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I've noticed usage of these templates where author has put the games location with the year (e.g. Clara Hughes) or just the year only (e.g. Donovan Bailey). Should we try to adopt a standard notation? I note that the examples on this talk page show the year only, but I can see arguments for both styles. I would just prefer we were consistent; I'm comfortable making editing changes either way. Andrwsc 21:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Another question has come up for me. What should the various fields link to? For the MedalSport field, I've seen links to the generic sports page (i.e. Athletics) and also to the Olympic summary page (e.g. Athletics at the Summer Olympics). I think the latter makes most sense.
What about the fields in the MedalGold et. al. rows: Should the year (& location, depending on opinion above) link to the games-specific sport page (e.g. Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics or just to the "root" page for the games (e.g. 2004 Summer Olympics). I think the sport page makes most sense, but that doesn't seem to be as common. Comments? Andrwsc 22:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Due to copyright constraints, the olympic logo has been removed. Please be advised. It should not be replaced without a good reason. (Unfortunately) tiZom (2¢) 23:09, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
Can I use the Olympic Rings?
The Olympic rings are the exclusive property of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and cannot be used without the IOC's prior written consent.
You will find the rule about this subject in the Olympic Charter, Chapter 1, Rules 7-14, p. 17-25:
Open the document
First, a request form must be filled in, as precisely and with as many details as possible. Obligatory information includes:
1) Identify yourself Name, full address, telephone and/or fax number, e-mail address. Institution, organisation, company, museum or individual.
2) How will the Olympic Rings be used? Private use (no broadcasting), school work, group activities, exhibition, production/broadcasting.
I was given the following note on my talk page:
Please take any questions up with ed g2s, as I'm no expert on this subject. tiZom (2¢) 22:56, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Would anyone object to adding an argument so that the alignment of the table can be specified? For an example of why this is needed (IMO, anyway), please take a look at Jacque Jones. I'd like to float the table on the left. android 79 02:48, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
Is there a reason that medaltop and medalsport aren't centered? Hazelorb 22:17, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
Internet Explorer Hazelorb 01:42, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Awesome thanks Hazelorb 19:39, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
The sorting of Olympic medal categories is a mess. I am just fuming about this. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sports Olympics#Total inanity, Template:MedalGold and the like. Gene Nygaard 11:26, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
I think the PAGENAME as default is a really horrible idea. Most of the medalists pages have the medal record at the top of the page, and I see no reason why there needs to be an extra line there with the person's name on it when it's in really big, bold letters just to the left. Sue Anne 02:25, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
I had removed the default picture size, and someone added it back in. The reason why I removed it was due to the fact that the picture size was too big for some of the pictures. Many of the pictures on these medalists pages are "promotional" photos and can be of a lesser quality. Having the default at 200px and even at 150px is too high. If pictures are of a better quality that the size can be increased, people can do that manually. I think the default should be set at a size where the lowest common denominator looks good and everything else looks better. Sue Anne 02:28, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Which looks better? It's been bothering me for a long time that they don't look the same. I think the MedalTopPic looks great with the white between the medal background colors. See this and this. Any opinions? tiZom (2¢) 01:24, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Olympic medal record | |||
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Competitor for the
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Men's Athletics | |||
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2000 Sydney | 4x400 m Relay |
Olympic medal record | |||
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Women’s Badminton | |||
Competitor for Indonesia | |||
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1996 Atlanta | Singles | |
Competitor for the Netherlands | |||
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2004 Athens | Singles |
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but what do people think about adding a line/template for the country of the competitor? Would people want to use country flags? I would like to hear what people think. Thanks, mattbr30 22:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC).
