Talk:The Gulf War Did Not Take Place
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This article looks more like a book review than an encyclopedic article. 85.64.15.133 18:50, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
Man, it's no longer a stub, but this thing just rambles now. Plus I took all of my information from reviews and synopses (sp?), so I can't verify it first hand. Also, just to top it off, I can't remember if "class A threat" is the actual terminology that was used.
- Lifefeed 20:07, Oct 23, 2004 (UTC)
I don't think this rambles, i actually think its quite good. but one thing is that i think there could still be more information on this subject, like, what does the author think or call all the killings that took place if you don't call it a war. i don't think this question is answered in this article.
- Leo Collin 01:15, 14 December 2005 (LVC)
[edit] Author male or female?
His/her sex changes from male to female halfway through the article. Drew3D 16:43, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- He's male. Article fixed Deadlock 16:57, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Is the title a reference to "The_Trojan_war_will_not_take_place" by Jean Giraudoux? Vnaughtdeltat 18:57, 2 August 2006 (UTC) - Indeed it is. A subtlety that has generally been lost on Anglo-Saxon readers, who have been keen to criticise the title - though maybe M.Baudrillard has himself to blame for that.--Lopakhin 15:12, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- The phrase "Contrary to the provocative title, the author does believe that the events and violence of the 'Gulf War' actually took place." is dull, this seems quite obvious, don't you think ? Arronax50 23:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
No that doesn't seem obvius. There are people who insist that the halocast (WWII) literally did NOT happen. I think it is important to be explicit in what the author meant. 208.53.104.68 16:11, 18 May 2007 (UTC)amyanda2000
[edit] Clean up desperately needed!
This article is poorly written. It does indeed ramble, because the author seems not to have had any structure in mind when writing it. The last two paragraphs meander pointlessly and are difficult to understand. For instance: "This point also works in with another of Baudrillard claims that the war was so heavily edited when it was shown on television that what Americans saw wasn't even close to the real war." What in the world did the English language ever do to become the recipient of a massacre like that? Also, the phrase "to absolutely believe" is a split infinitive. I have corrected it where it once appeared in the second to last paragraph.
72.78.159.161 01:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
