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Samson 5 sections, 30+ mentions

Latest comment: 3 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Does the article really need five different sections covering Samson with over 30 mentions? This seems like a lot of duplication. (Hohum ^@) 15:01, 7 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Agreed. This may be the most bloated, poorly written, and disorganized Wiki article I've ever seen. PynchonsPecker (talk) 01:54, 3 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Although the effect might be barely noticeable, I've got rid of some of the excessive material. There's still an awful lot that needs fixing though. FDW777 (talk) 16:00, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Source for the citation for the "muslim suicide trope" to be named

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This is a thread from and fully attributed to ~2026-39955-15 that was mistakenly put in the draft namespace.

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As per the section under §"Labelling attacks as suicide", under the second-to-last paragraph, there is a line, without reference of any kind, to "It is also a common trope that Muslim attackers are defined as terrorists while others are defined as mentally ill." What is the source for this trope? It seems too arcane to say it's "common sense", but there is zero citation given for justifying this phrase. I know that the obvious connection is "Islamaphobia", but why isn't it made more clear?

The paragraph in its entirety:

Further distinction is how many of such shootings are driven by personal and psychological reasons, rather than political, social or religious motives, such as the Columbine High School massacre, the Virginia Tech shooting or Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in the United States.[17][better source needed] However, in 1999 the Columbine High School massacre was widely labelled as a suicide attack: both attackers shot themselves, but they planned the attack as a bombing.[18][19] It is also a common trope that Muslim attackers are defined as terrorists while others are defined as mentally ill.

I think this should be fixed since it is bordering on a dubious/spurious claim (though, I suspect it's right; I think it lacks proof-positive evidence without some kind of citation).

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Talk:Suicide attack

Samson 5 sections, 30+ mentions

Source for the citation for the "muslim suicide trope" to be named

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