Talk:1980
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[edit] Format
26-June-2007: The years 1900-1999 got a condensed Table of Contents after 28May07. See Talk:1950#Format (and "Talk:1950#Condensed TOC"). -Wikid77 22:34 26-June-2007
[edit] 2004 page layout years
There is a discussion on my talk page on page layout.
For most of the last three hundred years there is inconsistency and duplication between the year in topic paragraph, the "see also" box and what is on the year by topic pages. Prior to 1950 I am pretty convinced we can painlessly (except for sore fingers) delete all of the year in topic paragraphs and ensure that the material goes into a "see also" box, creating such a box where none exists. Post 1950, particularly from the "year in US television" link a lot of material has been added to this paragraph as highlights (sometimes making up most of the page content pointed at).
Personally I think we should still delete the paragraph, keep the box linking to the topic sites and move any particularly important parts of the year in topic paragraph to the main chronological list. This does involve undoing quite a bit of work which someone has done.
Therefore, unlike for prior to 1950 (where I've said no objection= I do it) for post 1950 I won't touch these pages unless a significant number of people agree with the change. (I am also unlikely to get the pre 1950 stuff done before summer unless the service speed improves dramatically). talk--BozMo 13:52, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Benjamin Lee
I am removing the line in the Births section for Benjamin Lee (who is described as merely "unique"). This was added with the comment "updated birthday catalogue to include myself ?You will see!" However, Benjamin Lee is about a Hawai'ian politician, who, judging from the photograph, is not 24 years old.--Clipdude 07:29, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- It was just an ordinary person adding himself, as happens every day on some article or other. Benjamin Lee is a disambiguation page. Lkjhgfdsa 0 (talk) 17:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Qualifications for inclusion
I'm just curious how some of these people qualify for inclusion in 1980 when they obviously died (and were born) long before 1980. For example, Joseph Smith, Jr. is listed in the June deaths, but he died back in 1844 or so (according to the page on him). Don't the listing here have to have something to do with the year? --nihon 01:59, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
- I'd say, Go ahead and delete such things when you see them, leaving a note in the edit summary. They're either obvious errors (someone doesn't get how this works) or subtle vandalism, and either way, they should be fixed. Lawikitejana 17:20, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unreferenced tag
I see soomeone tagged this page as unreferenced - I don't think that makes much sense, and I have accordingly removed the tag. We have a pretty strict policy that events mentioned here should have an article of their own, and ideally that article should be referenced and verifiable. Adding a reference for every single event/birth/death on what is essentially a "list of..." article would become extremely unwieldy and make the article very, very large. If there are legitimate concerns about specific entries on the page, bring them up here (or, in the case of an unreferenced/redlinked birth, just remove them as very probable vandalism/vanity) -- Ferkelparade π 14:29, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright problem removed
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[edit] Mugabe
There's currently a conflict between two items:
- 4 March – Robert Mugabe is elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
- 18 April – Zimbabwe gains independence from the United Kingdom; Robert Mugabe becomes Prime Minister.
The correct date of Mugabe's election needs to be identified. -- Earle [t/c] 10:27, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Dead link
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