Talk:List of fads

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This article was nominated for deletion on 08 January 2006. The result of the discussion was keep. An archived record of this discussion can be found here.

I don't think that the iPod fits the definition of a fad. Just because it is popular and it is a fashion accessory, does not make it a fad.

According to the definition of fad on the page, There should not be any current cultural trends listed, because they have not yet declined in popularity, such as Machinima. --24.166.248.251 19:41, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 This article needs to be organized 2 Green Day issue 3 Wiki issues 4 MTV as fad 5 Citing sources 6 Vandilism issue 7 Pepsi Clear 8 Removals 9 2000s fads & a few questions 10 IM as fad 11 ugg boots as fad

[edit] This article needs to be organized

I'm not trying to be rude, but it would be a little easier if the fads were categorized by era. Example

1970's Fads

1980's Fads

And so on and so on

• I've composed a graph that I think would play a good role in this article, but it doesn't want to stay in its place when I preview it, it always jumps to the bottom, if anyone can place the graph below onto the article where it sticks that would be cool. I will work on the 1990's next.heyyy cpsa

[edit] Green Day issue

Green Day did spawn a fad in the 2000's as the Necktie, at my school over 20 wear ties with casual clothing. These are referenced to Green Day.

[edit] Wiki issues

Someone added a more organized version to this page and then someone deleted it, especially the 1980's subcatergory. It seemed okay by me, it was a fine revision, no vandilism was there... It seems that someone on this article is too protective of the work and won't let other wiki users to contribute. If you haven't noticed this is a WIKI, not owned by any one person.

• I am so sorry, I didn't know that! To those that thought I was vandalising on account 209.174.137.10 I am deeply sorry. That account is actually owned by my high school and any edit changed by them; there are a lot of computers in my school. Do not take it against one person. I am user:Tigerghost and often contribute on both addresses. So sorry again to those that thought it was vandilism, but some students will do some stupid stuff. I am a student at the high school and also edit on the same account, but never would vandilise on it. I am actually passionate on creating and editing articles. So sorry if it caused trouble, but I still believe the things I edited on this article like MTV and stuff should be revised back to what it was. (Tigerghost 23:43, 5 December 2005 (UTC))

[edit] MTV as fad

I disagee that this is a fad and not just a heavily marketed/evangelical tv channel. I think you folk are talking about the phenomena of the pop video. -max rspct 13:16, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

• I believe MTV as a whole is not a fad, but the music videos are. Therefore the music videos should be considered one.

So when TV programming first came out it was a fad? Music videos havE'nt gone away - how can they be a fad? -max rspct 13:55, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Music videos have kind of lost their punch since the 1980's, when it first came out, everyone loved them, now people are like "Oh thats nothing really new". And besides MTV has kind of tuned down music videos to other programming.

[edit] Citing sources

Any 1980's or 1990's fads by me were referenced by the "I Love The" Series on VH1. The 2000 fads are referenced by word of mouth at my school or VH1, MTV, Fuse, G4, and Spike TV. (209.174.137.10 13:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC))

Probably not good enough Wikipedia:Cite sources -max rspct 13:57, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vandilism issue

Many fads and trends continue to be deleted from the list, they are genuine fads and yet still people delete them from the list. Grunge music for example was a fad in the early 90's, but soon died out, why won't you allow people to contribute, Grunge music was a fad, even if you look in its article here on wikipedia, it states that Grunge music hit it biggest point from 1991 - 1994, then it died down. Do you people like max rspct and snowflake even know what is popular! Revert Tigerghost's edits or else I will report you as vandilizing this article. And please allow others to put in fads, there is way more fads then what is on the list, and the article states "This list is incomplete, you can help by EXPANDING it.

