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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Valorrr in topic Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2025

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Is the skull and crossbones (or Jolly Roger) the ideal symbol for this? To my mind, it invokes the idea of pirates or poison, but not execution. In fact, according to Skull and crossbones (military): "various military units have used the Jolly Roger, usually in skull-and-crossbones design, as a unit identification insignia or a victory flag to ascribe to themselves the proverbial ferocity and toughness of pirates." So using this symbol in {{Infobox Military Conflict}} to designate a person who has been executed might actually (and quite wrongly) be interpreted to denote victory. sroc (talk) 09:49, 19 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Perhaps this symbol 💀 could be used instead? Pikolas (talk) 19:35, 4 February 2014 (UTC)Reply
I just noticed the little skull and crossbones in the Russian Civil War's infobox, and didn't understand their meaning there before clicking. Death in general, piracy, and poison do seem to be the most common associations. Where, outside Wikipedia, is this symbol used for execution? ---Sluzzelin talk 23:37, 3 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 2 May 2025

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revert to use File:Skull and Crossbones.svg again 79.26.189.162 (talk) 17:47, 2 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

 Done Valorrr (lets chat) 18:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)Reply