Talk:Albania at the Olympics

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What are you talking about? Neither North Macedonia at the Olympics nor Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics include lists of people who won medals for other countries. Nor does any other country article that relates for that matter. Don't confuse instances of medalists in Yugoslavia, since this state was a predecessor to their respective states, just like the People's Socialist Republic of Albania is a predecessor of modern Albania, and included in this article. The scope of this article has to do exclusively with Albania (the state) at the Olympics, not ethnic Albanians from other countries such as Kosovo, let alone ethnic Greeks who originate from southern Albania, but who won their medals for Greece. That is just unacceptable. Being up for a year doesn't mean anything. This article has been disrupted multiple times, judging from its history, and requires clean up. You want a middle ground? Just make a new list with people who actually participated for Albania at the Olympics. The vast majority of those didn't. Pyrros Dimas is an ethnic Greek, and never represented Albania at the Olympics. In fact, only Mirela Manjani seems to belong here, but it seems WP:UNDUE to have a whole section just for one name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.73.225.73 (talk) 20:11, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Why is Viktor Mitrou not accepted in the Albanian Medalist list?
I kinda can't understand that an born athlete in Albania like Viktor Mitrou isn't accepted in this list? He is a like Pyrros Dimas with Albanian background and dosen't offend no one since it is mentioned for who he compete...

I need an explanation about this topic since it is important to inform people and read as Albania and Albanians in general are quite successful at the Summer Olympics... 2A00:20:D008:2716:64AF:B73:7626:493D (talk) 01:12, 13 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Both Viktor Mitrou and Pyrros Dimas have a Greek ethnic background, and never won any metals for Albania, which is what this article is about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.73.245.139 (talk) 06:48, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Albanian medalists at the summer olympics
Since when do you have the right to just delete an article just because you dont agree with the content the administration didn't accept your movie everything that i wrote here is with real citations also Pirro Dimas do have albanian background to as i can mention a new link where he is talking albanian..

