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Good article reassessment for Marshall Islands at the Olympics

Marshall Islands at the Olympics has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 22:49, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Olympic record

Good people, please fix this list. It's been unsourced for almost 15 years. Bearian (talk) 01:31, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

I mean... it's a list article. What needs sourcing? Probably needs an update for newer sports, and maybe a split between Summer/Winter games for ease of navigation, but I'm not sure sourcing is the issue here. Primefac (talk) 12:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:18, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Chris Skelley

Hi, the prose in this article needs updating, particularly in the judo career section, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 21:08, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

List of first Olympic medalists by National Olympic Committee

I created List of first Olympic medalists by National Olympic Committee back in December in my user space and I just moved it to main space now. Would appreciate any help in filling out a few of the missing pieces that I wasn't able to source on my own. Part of my problem was that some NOCs won events on the same day and, without the event schedule, I'm unable to determine who technically won the event first. With that said, the years NOCs are listed under should be correct. Pinging @Arconning, as I believe they had an interest in this list as well. Hey man im josh (talk) 20:37, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

I dont understand why ROC (Russian Olympic Committee athletes) are listed seperately if Russian Olympic Committee (RUS) is already listed. Pelmeen10 (talk) 21:47, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

@Pelmeen10: For the same reason the Russian Empire (RU1) and Soviet Union (URS) are listed prior to Russia (RUS), their medals are counted separately in overall totals. Hey man im josh (talk) 21:57, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Those are understandable, but it literally says Russian Olympic Commitee in its name. It's not an actual NOC. I suggest removing all non-NOCs, including Mixed Team. Pelmeen10 (talk) 22:10, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Why? It's relevant in that the medals are counted for different groups, and I think that's pretty useful and relevant information. Do you think it's an improvement by removing said information @Pelmeen10? I'd argue it's misleading since they're treated as separate groups, and your link doesn't say it's not treated as an NOC, since an NOC is required for athletes to participate under. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:17, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

The article doesn't accurately cover the situation for at least the first few modern Games. Athletes competing at those Games did not represent National Olympic Committees. There was no such thing. In Australia's case, for example, Edwin Flack is recorded as it's first gold medallist, in 1896, but Australia didn't even become a country until 1901, so obviously no NOC existed. I'm certain other inaccuracies like that are in your tables. Perhaps you need to add some qualifying words about those earlier Games. HiLo48 (talk) 23:47, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

@HiLo48: See the reference used for Australia, which is listed on Olympics.com and reflects this. That same reference also shows an IOC recognition date of 1895. Australia not being a country independent of the Commonwealth is also not particularly relevant, as we see quite a few examples of this, such as Canada, which did not gain independence til 1982. It's also worth noting that Canada was not represented at the 1900 games for example, despite a Canadian athlete participating, hence why the 1904 games are credited as the first Olympic medal that Canada won. They were not represented by the nation but were representing another nation in that case. There are a lot of nuances, but I don't think it's fair to claim inaccuracies without any proof whatsoever. Hey man im josh (talk) 02:32, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

It's not the details of Australia in the Olympics that bother me. I'm well aware of that history. It's your article's emphasis on NOCs, and the implication that one had to be nominated by one to compete at the Olympics. While that's now the case, it wasn't always. HiLo48 (talk) 03:09, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

@HiLo48: This is not "my" article (see WP:OWN). I'm also not sure what you mean by nominated by an NOC, that's not terminology I'm familiar with. But, in regards to your original point, you alluded to factual inaccuracies which you've not yet substantiated. At the end of the day I think this article presents interesting and useful information, and if you can explain what's apparently wrong, or improve it yourself, I'd be appreciative or more than happy to contribute to said effort. Hey man im josh (talk) 03:51, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

This is turning into a difficult conversation for me. You seem to be misrepresenting or ignoring everything I've written. I have said what I want to say, which isn't what you claim I've said. Read my comments again please. HiLo48 (talk) 08:56, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

@HiLo48: WP:AGF. As mentioned, my goal is improvement of this article. I wouldn't have posted here if I didn't want feedback. If you think I'm misunderstanding you you're welcome to try to explain what you mean in different words and I'll continue to try to understand what you're getting at. Hey man im josh (talk) 10:57, 5 February 2025 (UTC)