Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/1952 Winter Olympics/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was promoted by SandyGeorgia 19:12, 4 July 2011.

1952 Winter Olympics

 * Nominator(s): H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:07, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured article because I believe it meets the criteria. I have moved this article through the paces and I'm ready to take a run at FAC. It has been reviewed by multiple editors and I've worked hard to get it up to snuff. H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:07, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Source review - spotchecks not done. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:56, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Ref 12: page(s)?
 * Ref 51: parenthetical part not needed here
 * Be consistent in how publisher locations are notated
 * Retrieval dates not needed for convenience weblinks to print-based sources (like Google Books). Nikkimaria (talk) 12:56, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I've made the fixes indicated thank you for the review. H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Image check. Otherwise looks good, legal wise, though one wonders if the image quality could be improved. - Jarry1250 [Weasel? Discuss.] 20:57, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * File:Holmenkollbakken_1952.jpg: Needs a US copyright tag. Unfortunately, you're going to struggle because copyright would have been restored in the US in 1996 (though such a restoration is dubiously legal). Even so, having dubiously legal images in an FA seems inappropriate.
 * The caption for the Infobox image seems to be more ALT-text than a caption.
 * Bummer on the copyright image but I understand, FAs have to held to the highest standards. I tried to update the caption on the info box to make it less alt textish.  I agree it was too much like alt text.  Thanks.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 21:26, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Comments –
 * Alpine skiing: Typo in third sentence of section with "apline".
 * Nordic combined: "won the gold and bronze bronze respectively." One word too many.
 * Figure skating: "This marked the first time computers were used to tabulate the judge's scores." Should the apostrophe in "judge's" be at the end of the word?
 * Ice hockey: Try not to have a sentence start with a number like in "1952 would mark the end of the Canadian hockey hegemony...".
 * Bandy: "and instead selected bandy, had never been included on an Olympic program." Missing word after the comma?
 * References 58 and 59 appear to be to the same site. Why not combine them?  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 01:51, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching those typos and missing/too many words. I made the fixes you suggested above.  Thank you for your review.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:18, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Support with comments : Truthkeeper88 (talk) 00:33, 14 June 2011 (UTC) another nice article about the Winter Games - I'm happy to see this endeavor continue! I have a few comments and nitpicks that I'd like to see resolved.

Note to delegates - I've reviewed and spotchecked H1nkles' work before and everthing was fine. I spotchecked here, and everything was fine. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 21:37, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Consistency needed per MoS Numbers. Numbers of 10 or below should be written, those higher presented as numerals, except I'd leave events such as 4 x 10 as is. I saw some cases of numbers written (twenty-two in the lead) and presented in as numerals, (50 kilometers in cross country skiing).
 * The article mentions that they only had the long jump event - I think you should add the length of the long jump, for people who are unfamiliar.
 * In the cross country section it mentions a switchboard at the finish line - I'm not clear what that is. I think of a switchboard as having to do with telephones.
 * Alpine skiing - it mentions later in the article, but not in the Alpine section, that Oslo was the first time GS and downhill were Olympic events. I think this should be mentioned in the Alpine section. Also, before Oslo, I seem to think there was a combined event that was discontinued. Maybe see if the sources say anything about that.
 * There's a bit of overciting. It's not strictly necessary to cite each sentence if the next is from the same source. I saw a few places where there were multiple sentences in a row that probably only needed a single citation.
 * Linking - is a bit confusing. At first I thought you were linking years and nationalities and I didn't want to follow the links but then I realized they were linked to subarticles. Might be a better way of doing that to bring people to the subarticles. I found a few instances of overlinking (I fixed one), so check for those per WP:Overlink.
 * Thank you very much for your review, edits and support. I've made most of the fixes you suggested.  I was unable to find the tow rope length in the source.  Good catch on the downhill/GS fact, downhill had been done before but not GS.  I corrected that fact and removed some instances of overciting and overlinking.  Thanks.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:39, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant to add the length of the long jump, just for information, and it mentions that there wasn't a short jump that year. I didn't mean the rope tow. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 18:33, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh ok, I misread it. I updated the length of the jump run and there was only the one event.  Thanks again!  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 02:48, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Comments

