Template:In case of death

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This template creates a notice box that indicates that the user has died. If you are in poor health, you can use this template to leave a parting message. A friend or family can add the date of your death after your passing. You can also use this template to memorialize fellow users. Do not use this template fallaciously or maliciously. Do not use this template as a suicide note. We wholeheartedly wish to keep you alive (and editing.)

Use

To use this userbox template, place the following lines of Wikitext at the top of your user page and your user talk page:

<!-- Please insert the date of my death below after my passing. Thanks. -->
{{In case of death|date=|message=|test=}}

Parameters

|date=: The date of death (any format) or unknown if unknown. The death notice box will not be displayed until an entry is made in this field.
|message=: An optional message.
|test=yes: Displays the notice box without adding the user to Category:Deceased Wikipedians. Use it for demonstration and testing purposes.

Examples

1. The Wikitext: {{In case of death|date=|message=''I've enjoyed collaborating with my fellow Wikipedians.'' - Example|test=}} remains invisible unless test=yes is set.

2. With date= set, {{In case of death|date=April 1, 2025|message=''I've enjoyed collaborating with my fellow Wikipedians.'' - Example|test=}} displays the following if placed on your user page:

User Example died on April 1, 2025. This user page is preserved as a memorial.
I've enjoyed collaborating with my fellow Wikipedians. - Example
You may wish to add a tribute at User_talk:Example.

3. That same {{In case of death|date=April 1, 2025|message=''I've enjoyed collaborating with my fellow Wikipedians.'' - Example|test=}} displays the following if placed on your user talk page:

User Example died on April 1, 2025. This user talk page is maintained as a memorial.
I've enjoyed collaborating with my fellow Wikipedians. - Example
You may wish to add a tribute.

4. {{In case of death|date=unknown}} displays the following if placed on another Wikipedian's user page:

User Example has died. This user page is preserved as a memorial.
You may wish to add a tribute at User_talk:Example.

Use

Parameters

Examples

See also