Hi There,

I'm sorry that I am unfamiliar with the ways of Wikipedia, but I would have thought that as the son of the person in the article I would be able to update his date of death. He died this morning, 24th February 2025. Of course this information is not yet in a paper!

I would like to update Wikipedia for exactly this reason - so that the papers will have correct information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobhmackay (talk • contribs) 18:05, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bobhmackay:, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. Unfortunately we can't update his page until a reliable source i.e. newspaper, journal, death notice source appears. If you release a death notice online, I'll be sure that his page is updated afterwards but all biographies on the website depend on reliable sources as per WP:RS and WP:BLP. This is to protect against libel and vandalism. Thank you. --Jkaharper (talk) 18:10, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]