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graduation dates
Hi,

Thanks for your message. I think that the whole graduation year thing is a total red herring. It just doesn't matter, especially to Gen X. Generations are not defined by their graduation year. It will be defined by the major social trends particularly during their youth, but also throughout their lives.

In any case, there are so many educational systems and personal differences that trying to establish a strict link between birth year and graduation year in a general article like this is doomed to failure.

As far as I know Strauss and Howe do not use graduation years in their definition, except PERHAPS as one element of the name of the "Millennials"... Strauss and Howe's whole theory is based on very long term social cycles that will not be influenced by little things like a graduation date.

So, in short I understand your argument, but personally favour completely axing the reference to grad years unless we can find much more substantial sources indicating how they are important to the definition of Generation X. Peregrine981 (talk) 19:50, 25 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, I don't accept that the graduation class of 2000 is important. Peregrine981 (talk) 12:00, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

A Warning
As I was previously told by another editor a while back (when I didn't realize), Canvassing is against Wikipedia policy is considered disruptive behavior and you may be blocked from editing. You should also register an account, unless there is a reason you don't want to. I traced your IP address to an IP address spoofer. CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 05:39, 26 September 2010 (UTC)