Talk:Jarred Rome

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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

• What I think should be changed:

This request is created on behalf of the article subject's mother, Jane Blackwell, who indicates she is unable to navigate Wikipedia to place the request here. (See VRT Ticket 2024062410000078 ).

The use of the term "overdose" in the article should be changed to "poisoning."

• Why it should be changed:

Nothing in the sources cited, such as [1], indicate that the article subject was a drug user. The news report cited states that it was unknown how the drug was consumed or administered, and further mentions a heart condition as contributing to the death. There is a move to change the use of the terms "overdose" to "poisoning" generally, as can be seen here: Is the fentanyl situation an overdose crisis or a poisoning crisis?

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

^[1]

Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 12:48, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and I'm very sorry for your loss.

If I were writing this independently my inclination would be to use "poisoning", as a more neutral term, though "overdose" does not necessarily indicate a deliberate overdose, just the use of (through whatever means) of more of the drug than is safe for the human body. However, all the sources I can find use "overdose", e.g. ESPN, KomoNews, Kiro7, Fox13, Newsweek, so it doesn't feel justifiable in an article that needs to follow the sources. I've kept overdose, but explicitly added that it's unclear if he took the article deliberately, which I think clarifies the point better than just using "poisoning". I hope this addresses the concern that the current phrasing implies Rome was a drug user. Rusalkii (talk) 23:49, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]