Talk:Other enablers

Title and Scope

I think this page is a very good idea but I'd suggest expanding it to everyone (important) who enables Chris's delusions for simplicity sake. For the idea guys I'd recommend doing a brief write up of them and emphasizing how they led the way for this type of behavior. I think Jacob Sockness may also fit under this, but as he genuinely believes in Chris's bullshit I'm not sure (perhpas there's room for an article on these types of people some time in the future (The Cult of CWC), only time will tell). As for the title, I think "Enablers of Chris's Delusions" would work be better. Beyond this, I feel the distinction between an enabler and a ween should be made clear. Finnegan (talk) 09:13, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

I think expanding the article's scope would pose an issue in that it would bury the enablers that don't already have their own articles. I intended it in the same vein as Misc E-mails or Other documents, for subjects that don't have enough for their own articles. I also think linking to the other enablers would be redundant since the Delusions and enablers template does so already. Agreed on the ween comparison; I'll add in a line on it. Hurtful Truth Level (talk) 16:48, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

On second thought, maybe it would be good to have an Enabler article. Could mention both List of Chris's financial enablers and his fantasy enablers. One thing I'm unsure of is whether the fantasy ones count as enablers. The definition of enabler is "a person who encourages or enables negative or self-destructive behavior in another," which fits considering they're pushing a mentally ill man's delusions, but on the other hand, examples such as https://www.healthline.com/health/enabler don't fit the situation. Hurtful Truth Level (talk) 05:52, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

I think for the Enabler article, it should be set up the same way as the White Knights, A-log, and Ween articles, in that it describes what they are, gives examples, explains possible motivations for enabling Chris, and gives reasons advising against the act.PsychoNerd054 (talk) 09:08, 29 November 2019 (UTC)