From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Was" in intro

When the introductory sentence includes the word "was", the inference is the subject is dead. For a living subject, we use "is" in the introductory sentence, even if we have to qualify their main profession with "former" or "retired".

So, um...is Khan alive or dead? — C.Fred ( talk) 02:09, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

Found my own answer: dead. [1] C.Fred ( talk) 03:26, 11 May 2018 (UTC) reply

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 01:51, 22 May 2019 (UTC) reply