The copy is very "buggy". I'm finding typos, MOS problems and other issues, which I'm fixing. Specifics I can't do myself, below. More later, --Dweller (talk) 10:47, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Is "beat out" correct and encyclopedic language in AmEng? It sounds horrible to my anglo ear, but I'm mindful of ENGVAR.
 * Thank you for the review and the fixes, I appreciate a reviewer who takes the time to make the changes. Often it's easier to edit than write all the fixes down here anyway.  I did change "beat out", which is more sports jargon and not very encyclopedic.  Unless you find the article unfixable during the review I'd appreciate suggested fixes rather than a straight oppose if you don't mind.  Thanks H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:08, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. Sorry for the hiatus - I plan to resume looking through the article today. --Dweller (talk) 13:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * OK. I'm currently minded to oppose the article, because the text is just too buggy. I found a number of issues, some minor, some more worrying, in my review of the lead and first section. But it looks comprehensive and well sourced, which are the two real biggies... and I like your attitude. Can I suggest a third party copyedit (maybe if you ask Casliber?) and then let me know when it's done? --Dweller (talk) 15:45, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I have put in a request for Casliber to do an independent copy edit. I hope together we can cover this final big hurdle and get it to FA.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 20:55, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Support Comments - going through now - will jot queries below: looking much more polished now. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:00, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * ... from 14 February to 25 February 1952 - can we say "from 14 to 25 February 1952", or is there some MOS rule governing this?


 *  which were held at Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital, and Rødkleiva. - odd that you give the distance of one but not the other. If the latter is actually only just outside Oslo, then something like "which were held at nearby Rødkleiva, and Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital." or something else similar.
 * That was my fault I'm afraid. The lead originally said that the alpine events were held at Norefjell, but the text said that some were held at Rødkleiva, so I added that. Malleus Fatuorum 03:11, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I'd link "bobsleigh" in the lead.


 *  and three dormitories were built to house the athletes and coaches, a forerunner of the modern athlete's village. - subject discrepancy - maybe "and athletes and coaches were housed in three custom-built dormitories, foreshadowing the athlete's villages of later games."


 * First 3-4 sentences of Host city selection section need a definite rejig.

Oppose. I have to oppose this for now as I think the article needs a lot of work to meet the FA criteria. The content is good but the presentation isn't so good. I've made some suggestions to H1nkles on my talk page. Malleus Fatuorum 03:02, 23 June 2011 (UTC) Enough work has been done to allow me to feel confident in withdrawing my oppose. Malleus Fatuorum 22:08, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Comment I peer reviewed this and was going to review it now, but see it is in the midst a major capyedit - could someone please post here when that is done? Thanks, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:35, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe the copy edit is done if you'd like to comment. H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 15:57, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I got busy IRL, but should be able to make my review in the next 24 hours or less, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 18:55, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Appreciated! H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 20:03, 24 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * I don't understand something about the torch. Were there two torches, one lit in the stadium and one elsewhere? Seems confusing anyway.
 * One flame that lit up the torch in the stadium. I tried to reword it so it isn't so confusing.


 * Due to scheduling conflicts, there were scheduling conflicts?
 * Good question and I'm not sure so I removed it. H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 20:03, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

