Talk:List of unusual deaths

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There seems to be a low point in the conversation so I archived the talk page.--Adamfinmo (talk) 01:45, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

1 Cicero
2 Humayun
3 A pretty poor article
4 "See also" isn't showing

[edit] Cicero

43 BC: Cicero, ... was hunted down and killed... Although some of the post-mortum treatment was unusual, being hunted down and killed isn't. Is there another rationale for this entry to remain? --JeffJ (talk) 14:18, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Humayun

1556: The Mughal emperor Humayun was descending the steps of his library when he heard the azaan, or call to prayer. He wished to kneel down for his prayers, his foot caught the folds of his garment, and he fell down several flights. He died 3 days later of the injuries at the age of 47. [23]. In Islam, one doesn't kneel when hearing the call for prayer. Instead, one has to go and wash his hands, face, arms, head and feet, and then one has to stand for prayer. One kneels after that, in the middle of prayer. So you can see that story is far from being plausible, unless he converted to christianity while hearing the azaan. 92.226.89.17 (talk) 23:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

verified and clarified It was his personal preference. NJGW (talk) 00:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A pretty poor article

Having come across this article courtesy of StumbleUpon, and with 500-odd reviews and five stars, I was disappointed at how bad this article is. The comment at the end re. Alexander Litvinenko definitely does not belong in a Wikipedia article, for obvious reasons. The intro is also surely a violation of the no self-referencing rule. Of course, such an article as this is by nature highly subjective (Litvinenko a case in point) and I would question its place in the main namespace. This could be in WP:BJAODN at least. Sarsaparilla39 (talk) 07:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "See also" isn't showing

Anybody know why the "see also" list at the bottom won't show? It's visible in the edit window, but not on the actual article - I assume it's something to do with the reflist, but I moved that around and it didn't help. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 13:47, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I fixed it. I ran into the same snag in another article. "/" was missing in the reference end-tag immediately preceding "See Also". It causes everything after the reference to disappear. Drove me crazy until someone else fixed it for me.--JeffJ (talk) 14:56, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Kind Sir JeffJ, we dub thee Geek For A Day. (i.e., thanks) - DavidWBrooks (talk) 16:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)