Talk:The Seventies

message: Size issues:
I figure by the end of the week, we'll push the article into something like 75 or even 100k. I don't think we should refactor into daughter articles until the week is over, that way we know what we have to ship over and not leave anything behind. Any objections? Mike H 15:42, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
I agree. Lets get the work done then at the end cut and send the television and movie text into their own main articles.
lots of issues  | leave me a message 18:13, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

message: I have added a template to merge this into 1970s. The two concepts are the same or similar enough that there is no reason to have both articles separate. --SPUI (talk) 02:11, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: * 1970s is meant to be a simple list of topics more or less while The Seventies is an article.  That's how things are for other decades.  gren 02:39, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: ** That would make it the house style, which is why I voted not to merge. --Phroziac (talk) 02:51, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: I just wanted to leave a note of support for SPUI's idea here.  I don't really see a huge reason to keep these separate.  More importantly, I think that many people will link to either one arbitarily, and if they're going to be left as separate articles, very clear links should be left between the articles at the top, and someone should consider going through the backlinks.  Thanks. :) kmccoy (talk) 03:05, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Its the common practice, I do agree with you that the links need to be fixed and clarified.. I will do that tommorow. Falphin 03:09, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: While I don't believe many people will actually link to The Seventies without intending it to go to this article, and vice versa, I nevertheless added a disclaimer at the top of this article.  Perhaps someone can do the same for the 1970s article.  ℬastique▼talk 03:46, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: Volatile, I know you're still editing the Cinema section, but a must-mention in that section is Hal Ashby, who directed the groundbreaking films Harold and Maude and Being There. Mike H 21:04, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
:Done with Seventies in Cinema! Long write, lol. Did mention Ashby's Being There towards the end of the article. Feel free to spell/grammar check, because I'm sure there's plenty I've missed; as well as add anything I've missed. Thanks! Volatile 22:34, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Cinema

message: One of the biggest worldwide trends hasn't even been touched! Will someone start a paragraph on it under the worldwide trends? Mike H 19:27, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
*Isn't it more of a Sixties topic during the Second wave? Falphin 15:49, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Feminism

message: This might sound stupidly obvious but 70s music is notable for the reason that it marked the end of the 60s.  It is widely recognised that toward the end of the sixties the hippy movement was collapsing; Jimi, Janis and brian jones died; the beatles split up; and the rolling stones had a shocker at altamont involving the hells angels (obviously not in that order). I think its sensible that we mention something about this in the 70s music section! --CJ 23:20, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: CJ, that sounds like the makings of a wonderful beginning to an expanded Music section!  Why don't you write it!  ℬastique▼talk 02:11, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  70s Music 

message: I think tweaking and merging the info with the existing intro would improve flow, organization, and result in a better intro.
lots of issues  | leave me a message 12:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worldwide trends integrated with the intro? 

message: Can someone come up with something to add to the sports section of the artical? --ZeWrestler 12:50, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sports 

message: We've covered the US, the UK, Japan and the Middle East at least in basic form. Now we need to write a section for what was arguably the biggest influence on world relations in the Seventies: the Soviet Union. Mike H 20:23, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
*Agreed but what exactly should be covered. Sorry, I'm not very familiar with Soviet history. Falphin 20:58, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: New national issues section

message: About two thousand people died in political violence between the police, British army and paramilitary groups during the seventies.
This has little to no context and reads like a non-sequitur. Can someone put it in context and write more about it? Mike H 21:21, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah. In fact, there should probably be a separate section on Ireland as to cover the IRA and other groups. I don't know a whole lot about this, though, so I'm not the best person to cover the issue(s). Volatile 02:36, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: UK sentence

message: * The Singer-songwriter movement (Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, etc.)
* Development of Alt-country (Gram Parsons, The Eagles, Emmylou Harris, etc.)
* Heavy metal (Led Zeppelin, The Who, etc.)
* Bubblegum pop (Osmonds, Jackson 5, etc.)
* "Art rock" (Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc.)
* Glam rock (David Bowie, Elton John, etc.)
* Popularization of Country music
* Popularization of Reggae
* Minimalist music in European classical music
* Classical rock especially Pink Floyd Echoes (1971 song).
:Has that section been finished? A lot of that stuff should be covered if it isn't...especially that very first topic. Mike H (Talking is hot) 22:09, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)
::The music section is a bit thin, and not all of the topics have been covered, let alone covered well (Singer-Songwriter, Alt-Country, Country, and Raggae in particular). I don't mind the list of topics being removed, but the section still needs some fleshing out. Volatile 01:42, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well hurry up then, because we've less than a day on COTW!!!!   ℬastique▼talk 02:00, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Topics

message: I'm not sure who started this section, but it abruptly stops at 1973. Anyone planning on finishing it through 1979? Volatile 01:41, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  World Cinema