Talk:Abuse

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Should this article be a disambiguation page?

This article describes many different meanings of the word "abuse," but it doesn't appear to have a single coherent topic. Should this article be re-written as a disambiguation page? Jarble (talk) 19:19, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

I agree, since many of the sub headings are one sentenced paired with a main article link. CrazyCat138 (talk) 19:16, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2019

Please consider changing:

"Animal abuse is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for fur. Diverging viewpoints are held by jurisdictions throughout the world."

to

"Animal abuse is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. Animal abuse can include deliberately hurting or harming an animal. However, it also refers to situations where a human fails to properly take care of an animal under their care. This means that neglecting an animal is considered a form of abuse."

The original text makes the absolute claim that killing animals for fur is (inherently) animal abuse. This can be justified as a value claim, but not as an objective truth. No jurisdictions throughout the world have banned fur farming on basis of poor animal welfare, let alone animal abuse - all fur farming bans are grounded in the moral idea that the purpose of fur farming is unnecessary. Thus, the original text rely on a false premise.

In today's scientific community there is consensus that it is possible to house fur farmed species and uphold good welfare status as measured by scientific standards. Here are just a few examples stressing this:

Aarhus University http://dca.au.dk/en/current-news/news/show/artikel/danish-fur-animal-regulations-provide-for-good-animal-welfare/

Norwegian expert committee https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/93e812069c06488a87213d0b93cab5cc/no/pdfs/nou201420140015000dddpdfs.pdf

The pan-European animal welfare programme WelFur has been obtained by the European Commission's Database on Self- and Co-regulation Initiatives https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies/policy-areas/enterprise/database-self-and-co-regulation-initiatives/146 FacettedFarmerBoy (talk) 09:56, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

FacettedFarmerBoy (talk) 14:59, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done for now: The text has its source at cruelty to animals, which is the "main" link for the section. The context in that article seems to be in the context of fur farming. Given this has sat here for a month without other discussion, perhaps you should consider a WP:3O. Izno (talk) 01:09, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Can anyone advice me further here? I believe it's unjust to label fur farming as animal abuse without the context of neglect. While animal abuse may occur on fur farms, fur farms do not constitute animal abuse in itself, which is what the article suggests. This way the article becomes value ridden. FacettedFarmerBoy (talk) 07:28, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

abuse?

Hello,

I am missing one item: abuse of devices?

Regards.

145.129.136.48 (talk) 13:24, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

nah AIs don’t deserve rights Kierandude (talk) 01:54, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 August 2020

hey i'm just a random person with no name. abuse is just like an everyday thing children and woman are killed every day by their loved ones it hurts living with a person who hate you. these guys just deserve to rot in jail.{EVERYONE DESERVE TO BE TREATED WELL } NO WOMAN/CHILD DESERVE ALL OF THIS WE DESERVE A FREEDOM TO LIFE NOT THIS LETS PUT A STOP TO ABUSIVE Bold text — Preceding unsigned comment added by Canndiieey (talk • contribs) 13:57, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2022

There is a statement within this article under the "Domestic Abuse" subheader that states "It is important to remember that abuse is always intentional and can not happen by accident." That sentence should be removed, as the statement "it is important to remember" is not objective and purely factual. Appletunhappy (talk) 18:55, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:15, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

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Article suggestions

This article will be more effective if it is divided into separate articles. The current focus is too broad, which makes the content and its context confusing. The term “abuse” is commonly used to refer to interpersonal abuse, so the many other kinds of abuses listed may be unexpected to some readers. Further disambiguation is needed. Suggestions on ways to do this follow in the next paragraph.

The category Types and Contexts of Abuse includes a wide array of other types of abuses. It would likely be more useful to separate these out into two pages. The first may be Interpersonal Abuse. The second may be entitled something like the following options: Abuse (Disambiguation), Abuse as a Concept, Abuse of Things, Non-Interpersonal Abuse, or something similar. For example, the following topics would not belong in the topic of “interpersonal abuse”: abuse by businesses, abuse by legal entities, abuse of indulgences, power, statistics, rank, etc. The section Types and Contexts of Abuse by itself is so long that it may be more effective as its own page, e.g., Types of Abuse, or Abuse (Disambiguation). This page could provide a short summary of each kind of abuse and a link to a main page with more information on each topic.

