I was referring to the account, not the person. Sorry for the ambiguity.
Only some trolls think Nickb is dead. The best solid evidence for him not being dead is that even if he doesn't answer his cell phone, he seems to be paying the bill. Though I suppose that's not very good evidence with automatic payment being so common.
Every so often in the news you read about some elderly person in one of the developed countries found dead in their apartment, having been dead for months. Their pensions keep getting direct-deposited and their bills keep getting paid automatically so no one suspects anything for awhile.