I think this definition is clearly out of date. When I look at:
It is clear to me that the Golden Era of Go is NOW! :-) What does everybody else think? --DaveSigaty
Plop?: The golden era of cars was when they first started coming off assembly lines despite there being more and better cars now, the golden era of radio was pre-TV, despite there being more radio stations and music now. The golden era of go I'd say isn't now despite your valid points
Stefan: Today we're in the Diamond Era of Go.
Dieter: Ask a Japanese, he'll answer yesterday; ask a Korean, he'll say today. Ask me and I'll answer maybe some day.
GodGinrai?: Many of you make valid points, but the truth is, you don't change history because you like the name someone else is using. You don't go back and change the name of a specific Civil War, just because a more recent one was more bloody. That era should stay the Golden Era of Go. And Stefan has the right idea, just the wrong direction. If you think now is better, name it better! Although Diamond does not go along the track of metals, you could call this era the Platinum Era of Go.
Fernobob: Didn't we change the name of The Great War, to World War One once we had had a bloodier one?
Velobici: The item referred to by the name 'The Great War' has not changed. That conflict is known as both 'The Great War' and 'World War I'. Sometimes additional names are used widely, sometimes within a single country. Have heard that the Soviets referred to 'World War II" as 'The Great Patriotic War' (ohhhh...Wikipedia agrees, it must be true!).
Hyperpapeterie: Names like 'the golden age of...' do change from time to time. But that's not our job here at Sensei's.
Anonymous: Arguably, the golden era of Go from a Korean perspective may well be the current one, since 1990, with the rise and shine of Lee ChangHo and the immense popularity of Baduk in his slipstream. Also, international matches between Chinese, Korean and Japanese professionals and the gradual penetration in the West could justify calling today's era the golden one. However, the name is not commonly used this way.