YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 12 5 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Richard Lugner QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29827469/richard-lugner-dead-billionaire/ I couldn't find him on the DDP. You got a link to the DDP entry? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted August 12 10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: I couldn't find him on the DDP. You got a link to the DDP entry? Last picked 2021 by my reckoning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted August 12 Yeah, that does explain why it was the team "Alternative Observations 2021" that had him. Think I accidentally switched over to the 2021 pages, looking at GUN's K2-expedition team (a mountaineer named Sadpara died recently but he was not the one who was picked back then.) Ah well, at least still LotM. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted August 12 I notice Dave Lee, the celebrated composer/musician is 98 today; however his birthday in the DDP is 8th December. I'm assuming this just confusion caused by USA writing their dates down wrongly. I'll amend his DDP entry accordingly, just on the off-chance he's died today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 13 Timothy Dudley-Smith QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/08/13/timothy-dudley-smith-tell-out-my-soul-norwich-church/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 14 Former Canadian MP Chuck Strahl a "List of the Missed" entry. Last picked in 2017. https://www.theprogress.com/local-news/long-time-former-chilliwack-mp-chuck-strahl-dies-from-mesothelioma-7486410 Edit: Received a QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-chilliwack-b-c-mp-000752738.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 15 Gena Rowlands QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13744829/Gena-Rowlands-dead-94-Notebook-Alzheimers.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted August 15 Tsung-Dao Lee obit, for the List of the Missed, last (only?) picked in 2012. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 16 Afa Anoa'i QO: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-legendary-wwe-hall-famer-33482569 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted August 19 Phil Donahue QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13757693/amp/phil-donahue-dead-former-talk-legend.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted August 20 Maria Branyas : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13760921/World-oldest-person-Maria-Branyas-Morera-dies-117.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 20 John Clegg QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13761121/It-Aint-Half-Hot-Mum-actor-John-Clegg-dies-aged-90-tributes-pour-beloved-BBC-star.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 859 Posted August 21 On 21/08/2024 at 15:37, MortalCaso said: Richard Simmons cause of death revealed to be heart disease and complications from 'bad falls'. Ruled accidental. Richard Simmons should qualify for the "unnatural causes" bonus 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 23 Euan MacDonald QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy585kdx7ko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted August 23 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Euan MacDonald QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy585kdx7ko Someone was in a hurry to update Wikipedia. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 23 Donald Scott QO: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/24537735.rugby-internationalist-played-infamous-defeat-south-africa/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 25 Christoph Daum QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-13777951/Fearless-German-soccer-coach-Christoph-Daum-dies-career-highs-lows.html 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,435 Posted August 25 18 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Christoph Daum QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-13777951/Fearless-German-soccer-coach-Christoph-Daum-dies-career-highs-lows.html Puts me fourteen points behind the leader with four months to go but not sure there's enough differential picks left to make the difference. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 25 Selim Hoss QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-13778387/Former-five-time-Lebanese-prime-minister-Salim-Hoss-dies-94.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted August 26 Scott Thorson (Jess Marlow) QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scott-thorson-liberace-lover-key-183604264.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted August 27 Would the scoreboard look significantly different if Yahoo news (which merely copies and pastes articles from publications that are NOT allowed for QOs) was removed as a valid source of QOs? I find it absurd that a reference to a death written in (say) The Grindelwald Gazette is NOT a QO, but a copy and paste of the exact same article on uk.news.yahoo.com news IS a QO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted August 28 23 hours ago, drunkasaskunk said: Would the scoreboard look significantly different if Yahoo news (which merely copies and pastes articles from publications that are NOT allowed for QOs) was removed as a valid source of QOs? I find it absurd that a reference to a death written in (say) The Grindelwald Gazette is NOT a QO, but a copy and paste of the exact same article on uk.news.yahoo.com news IS a QO. Good question, and one which I might investigate further when I have time. There are currently 34 'yahoo' QOs listed, though some also have mainstream obits too, so not simply a case of knocking out those 'yahoo'-sourced hits. It reminds me of an exercise I undertook some time ago to see if the application of the 'Drop 40' bonus significantly affected the scoreboard (it didn't - all the top contenders had similar numbers of Drop-40s, so tended to cancel each other out). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted August 28 1 hour ago, time said: It reminds me of an exercise I undertook some time ago to see if the application of the 'Drop 40' bonus significantly affected the scoreboard (it didn't - all the top contenders had similar numbers of Drop-40s, so tended to cancel each other out). @time The maths nerd part of me really wants to see this. Could you please share this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted August 28 15 minutes ago, Evil Grimace said: @time The maths nerd part of me really wants to see this. Could you please share this? If I can find it... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted August 29 I suspect that including uk.news.yahoo.com news will NOT make a significant difference - which raises the question as to WHY it is included at all? A mention of a death in telegraph.co.uk, thetimes.co.uk, ft.com, theguardian.com, dailymail.co.uk, express.co.uk, dailystar.co.uk, thesun.co.uk and many many more DOES COUNT as a QO A mention of a death in uk.news.yahoo.com news which COPIES AND PASTES THE EXACT SAME ARTICLE from ....telegraph.co.uk, thetimes.co.uk, ft.com, theguardian.com, dailymail.co.uk, express.co.uk, dailystar.co.uk, thesun.co.uk and many many more DOES COUNT as a QO HOWEVER - a mention of a death in www.wfla.com, space.com or www.theinverBallachulishGazette.Scot ( to name a few) does NOT count as a QO - HOWEVER the exact same article that DOES NOT COUNT AS A QO DOES count if someone copies and pastes them into the uk.news.yahoo.com site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
