Template talk:Recent death

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Templates for deletion This template was considered for deletion on 2007 January 3. The result of the discussion was to keep.


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[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Recent death

Template:Recent death has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. --Zimbabweed 15:11, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion?

This seems like a memorial template not suitable for an encyclopedia. --Zimbabweed 15:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I feel it's wrong have such template on wikipedia. Suggesting to use [Template:Current-related] instead. Kirils 15:06, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Among other things, it's hideously morbid. --FuriousFreddy 20:16, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sorting

Shouldn't this use the page's default sort rather than {{PAGENAME}} when no sort key is given in an argument? --Random832(tc) 23:46, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] template should stay

This is more specific than current event template. Crd721 00:43, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template quoted

This template, specifically its application to the Anna Nicole Smith article, was quoted on page 4 of MX (Sydney edition) on February 9, 2007. -- saberwyn 05:45, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ambiguity

"Please be aware that while vandalism is usually fixed quickly, it is particularly likely in these articles."

Is this supposed to mean that vandalism is particularly likely, or that it is particularly likely that vandalism will be fixed quickly? -- Smjg 00:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link to CURRENTYEAR

The link a recently deceased person links to the page Deaths in {CURRENTYEAR}. If, in January 2008, I click on this notice on an article about a person that died in December 2007, I will be directed to Deaths in 2008. Isn't that odd? Shouldn't the year be introduced in a parameter/argument? Johan Lont 18:44, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What is recent?

  • Question 1: When is the passing away of someone sufficiently long ago, so that I can remove the 'recent' template?
    1. After three weeks?
    2. After half a year?
    3. After one year?
    4. After no new information has come to light about the circumstances for at least three weeks?
  • Question 2: If the last option is chosen, who will reset the three-week counter to zero, each time new information comes to light?
  • Question 3: I expect that in ten years (in the year 2017), I will find many articles about people who died after January 2007 with this notice about recently deceased person, because nobody had the idea to remove it. Can anybody tell me why my assumption is wrong? Johan Lont 18:47, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, usually when someone dies their article is edited profusely by many people. It's a fact: deaths cause interest. At Steve Irwin's article, the death template is now removed, while at Anna Nicole Smith it remains. I can assure you that these templates will for the most part be removed at an appropriate time, and that would probably be a period of 3 months or so, I assume. -- Sarcha 45 21:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
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