2. You do know that you just can't delete content without administration permission talk to them before you do such a behavior, unbelievable it is Wikipedia and not it is i do what ever i like. You do know that this is accepted as i wrote in the start that Albanian didn't won any medals but albanian athletes with albanian descent did won medals for Several different nations. 2A02:908:186D:F960:9501:A78B:B41F:4AAD (talk) 09:25, 30 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I didn't delete the article, and stop repeating the caramel that RealFakeKim doesn't agree with the removal. The reason he reverted me just one time, was because my edit summary wasn't completely published due to its size. I did post it on the talk page as well (look above), notified him, and then didn't revert again because what I wrote is sensible and correct. You cannot be including lists of medalists of other countries, in an article that has to do with Albania (the state) at the Olympics. None of these individuals represented Albania at the Olympics, with the exception of Mirela Manjani, who then went on to represent Greece. So the list can only include her, which is itself WP:UNDUE. The other names, are either ethnic Albanians from Kosovo, or ethnic Greeks from the Greek minority in Albania, who migrated to Greece and only represented Greece at the Olympics. None of them represented Albania at the OLYMPICS, which is what this article is about. European or Balkan events are not the OLYMPICS. Do you understand what i am writing? As for Pyrros Dimas, spare me the Albanian WP:SELFPUBLISH reference, there is an article on him, and there is a reason he is described as an ethnic Greek who was simply born in Albania, and then migrated to Greece, and only represented Greece at the Olympics., can you please provide some assistance here. This article, as you already know, has been disrupted multiple times in the past, and requires clean up. I tried to clean it up, and then I am being reverted by what appears to be Xoni98, socks of whom you have reported in the past, with the most recent being BMW245, who also made similar edits to this article less than a month ago. This IP making the reverts is very likely the same individual.
 * The article is called Albania at the Olympics, as in Albania in general that competed at the Olympics, not just those who represent the state—there's already a page for that. I've renamed the section to "Medalists from Albania at the Olympic Games" if that causes less confusion. I do agree though that 2A02:908:186D:F960:9501:A78B:B41F:4AAD could be a sock of User:185.109.153.66, and will report them. lol1VNIO[not Lol1VNIO] ( I made a mistake? talk to me &#8226; contribs) 22:27, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Wrong, it causes even more confusion because there are people on that list that aren't even from Albania, but from other countries. 91.148.82.106 (talk) 14:54, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * No response after 10 days? Talk about "discussion, cooperation, truth and facts"... So, you gonna remove that untruthful section "Medalists from Albania at the Olympic Games" or not? Because it has nothing to do with this page. Albania won ZERO medals so far and those people did not represent Albania when they won medals. 91.148.94.131 (talk) 10:23, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 May 2022
Entire removal of section "Medalists from Albania at the Olympic Games" because those athletes were not representatives of Albania and they are already mentioned in pages of countries they actually represented. On the list there are athletes who aren't even from Albania but from unrecognized state Kosovo. 91.148.82.106 (talk) 14:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. This is already under discussion above. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:13, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * What consensus? Users are adding athletes which NEVER represented Albania and won a medal on the list. What is there to discuss or to consense? 91.148.82.106 (talk) 15:21, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * That's not how it works. You can't just enforce your personal opinions because you feel they're right. Firestar464 (talk) 01:50, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
 * What personal opinion, you projectionist!? You are adding on the list people which never competed for Albania and won a medal. Some of them not only did not compete for Albania they aren't even from the country. Those are lies. There is nothing to discuss. 91.148.82.106 (talk) 08:31, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2022
Request that section "Medalists from Albania at the Olympic Games" be completely deleted as no one from that list represented Albania and won a medal. Discussion to establish a consensus on talk page hit dead end as other users simply ignore it. 91.148.88.133 (talk) 15:07, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Again, please seek consensus, as they're have been objections to your interpretation. Repeatedly opening edit requests is disruptive. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:51, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * What consensus if no one responds? Got answer for that problem? 91.148.88.133 (talk) 18:07, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2022
Because nobody wants to discuss (or is ignoring discussion) consensus is impossible to reach so I ask once again for section "Medalists from Albania at the Olympic Games" to be removed because athletes in question did not represent Albania when they won medals. Some of them aren't even from Albania. 91.148.97.153 (talk) 16:42, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There are two editors above who disagree with you, and no one cares to engage with you because of your hostile demeanor. Consensus is clearly against you right now, and you seem unwilling to engage in civil, good faith discussions. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:55, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Since you are responding to unimportant things, do respond do the following which is important: why are athletes who never competed for Albania and won a medal mentioned on this page? Why are athletes who weren't even born in Albania and never competed for that country mentioned here as medal winners? I am talking facts here, facts no one here wants to address. 91.148.97.153 (talk) 17:46, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * A couple of comments. First of all, please be specific about which specific medal winners are presenting an issue to you here. Simply telling us this is wrong is not going to get any problem fixed. Second of all, we aren't going to make the edit just because you say it is that way. Please make sure you provide proof that this is the case. The issue is not that the editors don't want to address the facts, it's the fact that your edit request hasn't been exactly helpful in fixing any issue. Please keep in mind that, in line with WP:EDITREQUEST, it is generally recommended that you establish a conversation on this talk page and establish consensus for an edit request before submitting it if its not trivial. Aidan9382 (talk) 19:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ALL of medal winners are an issue because NONE of them competed for Albania when they won a medal. Prove to me that they have won those medals under Albanian flag and within Albanian Olympic Committee. This page is about ALBANIA at the Olympics, not athletes of Albanian origins (and some aren't even from Albania, they were born in other countries as you can see on this very page). I cannot establish consensus if others won't engage because they like the page the way it is now. 91.148.97.153 (talk) 19:52, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The section begins with the notice Albania remains without a medal win, although Albanians competing for different nations would win medals in other Olympic Games, which means this section isnt incorrect factually, and actually goes along with the point you are making. Are you suggestion that this entire section should be removed? I see no reason for this to be taken out, as it is relevant to the article title and has no major issues as far as I see. Aidan9382 (talk) 20:00, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, the entire section should be removed because it has nothing to do with this page and I see a major issue when athletes of other nations and countries who won medals are put here where they do not belong. Only those who competed for Albania and won medals should be mentioned here. That is what this page is about. So far number of those is 0. Not to mention some of the athletes weren't even born in Albania but Yugoslavia and competed for Yugoslavia. Newer ones also were not born in Albania. 91.148.97.153 (talk) 21:01, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2022
Remove Fatmire Alushi from the list. She was not born in Albania, she is German player. 178.220.212.90 (talk) 09:24, 2 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Her family is Albanian. Actualcpscm (talk) 22:09, 11 November 2022 (UTC)