More to follow, next week. --Dweller (talk) 16:11, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Support Comments by Ruhrfisch This looks pretty good to me and I have made some copyedits as I read just now. I am leaning twoards support, but have enough quibbles to want to see them addressed first. Hope this helps. Nicely done, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 19:15, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) The copyedits have improved the prose greatly, but seem to have introduced an error in the lead. Rødkleiva is just north of Oslo, not 113 km away: Oslo had all the venues for the competitions in the city metropolitan area, except the alpine skiing events were held at Norefjell and Rødkleiva, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital. Similarly in the Alpine skiing section, I would clarify which event(s) took place at which venue.
 * Since Rødkleiva is in Oslo, does it need to be mentioned separately in the lead? So perhaps tweak the current sentence to something like ''All of the venues were in Oslo's metropolitan area except for [two of] the alpine skiing events, which were held at Norefjell, 113 km from the capital, and Rødkleiva.
 * 1) Can Athlete's village be linked to Olympic Village in the lead? I would also link East Germany there.
 * Done by H1nkles.
 * 1) I know the preceding sentence says Winter, but should that be added here too? The flag, which became known as the "Oslo flag", has been displayed in the host city during each subsequent [Winter?] Games.
 * 2) In Politics, would it help to state that Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany for just over 5 years during WW II? Many readers will know this, but as it now over 70 years since the start of the Nazi occupation of Norway, it might be useful to mention explicitly.
 * Done, I (H1nkles) tweaked the lead sentence in the para to encorporate the German occupation of Norway and added a ref. Not sure if it meets what you were recommending.
 * 1) Would adding the date here help clear up the two torches confusion mentioned above? The Olympic torch was lit [on 13 February] in the hearth of the Morgedal House, birthplace of skiing pioneer Sondre Norheim.[1] 
 * Yes and done by H1nkles.
 * 1) In the Cross-country skiing section, I would explicitly say where the events were held (Holmenkollbakken) since the Ski jumping section follows this (currently says they were held next to the ski jump). Also my guess is most readers will not know gender from names here, so men's or women's should be added to 50-liometer race in these sentences: ''Veikko Hakulinen won the 50-kilometer race to inaugurate an Olympic career that would garner seven medals, three of them gold.[39] Hallgeir Brenden won the 50-kilometer race and helped Norway take the silver in the 4 × 10 kilometer relay.
 * Update - apparently there not two 50-km races, but one 50-km and one 18-km, both for men. Since I got this information from the athletes' Wikipedia articles, this needs to be confirmed by someone familair with reliable sources. I assumed the two 50-km races were for men and women before. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:10, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Good catch! There was some confusion here perhaps in my writing or in the editing.  I clarified.  There was only one 50km race for men and a 10km race for women.  There was also an 18km race for men.  I think I've sorted it out.
 * 1) Need to be consistent on use of hyphens - in Cross-country skiing it is "50-kilometer race" but in Nordic combined it is "18 kilometer cross-country race" - shouldn't these either both have a hyphen or not between the number and kilometer?
 * 2) Seems awkward Canada had won all but one Olympic hockey tournament thus far, but 1952 was the last year before the Canadians faced competition from the Soviet team which began to compete in 1956.[60] Perhaps Canada had won all but one Olympic hockey tournament thus far, but in 1956 the Soviet team began to compete and ended Canadian dominance.[60]
 * 3) Is the Oslo flag brought to each Winter Games, or a replica? The article seems to say both: ''The flag, which came to be known as the "Oslo Flag", has since been preserved and a replica is brought to a new host city. The original is kept in a display case, with the name of every Winter Olympics host city engraved on brass plaques, and is brought to each Winter Games to be displayed.[67]
 * The writing was clear so I (H1nkles) polished it. Let me know if it makes more sense.  In short - two flags, the replica is used during the closing ceremonies and the original is on display at each Games.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:21, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) In Venue, capitalize stadium names consistently - so Bislett Stadion, but Tryvann stadion and Hamar stadion
 * Hi Ruhrfisch - I think much of this was introduced in my copyedits last night. Unfortunately I ran out of steam with the intention of returning today. I think I'll make the fixes to errors I introduced, and then leave the rest for H1nkles to finish, if that's okay. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 20:07, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I've fixed mistakes I've introduced: #1, 3, 7, 8, 10. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 20:56, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks Truthkeeper88 - I struck things above and suggested a tweak for the non-Oslo venue sentence in the lead. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 03:02, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok I've made the content changes suggested by Ruhrfisch. I hope that addresses your concerns.  Thanks a bunch!!!  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:21, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I have switched to support. It might help to add the year to the Antwerp flag (since not everyone will know those games were in 1920), so [Since 1920, T]he "Antwerp flag" was passed from host city to host city during closing ceremonies for the Summer Games.[66] Your call - thanks to everyone for their work on this, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 19:16, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Arsenikk (talk)  19:59, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Comments:
