Talk:1980

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[edit] 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)

[edit] Qulifications 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)