Talk:Jack the Ripper

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An expert-led cold case review (as now shown and referenced in the article) has updated the list of victims. It cannot be removed without discussion here first Billsmith60 (talk) 18:18, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

No, the previous version has consensus. It's the change that needs to be agreed on talk, not the revert to the previous version. The claim that Kosminski is the Ripper is a minority view for which the evidence is exceedingly slim. There are over a hundred competing theories and this one does not deserve special mention in a summary style article at the expense of all the others. DrKay (talk) 19:00, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Jack The Ripper

Jack The Ripper was an unidentified serial killer in Whitechapel, London in 188. The five victims were each believed to be linked. The victims' throats were each cut prior to abdominal mutilations.

83.100.161.198 (talk) 10:01, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Not whooley true. Slatersteven (talk) 10:46, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2024

Please remove the image titled "Official police photograph of the body of Mary Jane Kelly as discovered in 13 Miller's Court, Spitalfields, 9 November 1888" from the page. Although the photograph does indeed depict the body of a woman distorted beyond recognition, it nonetheless violates Wikipedia's own Image Use Policy because it (a) depicts graphic nudity, and (b) does so in a private setting (that of a private residence), both of which have naturally been obtained without the victim's consent and render the image's appearance as highly objectifying. This image is also far too easily accessible to minors. Mister Birdcrumbs (talk) 16:35, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. M.Bitton (talk) 16:39, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Historic photographs are not covered under the portions of the Image Use Policy you cite. That's meant to prevent the upload of paparazzi shots through people's windows and the like. What is relevant is WP:NOTCENSORED - Wikipedia does not censor itself because minors might find something. MrOllie (talk) 17:35, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Image use policy states that the "only reason for including any image in any article is to increase readers' understanding of the subject matter." Given the extremely detailed accompanying description for how Mary Jane Kelly's body was found, particularly on the victim's own Wikipedia page, an illustrating image should not be necessary. Lord abacus (talk) 18:01, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

It seems to be (given your reaction to it) it has achieved that goal. You are horrified by this in a way a mere description would not do. Thus the image is serving the same purpose as it did when it was first published (in 1888). Slatersteven (talk) 18:10, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Remove the photo of Mary Jane Kelly’s body

This is a bit too gruesome for a page regularly visited by school kids, especially considering that the description of how her body appeared is so graphic and detailed one surely does not need a visual to accompany it. If you MUST display the photo somewhere then do it on Mary Jane Kelly's own page, but I think it appears particularly deplorable on a star-marked page such as this one that is visited by so many. Lord abacus (talk) 17:56, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

As this is in every book (as far as I know) ever published on this topic, this seems too much like censorship. Slatersteven (talk) 18:00, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Whether school kids might visit a page or not isn't relevant, see WP:NOTCENSORED. MrOllie (talk) 18:52, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Hmm, maybe it's time for them to learn the reality. When world war 3 starts, they will see dead body everywhere. Let them have a glimpse of it now so that they don't freak out later. Bir Das (talk) 05:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Also see Help:Options to hide an image. Lectonar (talk) 08:57, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Understandable Bir Das (talk) 18:04, 30 March 2024 (UTC)