Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1990s retro movement

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was deletion. However, does everyone realize that the O.J. Simpson carchase was eleven years ago? RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 05:27, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1990s retro movement

The retro movement described in the article appears to be purely speculative. Unlike other retro movements, this one is not widely considered to have occurred. Also, the references to events in the future are bizarre. Originalbigj 01:49, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Fails WP:CITE --Shane ^{(talk/contrib)} 01:56, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong delete I saw this page a few days ago and said to myself, "This is a horrible page. Why does it exist? I should AfD it." But, me being as ADD as I am, I forgot after about fifteen seconds. -- Kicking222 01:57, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete--Yeah, what is this predicting the future, "Pokemon will die in 2010"...Definitely gotta delete. Reppin the bay 01:59, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete: Deep thoughts, man. Let's, like, imagine that, like, people are going to be buying wide ties like the 90's nostalgia for the 70's. That would be so cool! When the 90's nostalgia (other than nostalgia for the US presidents) hits, and when it is past tense, and when it has been discussed elsewhere, it will be time. Otherwise, this is IR (idiosyncratic research). Geogre 02:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, what is this? Crystal ballzzzz. --Kinu ^t/_c 02:54, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I would think to have an article on a retro movement, that time period should be at least a decade away. Come back in 4 years. -- MrDolomite | Talk 03:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete The gold standard for nostalgia is Happy Days. This T.V. show from 1974 was a nostalgic look back to 1954. Then, in 1978, Fonzi jumped the shark but that's not my point. The point is, you have to wait 20 years to look back on a decade. I mean, if they are still selling Pokeman Cards, then it isn't nostalgia, its just a continuation of the Pokeman thing, which I don't get by the way. Take the Viet Nam war for example. They were still fighting it hot and heavy in 1973, but that doesn't mean it was a nostalgic throwback to the 1960's, it was just the war continueing on. In fact, to reminisce about the Viet Nam war we created M*A*S*H, which was purportedly set in Korea but was really about Viet Nam and you know it. george 06:09, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I like the line talking about 1990s Adult Contemporary music continues to be played on workplace radio stations; notably Detroit's WNIC. I think that's by force and not by fad, you don't hear alot of new Celine Dion or Kenny G stuff anymore, and most music today I wouldn't consider "office-friendly". Also, these points;

Many bands from the 1990s such as Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins continue to record music in the 2000s.

Sonic the Hedgehog is remade for modern game consoles.

Bands and video game franchises can last more than one decade? I never knew that, my mind has been blown! (faints) Nate 07:45, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Terrible. JeffMurph 08:21, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Try to assume the mind set of someone who would type in 1990s retro movement. They may be wondering if such a movement exists or not, that question is itself an iterestig and evolving question and should be covered in an expanded issue. There is also a theory about retro movements that they are the emotion responses of new parents to the pressures of adult life looking to reconnect with the existence of their childhood, that is retro is by its nature an effort to return to a more infantile state. Someone who was 13 years old in the mid 1990s is still a young adult and probably not yet old enough to turn conservative. A fuller discussion of if there is a 1990s retro, if one evolves (it will in about 5 years, they always do) and its history would be a breakthrough article for Wikipedia, the first time such a fine grained social event could be followed publically. Its the kind of thing Encyc Britannica could never do. Also having lived through the time I notice the kids are now waring 1987 retro, so we can see 1990s retro soon. Anyways I fail to see the damage this does if someone just edits it some.--Rhooker1236 14:41, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Comment How on earth can you pinpoint "1987 retro"??? Are you being serious? Cultural things aren't THAT well defined that we can say "oh, that's 1973 retro" or "That's 1981 retro!". --Rehcsif 21:08, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Comment - besides, you admit yourself that we're talking about "if one evolves". It hasn't yet, so there's no need to write about it until it has. When it does, then it's a useful topic. BigHaz 23:02, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete This is lame. Furby's are 8 years old. Tamagotchis are 9. These toys took a few years to dwindle away, so we're talking maybe things 5-6 years old are now "retro"?? Check back in 15 years and then we can maybe write this article. I knew a guy when I was in college in 1990 who had an Atari 2600 in his dorm, but we didn't call it the "1980's retro movement"... --Rehcsif 16:25, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. --Bigtop (tk|cb|em|ea) 21:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete: How on earth can he tell what will happen in the future? --awh (Talk) 02:35, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Delete. While I admire that this page is well defined. The 1990s just aren't retro yet. Sure there are nostalgic teens and adults from the era, but the '90s just aren't that retro yet. This article will make more since in the tweenz (2010s). By the way I am very nostalgic towards the '90s. The '90s rocked! (Tigerghost 04:02, 27 July 2006 (UTC))

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.