Talk:Murderabilia

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The link for the only source doesn't work

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Which one? Can you put a dead link tag? 69.125.134.86 (talk) 16:23, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cleaned up a bit

I did some copy editing and cleaned up the source and external links. Serial killer art appears to be a type, not a synonym, of murderabilia, so I removed it from the lead. The Serial killer art section is unreferenced, so I tagged it. momo ricks 04:33, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder: Maintain neutral POV

Regardless of whether you think is a legitimate, interesting form of memorabilia or if you think it is morbid, tacky and offensive, a neutral POV must be maintained. Present the controversy as it is playing out in laws and legislation without obvious support for one side or the other.

At most, you can quote the participants in this dispute about their feelings/thoughts about this subject. But in describing what is occurring, you shouldn't select verbs and adjectives that either show you think murderabilia is really cool or, on the other hand, the most repulsive activity imaginable. 69.125.134.86 (talk) 16:22, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Just heard on the news that George Zimmerman wants to auction off the gun used in the Trayvon Martin case - Would this be considered Murderabilia?? 67.80.103.155 (talk) 05:45, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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@Cash Daddy and Elementalsigns: The two of you have been edit warring, reverting each other’s edits. Edit warring is a no-no here; you could be blocked if it continues. Instead of blocking anyone at this time, I have locked the article for two days. That gives you two days to come here to the talk page and TALK about the things you want to add to the article. Support your opinion with references and Wikipedia policy. Don’t resume the edit warring after the protection expires because blocks would be the next step. Good luck improving the article through discussion and collaboration. --MelanieN (talk) 20:52, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am not at war with anyone. Cash Daddy is trying to protect the purity of a page but taking out are adverstiments. Their are many murderabilia dealers, this individual is plugginn his business. Wage you view the website, all names of the business owners are hidden. This is not appropriate. nor is treating an encyclopedia like a n advertising billboard. He is doing that exact thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cash Daddy (talk • contribs) 21:07, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Don't talk to me, talk to him. The two of you need to work this out. If you can't, call in outside help. --MelanieN (talk) 21:19, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have tried, he does not listen. But will tell other dealers what he is doing. I also want to finally tell you that something potentially misleading and dishonest is going on here. He owns a newly created business and is inserting himself into the movement of murderabilia that went underground in 2001 in a very subtle way. Yet hides his real name, and most importantly years of experience authenticating art-- very strange and possibly fishy. I bet he was a child in 2001-- I mean that seriously.

Thank You and i will not contact you again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cash Daddy (talk • contribs) 21:31, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any evidence that you have tried to talk to him; certainly not on this talk page or on his talk page. And I don't know what you mean by "telling other dealers". What you may want to do is ask other people who have edited this article, for their advice or opinions. Let me advise you: don't talk about who he is or what his motivation is. Wikipedia has a strong rule against revealing personal information about other editors. If you actually know who he is or what his name is or anything like that, keep it to yourself. And if you don't know but are just guessing, that's bad too. There is an equally strong rule against accusing other editors of stuff. So I advise you to just talk about the edits, and specifically which edits you think should not be in the article. For example, if there are edits that promote a particular business, those should be kept out per WP:SPAM. Don't base your case on what you guess to be true about him, and don't make it be about you-versus-him. Just talk about what should be in the article. "Talk about the edits, not about each other." --MelanieN (talk) 21:48, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What we have, continuing tonight, are several dealers trying to use the article either for promotional purposes or adding and removing content without regard to WP:RELIABLE sources. I've asked that the page be locked, and will request further attention from admins as needed. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 04:45, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Claim of coinage by Shane Bugbee

Shane [Bugbee]... coined the phrase 'murderabilia'.
— Bugbee, Amy. "Shane M. Bugbee: The M stands for mayhem". evilnow.com. Chicago: Shane Bugbee. Archived from the original on 2003-07-15. Republished as Bugbee, Amy. "Shane M. Bugbee: The M stands for mayhem". Mike Hunt's on fire: The life and crimes of Shane Bugbee. Chicago: Shane Bugbee. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11.

It's not a good source. That's an article by the subject's wife, published by the subject on two iterations of his personal website, but I thought I should note it here. My guess based on when Bugbee was involved in this kind of trade would be the late 1990s. Daask (talk) 21:08, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]