Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 20, 2016 I just found this one. It is a deathpool on an Australian football forum. Competitors have 20 picks each. Rules are a little more structured than DL's as each pick must at least have their own Wikipedia page as well as an obit in a major source: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-bigfooty-2016-death-list.1119005/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 20, 2016 LOL - as one of their posters notes, "It's the game that puts the 'fun' in funeral". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted July 20, 2016 Neat, the Wikiepedia rule is exactly as I suggested here myself. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 20, 2016 Neat, the Wikiepedia rule is exactly as I suggested here myself.Do we have an equivalent of the "Prince George" rule? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted July 20, 2016 The Wiki rule is a sensible one.Prince George rule I think is unethical.Any child should not be picked in a dead pool in my opinion. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted July 20, 2016 Although the Wiki rule is good though I have never applied it any of the pools I run.The BBC obit rule in 20/20 and 50/50 is similar though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 21, 2016 The Wiki rule is a sensible one.Prince George rule I think is unethical.Any child should not be picked in a dead pool in my opinion.I strongly agree. I interpreted the rule to be that people were apparently picking Prince George before he was even born or very young on the chance that he would be stillborn or die from SIDS or whatever during his first year. Their rule states that the person must be one year old. Perhaps we need a rule that clearly states the candidate must be at least 18 or 21 or whatever people feel is an appropriate age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted July 22, 2016 The Wiki rule is a sensible one.Prince George rule I think is unethical.Any child should not be picked in a dead pool in my opinion.I strongly agree. I interpreted the rule to be that people were apparently picking Prince George before he was even born or very young on the chance that he would be stillborn or die from SIDS or whatever during his first year. Their rule states that the person must be one year old. Perhaps we need a rule that clearly states the candidate must be at least 18 or 21 or whatever people feel is an appropriate age. When I launched Death by Numbers last year I originally set the bar at 199 which could include 15 year olds but some people suggested I higher it and I was fine with that and over time kind of think 18 is a better age.I also really wanted to do a spin off from Death by Numbers where everyone picks a notable individual from each year from 1901 to 1999 with 1 point for a 1901 death and 99 for a 199 death etc but I kinda think asking people to pick under 18 year olds is slightly questionable.If they are 16 or 17 I could contemplate it but it is a grey area but certainly young children no way.George Lineker being picked by DL in 1996 was way too far for my liking.I already have 3 deadpools to oversee on here so wouldn`t inflict another on you all however tempting it is.May pitch it on the Death by Numbers thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted July 26, 2016 The Prince George rule is unethical. The wiki rule is unfair. Some people are genuinely noteworthy without having a wiki page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,488 Posted July 26, 2016 The DDP has the minimum age rule, which is good. It can be depressing enough seeing 20 year old terminal mums or whoever it is picked, let alone the concept of the arms races moving to terminally ill toddlers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,661 Posted July 26, 2016 The Wiki rule is a sensible one.Prince George rule I think is unethical.Any child should not be picked in a dead pool in my opinion. Not even Donald Trump? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,008 Posted July 26, 2016 Can't help but notice one team on that site picked Lucille Ball. They definitely have some splainin to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted July 26, 2016 Can't help but notice one team on that site picked Lucille Ball. They definitely have some splainin to do. Plenty of 'em still alive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIPb1OMTZ0Q P.S. Paul, when are we gonna get this fixed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 15, 2017 Here are the teams' lists for this year. Some interesting names amongst the choices: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/bigfooty-death-list-2017-new-host-drakescoffeecake.1154728/page-7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
