Wikipedia:WikiProject Death

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Welcome to WikiProject Death, a WikiProject that aims to provide a framework for the improvement and organization of human death-related articles on Wikipedia. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us on our discussion page. Anyone is welcome to join by listing their username on the participants page and contributing to the project. Scope   Outstanding articles 1740 Batavia massacre Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem Assassination of William McKinley Cock Lane ghost Death of Ian Tomlinson Death of Jimi Hendrix Departures (2008 film) Eastbourne manslaughter Execution by elephant Funerary art Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood Halifax Gibbet Hanged, drawn and quartered Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 Katyn massacre Lindow Man List of deaths at the Berlin Wall List of extant papal tombs List of fatal Formula One accidents List of posthumous number ones on the UK Albums Chart List of posthumous number ones on the UK Singles Chart List of Presidents of the United States who died in office List of tombs of antipopes London Necropolis Company Lynching of Jesse Washington Major depressive disorder Moors murders Muhammad al-Durrah incident Murder of Joanna Yeates Murder of Julia Martha Thomas Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) Oklahoma City bombing Peterloo Massacre Red Barn Murder Resurrectionists in the United Kingdom Rock Springs massacre Sinking of the RMS Titanic The Disasters of War Toa Payoh ritual murders Tomb of Antipope John XXIII Triptych, May–June 1973 USS Iowa turret explosion Vampire Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Whitechapel murders William Calcraft The project — as a multi-disciplinary project covers all articles about human death and related topics such as: Biological: Agony (death) (de), Brain death, clinical death, decomposition Customs: Funerals, burials, green burials, cremations, pan-death movement, home funerals Bioethical issues: Abortion, bioethics, euthanasia, suicide (See: /Suicide task force) Medical: Terminal illness, End-of-life care, autopsy, forensic science Large scale: Genocide, massacres, pandemics, global catastrophic risks Man-made disasters: Transportation disasters (when at least one person died) Statistics and government: Demographics, death statistics, mortality rate, epidemiology Legal: Wills, murder, capital punishment Business: Undertaking, Casket makers, life insurance, crime scene cleanup People: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Jack Kevorkian Places: Morgues, cemeteries, mausoleums, extermination camp, execution locations Religious: Afterlife, reincarnation, resurrection Process: Types of death, approaches to death and dying, death midwifery, psychological and religious approaches to dying a "good death" Cultural: Grief, responses to death, fascination with death, death and the Internet Paranormal: Near-death experience, deathbed phenomena, after-death communication, reincarnation Folklore: Vampires, zombies, ghosts, revenant (folklore) Visiting graves: Ziyarat, tombstone tourist Some topics outside of the scope of the Death project include: Wars: Wars, battles and invasions. These should be left to WikiProject Military history Terrorism: Terrorist attacks. These should be left to WikiProject Terrorism Casualties of ... is within scope. For example, Casualties of the September 11 attacks Natural disasters: Tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, etc. Casualties of ... is within scope. For example, Casualties of the 2010 Haiti earthquake Biographies: People who have died, including murder victims. These should be left to WikiProject Biography Death of ... is within scope. For example, Death of Michael Jackson Assassination of .. is within scope. For example, Assassination of Julius Caesar Murder of ... is within scope. For example, Murder of Laci Peterson Killing of ... is within scope. For example, Killing of David Wilkie Shooting of ... is within scope. For example, Shooting of Hosie Miller Killers: Serial killers and murderers. These should be left to WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography Lists of victims are within scope. For example, Victims of the Night of the Long Knives Acts of killers and murderers are within scope. For example, Virginia Tech shooting Things to do   You can help: by writing and improving articles by project maintenance – helping adding project templates to article and category talk pages – see templates page by assessing articles for quality and assessment standards – see the assessment page by assessing and recommending resources (online and print) – see the resources page by communicating with project members – at the project talk page Article alerts Did you know 12 May 2024 – Galileo's middle finger (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gobonobo (t · c); see discussion 10 May 2024 – Suicide of Fat Cat (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TheGreatPeng (t · c); see discussion 09 May 2024 – Adnan al-Bursh (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Makeandtoss (t · c); see discussion 31 Mar 2024 – Killing of David Ben Avraham (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Makeandtoss (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 08 May 2024 – Sabra mosque airstrike (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion (4 participants) 30 Apr 2024 – List of Americans killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion (15 participants; relisted) Categories for discussion 04 May 2024 – Category:Deaths from asthma in the Isle of Man (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 03 May 2024 – Category:Deaths from tabes dorsalis (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 28 Apr 2024 – Category:Deaths from food poisoning (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion 28 Apr 2024 – Category:Poisoned Romans (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 28 Apr 2024 – Category:Assassinated Baloch journalists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion 07 Apr 2024 – Category:Indian massacres (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 02 May 2024 – Boston Incident (talk · edit · hist) →Boston Massacre was RfDed by Elli (t · c); see discussion Files for discussion 13 May 2024 – File:Roger Fortson.