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Centenarian Question

@Jkaharper: In this edit, you referenced a "policy" that centenarian birthdays require specific source attribution. I'm not aware of such a policy. Can you direct me to it, please? I'd like to take a look at it. Thanks in advance. White Whirlwind 02:32, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @White whirlwind:, there is no specific policy on centenarian categories to my knowledge. However, WP:BLP and WP:RS apply. A centenarian category is a loaded assertion i.e. it states within their page that the subject reached that age. As such, a reliable source must be provided within the body of the article to support this. Far too many times in the page have bios been in these categories and it's subsequently been discovered that they died weeks, months, even years prior to what would have been their 100th birthday (see the histories of Margie Hines, Dusty Anderson, Berniece Baker Miracle, Günther Schwägermann etc. etc.). Therefore it's only appropriate that we're cautious. Furthermore, any individual aged 90+ on Wiki is listed in the Living people category and their infobox contains an age template provided that there exists a citation that they were alive at some point during the last 10 years. If they surpass 90 and their living status falls into limbo after 10 years, they move to the living person's category. Adding a centenarian category without a source is in direct violation to this rule, as it reaffirms living status without providing supporting evidence. I hope I've explained this well enough for you. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 15:45, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jkaharper: I see. That seems unnecessarily cautious to me, but I'll leave the issue to you and the other editors who are active in that area. Thanks for replying. White Whirlwind 05:11, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New book

Loewe's new book, Imperial Institutions in Ancient Rome and Early China: A Comparative Analysis is scheduled to be published in 2025, when he is 102 years of age. Source: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/imperial-institutions-in-ancient-rome-and-early-china-9781350445123/ 98.123.38.211 (talk) 03:10, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well you could be bold and add that to the article but is there a reliable secondary source for the fact? The publisher's website does not seem sufficient to me. Commander Keane (talk) 04:06, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Or we could just wait altogether. Seems to be verging on the edge of WP:CRYSTAL to me. --Jkaharper (talk) 11:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]