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The issue for me is that the person posting the deaths doesn't necessarily find them interesting, either. I would prefer if they posted particular deaths of people they were familiar with prior to reading about them in an obituary, and discuss those people. I want to be made to be interested in what's being posted, rather than having to have been interested prior to clicking. I don't want to have to see a list of names and generate the discussion myself. It's not an issue of being enthralled; I have no idea who Mystic Meg was, but at least people have something to say about her, which I found at least somewhat interesting to read despite having no disposition to care. Let me randomly pick a name on one of those lists and try and generate some discussion. Well let's see. Michael Sayers, the lawyer, died age 88 apparently. If I Google Michael Sayers, I can not find a single thing about this man to even begin to discuss who he was. The first two results are a Michael Sayers who was moderately famous who died in 2010. The third result for me is a family practice doctor in Lincoln Nebraska, even though I do not live anywhere near Nebraska. The results get more obscure from there. 4th result is a Linkedin of some random sales professional. Even so, apparently some lawyer who died last month was worth a mention because he appeared in some obituary, despite the fact that I can't find any information about him outside of said obituary. Nah, that guy is NOT enthralling to ANYONE on this site. I don't believe it.

Yeah, I remember one of those women who said he touched her butt at a photo op. She rambled on about how she can't sleep at night and she still sobs uncontrollably.

Yeah, no doubt she was ostensibly singing about other people. But these people were the same age as her, and I presume living a similar lifestyle with the substance abuse. I can't see that she was not also thinking about her own mortality when she came up with some of that new music. And even if she wasn't, it seems worth a consideration. I mean, it's just kind of lame when the DL is nothing but people who are 100 years old or known to have cancer. I'm trying to predict someone whose time may not be too long even though there's no official reason to think so.

I don't think she's known to be ill with anything specifically, but Marianne Faithfull is almost 72 years old, and just released an album where she talks about things like dying a good death. Given her various health concerns over the years, she could be a good pick.

Or maybe it's just hard to predict when a person will die. The healthiest person I know dropped dead a couple months ago. His heart stopped beating; no known cause. It wasn't a heart attack or clogged artery or arrythmia, the guy just keeled over and that was it. He was so into preventive care that I found it annoying. I know at least a dozen people with severe medical issues that could be life threatening, but they're all still here. That's life.

If he lives to 2019, I have to regretfully nominate John "totalbiscuit" Bain, The Cynical Brit. He's been battling cancer for a long time, and according to his Twitter it's getting worse, and chemo hasn't been working anymore. I would think he would get a British obit considering that's where he hails from. His Youtube channel has 2.2 million subscribers, 3360 videos, and he pulls in enough views for that to be his job. A video on the "H3 Podcast" channel just discussing his cancer has pulled in a million views. I probably don't need to ramble on any further justifying it, but I think these online personalities tend to be met with more skepticism. Anyway, this tweet should be enough to justify the fact that he's screwed: His oncologist suggested stopping all treatment. Honestly, I'm very sad about this, he's a nice guy. Fucking cancer.

On the bright side, if that were the case, at least Deathlist would go 50/50.

For what it's worth, my cousin was on "tour" with Cher for a decade up to around 2016 or so. She talks about Cher all the time, and has never given any indication that her "boss" is in any way suffering from poor health. Of course, that doesn't mean someone can't suddenly fall ill, or that my cousin would know personal details like that. Still, there's no reason she needs to gush on and on about her "wonderful" experience on tour with Cher unless she really means it, so I assume that at least things were pretty upbeat with Cher through 2016 or so. Not entirely sure if there's any meaningful correspondence between them anymore. Probably not. Maybe the odd Christmas card.

This was a pick I had been pushing hard for, and I'll stand by it. The committee wisely held off on her for 2017, but she's very old for someone who's had the this kind of hard rockstar lifestyle, and she seemed to have almost died in 2015. We were told she would make a full recovery after her aneurysm/stroke (or whatever it was) and 2 years later when she went to Elton John's birthday party, she was in a wheelchair looking like she was in her mid-80s. She needed help just to stand up. She's barely been seen otherwise for nearly 3 years now. Obviously something is wrong; she would usually show up at events a few times per year prior to this.

I really think Joni Mitchell is a great pick. She has barely been seen since that brain aneurysm burst in 2015, she's a lifelong HEAVY smoker, and she has some mental issues like claiming she has Morgellons Disease. At 74 years old, she doesn't exactly have age on her side, either.

