please comment on the talk page. Thank you for listening. S e miconscious • talk 07:50, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I finally got your message, but it was unclear. Can you explain it some more? ... FET 06:12, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since I left my original enquiry above, the paragraph in question appears to've been edited, so perhaps that is why my enquiry seems unclear...? Regards, David Kernow 14:35, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]