Other fads that are dominant are BRATZ Dolls-2000s, Power Rangers-1990s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-1990s, Napolean Dynamyte phrases-2000s(which might I add are still extremely popular), Star Trek:Original Series-1960s, Glow in the dark objects like bracelets/necklaces/lasers/hats-1990s, Atari-1970s, Intellivision-1980s I will add these into the list, I will see how long it takes for vandals to delete them. I will report anything that is deleted... Just to let all know, I am a pop culture historian. (209.174.137.10 13:52, 14 December 2005 (UTC))

I don't believe TV series qualify as fads. TV shows are short-lived by their nature, as is their popularity. I suggest Ninja Turtles, Star Trek and Power Rangers be removed. - LeonWhite 08:33, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

What about Pokemon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh? Should we remove them too? I'm not saying that we should add anymore tv shows, but these were major big ones in their eras. Ninja Turtles could apply to the toys as well as Power Rangers. And Star Trek: TOS was big as well, but died into reruns till the movies were released in the mid-70's. But maybe Star Trek could be removed, it did survive longer than its era and didn't really fade away (1966 - 1969, 1987 - 2005) long reign.

Pokemon and Digimon are games, not TV shows. But why not include any TV show that had short-lived popularity? Because there are probably hundreds of them. I've removed Star Trek, but I'll leave the others for now. - LeonWhite 00:45, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

So Power Rangers & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles should stay maybe not because of their tv show status, but toy franchises. (216.138.20.114 20:01, 21 December 2005 (UTC))

• I've done research on this issue, Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles should stay because they hit with everything, video games, toys, lunchboxes , and all the good-stuff. But Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles really should be moved to 1980's, because it came out in 1987, so I will do that. And Pokemon did become a tv show, so did Digimon, this issue is really confusing. (216.138.20.114 03:48, 22 December 2005 (UTC))

[edit] Pepsi Clear

It is'nt named Pepsi CLear, it's called Crystal Pepsi

Thanks. Don't forget that you can fix it yourself. --Mrwojo 05:24, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Actually, it was called Pepsi Clear in some markets, particularly in Europe. There is also a drink called Pepsi Clear being sold today in Mexico, it is a relative of the original Crystal Pepsi/Pepsi Clear. So thanks for the suggestion, but do check facts first. -Etoile 19:30, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removals

Pop princesses (female singers aren't a fad, and the definition of what "pop princesses" are is hazy anyway), and Xbox (games consoles have been around for years, the successful ones have a lifespan of 4-5 years, and the Xbox is unremarkable). - LeonWhite 04:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

• I think that Napolean Dynamite, independant film shouldn't be considered a fad, since Napolean Dynamite Phrases are already mentioned... (216.138.20.114 04:38, 6 January 2006 (UTC))

[edit] 2000s fads & a few questions

• I got started on the VH1 I Love The... series and listed their fads and fashions then got to thinking of the 2000s fads, I am just curious what kind of fads are going around now besides those listed, personally I think the 2000s are pretty boring and dull compared to the 80s or the 90s I relized that the Beyblade toys were really popular early in the decade as well as Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon still was pretty strong till about mid 2002 then died. (Tigerghost 05:55, 6 January 2006 (UTC))

References.... The 1990s fads I added to the list were found on I Love The 90's and I Love The 90's: Part Deux on VH1, a major pop culture television network. The Same goes for the 1980s, but their infor was aquired from the I Love the 80s, I Love the 80s: Strikes Back, and I Love The 80's 3D (Tigerghost 05:55, 6 January 2006 (UTC))

OTHER REFERENCES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DELETE THIS PAGE

• [1] Angelfire Fads
• [2] Crazyfads Website
• [3] in the 90s Fads
• [4] in the 80s Fads
• [5] in the 70s Fads
• [6] fifties web
• [7] stuck in the 70s
• [8] yearbook high/history/fads
• [9] misc. other fads
• [10] I Love the 90s
• love_the_90s_part_deux/series.jhtml I Love the 90s: Part Deux
• [11] I Love the 80s
• the_80s_strikes_back/series.jhtml I Love the 80s: Strikes Back
• [12] I Love the 80s: 3D
• [13] I Love the 70s

[edit] IM as fad

Instant Messangeing isn't a fad... or a least it isn't a 2000s fad. People used IM in the late 1990s too. Sitenl 21:50, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ugg boots as fad

This style of boots have been around for over 100 years and are only growing in popularity. This style in now considered a category in many USA department stores and shoe stores and is here to stay (Shyets04 20:23, 14 February 2006 (UTC))