He sure wasn't known for his excesses in terms of drinking and drugs, but he's a heavy smoker as far as I know. Over a long period of time, smoking will damage your circulatory system and cause narrowing of the arteries, etc. So maybe it's not that surprising that this happened. I want to say that I hope he pulls through, but not if he's going to be a vegetable.

Seems about as likely as it ever could be considering only 4 deaths are from the top 30 so far.

I suspect there's a joke about rigor mortis here somewhere.

I was really surprised when I came here today and found that he was actually NOT on this year's list. Oh well. I suppose if all 50 of the selections die this year then there will be nothing to regret.

Alright, it's been over two months, and I never reconsidered what I had said. I still don't think he'll be the next death, but maybe I'm pushing my luck now.

He doesn't actually LOOK that bad for 92; whether his health is ailing might be another story. In any case, he's clearly not quite on his deathbed yet. I wouldn't vote for him as the next death.

Not too many silver linings to the death of a 45 year old man. RIP.

We could make a deathlist Discord. If you guys know what that is. Seems to be really popular with gaming websites and communities, and I think it's free. Not sure if there are restrictions on whether a site like this could use it, but I don't see why not.

What about today's singers? There are plenty of good ones. Honestly I'd be surprised if Joni can sing at all, though. She's been in extremely poor health, and she's been a chainsmoker since she was very young. I don't wish for anyone to die, but we're all mortals, and I think she hasn't got much time left. If you're a fan, make peace with that. Also, if the deathlist scored a 0, it would't mean that fewer people died. It would simply mean that the site was wrong about who. I'm under the impression that this site doesn't have any effect on the mortality of people. I live in a country where millions of people hope every year for the death of certain politicians, and it doesn't seem to work.

It's alright. I disagree with Betty White. Is she even sick, or just old? Or do we simply have too good of a pun to risk missing her? I would replace her with Joni Mitchell.

I get what your saying because I love to read obituaries in the various broadsheets or to look down the deaths in year whatever list on Wikipedia.Why? Because you can learn so much about life, culture, people, history -just a wide range of lots and lots of topics. Especially if you make yourself read the obituary or information on somebody who you hadn't really heard of rather than just reading about the famous or notable people you like and are interested in. Often on Wikipedia looking through the profiles of the recently deceased has been a way of leapfrogging onto other new subjects and spheres I know little about. It can be a real exercise in broadening the mind. I like reading obituaries etc basically not because I'm morbid and love the subject of death but actually because I love and I'm interested in life and people. It's the life affirming aspect of it that draws me in. Not sure If I've articulated that as best I could but I think most of us on here are like that and on that spectrum rather than being just morbid souls interested in people dying! Yep. I'm the type of person who cries when I read bad news - especially someone young dying. Along with the points you made, visiting this site sort of prepares me for the demise of some celebrities I care about. I would be honored to ever appear on the deathlist. If I'm famous enough to ever appear on it someday, I will give some tips about whether I'm a good pick.

Sad to say, but I think Joni Mitchell is a good pick from here on out. She suffered the brain aneurysm early last year, and supposedly will make a "full recovery", but I don't buy it. The "full recovery" nonsense was quoted in October 2015, and it wasn't even until last month that we got a single picture of her leaving her house with the help of two people. A recovery of some kind, sure, it's already happened. A Full recovery? Nah. She's spent the last 5 or 6 decades furiously chainsmoking, so I don't believe the health issues are random or confined to just the aneurysm. She put her body through hell, and it's taking its toll. I expect more health issues are going to arise soon if they haven't already.

Zsa Zsa is going to die at the exact moment the clock turns to the new year, leaving us forever in doubt about which year she should be counted towards. We'll decide to chalk it up as the 10th death of 2016, but then 2017 will miss the record mark by 1, leaving us agonizing about the decision.

After listening to his latest album, I would definitely put this guy on for 2017. At many points it sounds like his farewell. Correct me if I'm wrong, but he's smoked a lot of cigarettes in his 82 years. It sure sounds like it when he sings.

I wouldn't put her on a DL any time soon. Most of the news about her health is exaggerated due to Republicans grasping at straws to look for new angles to attack her from. Not saying she's a picture of perfect health, but given the timing of these stories, it's just hard to take it as seriously as some people want me to.