The section on Effects of Abuse on Victims is mostly focused on interpersonal abuse. The content reads as almost argumentative about which gender is more affected by abuse. More information is needed about the general affects of abuse on all people. Gender differences can be discussed in greater detail after the general affects of abuse are listed, perhaps in its own subsection if enough relevant information is added. A focus on objectivity is needed in the writing and editing of this section.

The page on abuse is of great social importance given that some survivors of abuse will be reading this page in pursuit of knowledge and help. If allowed by Wikipedia standards, it may be a good idea to include a section at the end with resources for survivors, keeping in mind that there are international readers in different locations. Nonprofit websites may be useful to include if such a section is created. Peachykiwimon (talk) 07:58, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Trolls

Trolls are using my name and pictures. Don't believe anything you read. 2601:246:4180:FB90:54FC:E6B3:D81E:6553 (talk) 16:33, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

"Non-accidental trauma" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Non-accidental trauma has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 December 9 § Non-accidental trauma until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 23:07, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2026

Under 'Types and Contexts of Abuse' and the subcategory of 'Abuse of corpse', the sentence 'Necrophilia involves possessing a physical attraction to dead bodies that may led to acting upon sexual urges' should instead be changed to 'Necrophilia involves possessing a physical attraction to dead bodies that may lead to acting upon sexual urges', changing led to lead. ~2026-12100-15 (talk) 04:35, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

 Done Day Creature (talk) 05:14, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 13 June 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus is that this is a procedurally flawed request and as far as I'm concerned that is a correct interpretation. This requested move would have the effect of making placing a non-DAB page at "Name (disambiguation)" and putting a DAB page at some other unspecified location. It appears that the intent was to propose to merge the broad-concept article with the DAB page. I will start a discussion about this on WP:AFD after closing this RM. (closed by non-admin page mover) ⹃Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 21:02, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

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Abuse → Abuse (disambiguation) – Current 'Abuse' article is bloated with definitions, making the page large yet insufficient in quality. Momonowa (talk) 16:08, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

I see that the disambiguation page exists, can these be merged? (also I don't know why this didn't generate its own subject heading)

Momonowa (talk) 16:12, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

• Support merging per above.--Ortizesp (talk) 17:06, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
• Procedural oppose moving this, since the target already exists and should be preserved. No objection to a selective merge and redirect. pburka (talk) 22:10, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

  Second. Twistybrastrap (talk) 04:49, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

• The disambiguation should probably be deleted, as Substance abuse is already mentioned in the article, making it a WP:BCA. Abuse (video game) should be handled in a hatnote. 1isall (talk | contribs) 22:52, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

@Momonowa: RMs are not the proper venue for having pages deleted or converted to redirects. Please submit an WP:AFD nomination for that. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:59, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose because this is a broad-concept article rather than a disambiguation page, and it is a primary topic titled with its unqualified base name per WP:TITLEDAB. There is certainly scope for improving the page, but moving it wouldn't help. There is also a case for replacing Abuse (disambiguation) by a hatnote linking from Abuse to Abuse (video game), since Substance abuse is summarised in and linked from Abuse#Substance use disorder, but again a page move isn't the solution. Certes (talk) 13:38, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

  I'm not sure there is such a thing as "abuse in general". Obviously we use the same word but physical abuse, abuse of power, sexual abuse, market abuse, substance abuse, etc. are all dramatically different things. The idea of having an entire page devoted to "misuse of anything & everything" seems silly to me. Twistybrastrap (talk) 16:23, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

  In that case, the article would need to be rewritten as a real disambiguation page: almost a WP:TNT but keeping the wikilinks as a starting point for a list of meanings. We should still not move the page, per WP:MALPLACED. Certes (talk) 19:11, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.