Talk:Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race/Archive 2

Archive
I have archived the talk page since it was really long. Coaster1983 23:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Restart Location
According to the Itidarod website the restart location has been permanently moved to Willow, and the Knik checkpoint has been bypassed so the page needs a bit of updating now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.251.87.52 (talk) 21:15, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Restart Time
The article says:


 * After the dogs are shuttled to the third checkpoint, the race restarts the next day (Sunday) at 2:00 p.m. AST. Prior to 2004, the race was restarted at 10:00 a.m., but the time has been moved back so the dogs will be starting in colder weather, and the first mushers arrive at Skwentna well after dark, which reduces the crowds of fans who fly into the checkpoint.

How is 2 p.m. "moved back" from 10 a.m., and how is it colder at 2 p.m.? (The official race calendar for 2008 does say that the time is 2 p.m.) Wdfarmer (talk) 00:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Would "delayed" be better than "moved back"? Or would "changed" be preferable? 67.174.214.101 (talk) 22:16, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

the Iditarod race
' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.57.109.139 (talk) 19:54, 20 October 2008 (UTC) delayed would be fine —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.78.3 (talk) 02:38, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

The race is 1,151 miles far from the start line,to the finish.It's amazing how the huskies can make it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.43.35.210 (talk) 03:53, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Map
Does anyone have a map of the race course they could post? I think that it would add to the verbal description of the course.--markhab (talk) 02:52, 17 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Here's a link to a map, showing both routes. I don't know how current it is: http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/maplarge.htm


 * 67.174.214.101 (talk) 22:22, 20 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I was thinking of adding such a map at the beginning of the article, like the maps of mountains and cities, which I think give a good visual idea of the topic. I believe we would need their permission to do that. I am not sure of the details but will look into it. --markhab (talk) 03:08, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I produced one, though I consider it tentative. I'd appreciate suggestions for improvement.  —EncMstr (talk) 07:25, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

History
removed 'priests' from list of 'needed supplies, though it was amusing HIM (talk) 03:51, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Gary Paulsens book (woodsong)
Should we include that Woodsong focuses on the Iditarod race in certain parts?Frozen4322 (talk) 15:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't know the book, but if it provides any insight into aspects of the Iditarod, wouldn't it be better as a source? —EncMstr (talk) 16:40, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, it does have alot of information about the dangers, how some mushers go comepletely insane Frozen4322 (talk) 13:46, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Opening "sentence"
The opening sentence of this article not a sentence. Where the verb? --JHP (talk) 03:38, 12 November 2010 (UTC)


 * It be verbed now. —EncMstr (talk) 05:17, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

On the topic of opening this article correctly... why does it say "U.S." mushers? There's no rule stating mushers must be from the U.S., and in fact many mushers in the past and present have participated who were/are either foreign citizens living in the U.S. or even complete foreigners. Matthiasworldwide (talk) 22:54, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

important missing information
This article seems to be missing a section on the origin and history of the race. There are only bits and pieces in other sections referencing the history, but with most information on the subject not present.68.94.91.172 (talk) 11:01, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I have restored the history section in the article.Coaster1983 (talk) 13:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

"True hero" needs citation

 * However, most mushers consider Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog Togo to be the true heroes of the run. Together they covered the most hazardous stretch of the route, and carried the serum farther than any other team.

The second sentence contains facts which are verifiable. The first sentence, however, is an opinion, and needs a citation. Most mushers when? Currently? Ever? Contemporaneous to the race? Seems somewhat difficult to prove that is the case. Ileanadu (talk) 23:16, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Seaveys
"...His father was competing against his two sons in the 2012 Iditarod."

No. Dallas' brother and Mitch's son was not in the race. Mitch's father and Dallas' grandfather, Dan Seavey, was. Three generations of mushers from one family in the 2012 race. Dallas' brother and Mitch's son, Danny Seavey, did win the Junior Iditarod Race in 2012 though.

I'll do a quick fix.

--sparkit TALK 18:30, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Potential Featured Photo question
I am a daily wikipedia reader, yet rarely edit, and was wondering what the process was regarding nominating a picture for Featured Picture status. I love the composition of the photo on this page located at the following link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iditarod_Ceremonial_start_in_Anchorage,_Alaska.jpg). The frozen action, the sky-blue eyes of the lead dog, and the way the tongues and eyes are all pointing in the same direction truly makes this quite an arresting photo. So, to any registered users out there in Wiki-land, if you might know the process or be able spread the word about this photo, I think folks would definitely dig this shot. Many thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.171.22.203 (talk) 23:55, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Relay takeover
"The dogs ran in relays" (1927). How did the dogs arrive at the takeover point? -DePiep (talk) 19:29, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

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This article is not NPOV; it undermines the criticism section.
If an article has a criticism section section, it should give that criticism a fair shake. However, the supposed first criticism (not a commemoration of the 1925 serum delivery) is immediately undermined. The second criticism (tethering dogs on chains) is declared as being normal. The criticism of animal abuse is, within this very section, dealt with by citing a case where someone committing animal abuse is punished for it.

If criticism is unwarranted, that should have been made clear by the contents of the rest of the article, not in the criticism section itself. 77.167.231.99 (talk) 20:20, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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Why nothing about Fat Albert in the history?
Why is there nothing in the history section about the publicity campaign that bought the Iditarod to the attention of the rest of the country in the 1970s? I was a subscriber to the National Observer at the time (not a tabloid, a real national paper) and we all followed the race avidly. See summary here. StarryGrandma (talk) 20:58, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Number of Dogs Changed
The 2019 Iditarod changed the number of dogs at the start from 16 to 14. I don't know anything about the reasons for this, but if you look at the standings page for any musher at http://iditarod.com/race/2019/standings you'll see that they started with 14, not 16. If you look back at 2018 or earlier, you will see 16 as the article states. A quick search found two articles on this: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/03/05/iditarod-mushers-react-to-rules-reducing-max-dog-team-size-from-16-to-14/ https://iditarod.com/zuma/14-dogs/ The first one indicates that the number of dogs allowed used to be 20 at some point, so there appears to be some history here to capture besides this year's rule change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pcrow (talk • contribs) 17:04, 8 March 2019 (UTC)