Whitelist the suicide prevention hotline's phone number and url

BobzGames

Title. When it's typed, it's censored with X's.

Edit: The url is also censored as it contains the word suicide
(https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org)

Last edited by BobzGames (Sept. 30, 2020 04:21:04)

SquirreIstar

That's it. I'm breaking my “never support or no-support” philosophy and going with a huge support on this one, because it would be extremely useful if you absolutely needed to help someone.

That being said, it should only uncensor the ten digits of the number, so that you can't work around the filter like this:

My phone number is the last ten digits of: 80027382550000000000

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff

BobzGames

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff

I think you should still be able to give someone who is considering suicide the number, by the time St sees it and responds it might be too late.

SquirreIstar

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff

If one is someone the person in question trusts, or they're friends in real life, it's better for one to help them themself, as one would be easier for them to talk to.

fdreerf

BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff
I think you should still be able to give someone who is considering suicide the number, by the time St sees it and responds it might be too late.

The ST actually do give an alert telling the user to seek help if they think it's gone too far, according to this post by Paddle.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

SquirreIstar wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff
If one is someone the person in question trusts, or they're friends in real life, it's better for one to help them themself, as one would be easier for them to talk to.

If they are friends in real life they should email or message them, not do it on Scratch, and you honestly can't trust anyone on the internet unless you know them in real life

BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff
I think you should still be able to give someone who is considering suicide the number, by the time St sees it and responds it might be too late.

They could just give their phone number instead of the suicide one, well we aren't the ones to deal with it, what if we type in the wrong number

Last edited by JPOWERPUFFGIRLS (Sept. 30, 2020 04:41:18)

BobzGames

SquirreIstar wrote:
If one is someone the person in question trusts, or they're friends in real life, it's better for one to help them themself, as one would be easier for them to talk to.

Exactly, someone you know is more likely to convince you not to make the wrong decision

SquirreIstar

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
If they are friends in real life they should email or message them, not do it on Scratch

What if their only digital connection is through Scratch? I have (technically “had”, I've moved away but still talk to him a lot) a real life friend who I can only talk to through Scratch.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

SquirreIstar wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
If they are friends in real life they should email or message them, not do it on Scratch
What if their only digital connection is through Scratch? I have (technically “had”, I've moved away but still talk to him a lot) a real life friend who I can only talk to through Scratch.

That's not as likely for most people. most people would would get their phone numbers

BobzGames

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
That's not as likely for most people. most people would would get their phone numbers

Sharing your own phone number is not allowed on scratch

SquirreIstar

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
what if we type in the wrong number

Well that's why you memorise/google search it.
+1 (800) 273-8255 is the number, just for reference.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

You shouldn't even be telling strangers on the Internet about these kind of things, like telling them you want to commit suicide

BobzGames

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
You shouldn't even be telling strangers on the Internet about these kind of things, like telling them you want to commit suicide

Yes you should, communicating is the best way for someone to realize they shouldn't kill themselves

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
That's not as likely for most people. most people would would get their phone numbers
Sharing your own phone number is not allowed on scratch

I mean before they depart, telling them in real life

SquirreIstar wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
what if we type in the wrong number
Well that's why you memorise/google search it.
+1 (800) 273-8255 is the number, just for reference.

I'm sorry but I don't enjoy getting alerts, and I'm probably not going to need it anyway

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fdreerf wrote:
BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
Well we aren't even meant to talk about Self Harm, if someone on Scratch claims to consider committing suicide, use contact us and let the ST deal with all that stuff
I think you should still be able to give someone who is considering suicide the number, by the time St sees it and responds it might be too late.
The ST actually do give an alert telling the user to seek help if they think it's gone too far, according to this post by Paddle.

This does not address what BobzGames said.

Yes, I think that part of the message is that anyone should be able to help someone considering suicide; and not doing so is a lack of human decency, regardless of what reason you give (especially to use a report system that can take anywhere from hours to days to be processed)

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
You shouldn't even be telling strangers on the Internet about these kind of things, like telling them you want to commit suicide
Yes you should, communicating is the best way for someone to realize they shouldn't kill themselves

With STRANGERS you don't know who they are, you can't fully trust them

BobzGames

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
-snip-

I think you should read up on the causes of suicide and effects of suicidal thoughts before continuing to converse here

SquirreIstar

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
You shouldn't even be telling strangers on the Internet about these kind of things, like telling them you want to commit suicide
Yes you should, communicating is the best way for someone to realize they shouldn't kill themselves
With STRANGERS you don't know who they are, you can't fully trust them

Would you commit [lego step] because a stranger on the internet told you not to?

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

BobzGames wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
-snip-
I think you should read up on the causes of suicide and effects of suicidal thoughts before continuing to converse here

don't know what you are repying to, so can you clarify, none of these reply chains are too big yet

And I don't want to be queried by my parents when they check my search history

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