Talk:1980s
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How are events of 1989 described in ENglish? I remember term "Autumn of Nations" in Polish TV, in 1989, widely used then, now nobody seems to remember that... And Talks of round table in Poland?
This is quite irony of history that effect of changes in Europe (fall of Berlin Wall), which was one of last of events in Autumn of Nation, became its symbol... szopen
Good question. As an Aussie, it's generally just referred to as "the fall of the Wall", or "the end of the Cold War", I suppose. Yes, I know that ignores the many other changes that took place across Eastern Europe. --Robert Merkel
I combined the "fall of communism" events into one item, since they are not only several events but also describe a single trend. Aleph4 14:42, 30 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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Sports figures
Do Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan seriously count as sports figures? Surely their form of wrestling is entertainment rather than sport, no matter what its apologists say.
Also, as with the "Sports figures" sections from most of the other 20th century decades, there is a strong bias towards U.S. sports. I've tried to expand the range a bit by adding players from sports that are followed in the rest of the world, and am wondering whether all the baseball, basketball, ice hockey and American football players in the lists are really outstanding enough to earn a place there (although undoubtedly many of them are). In my opinion, only people who stood out as being the best in their field during that decade, or perhaps achieved lasting fame or notoriety for some reason should be in these lists. Any of you U.S. sports fans care to edit the lists, or argue against my POV? --Lancevortex 12:46, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
Early, mid, and late 1980s
I am wondering what years are the early 1980s, what years are the mid-1980s, and what years are the late 1980s. Please give me an answer on my talk page. Heegoop 15:26, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I think about it in 3-4-3 stages. So...
- But that's just me. Mike H 01:22, Nov 24, 2004 (UTC)
geographic scope
Have added Geographic scope tag as limited to U.S. mostly currently Andrewferrier 81.130.179.202 17:56, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Why do you account for the inclusion of American Soldiers who were killed by a suicide bomber in Lebanon yet there is nothing about the Lebanese Casualties during the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon.
- Your comment implies that there is a "you" who wrote or has editorial control over this article. There isn't. Due to the nature of the bulk of the English Wikipedia's contributors, many articles have a perspective that is biased towards the prevailing opinion in English-speaking countries. You can help alleviate this problem by editing the page yourself to remove this bias. Of course, if by so doing you introduce a different bias, then it's likely that someone else will edit your changes again. Happy editing! --Lancevortex 17:00, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Television criteria
What is the criteria for television shows (and everything else really)? Is is enough to be popular in the 80s? For example, General Hospital started in the early 1960s, and it is not something that pops to my mind when I think of the 80s. Turnstep 18:54, Apr 6, 2005 (UTC)
- General Hospital was the highest-rated soap opera of the 1980s, with ten million viewers tuning in each day. Mike H (Talking is hot) 23:57, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
I see someone edited the number of Lebanese casualties in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. This place is full of anti-arab racists ...and im sick of this!
