Talk:Death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Some of these theories sound absolutely ridiculous, and I've never heard them anywhere else. Suicide ordered by the Tsar?? Come on. I understand the purpose of mentioning such fringe theories, but to we need to use up so much space on them? WP:UNDUE and all that--personally, my own impression is that this entire article (by virtue of its very concept, not the quality of its writing) is more akin to a gossip column or scandal sheet. Am I alone in this opinion? K. Lásztocska 03:09, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Given that the facts of T's death can no longer be determined with certainty, the speculative nature of the article is surely inevitable; the virtue of having a separate article is that all the speculation is at least kept in one place, and doesn't detract from the main one which is focused on his life and achievements.

I agree that there is no place for unsubstantiated gossip, but it seems to me that a theory resting on a conversation with someone like Glazunov, for instance, which has been properly sourced from a reference of reasonable authority, deserves to be presented along with a balanced view of the evidence. --Stephen Burnett 08:17, 12 August 2007 (UTC)