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- Hi. I greatly appreciate your words of warning on paragliding in Manali - they're very helpful to visitors who can be persuaded to limit their risks. However, I don't agree with deleting and then numerous times re-deleting information for those who do choose to paraglide. The way I see it, all kinds of things have risks. For example, we have an article on Gary, Indiana, which focuses on urban exploration of modern ruins in America's murder capital. That's surely risky, but the article seeks to balance giving information for those who choose to brave the risks and warnings about the risks involved and how to limit them. Without being flip about this, and with much respect for your experience and responsible warnings, we nevertheless shouldn't ignore the fact that both traveling and sitting at home contain risks, and everyone ultimately dies of something. So please, let's agree on the current compromise language, and if you feel that you can't, please start a thread on Talk:Manali and see how that thread plays out; don't re-delete the information on paragliding in the "Do" section for a fourth time without achieving a consensus to do so. Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:27, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
- P.S.: To be fair, I also just edited your "Stay safe" language, so that it contains just the facts you've presented plus the statement "So think very carefully before deciding to paraglide in Manali." We can't decide for others; all we can do is duly warn them, as you've done. Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:31, 3 April 2014 (UTC)