Talk:Suicide attack

Rename

Kamikaze is a slang, not an actual term that describes the act of suiciding. As such, the article should avoid having slangs and focus on actual facts.- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 12:41, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

1. Support - As per above. SPARTAN-125 Cally99117
2. Oppose Neutral - While that is the case, The term Kamikaze has been used for descibing any sucidial attack for a while now, and is listed as such in MANY dictionaries, where as the term "suicide" suggests just that: suicide. Unless it is renamed to "sucidial attack" or something akin to that, I oppose. Jabberwock xeno 23:18, May 8, 2010 (UTC)

Yes, this is a Rename Proposal to rename the article to Suicidal Attack.

And those dictionaries are most likely listing out slang related to the term. Kamikaze, in its actual definition, means an aeroplane containing explosives to be flown in a suicide crash on a target. Just like your every slang like "frenemy".- 5əb'7aŋk^{(Σάπτανκ)} 23:36, May 8, 2010 (UTC)

Ah. The template on the article says it would be renamed to just "suicide". I still disagree that using "kamikaze" is slang when used for describing a suicidal attack tough.By the way, "frenemy" is in the merium webster dictonary :) Jabberwock xeno 15:50, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

I wouldn't be surprised. 20 years from now, "facebooking" will be included in the dictionary.... ;P - 5əb'7aŋk^{(Σάπτανκ)} 15:56, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

1. Support - Humans do "Suicide bombing". Let's move it there.-- Forerunner 00:45, May 9, 2010 (UTC)
2. Support - Kamikaze is something else. It's divine wind, referencing a hurricane that saved Japan from an attacking navy. It was then given to the suicide airplanes to fight off the attacking Allies' navy. It's currently used as slang for suicide runs, collision courses, etc., but that's slang. If we're not talking about WWII or the Japanese hurricane, it has no place here. I wouldn't even (formally) describe 9/11 as a kamikaze attack because it's not Japanese, although I would certainly make a comparison. --Dragonclaws^(talk) 08:41, May 9, 2010 (UTC)