Talk:Missing person
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[edit] Remove line
unless anybody has evidence that the vast majority of missing persons are female, I'm going to remove that line - it doesn't seem to be true in my own experience, plus if you want to be politically incorrect and stereotypical, for every woman missing due to domestic violence, there's a man missing due to a drug deal gone wrong.
[edit] American statistics
The article claims that over a million people are reported missing each year. I assume this means a million on the US. This should be made clear, one way or the other.
[edit] Photo
Rather than having a photo of a missing statue in this article, why not post a photo of a real missing person? Maybe it might help lead to that person being found. - Brian Kendig 16:39, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
- I've removed that image. It doesn't really serve any need or add any value to the article other than an attempt at a joke. -- Longhair 16:52, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Porchlight weblinks
I removed most of the recently added "Porchlight X" links (one for each continent, major countries, etc), as the forums they linked to were all related and apparently relatievly new (spring 2006). If someone wants to excise the remaining entry or make a case for further inclusion, that'd be okay too. -- nae'blis 19:16, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Disappearance by paranormal phenomena
There are some reports of people that disappeared by paranormal phenomena, which are not similiar like UFOs. In some cases it is reported that the person was just away in others the sighting of mysterious clouds moving on the ground, which captured the person are reported. Which cases are known? Which of them are best proofed? See e.g. on [1] , [2] , [3] , [4]
- This article need to very sensitive to such people as would search for this article, and it should not wander into alarmist inference, or junk science such as above. Fringe theorists wishing to push this kind of POV spam are advised to take their crap elsewhere. The vast majority of people reported as missing turn up within 48 hours, and UFO or 'mysterious clouds' stuff should be kept to UFO or 'mysterious clouds' pages, and not ones where real people with missing loved ones might visit to see what probability holds. Coil00 23:43, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
