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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.

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Horseys

List Doesn't need horseys. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.174.130.69 (talk) 19:16, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Go back and read the guidelines carefully. Any animal that already has its own English Wikipedia article can be listed here. Ref ^(chew)(do) 20:46, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jeez again? Horses are living beings. If a human, horse, dog, tree, etc die, they get listed here. Though I think with redlinked animals/trees they can't be. Rusted AutoParts 20:51, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No redirects! Ref ^(chew)(do) 04:00, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Rusted AutoParts: horseys*. Wylie pedia @ 15:25, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that this page should be for humans only. A recent entry is for a euthanized panda... this is just excessive and without merit or interest. If these deaths must be listed - then I proposed that beginning in 2023 - this page be a list for humans and a separate list for "others" should be established. 2603:8080:2502:7B00:4C75:7442:9187:388 (talk) 23:00, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

— 2603:8080:2502:7B00:4C75:7442:9187:388 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. WWGB (talk) 01:36, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey c’mon can we make a separate list for non-human animals already? It’s just jarring having Holocaust survivors and former prime ministers next to horses and f*****g panda bears Carbonara4 (talk) 01:22, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it depends on your world view. I think that horses and pandas bring more joy to the world that terrorists and convicted murderers, also reported on this page. WWGB (talk) 01:51, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Opinion: Should stay as is. Ref ^(chew)(do) 09:37, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So few women in Recent Deaths

How is it that the Recent Deaths section has no women listed, or at most 25%? Stasikat (talk) 12:29, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

~~Not even replying to that inane comment. Ref ^(chew)(do) 15:40, 7 November 2022 (UTC)~~[reply]

By the way, we aren't Recent Deaths, we're Deaths in 2022. Ref ^(chew)(do) 15:40, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Recent deaths is a link on the Main Page, and redirects to this article. WWGB (talk) 01:09, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

By the way x2, RDs on the main page go through a harsher scrutiny to get added there than here. Example: if just one "citation needed" tag is on a biography, it's declined. Wylie pedia @ 01:36, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Coming back to the question, we publish the deaths of notable people, as reported in reliable sources. There are many influences like sexism and the glass ceiling which lead to fewer female deaths being reported in reliable media. WWGB (talk) 11:30, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are an innumerable amount of notable women not listed at Wikipedia, so much so that there are indices for them or their work. To further help their plight, feel free to join the WIR wikiproject. There will also be drive to improve 2022 death notices starting in December. Wylie pedia @ 00:00, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How will that work? WWGB (talk) 04:03, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WWGB: By consensus, or fail. It's that simple. Ref ^(chew)(do) 11:46, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That WIR wikiproject link is interesting. There are NO bluelinked recent deaths (out of 78) only red links. Editrite! (talk) 21:14, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

MacDermott Misattribution

Sir John MacDermott is currently mistakenly linked as having served on the Court of Appeal in Ireland which was abolished before he was born. He served on the Courts of Northern Ireland#Court of Appeal. (Meanwhile British peers and their consorts customarily treat their titles as if they were surnames (and are so indexed in reference works) so why are recent such decedents being alphabetized under surnames they do NOT use?) 71.105.190.154 (talk) 08:59, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::::[[User:WWGB|WWGB]]: By consensus, or fail. It's that simple. [[User:Refsworldlee|'''Ref''']] <sup>[[User talk:Refsworldlee|(chew)]]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/Refsworldlee|<small>(do)</small>]] 11:46, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
 :::::That WIR wikiproject link is interesting. There are NO bluelinked recent deaths (out of 78) only red links. [[User:Editrite!|Editrite!]] ([[User talk:Editrite!|talk]]) 21:14, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
+== MacDermott Misattribution ==
+Sir John MacDermott is currently mistakenly linked as having served on the [[Court of Appeal in Ireland]] which was abolished before he was born.
+He served on the [[Courts of Northern Ireland#Court of Appeal]].
+(Meanwhile British peers and their consorts customarily treat their titles as if they were surnames (and are so indexed in reference works) so why are recent such decedents being alphabetized under surnames they do NOT use?)
+[[Special:Contributions/71.105.190.154|71.105.190.154]] ([[User talk:71.105.190.154|talk]]) 08:59, 18 December 2022 (UTC)