Please note that this article is still in progress.
See the Categories article for more.
General
Individuals who have been missing for at least six months prior to the current date are eligible for listing. Exceptions include those receiving significant media attention or by request of law enforcement.
Additionally, the introduction of paranormal or supernatural speculation into articles is strictly prohibited. Only scientific-based facts are permitted on this website out of respect for the investigative agencies and loved ones of the individuals listed.
Content warnings
This Wiki contains content that is not suitable for everyone. Please use content warnings for articles that contain any of these topics:
- {{Graphic}} = For mentions of any physical or sexual violence. This includes child abuse.
- {{Drug use warning}} = For mentions of any substance abuse, illegal or not.
- {{Suicide warning}} = For mentions of suicide.
Infobox
The following infoboxes can be used in source mode.
Missing person
{{Missing Infobox
| image 1=File:LIVING PHOTOGRAPH.jpg
| image 2=File:MOST RECENT AGE PROGRESSION.jpg (leave blank if no age progression has been created.)
| disappeared=Date of disappearance. Month/Day/Year if in the United States. Day/Month/Year if from a country that uses a different format (such as England)
| missing_for={{age|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| location=Town/city followed by the state/province
| age=Age of individual when they were last seen
| age_now={{age now|YYYY|MM|DD}} (list person's birth date, if known. Leave blank if unknown.)
| race=Individual's race or ethnicity
| sex=Individual's sex (please specify if the person's gender is different than their sex or is unknown.)
| height=Individual's height
| weight= Individual's weight
| classification=Classification of disappearance, if applicable.
}}
Located persons
{{Recovered Infobox
|title1=
|image1=File:LIVING PHOTOGRAPH.jpg
|caption1=
|name=
|sex=Individual's sex (please specify if the person's gender is different than their sex or is unknown.)
|born=Date of birth (if known).
|disappeared=Date of disappearance. Month/Day/Year if in the United States. Day/Month/Year if from a country that uses a different format (such as England)
|disappeared_from=Town/city followed by the state/province
|died=Date of death (if applicable).
|age=Age of the individual at the time of disappearance.
|resolved=The date the case was resolved
|outcome=Whether the individual was found alive, deceased or it is unknown.
|recovered_from=The location where the individual was recovered from
|span=The timespan between date of disappearance and date of recovery.
|cause_of_death=Classification of death, if applicable.
}}
Article naming
Article's should just be the person's given name and surname, but middle names can be included if:
- They are commonly referred to with their middle name, such as Mary Jean Kreiser.
- They go by their middle name, such as Abbie Flynn.
- There is multiple missing people with the same or similar names, such as Jolanda Catharina Meijer and Jolanda Henrica Maria Meijer.
If the person has any nickname, please use their nickname our of respect for the individual. This also applies if the person is transgender.
Appearance
Bullet lists should detail the appearance of a missing person.
Characteristics
Information listing the physical or mental traits of somebody. This includes but is not limited to;
- Basic details such as body build, eye color, hair color, and skin complexion.
- Markings such as moles, piercings, scars, skin discolorations, and tattoos.
- Unusual traits such as being left handed or nail biting.
- Injuries or disabilities such as broken bones, illnesses, medication or drug dependencies, mobility issues, etc. This includes any mental illnesses or disabilities.
Clothing and belongings/accessories
Information listing any clothing, personal belongings, or accessories that somebody had at the time of their disappearance. If a missing person's clothing is unknown but has any belongings with them, you can remove the "clothing" part of the section title. This also applies if any accessories or belongings are unknown.
Media
A bullet list describing where a case has been mentioned in major media, such as television, film or print media. Please note, the titles of the programs should be italicized.
- At this time, mentions of podcasts should not be included, as there are a tremendous amount available.
- Mentions of general news coverage are also not notable for this section unless discussed by a national/renown company (such as Time).
Sources
Credibility is important on this website, so it is best to determine whether information originates from reliable sources.
- Online forums (Websleuths, Reddit, etc.) cannot be used as sources, unless information is gathered from newspaper clippings or copies of archived articles.
- Tabloids, such as The Daily Mail and The National Enquirer are prohibited to be used, based on lengthy histories of sensationalism and deliberate false claims.
To provide links to websites that profile certain cases, some templates have been created to make the process easier. Websites such as news reports don't have templates. If you wish to include some in the article, make sure to add them on a bulleted list underneath a header titled "Sources" at the bottom of a page. Names of news agencies are to be italicized, as are books and television/film programs.
- {{NCMEC|CASE NUMBER HERE|Article title}}
- {{NamUs|CASE NUMBER HERE|Article title}}
- {{Doe Network|CASE NUMBER (LOWER CASE) FOLLOWED BY .html|Article title}}
- {{Doe Network INT|CASE NUMBER (LOWER CASE) FOLLOWED BY .html|Article title}}
- {{Wikipedia|ARTICLE_TITLE|Article title}}
- {{Charley Project|first name-middle name(if applicable)-last name}}
- {{NCMPUR|CASE NUMBER|Article title}}
- {{Ontario MP|CASE NUMBER|Article title}}
Indexes
Please follow these steps from the UID Wiki guide for adding your pages to the indexes after you have created your page here. We require cases to be added to the Chronological Case Index and the Geographical Case Index. Please add your pages in chronological order.
If you have created a page for an individual with a resolved case, please add your page to the Resolved Cases Index.