The 2011 Dead PoolGOAL: Predict which notable* figures will die on/between January 1 and December 31, 2011, Eastern Time.
Produce a maximum of
50 names, to be
PM'ed to me (NOT posted here) before the ball drops in Times Square (NYC) at midnight on New Years (i.e., 12AM ET Saturday, January 1, 2011). The BB's default timestamp will determine entry time.
*It's assumed that all notable figures will have an entry, or be mentioned in an entry, at
Wikipedia or another legit source which you may have to prove.
Rules:The rules are the same as 2010 since time creeped by too quickly and we never got around to amending them. Next year perhaps!
1) PLEASE
alphabetize your list of 50 names by
LAST name (regardless of profession), either in the form of FIRSTNAME LASTNAME -or- LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME, in *1* column of names.
2) If it's not obvious who the person is for most people,
after the name please add why they're notable. For example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist" (Sorry, he's already dead). In addition, you may or may not choose to include the person's current age; for example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist (91)"
3) If you submit your list days before Midnight, January 1st, 2011, and someone on your list dies before 2011, you should substitute the person with another and resubmit your list (by the
deadline). If you do not resubmit your list, and the person died in 2010, the person will obviously NOT count for 2011.
4) a) Thou Shalt Not Kill (anyone on your list); b) criminals subject to the Death Penalty or anyone kidnapped or held hostage in 2010 won't count -- unless they die of natural causes; c) "Dead" means permanently dead, not later revived, nor put in animated suspension, or any induced or natural coma starting
before 2011 begins; d) do not edit Wikipedia with false death information.
Everyone's lists will be updated unofficially throughout the year, but a year-end audit will be performed to determine the final winner sometime shortly after December 31, 2011.
YOU are responsible for your own audit at years' end.Prize: Bragging Rights for 12 months ...and also a cool Godfather poster
(if I have any left - I still have to check)Check out results from
2010,
2009,
2008The next post will contain all participants' lists for easy reference
lol