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Killing of Roger Fortson) was FfDed by LunaEclipse (t · c); see discussion 12 May 2024 – File:Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing by Victor Brindatch oil on canvas painting 100x130.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Dolphinarium discotheque massacre) was FfDed by Consigned (t · c); see discussion Featured article candidates 09 Apr 2024 – Pan Am Flight 214 (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by RecycledPixels (t · c); see discussion Good article nominees 24 Apr 2024 – Taj Mahal (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion 17 Apr 2024 – Battle of Meligalas (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ashmedai 119 (t · c); start discussion 13 Dec 2023 – Johannes van Damme (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (t · c); start discussion Good article reassessments 01 May 2024 – Sanctioned Suicide (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion Requests for comments 17 Apr 2024 – 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by JDiala (t · c); see discussion Peer reviews 01 Mar 2024 – Gaetano Bresci (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 12 May 2024 – Tamil genocide (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Tamil genocide allegation by Kashmiri (t · c); see discussion 09 May 2024 – Iranian consulate airstrike in Damascus (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Israeli airstrike of the Iranian consulate in Damascus by BilledMammal (t · c); see discussion 06 May 2024 – Death of Benito Mussolini (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Killing of Benito Mussolini by TRCRF22 (t · c); see discussion 03 May 2024 – Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Paul Vaurie (t · c); see discussion 07 Apr 2024 – Engineer's Building strike and massacre (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Engineer's Building airstrike by मल्ल (t · c); see discussion 04 May 2024 – 2024 Brazil floods (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods by Torimem (t · c) was moved to 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods (talk · edit · hist) by RodRabelo7 (t · c) on 07 May 2024; see discussion 02 May 2024 – Epstein didn't kill himself (talk · edit · hist) move request to Conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein's death by SilviaASH (t · c) was not moved; see discussion 21 Apr 2024 – List of fatal dog attacks in the United States (talk · edit · hist) move request to Fatal dog attacks in the United States by BD2412 (t · c) was moved to Fatal dog attacks in the United States (talk · edit · hist) by BilledMammal (t · c) on 13 May 2024; see discussion 27 Mar 2024 – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery) by PK-WIKI (t · c) was moved to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery) (talk · edit · hist) by ModernDayTrilobite (t · c) on 08 May 2024; see discussion Articles to be merged 07 Feb 2024 – Letting die (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Passive euthanasia by Geysirhead (t · c); see discussion 03 Feb 2024 – 2023 Rwanda floods (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 African Great Lakes floods by ForsythiaJo (t · c); see discussion 15 Dec 2023 – List of English-language euphemisms for death (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of English-language expressions related to death by Altenmann (t · c); see discussion 27 Oct 2023 – Martyrology of Usuard (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Usuard by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion Articles to be split 02 May 2024 – Slaughterhouse (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GobsPint (t · c); see discussion 25 Apr 2024 – 2014 Isla Vista killings (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Shoot for the Stars (t · c); see discussion 25 Apr 2024 – Jeffrey Epstein (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by DBrown SPS (t · c); see discussion 12 Apr 2024 – Al-Shifa Hospital siege (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dylanvt (t · c); see discussion 12 Mar 2024 – Bioterrorism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Geysirhead (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2023 – Death (personification) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GrayEquinox951 (t · c); see discussion 01 Sep 2023 – Treblinka extermination camp (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion 14 Dec 2022 – Rider deaths in motorcycle racing (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 86.11.147.79 (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 08 Mar 2024 – Draft:Ichinoyama Kofun (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JSwift49 (t · c) Requested articles Ana Estrada (es:Ana Estrada) Articles needing attention List of countries by suicide rate – Uses data from 2008 or earlier. All data is from the World Health Organization, and is arguably inaccurate. Lots of complaints on the talk page. List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll – Wars and disasters need separating List of natural disasters by death toll – Types of disasters need separating List of accidents and disasters by death toll – this needs about 8 or so sub lists – it is toooo loong List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll – World disaster lists need standardising in titles and style List of cemeteries in the United States – This article needs to be cleaned up and split into smaller lists by state. Deathbed phenomena – rated as Mid-importance but currently only Start-Class for quality Responses to death (currently a redirect) Grim reaper – Currently a redirect – should perhaps have its own article Death of Caylee Anthony – The case was huge and much of the article's narrative (e. g. the disappearance section, which I tried to fix) just takes what the family relayed as granted. Links