Talk:Blitz Kids

message: COMMENT ON THE ABOVE ENTRY & THE WIKIPEDIA ETHOS: As somebody who was at the Blitz, I can asssure readers that the above entry is substantially misguided, and though it is unsigned, the names checked betray the bias of its writer and the fact that he or she was a late follower of the influential Blitz scene. As an example, here's one error of fact: Leigh Bowery had not even landed in Britain from Australia by the time the Blitz closed. So Wikipedia becomes rather self-defeating if entries remain anonymous and unverified. I may return to write a more accurate account of the Blitz, after I've checked out the accuracy of a few other entries on Wiki. There is no point in my changing the wording above, because readers have no way of knowing whether my account is any better. Entries are only as good as the last person to edit them. Have you spotted my own typo? (4 Oct 2004)
I've removed Leigh Bowery from the list. --90.203.17.163 (talk) 17:32, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Moved from the article

message: We need to add the recent relaunch of The Blitz club in London's east end. Someone please help!! --78.86.147.3 (talk) 21:55, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Blitz Relaunch 

message: To suggest Isabella Blow was a Blitz Kid is pure fantasy, whatever her other distinguished achievements in fashion journalism. A picture of her was added by somebody who clearly knows nothing of the New Romantic style. Equally daft was to insert full points into "Eg" which is the name of a performer and not a grammatical abbreviation. Capslockoff (talk) 03:07, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Daft amendments 

message: While I'm not about to shoot down the relevance of the Blitz club as part of early 80s pop culture, the endless names on this article about who was or wasn't a "Blitz kid" is getting quite ridiculous. Despite how relatively shortlived the club was, this article should focus on the club itself rather than an endless list of patrons (half of whom nobody has heard of). Obviously, prominent regulars who are notable enough to have their own Wikipedia articles can be named (Steve Strange, Boy George, Marilyn, etc) but the Blitz is only notable for its part in the New Romantic scene and so perhaps the article should be merged into that one. 94.4.195.168 (talk) 12:40, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Thanks.--SabreBD (talk) 15:21, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree that the New Romantic article has certainly had its problems over the years, often perpetuating the myth that it was a musical genre and that anyone who had a synth in the early 80s was automatically part of it. But I don't think a separate article on "people who went to a certain nightclub at a certain time" is particularly ingenious either. Perhaps this article could be changed to be about the club itself rather than an endless list of irrelevant pseudo-celebs who frequented it. 88.104.9.185 (talk) 04:34, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Totally agree with the last comment. Why was this Wiki article given the heading BLITZ KIDS, rather than the title of the venue itself BLITZ CLUB? The true movers and shakers who attracted the media and pioneered its ethos of "one look lasts a day" numbered no more than about 60. Right now Facebook is awash with "foot-soldiers" claiming to have been there when in fact the youthquake that erupted was driven by a focussed collaboration between a very small group of talented and ambitious fashionistas. Music was only one part of the chemistry. 217.155.200.241 (talk) 13:45, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  a Who's Who of nothing 

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message: As was suggested ages ago: Why was this Wiki article given the heading BLITZ KIDS, rather than the title of the venue itself BLITZ CLUB? The true movers and shakers who attracted the media and pioneered its ethos of "one look lasts a day" numbered no more than about 60. Within the past month the user 90.241.132.72 deleted three of the most prominent Blitz Kid names because they are uncited here at Wikipedia. To say they are "unsourced" is untrue. They are certainly named in the definitive Smith/Sullivan book mentioned here, along with other regular movers and shakers at the club. It's a major oversight that their 2011 book We Can Be Heroes: London Clubland 1976-1984 remains unfeatured here in its own right. 217.155.200.241 (talk) 12:52, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Attention Wikipedia Admins