How many of us are dead?

Ok, I was in tthe shower and my mind was wondering - I was thinking about my facebook account and what would happen to it if something happened to me (not in a morbid way, just a 'oh yeah, it'd still be there' kind of way). And this got me to thinking about other profiles and how many of them on the internet are still there from someone's demise. Afterall, you wouldn't put in your will, my facebook log on is such-and-such, please deleat it, would you?

I know there are lots of people on here whose partner has no knowledge of their involvement, so if something were to happen to them, who'd know to cancel it?

So, and this is meant as a lighthearted thread, although re-reading it does sound rather macabre what percentage of SH members d'you think aren't actually with us?

May the stiffy jokes ensue.




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Well, some members have died and we've been informed by their partners or friends. At least one member has died in a car accident on his way home from a meet. H is wife then found this site but I don't know if she deleted his account.

I reckon there are loads of accounts which aren't used, either because people have moved on or just ones who decided it wasn't for them.

Ooooo could they be the timewasters too?

Not unless they died between arranging and meeting, although with the time some take to arrange things that is a possibility.

I certainly felt dead on Sunday - does that count?
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I have a list of names of whom I would like to be informed... and another list of whom I do not want informed whatsoever!

Those that are informed on a few sites I visit, will be asked to speak to Admin requesting my account be deleted if my family cant sort it out themselves.

Or an auto-response for winks?

Reminds me of a time when I was at school. We had a compulsive liar in our year who used to come out with the most outrageous stuff. (Like owning a recording studio when he was 15 yrs old and lots of other nonsense).
One day a group of us were walking home after school when one of the boys said, " Here! have you heard that K--- G---- is dead? "
One bright spark came up with, " Nah! he's probably going 'round telling every one he's dead! "

Alas poor K--- G---- really was dead.

I'm sure there are some people on this site that are dead.

They tend to post regularly.


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In some IT systems its not possible to erase some basic things like membership, or at least not without expensive and disruptive actions; which most companies would not bother with. Also there's so much data back ups hidden away in data warehouses that it's likely to remain there forever.