Talk:1908 Summer Olympics

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An "olympiad" is not, technically, a series of olympic games, but rather the four year period between olympic competitions. "During the 23rd olympiad rules for the next Olympics were changed," is an example of proper usage.

More can be said about this, which we do on the page Olympiad, but basically an olympiad is a four year period between starts of olympic competitions. Hence, the summer games are always Games of the Olympiad for the olympiad that starts with the opening of those games. Aliter 16:35, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Queen Alexandra of Denmark

In this article, it is mentioned that the unlucky Italian marathon runner (who was disqualified because he received assistance just before he crossedt he finish line) was awarded a gold cup by "Queen Alexandra" (of Denmark). Should this link to Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin? Guaca 09:15, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fifth

This article should mention that the 1906 olympics are not considered official and these olympics were considered the fourth, which explains the first line of the 1912 "V Olympiad". 134.250.72.141

I've rewritten the first paragraph which hopefuly now makes this clear. I have linked to the pages about the 1906 Games and also the Intercalated Games which hopefully makes it reasonably understandably, but it would be good to have a succient explanation somewhere of the change in status of 1906, e.g. I can't find a date for the IOC's decision anywhere in Wikipedia, I'll look into it more and find somewhere to write about it when I have time. Iancaddy 11:44, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Turkey vs Ottoman empire

Shouldn't it be Ottoman Empire instead of Turkey? Turkey was founded in 1923, and Ottoman empire practically dissolved in 1920. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ombudsee (talk • contribs).

Fixed on main article. The results page is already named Ottoman Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics, so no need to change anything there. Andrwsc 17:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

The Official Report of the Games uses "Turkey". See pages 12 and 656. -- Jonel | Speak 22:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm. Would you recommend that we use "Turkey" in the main article, and reverse the name change on that nation's results page after you had created it under "Turkey" in the first place? Andrwsc 00:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I've generally found following the most authoritative source to be the correct course of action. And since the 1908 report was both contemporary and, well, official... I mean, I don't have huge issues either way - none of these decisions need to be final until we get closer to the deadline. -- Jonel | Speak 04:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I tend to side with the official reports when there are mismatches, so I've changed the article back to Turkey at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Andrwsc 05:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

it is stupid, Turkey did not exist in 1908. If someone claimed Turkey existed in 1908, does not matter whereever it claimed, is wrong. User Andrwsc, do not be silly. If somewhere somebody has written something to do with Turkey in 1908 is wrong, please show a common sense. But again, this is wikipedia, not an ansiklopedia, try to change the history, ok i agree, some nerds, and idiots claimed Turkey attended the Olimpics in 1908 before its existance, and this is confirmed by an wikipedian idiot, a agree. so long dickweeds