Talk:Vietnam War
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Vietnam War article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. |
Article policies
|
Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL |
Archives: Index, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29Auto-archiving period: 90 days |
This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus. |
Wikipedia is not censored. Images or details contained within this article may be graphic or otherwise objectionable to some readers, to ensure a quality article and complete coverage of its subject matter. For more information, please refer to Wikipedia's content disclaimer regarding potentially objectionable content and options for not seeing an image. |
Please stay calm and civil while commenting or presenting evidence, and do not make personal attacks. Be patient when approaching solutions to any issues. If consensus is not reached, other solutions exist to draw attention and ensure that more editors mediate or comment on the dispute. |
This topic contains controversial issues, some of which have reached a consensus for approach and neutrality, and some of which may be disputed. Before making any potentially controversial changes to the article, please carefully read the discussion-page dialogue to see if the issue has been raised before, and ensure that your edit meets all of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Please also ensure you use an accurate and concise edit summary. |
Vietnam War was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on March 8, 2004, April 30, 2004, April 30, 2005, and April 30, 2006. | |||||||||||||
Current status: Former good article nominee |
Vietnam War myths was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 31 August 2018 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Vietnam War on 8 October 2018. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here. |
This level-4 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to multiple WikiProjects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
This article has been mentioned by a media organization:
|
To-do list for Vietnam War:
|
This article has been viewed enough times to make it onto the all-time Top 100 list. It has had 77 million views since December 2007. |
This article has been viewed enough times in a single week to appear in the Top 25 Report. The week in which this happened:
|
May 15, 1975 end of vietnam war.
editThe following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
According to the department of defense the last 41 deaths of the Vietnam war are those personnel killed in the Mayaguez Incident ending May 15,1975. The last 41 names listed on the Vietnam war memorial are those military people. IT time to dump your phony end of war date of April 30, 1975 as it is wrong. 2600:1015:A026:2AD9:16AA:2EA4:F206:6A7E (talk) 23:52, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Didn't we just kick this around a few months ago? Rja13ww33 (talk) 00:31, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- We did. Consensus was to leave it as is since the vast majority of RS use the date used by the article. Intothatdarkness 02:21, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Seems to be the same IP user as previously, now wanting 15 May rather than 7 May. Mztourist (talk) 02:59, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- As usual you three idiots never respond to the statement. The statement is the department defense considers the Vietnam war is over on May 15,1975 as the last 41 deaths of the Vietnam war are those personnel killed in the Mayaguez incident ending May 15,1975. The 41 are listed on the Vietnam war memorial. 2600:1015:A026:2AD9:16AA:2EA4:F206:6A7E (talk) 12:55, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- The US was not the only participant. Slatersteven (talk) 13:08, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- As usual? I didn't even participate in this conversation the last time it came up. Knock off the personal attacks. Rja13ww33 (talk) 16:43, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- As usual you three idiots never respond to the statement. The statement is the department defense considers the Vietnam war is over on May 15,1975 as the last 41 deaths of the Vietnam war are those personnel killed in the Mayaguez incident ending May 15,1975. The 41 are listed on the Vietnam war memorial. 2600:1015:A026:2AD9:16AA:2EA4:F206:6A7E (talk) 12:55, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- Seems to be the same IP user as previously, now wanting 15 May rather than 7 May. Mztourist (talk) 02:59, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- We did. Consensus was to leave it as is since the vast majority of RS use the date used by the article. Intothatdarkness 02:21, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/ending-vietnam. Slatersteven (talk) 13:34, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
They have been blocked for a couple of days for PA's so let's close this. Slatersteven (talk) 16:51, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Which year was 28 January?
editIn the sentence "In the lead-up to the ceasefire on 28 January", which year is that? I would assume that it refers to the Paris Peace Accords from 27 January 1973. Except, the day doesn't seem to match... although... it might be the same day in different timezones, or something like ceasefire was signed on 27 January 1973, and came into effect on 28 January 1973? 2OO.3OO.2OO.3OO (talk) 16:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
America
editThe defeat of North Vietnam, after the American operation Linebacker II. Then the North Vietnamese signed a non-aggression pact with South Vietnam, thus ending the American campaign. The North Vietnamese defenses were completely broken. North Vietnam signs a non-aggression pact on January 27, 1973 Legionar123 (talk) 16:45, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- And broke it, from day 1. Slatersteven (talk) 16:47, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Suggestions to trim article to within size guidelines
editHello everyone, I and AI (ChatGPT4o) believe we can streamline the content to make it more accessible without losing essential information. Here are targeted strategies to reduce word count while maintaining informative quality:
- Consolidate Similar Events: Group similar events, such as minor battles or operations with common outcomes, under unified subheadings to avoid redundancy and streamline the narrative.
- Focus on Key Figures and Events: Limit detailed discussions to pivotal figures and major events, reducing coverage of less influential figures or lesser-known skirmishes unless they contribute significantly to the overall understanding of the war.
- Streamline Background and Prelude Sections: Condense the background and prelude to focus on essential causes and geopolitical contexts, avoiding excessive detail on minor events leading up to the war.
- Reduce Details on Military Hardware and Tactics: Summarize military technology and tactics briefly unless they are central to a key event, and consider linking to specific articles for those interested in in-depth details.
- Trim the Aftermath and Legacy Sections: Focus on summarizing the main consequences and broad impacts, avoiding detailed discussions of various interpretations and long-term impacts unless highly relevant.
- Use Summary Style for Subsections: Employ summary style for detailed sections. For example, sections on the home front or anti-war movements can be summarized with links to their detailed articles.
- Edit for Clarity and Brevity: Revise the text to remove passive constructions, redundant phrases, and verbose language to improve clarity and reduce word count.
- Check for Overlap: Ensure information repeated across different sections is consolidated to improve coherence and avoid redundancy.
We believe these changes will make the article more concise and focused, enhancing readability without compromising on the depth of information. I would appreciate any feedback or additional suggestions from the community, Tom B (talk) 16:36, 25 May 2024 (UTC)