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Frequently asked questions

Q: There are many "rules" associated with this page. Why?

A: Recent deaths is one of the most-viewed articles in Wikipedia. Deaths in 2021 was the most-read Wikipedia article in 2021, with over 45 million views.[1] It is important that such a high-profile article have factual information presented in a consistent format.

Q: Why are there redlinks or redirects (deceased subject with no Wikipedia article) listed in the article?

A: Many notable people die before a Wikipedia article is written about them. The regular editors of this page have agreed that a death notice without an English-language article may remain for one month after the death, so that an article may develop. If there is no article after one month, then the death notice is removed from the list.

Q: Why is each death sourced by a simple citation only?

A: Each month, over 1000 deaths are reported. If the "cite news" template were used in each entry, the page would be slower to load as each instance of the template is rendered. Editors have decided by consensus to use a simpler cite in the form <ref>[url, title]</ref>.

Q: Why are dead animals sometimes listed in the article?

A: Many animals (like Lonesome George) achieve notability similar to humans during their life. This article reports the death of any notable biological life with its own article, not just humans.

Q: I saw on social media that a notable person has just died. May I add this death to the list?

A: Material about living persons (or recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced is removed immediately and without waiting for discussion (WP:BLP). Blogs and social media sites are generally considered to be unreliable. Every death listed must be supported by a reference from a reliable, independent source.

Q: A new month started five days ago. Why are deaths in the old month still appearing here?

A: It takes some time for deaths to be reported in the media and published here. Editors have agreed to keep the old month listed in the article for seven days after the new month begins. After that time, the "old" deaths are transferred to the article Deaths in <old month name>.

Q: Why is there sometimes a date without entries at the top of the page?

A: A new date is added after a new day starts in the time zone that first starts a new day. A relevant time clock can be found here.

Trinidadian

Since the instructions say "country of citizenship" not "subnational entity they happened to be born in", someone from Trinidad and Tobago is not a "Trinidadian". It's like changing the citizenship of someone born in the US to "New Yorker" or someone born in the UK to "Great British". Or maybe more correctly, it's changing someone's nationality from Tanzanian to Zanzibarese - it undermines national identity in favour of an identity that existed before the two islands were united. Guettarda (talk) 15:57, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Are you saying that there is no joint adjective or demonym for someone from Trinidad and Tobago? By the way, according to Wikipedia's demonyms and adjectives for countries, Zanzibari would be the equivalent of Tanzanian. Editrite! (talk) 23:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Editrite!: Correct. There's an informal one - Trinbagonian - but no formal adjective for "citizen of Trinidad and Tobago". As one of them, it bothers me (a lot). And yes, thanks: Zanzibari. I should have remembered that. Guettarda (talk) 01:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you should try inventing one, e.g. Trinto (pronounced Trintoe) or Trintoban (pronounced Trintoeban). These are just random thoughts. Editrite! (talk) 05:08, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So what about people from St. Christopher and/or Nevis?...I think ones who died in the past were recorded here as "Kittians" or some variant without reference to Nevis.12.144.5.2 (talk) 22:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Madam

Another editor persists in describing prostitute procurer Jody Gibson (died 2 January) simply as a "madam". The primary article madam describes the term as "a polite and formal form of address for women", and says nothing about the sexual nature of the colloquial term. To assist readers' understanding, I think we should use a qualifier like "prostitution madam", but the other editor has reverted this too. I am interested in the opinions of other editors. Thanks. WWGB (talk) 07:29, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As it is how she's described in sources, I can see where it's coming from but if it doesn't even appear on the primary madam page, I would consider it improper. Use the proper terminology. Chef, not cook for example. Rusted AutoParts 07:36, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As you say, there are normally two meanings of madam, a sexual and non sexual one. Therefore, I suggest brothel madam to differentiate. Editrite! (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A procurer or "madam" redirects here, which was linked long before I saw this topic. Wylie pedia @ 12:12, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Number 1 in '21

Deaths in 2021 was the most-viewed article in Wikipedia in 2021, with over 45 million views.[2] Congratulations to all contributors and WP:WikiGnomes on this marvelous achievement. WWGB (talk) 02:22, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And thanks to Prince Philip, Betty White and DMX, without whom only fewer millions would have been possible. Kudos to the runners-up for keeping us going in the months between those peaks. Most importantly, omnipresent dear reader (yes, you), for the daily backlit vigil and relentless refresh rates that literally drive this train, you once again truly deserve this award! InedibleHulk (talk) 14:16, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oussou Konan Anicet

There is no mention of poisoning AFAIK, but this man died of a "sudden illness". [3]

Vietnamese sources reported he was poisoned.--79.24.120.74 (talk) 14:35, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please quote your Vietnamese source when questioning information already supported by other sources (such as the one you did include above). A change, if appropriate, would then happen all the sooner. Ref ^(chew)(do) 18:01, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sidney Poitier's ambassador role?

Should we add Sidney Poitier's ambassador role? He held the position for ten years (1997–2007) and it was for a major country (Japan)? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:32, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll just say that his entry in the page already drops into a second line on 4:3 computer monitors. Overblown lengthy descriptions are not ideal in a project like this. Ref ^(chew)(do) 18:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Previous years citations being filled in.

@Rlink2: please see the FAQ at the top of this talk page to see why the citations are simply bare. Rusted AutoParts 02:14, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Rusted AutoParts: Ok, does this apply for all "death in" pages or just this one? I'll skip all pages containing "deaths in" until I hear back. Rlink2 (talk) 02:17, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Rlink2: Hi. ALL pages apply, because the same criteria applies to all; that the coding of the Deaths pages becomes so bloated via full cite that page loading times are extended, which is bad news for those with poor broadband connections through no fault of their own. That's one of the reasons, anyway. Thanks. Ref ^(chew)(do) 08:42, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::Maybe you should try inventing one, e.g. Trinto (pronounced Trintoe) or Trintoban (pronounced Trintoeban). These are just random thoughts. [[User:Editrite!|Editrite!]] ([[User talk:Editrite!|talk]]) 05:08, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
+:::So what about people from St. Christopher and/or [[Nevis]]?...I think ones who died in the past were recorded here as "Kittians" or some variant without reference to Nevis.[[Special:Contributions/12.144.5.2|12.144.5.2]] ([[User talk:12.144.5.2|talk]]) 22:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
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