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on 02:14, 26 Sep 2004, without any concretization of those "most historians". Could it be done now? And sources, please! [[User:Cmapm|Cmapm]] 02:52, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC) |
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== Request for references == |
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Hi, I am working to encourage implementation of the goals of the [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] policy. Part of that is to make sure articles [[Wikipedia:Cite sources|cite their sources]]. This is particularly important for featured articles, since they are a prominent part of Wikipedia. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|Fact and Reference Check Project]] has more information. Thank you, and please [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Taxman&action=edit§ion=new leave me a message] when a few references have been added to the article. - [[User:Taxman|Taxman]] 19:05, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC) |
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Olympic achievements
This article does a really good job of highlighting the organizational history of the games. I was tempted to add information about some of the athletic achievements that highlighted some of the games (e.g., Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals in 1972, Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 gymnastic performance in 1976), but it doesn't really seem to fit the general tone and purpose of this article. So I let it pass, but I am wondering if these achievements do belong in this article or in a different article.
- Well, as the author of the bulk of the original article, I think adding the greatest athletic feats, such as Spitz and Comaneci, is a good idea. I mentioned some, (Redgrave and Zatopek), and any omissions were due to ignorance, rather than planning -- GWO
- Another option would be to create a separate article called Achievements of the Olympic Games, or something similar. --Stephen Gilbert
- Thats an option, but I don't think it will be the right one unless the present article gets much bigger (which I don't think it will, for now). Sometimes the sport and politics are difficult to untangle, anyway (Ali, Tommy Smith) -- GWO
marathon
regarding the marathon, Summer_Olympic_Games says "The final yards were added on at the request of British royal family in order to improve the view of the finish from their box" while Marathon (sport) says "race organizers added 385 yards to the course in order to have the runners start in front of Windsor Castle." which is it? Kingturtle 05:42, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Well, there is of course no way to tell whether the extra yards lie at the start or at the end. However, the story which I've encountered the most is that the 25 mile race was extended to start in front of Windsor castle, after which it had become a 26 mile race to the entrance of the stadium, after which it was extended another 385 yards to end in front of the royal box. And quite a memorable 385 yards they proved to be. Aliter 01:38, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Stylistic concern
- The modern Olympic Games were founded in 1894 when Pierre Fredi, Baron de Coubertin, who sought to promote international understanding through the sporting competition.
When Pierre Fredi did what? This is merely one example of a stylistic error: the introductory section of the article is full of them. To make things worse, they were copied without correction to the main page when this article was 'featured'. Is good style not a criterion for becoming a featured article? Victor Gijsbers 14:52, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Popularity
For those who may doubt it, the 1994 soccer/football World Cup had an estimated 32 billion "cumulative viewers" while the 1996 Summer Olympics figures 19.6 billion "cumulative viewers". Rmhermen 15:14, Mar 24, 2004 (UTC)
Winter torch
It seems odd that the main image on 'Summer Olympic Games' is of a winter games torch runner. Is there a similarly public-domain image of a torchbearer from Atlanta or Sydney? When does Athens start its torch run? I'd suggest replacing it as soon as feasible. Radagast 00:07, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)
- It was the only PD image I could find. I made my own logo (with the 5 rings), but that ended up on the copyright infringments listing so fast it was scary. If you can find a public domain image to replace it, you have my blessing and my support (not that yo need it). →Raul654 00:23, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)
- Can we find images about the first few games. One would expect some of those should be in the Public Domain by now. Aliter 01:38, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Why do we have an image on the Summer Games page that features a torch being carried to the Winter Games (by a guy wearing a Winter Games outfit)? - Montrealais
- Wow, that's service. - Montrealais
all time medal count
We need an all time medal count for the summer gamesAndyL 04:57, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
this link has breakdown by medal type. AndyL 05:33, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
I have now updated the table with the 2004 medals, though I'd appreciate if someone would double-check. Eritrea, Paraguay and the UAE appear for the first time. Matthewmayer 17:38, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Another thought, I was going to add some flags to the medal count table, but looking at the other medal count tables you need an awful lot of repetitive markup like [[Image:china_flag_large.png|20px|<nowiki>]]</nowiki> which makes the table hard to edit. Maybe we should have templates like Template:flagFRA, Template:flagGER, Template:flagAUS etc, so a mini-flag would be inserted with a simple {{flagFRA}}, {{flagGER}} etc in the markup. The abbreviations would be the IOC ones. Matthewmayer 17:54, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Good job completing the list! --Cantus 23:39, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)
- What is Wales doing on this list? The Welsh do not have their own NOC, as far as I know. Aliter 01:38, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Wales won some medals separately at a few of the early Games I believe. Matthewmayer 18:46, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- What is Wales doing on this list? The Welsh do not have their own NOC, as far as I know. Aliter 01:38, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
1906 Intercalated Games
The following fragment of the article:
There followed a smaller "tenth birthday" games in Athens in 1906. This celebration is not commonly accepted as being Olympic Games, but they certainly positively contributed to the success of future games after the less successful 1900 and 1904 Games.
was replaced by:
There followed a smaller games in Athens in 1906, the first of an alternating series of games to be held in Athens. As it also turned out to be the last, the reason for the games is now sought in the "tenth birthday" of the games. These gamesare not currently recognised as being Olympic Games by the IOC, though most hisotirans do see them as such. Anyway, they certainly positively contributed to the success of future games after the less successful 1900 and 1904 Games.
on 02:14, 26 Sep 2004, without any concretization of those "most historians". Could it be done now? And sources, please! Cmapm 02:52, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Request for references
Hi, I am working to encourage implementation of the goals of the Wikipedia:Verifiability policy. Part of that is to make sure articles cite their sources. This is particularly important for featured articles, since they are a prominent part of Wikipedia. The Fact and Reference Check Project has more information. Thank you, and please when a few references have been added to the article. - Taxman 19:05, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)