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I need advice on what is the current Wikipedia policy and correct procedure to update the content of a "Living Person Biography" to show a recent Death notice. This is for Prof Roy Schwitters, an Emeritus Professor in our Physics Dept here at the University of Texas at Austin, and here is his current Wikipedia page address: Roy Schwitters I have worked with Professor Schwitters for many years here at UT Austin Physics Dept before he retired 2 years ago, and his Biography information here is very seriously lacking in accurate information and needs a serious update as soon as possible, on top of announcing his recent death on Jan 10. I have an official Death Notice web page location from our College of Natural Science web site, and also an Obituary Death notification web site. But I do not know what is the current policy and Editing, and Update rules right now to update the information on an important person biography Wikipedia page. I have done this before to correct false and incorrect information that was posted right after the death of one of our other Physics Faculty, Professor George Sudarshan, at this Wikipedia page address back in 2018: E. C. George Sudarshan and I was familiar with the policy and procedures back then for what is the correct procedures to update a "Living person" biography to show the correct death notice information ... But I don't know if those procedures are still the correct things to do under current Wikipedia policy on updating to show a person has died. So I would like to get any advice from a Senior Editor on what is the current correct procedures right now to update Prof. Schwitters Wikipedia page. Also, I think Prof. Schwitters Wikipedia page should get Locked until it is possible to Properly Update all his Biography information... and in particular Keep Out any people from updating his Biography information on his Career as Director of the SSC Super-Collider Lab ... who basically have No Idea what they are talking about. There is a Huge Amount of Incorrrect Information about the Super Collider Lab and Prof Schwitters role as Director of this Lab that is circulating out on the Web ... and Since I had worked at the Super Collider Lab and also worked with Prof Schwitters for many years here in the Physics Dept at UT Austin ... I want to make sure that NO False and Incorrect Information gets posted under his Wikipedia Biography that could get his family upset. So I think this qualifies as a situation to Lock this page and have the updates supervised by some responsible Senior Editor ... and I will be Very Happy to do most of the Editing and updating work on this... and long as I can get good advice on what is the current recommended Template procedures to update a Biography Wikipedia page like this. So I would appreciate very much any advice and Help from some experienced Senior Editor on what is the best procedure to update this web page. Mselover ( talk) 00:24, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
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I need advice on what is the current Wikipedia policy and correct procedure to update the content of a "Living Person Biography" to show a recent Death notice. This is for Prof Roy Schwitters, an Emeritus Professor in our Physics Dept here at the University of Texas at Austin, and here is his current Wikipedia page address: Roy Schwitters I have worked with Professor Schwitters for many years here at UT Austin Physics Dept before he retired 2 years ago, and his Biography information here is very seriously lacking in accurate information and needs a serious update as soon as possible, on top of announcing his recent death on Jan 10. I have an official Death Notice web page location from our College of Natural Science web site, and also an Obituary Death notification web site. But I do not know what is the current policy and Editing, and Update rules right now to update the information on an important person biography Wikipedia page. I have done this before to correct false and incorrect information that was posted right after the death of one of our other Physics Faculty, Professor George Sudarshan, at this Wikipedia page address back in 2018: E. C. George Sudarshan and I was familiar with the policy and procedures back then for what is the correct procedures to update a "Living person" biography to show the correct death notice information ... But I don't know if those procedures are still the correct things to do under current Wikipedia policy on updating to show a person has died. So I would like to get any advice from a Senior Editor on what is the current correct procedures right now to update Prof. Schwitters Wikipedia page. Also, I think Prof. Schwitters Wikipedia page should get Locked until it is possible to Properly Update all his Biography information... and in particular Keep Out any people from updating his Biography information on his Career as Director of the SSC Super-Collider Lab ... who basically have No Idea what they are talking about. There is a Huge Amount of Incorrrect Information about the Super Collider Lab and Prof Schwitters role as Director of this Lab that is circulating out on the Web ... and Since I had worked at the Super Collider Lab and also worked with Prof Schwitters for many years here in the Physics Dept at UT Austin ... I want to make sure that NO False and Incorrect Information gets posted under his Wikipedia Biography that could get his family upset. So I think this qualifies as a situation to Lock this page and have the updates supervised by some responsible Senior Editor ... and I will be Very Happy to do most of the Editing and updating work on this... and long as I can get good advice on what is the current recommended Template procedures to update a Biography Wikipedia page like this. So I would appreciate very much any advice and Help from some experienced Senior Editor on what is the best procedure to update this web page. Mselover ( talk) 00:24, 19 January 2023 (UTC)