Wikipedia:WikiProject Death

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.

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

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

• 24 Apr 2024 – German atrocities committed against Soviet prisoners of war (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 30 Apr 2024 – List of Americans killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion (12 participants)
• 23 Apr 2024 – Camp Evangelista shooting (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed as merge by The Herald (t · c) on 30 Apr 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
• 22 Apr 2024 – 2005 Air Kasaï Antonov An-26B crash (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 29 Apr 2024; see discussion (2 participants)
• 18 Apr 2024 – 2017 Chaman suicide bombing (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed as merge by Daniel (t · c) on 02 May 2024; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
• 17 Apr 2024 – April 2024 Chernihiv missile strike (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ecrusized (t · c) was closed as no consensus by OwenX (t · c) on 02 May 2024; see discussion (23 participants; relisted)
• 12 Apr 2024 – December 2009 Lower Dir mosque bombing (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed as merge by Liz (t · c) on 02 May 2024; see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
• 10 Apr 2024 – 2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed as merge by The Herald (t · c) on 01 May 2024; see discussion (3 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
• 16 Apr 2024 – Category:Deaths due to hippopotamus attacks (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Apr 2024 – Category:Indian massacres (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Apr 2024 – Category:Massacres of indigenous North Americans (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by ARoseWolf (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 23 Apr 2024 – Category:Burials in Quito (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 02 May 2024 – Boston Incident (talk · edit · hist) →Boston Massacre was RfDed by Elli (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Apr 2024 – Rkkody (talk · edit · hist) →Heaven's Gate (religious group) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
• 19 Apr 2024 – Neb-er-tcher (talk · edit · hist) →Osiris was RfDed by Utopes (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
• 20 Mar 2024 – Lynching of Norris Dendy (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); see 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

• 04 May 2024 – 2024 Brazil floods (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods by Torimem (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
• 02 May 2024 – Epstein didn't kill himself (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein's death by SilviaASH (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Apr 2024 – Kansas City shooting (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kansas City shooting by Jax 0677 (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Apr 2024 – 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bondi Junction stabbings by Raydann (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Apr 2024 – 2024 Ju County attack (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2024 Ju County massacre by Josethewikier (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Apr 2024 – List of fatal dog attacks in the United States (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Fatal dog attacks in the United States by BD2412 (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Apr 2024 – Capital punishment in New York (state) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Capital punishment in New York by Robertsky (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
• 27 Mar 2024 – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery) by PK-WIKI (t · c); see discussion

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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
• 11 Jan 2024 – Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Saleh al-Arouri by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Jan 2024 – Samer Abu Daqqa (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Killing of journalists in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war by JM2023 (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.