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Q: There are many "rules" associated with this page. Why?

A: Recent deaths is one of the most-viewed articles in Wikipedia. Deaths in 2023 was one of the most-read Wikipedia articles in 2023, with over 48 million views.[1] It is important that such a high-profile article have factual information presented in a consistent format.

Q: Why are there redlinks or redirects (deceased subject with no Wikipedia article) listed in the article?

A: Many notable people die before a Wikipedia article is written about them. The regular editors of this page have agreed that a death notice without an English-language article may remain for one month after the death, so that an article may develop. If there is no article after one month, then the death notice is removed from the list.

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Vandalism

Can we please keep the joke listings to a minimum this year... or better yet, not have any? Look, last year's shenanigans were fun, but they also caused the article to be semi-protected, meaning those of us without accounts couldn't edit it, which is actually coming into play right now as I'm a NASCAR fan (RIP Cale Yarborough) and I don't have an account... NOBODY ADD ANYTHING ABOUT TRUMP OR PUTIN, PLEASE! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.225.115 (talk) 15:46, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but it's already had so many reverted hits that the same protection is now in place as last year, and will probably happen again for 2025 too. Ref ^(chew)(do) 00:29, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

They need to stop ruining it for the rest of us! It's pissing me off to no end, and if they protect it for 2025 without any good reason... 68.41.225.115 (talk) 01:53, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cale Yarborough died on 31 Dec. Jay 💬 06:26, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jay - Cale has been listed at Deaths in 2023 already. 68.41.225.115 - there's always good reason to protect Deaths pages, as you just found out. By the way, I'm not understanding why you cannot or will not create an account, get autoconfirmed and start editing Deaths? Ref ^(chew)(do) 08:57, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year - As I can see Deaths in 2024 articles are up and hence forth we are off 🥳 KNOWKING4298<> (talk) 21:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 :Cale Yarborough died on 31 Dec. <span style="font-family:Segoe Script">[[User:Jay| Jay]]</span><span style="font-size:115%">[[User talk:Jay| 💬]]</span> 06:26, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
 ::<span style="font-family:Segoe Script">[[User:Jay| Jay]]</span> - Cale has been listed at [[Deaths in 2023]] already. [[Special:Contributions/68.41.225.115|68.41.225.115]] - there's always good reason to protect Deaths pages, as you just found out. By the way, I'm not understanding why you cannot or will not create an account, get autoconfirmed and start editing Deaths? [[User:Refsworldlee|'''Ref''']] <sup>[[User talk:Refsworldlee|(chew)]]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/Refsworldlee|<small>(do)</small>]] 08:57, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
+== Happy New Year. ==
+Happy New Year - As I can see Deaths in 2024 articles are up and hence forth we are off 🥳  [[User:KnowKing4298|KNOWKING4298&#60;&#62;]] ([[User talk:KnowKing4298|talk]]) 21:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)