User blog:SinnerOfRandomness/Wisconsin Incident, Possible Shutdown of the Creepypasta Wiki, Possible Shutdown of Wikia?

You guys, I don't know if you know, but two Wisconsin girls attempted to stab and murder one of their classmates, one of their friends. They were inspired by the Slenderman stories. Here's the full story on a different page.

Worried parents want the Creepypasta Wiki shut down because of this. This worries me that they might shut down Wikia as well.

Will the wiki be shut down? Probably not. These people are pretty much the same people who believe horror games influence mass murders. They just want to point fingers at someone, and oh look! The Creepypasta Wiki!

As you can see, it's very easy for the border that separates reality and fiction to fade away in certain minds. This crime shows what happens when that border ceases to exist. When a person truly believes what they see on the Internet.

These Wisconsin girls almost roleplayed the creepypastas, in my opinion. They committed this crime because they wanted to prove themselves worthy to the Slender. The Slender that doesn't even exist.

But in their minds, he really does exist. This is almost like a Charles Manson kind of thing. He was the leader, and he told his followers to go kill. He never did once kill anyone with his own hands though. Think of Slenderman as Charles. Slenderman is fictitious, so of course he's never killed anyone in real life. But these two girls, can be considered his followers. They killed to prove themselves to him.

Moving on to another topic I want to address: What happens if the wiki really does get shut down? What happens if they take it further and shut down Wikia? What will this mean for us? This wiki? Other wikis you and I contribute to? Leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

Let us hope and pray that this incident in Wisconsin never repeats itself.

I send my thoughts and prayers to the families and the victim of this horrible crime.