gwern comments on Open Thread, February 1-14, 2013 - Less Wrong
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I don't know; it depends on the details. I know from my time as an admin on Wikipedia that we were often able to contact local authorities or family, often using IP addresses. (I imagine suicide is quite troubling too.)
It reduces the odds.
I think that if you can't think of ways in which suicides, real or faked, could be used to attack a group, then it's probably better if I don't list every idea that comes to mind.
I am not an expert on suicide (which is one reason I think a LW suicide policy is a really good idea), but I understand many or most suicide attempts fail so I'm not sure there is a difference or if the difference is important.