Thanks for the replies. I have added a couple of examples for illustration, with the first being for single nation competitors and having a flag, and the second for multi-nation competitors and without flags. I think it could be set up in the format {{MedalCountry|IOC}} where IOC would be the IOC country code, with 'the' being added as necessary. mattbr30 09:08, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
I have created a test version at User:Mattbr30/Sandbox, which is used in the example above with the flag. Please let me know your thoughts! mattbr30 13:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
For those who don't have that page watched, I added a comment at Template talk:MedalCountry. -- Jao 20:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Olympic medal record | |||
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Competitor as part of a team of![]() | |||
Competitor for
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Competitor for
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It was removed from this template two months ago due to the copyvio. But it is currently used in many other templates, including the one at the top of this Talk Page. Maybe it could be included back into the template? Cmapm 05:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
anyone else think this is a good idea? Yonatanh 02:30, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
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Medal record | ||
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Men's Snowboarding | ||
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2006 Turin | Men's Halfpipe |
X Games Medal Record | ||
Men's Snowboarding | ||
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2002 | Slopestyle |
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2003 | Slopestyle |
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2004 | Slopestyle |
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2005 | Slopestyle |
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2006 | Slopestyle |
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2002 | Half-pipe |
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2003 | Half-pipe |
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2006 | Half-pipe |
Men's Skateboarding | ||
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2005 | Vert |
There may be something I don't know. But I would either like imput on how to do this, or propose that some method be created: There are several athletes who participate in multiple high-end events. For example, Shaun White (check out his current page). Currently, each group (Olymics and X-games) is in separate infoboxes - which looks cluttered, and they don't match well. I tried to integrate the boxes by plugging in {{XMedalTop}} (the top of the x-games infobox) as th value for {{MedalSport}} ({{MedalSport|{{XMedalTop}}}}). I had a measure of success. The finished product looked like the box to the right.
The only problem in that the top of the X-games section, there is no marker. Where the {{{1}}} is, there should be this. I could just type "X-Games" there, but I think that is inferior. No of anyway to make the x-game top template appear instead of the one (and without just typing X-games)?
PS - the caption under the picture says Medal Top becuase the template defaults to the article title. On the page it says Shaun White.-- Esprit15d 15:12, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | Archive 2 | Archive 3 | Archive 4 |
I've noticed usage of these templates where author has put the games location with the year (e.g. Clara Hughes) or just the year only (e.g. Donovan Bailey). Should we try to adopt a standard notation? I note that the examples on this talk page show the year only, but I can see arguments for both styles. I would just prefer we were consistent; I'm comfortable making editing changes either way. Andrwsc 21:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Another question has come up for me. What should the various fields link to? For the MedalSport field, I've seen links to the generic sports page (i.e. Athletics) and also to the Olympic summary page (e.g. Athletics at the Summer Olympics). I think the latter makes most sense.
What about the fields in the MedalGold et. al. rows: Should the year (& location, depending on opinion above) link to the games-specific sport page (e.g. Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics or just to the "root" page for the games (e.g. 2004 Summer Olympics). I think the sport page makes most sense, but that doesn't seem to be as common. Comments? Andrwsc 22:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Due to copyright constraints, the olympic logo has been removed. Please be advised. It should not be replaced without a good reason. (Unfortunately) tiZom (2¢) 23:09, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
Can I use the Olympic Rings?
The Olympic rings are the exclusive property of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and cannot be used without the IOC's prior written consent.
You will find the rule about this subject in the Olympic Charter, Chapter 1, Rules 7-14, p. 17-25:
Open the document
First, a request form must be filled in, as precisely and with as many details as possible. Obligatory information includes:
1) Identify yourself Name, full address, telephone and/or fax number, e-mail address. Institution, organisation, company, museum or individual.
2) How will the Olympic Rings be used? Private use (no broadcasting), school work, group activities, exhibition, production/broadcasting.
