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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. Scope   Outstanding articles 1740 Batavia massacre Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy Assassination of William McKinley Cock Lane ghost Death of Ian Tomlinson Death of Jimi Hendrix Departures (film) Eastbourne manslaughter Execution by elephant Funerary art Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood Halifax Gibbet Hanged, drawn and quartered Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 Katyn massacre Lindow Man List of deaths at the Berlin Wall List of extant papal tombs List of fatal Formula One accidents List of posthumous number ones on the UK Albums Chart List of posthumous number ones on the UK Singles Chart List of Presidents of the United States who died in office List of tombs of antipopes London Necropolis Company Lynching of Jesse Washington Major depressive disorder Moors murders Muhammad al-Durrah incident Murder of Joanna Yeates Murder of Julia Martha Thomas Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) Oklahoma City bombing Peterloo Massacre Red Barn Murder Resurrectionists in the United Kingdom Rock Springs massacre Sinking of the RMS Titanic The Disasters of War Toa Payoh ritual murders Tomb of Antipope John XXIII Triptych, May–June 1973 USS Iowa turret explosion Vampire Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Whitechapel murders William Calcraft The project — as a multi-disciplinary project covers all articles about death and related topics such as: Biological: 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 Things to do   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 contributing to the death portal – see the death portal by communicating with project members – at the project talk page Article alerts Notice: The 2017 Community Wishlist Survey is over, thanks to everyone who supported our proposal! We'll keep you posted of developments. Today's featured articles 28 Dec 2017 – Death of Leelah Alcorn (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb Articles for deletion 20 Dec 2017 – List of unlawfully killed transgender people (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Nikolaiho (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 10 Dec 2017 – Murder of Janie Perrin (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (16 participants; relisted) Categories for discussion 28 Nov 2017 – Category:Rulers who died as children (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 165.91.13.63 (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1390s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1380s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1210s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1190s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1150s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1140s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1040s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:1010s BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2017 – Category:2206 BC deaths (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion (30 more...) Redirects for discussion 17 Dec 2017 – Main Article: Casualties of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan (talk · edit · hist) →Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–present) was RfDed by Tavix (t · c); see discussion 06 Dec 2017 – José Correira (talk · edit · hist) →Lizzie Borden was RfDed by BDD (t · c); see discussion Featured article candidates 11 Dec 2017 – Bengal famine of 1943 (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Lingzhi (t · c) was not promoted; see discussion Good article nominees 23 Nov 2017 – Death of Brian Douglas Wells (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Drewmutt (t · c); start discussion 26 Oct 2017 – 2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MX (t · c); start discussion 07 Sep 2017 – Night of the Living Dead (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MagicatthemovieS (t · c); start discussion 06 Sep 2017 – Death of Elisa Lam (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MagicatthemovieS (t · c); see discussion 26 Apr 2017 – Murder of Sherri Rasmussen (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Daniel Case (t · c); start discussion Requests for comments 14 Dec 2017 – Targeted killing (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Nishidani (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 10 Dec 2017 – Death of Daniel Shaver (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved by Mandruss (t · c); see discussion 02 Dec 2017 – List of most lethal American battles (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved by Kintetsubuffalo (t · c); see discussion 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. Links