Talk:Deaths in January 2023

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Why is John Adams linked on the top page, but not Bobby Hull? Seems weird. Echopraxia9000 (talk) 00:43, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hull is listed, see Deaths in 2023. WWGB (talk) 01:00, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I think they mean on the main page under Recent Deaths. Per the discussion at In the news/Candidates, Hull's article needs more sourcing before going on the main page. Emk9 (talk) 01:29, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * If you're talking about sources regarding their death, Hull's article has 3 sources, and Adam's has 2. Seems weird that someone like Bobby Hull who is regarded as one of the best players in the history of his sport is apparently less notable than a superfan for one team. I don't mean to sound shitty. But, it is weird. Echopraxia9000 (talk) 06:00, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * We've talked about main page Recent Deaths issues before. But why here? This is a talk page for this specific list, and any issues in its particular makeup - who knows what the editors at main page are thinking of and why they edit as they do? Ref (chew) (do) 07:57, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't mean sources for the death, but rather in the article. Adams has inline citations for every sentence or two through his article while Hull has entire paragraphs without a source. Also, the main pages policy is anyone can be included in the Recent Deaths section, as long as their article meets the main page standards, so it has nothing to do with Hull being more or less notable than Adams. As for why here, I suspect it's because clicking on "Recent Deaths" takes you to this article. Emk9 (talk) 09:15, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That's an absolute brianlet response. Are you trying to say the random superfan is more notable than Bobby Hull??? Are you drunk? Nobody will remember the superfan in 10 years. Bobby Hull is widely reknown as one of the greatest hockey players of his generation, and will be celebrated as so probably for the history of the sport. I'm betting most people have never even heard of the superfan guy. The criteria for being notable on wikipedia is dumb.
 * " Adams has inline citations for every sentence or two through his article" probably because he's a nobody and people need to know why he has his own wikipedia article in the first place. Echopraxia9000 (talk) 00:53, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Most of the work on Adams' article was done 10 or more years ago. Arguing his notability and inclusion here is pointless.  Wylie pedia  @ 01:58, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

By the way, what is brianlet? Ref (chew) (do) 17:25, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * If, as I suspect, you meant to write "brainless", can I remind you of the need for civility in your responses? Thanks. Ref (chew) (do) 14:34, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Bettye Swann
Just a word to advise editors not to add the soul singer Bettye Swann to the list for January 25th, as the reports are untrue - even the one and only "reliable" source (SoulTracks) admits the doubt within their own article, which they insist on leaving visible to the worldwide web, despite requests to remove it. (They have merely changed the wording.) Ref (chew) (do) 14:07, 23 February 2023 (UTC)