I was given the following note on my talk page:
Please take any questions up with ed g2s, as I'm no expert on this subject. tiZom (2¢) 22:56, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Would anyone object to adding an argument so that the alignment of the table can be specified? For an example of why this is needed (IMO, anyway), please take a look at Jacque Jones. I'd like to float the table on the left. android 79 02:48, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
Is there a reason that medaltop and medalsport aren't centered? Hazelorb 22:17, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
Internet Explorer Hazelorb 01:42, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Awesome thanks Hazelorb 19:39, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
The sorting of Olympic medal categories is a mess. I am just fuming about this. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sports Olympics#Total inanity, Template:MedalGold and the like. Gene Nygaard 11:26, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
I think the PAGENAME as default is a really horrible idea. Most of the medalists pages have the medal record at the top of the page, and I see no reason why there needs to be an extra line there with the person's name on it when it's in really big, bold letters just to the left. Sue Anne 02:25, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
I had removed the default picture size, and someone added it back in. The reason why I removed it was due to the fact that the picture size was too big for some of the pictures. Many of the pictures on these medalists pages are "promotional" photos and can be of a lesser quality. Having the default at 200px and even at 150px is too high. If pictures are of a better quality that the size can be increased, people can do that manually. I think the default should be set at a size where the lowest common denominator looks good and everything else looks better. Sue Anne 02:28, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Which looks better? It's been bothering me for a long time that they don't look the same. I think the MedalTopPic looks great with the white between the medal background colors. See this and this. Any opinions? tiZom (2¢) 01:24, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Olympic medal record | |||
---|---|---|---|
Competitor for the
![]() | |||
Men's Athletics | |||
![]() |
2000 Sydney | 4x400 m Relay |
Olympic medal record | |||
---|---|---|---|
Women’s Badminton | |||
Competitor for Indonesia | |||
![]() |
1996 Atlanta | Singles | |
Competitor for the Netherlands | |||
![]() |
2004 Athens | Singles |
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but what do people think about adding a line/template for the country of the competitor? Would people want to use country flags? I would like to hear what people think. Thanks, mattbr30 22:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC).
Thanks for the replies. I have added a couple of examples for illustration, with the first being for single nation competitors and having a flag, and the second for multi-nation competitors and without flags. I think it could be set up in the format {{MedalCountry|IOC}} where IOC would be the IOC country code, with 'the' being added as necessary. mattbr30 09:08, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
I have created a test version at User:Mattbr30/Sandbox, which is used in the example above with the flag. Please let me know your thoughts! mattbr30 13:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
For those who don't have that page watched, I added a comment at Template talk:MedalCountry. -- Jao 20:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Olympic medal record | |||
---|---|---|---|
Competitor as part of a team of![]() | |||
Competitor for
![]() | |||
Competitor for
![]() |
It was removed from this template two months ago due to the copyvio. But it is currently used in many other templates, including the one at the top of this Talk Page. Maybe it could be included back into the template? Cmapm 05:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
anyone else think this is a good idea? Yonatanh 02:30, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
![]() | ||
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men's Snowboarding | ||
![]() |
2006 Turin | Men's Halfpipe |
X Games Medal Record | ||
Men's Snowboarding | ||
![]() |
2002 | Slopestyle |
![]() |
2003 | Slopestyle |
![]() |
2004 | Slopestyle |
![]() |
2005 | Slopestyle |
![]() |
2006 | Slopestyle |
![]() |
2002 | Half-pipe |
![]() |
2003 | Half-pipe |
![]() |
2006 | Half-pipe |
Men's Skateboarding | ||
![]() |
2005 | Vert |
There may be something I don't know. But I would either like imput on how to do this, or propose that some method be created: There are several athletes who participate in multiple high-end events. For example, Shaun White (check out his current page). Currently, each group (Olymics and X-games) is in separate infoboxes - which looks cluttered, and they don't match well. I tried to integrate the boxes by plugging in {{XMedalTop}} (the top of the x-games infobox) as th value for {{MedalSport}} ({{MedalSport|{{XMedalTop}}}}). I had a measure of success. The finished product looked like the box to the right.
The only problem in that the top of the X-games section, there is no marker. Where the {{{1}}} is, there should be this. I could just type "X-Games" there, but I think that is inferior. No of anyway to make the x-game top template appear instead of the one (and without just typing X-games)?
PS - the caption under the picture says Medal Top becuase the template defaults to the article title. On the page it says Shaun White.-- Esprit15d 15:12, 20 July 2006 (UTC)