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An individual human, animal or other biological organism that has recently died may have an entry in the recent deaths (RD) section if it has a biographical Wikipedia article that is:
"Recently died" means their death was announced within the last seven days.
An entry is listed in the following format:
*[[Yeshi Dhonden]] *[[Bobby Brown (third baseman)|Bobby Brown]]
It is sometimes contentious whether a death that qualifies for "recent deaths" should instead merit a blurb. In general, the following criteria are used to decide this:
In cases where a blurb has been suggested for a recent death, but there is debate about whether to use a blurb or not, but the article is otherwise updated and of quality by editorial consensus, the name may be posted as a Recent Death while the blurb discussion continues.
The section does not detail people and deaths (e.g. occupation, age, and cause of death) due to the size and length of the Main Page. Regardless of a blurb or a "recent death" listing, the article on the person in question must still comply with the article requirements listed above, particularly WP:BLP which still applies to those who have recently died.
This is an
information page. It is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus and
vetting. |
An individual human, animal or other biological organism that has recently died may have an entry in the recent deaths (RD) section if it has a biographical Wikipedia article that is:
"Recently died" means their death was announced within the last seven days.
An entry is listed in the following format:
*[[Yeshi Dhonden]] *[[Bobby Brown (third baseman)|Bobby Brown]]
It is sometimes contentious whether a death that qualifies for "recent deaths" should instead merit a blurb. In general, the following criteria are used to decide this:
In cases where a blurb has been suggested for a recent death, but there is debate about whether to use a blurb or not, but the article is otherwise updated and of quality by editorial consensus, the name may be posted as a Recent Death while the blurb discussion continues.
The section does not detail people and deaths (e.g. occupation, age, and cause of death) due to the size and length of the Main Page. Regardless of a blurb or a "recent death" listing, the article on the person in question must still comply with the article requirements listed above, particularly WP:BLP which still applies to those who have recently died.