Talk:Bids for the 2008 Summer Olympics

Havana bidded?
Did the city of Havana, Cuba submit a bid but not make it to the short-list, or didn't it even submit a bid? Right now, the article has it listed as both "not make it to short list" and "did not submit a bid, but planned to". So which one is correct? I don't see how it could be both. Redux 14:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * According to GamesBids.com, Havana did in fact submit a bid, but did not make the shortlist. Jared   (t)  &ensp; 14:18, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Excellent, thanks. :) I've amended the article accordingly.  Cheers,  Redux 15:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Gaza bid
The article says that Gaza has planned a bid, but didn't submit an entry. I've never heard of a planned bid, and it's very unlikely that someone has seriously thought Gaza could host the Olympic games. Is there any source for this statement? RaLo18 19:57, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Keep the propoganda off of the article.
Thank you. This article is about the bid. Not about controversies. Please put it there. I added the neut tag after removing chunks that were blatantly biased in case there are other not neutral areas I missed/if I removed some things that were neutral. Edit:figured out where the unvandalized version was. &eta;oian  &Dagger;orever &eta;ew &Dagger;rontiers  00:45, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Still seems somewhat not neutral, not on presenting, but on topic
I feel like the article's topic is about the bid, but it seems to consist of a significant amount of controversies from after the bid, now it is neutral in the non-vandalized version (save for some connotations), but I don't get why controversies take up such a large percentage. Perhaps shorten it and just add the or  tag. &eta;oian  &Dagger;orever &eta;ew &Dagger;rontiers  01:02, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Top section
The entire top section looks like it is riddled, if not completely overtaken, with controversies and general disdain for China. I suggest it be removed. Zoke (talk) 02:02, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

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