 * Lead needs to be tweaked as Rødkleiva is in Oslo. While it is correct that some of the Alpine skiing took place there, it is only Norefjell which is located 113 km away. Rødkleiva is even within walking distance from a metro station.
 * How can the ski hill be 270 meters long? The current world record is 246.5 and in 1952 it was 139.
 * Perhaps link Norway national bandy team etc for the national bandy teams, given, of course, that this actually is the national teams competing.
 * Jordal Amfi did receive artificial ice, but it was not rebuilt with a roof until 1972. (I can find a source for this if necessary)
 * Could there be a consistent use of upper or lower case for 'stadion'. In Norwegian, it is unambiguously correct to use lower case. Right now, the article names are rather random whether they treat it by Norwegian or English grammar. Both are arguably correct, but consistency is preferable.
 * Don't have higher precision for the converted unit than the original unit.
 * There is a difference between Holmenkollen National Arena and Holmenkollbakken. The latter is the hill itself, while the former is a rather modern name for the whole complex, including all the cross-country skiing trails. When discussing the upgrades to the hill, using the term Holmenkollbakken is much more accurate.
 * "...located on the same mountain as Holmenkollen at the Frognerseter hill." Frognerseteren is a rather small area and stating that Holmenkollen or Rødkleiva is part of Frognereteren is wrong. The three are distinct areas located beside each other. The area in general does not as such have a name, although it is part of the somewhat larger Nordmarka. It is fine saying that they are on the same mountain.
 * See my comments above. I believe I may have introduced some of these inaccuracies. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 20:07, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't edit this weekend but I will jump all over this on Monday. Thank you all so much.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 02:17, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I have made edits based on Arsenikk's comments. I moved the jump length to the venues as I was referring to the length of the hill not the length of the actual jump.  It was not clear.  I capitalized all refs to Stadion.  I think the "at" should have been an "and" in the sentence about Forgnereteren.  Does that clarify it or am I still off?  It now reads, "...located on the same mountain as Holmenkollen and the Frognerseter hill."  Thanks for the review!  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:43, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I see I have to do some of this myself. Ski jumps are measured in the length of the out-run and never include the length of the in-run. According to the source, the out-run is 87 m. The only place I see 270 m is the length of the in-run in feet. Arsenikk (talk)  08:35, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Support all my comments have been seen to. Arsenikk (talk)  08:35, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry my ignorance of winter sports is on full display. Thank you for your support and your reviews both here and at GAC.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 15:46, 3 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Comments—looks good on initial viewing. A few twiddlies:
 * You could remove the second "February" from the opening sentence.
 * "losing to Germany, who had"—I think should be "which". "The Soviet Union had intended to enter a team in the ice hockey tournament, but they applied too late to join"—You can remove "they".
 * Better to move "built" to before the parenthesis? "To accommodate the influx of athletes and coaches, quarters for competitors and support staff were designed and constructed, with three new facilities (forerunners of the athlete's villages of later Games) built."
 * Germany at the 1952 olympics, piped to just "Germany", appears again and again. First time only would be better, and you might consider a more explicit list of links under "See also" instead; but I suppose the reader will get it if they hover over the first country-name link.
 * "500–meter race"—hyphen, not dash. There are more. "18-kilometers, 50-kilometers, and a relay"—unlike the next one, where X-kilometers is the compound adjective for "race", these ones have no hyphen. 18 and 50 are the adjectives.
 * Table: those colours are a bit garish in my view, but I suppose it's ok. I'd tone them down, but it might be my system. Very functional colours, though. Tony   (talk)  05:54, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the hyphens & the hyphen vs. dash issues. Probably from the many copyedits. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 12:52, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I fixed the rest except the colors in the table. I removed the first February rather than the second in the lead sentence as it seemed to fit better but I'm open to changing.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:56, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, H1. I'd support, but I've been torched by the delegate for giving a so-called "green light"—in fact, my honesty has been impugned for doing so. I'm fearful of exposing myself again. So no go. Tony  (talk)  17:21, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Tony, it speaks to the esteem with which many of the delegates hold you. Sorry that people would question your honesty or integrity that's a shame.  Your time in reviewing is appreciated.  H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 18:05, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Support. Tony won't say it but I will. All of my earlier concerns have now been addressed Just one small point though:
 * "The result was criticized in the Soviet press ... Teams from North America were criticised for their rough play". Which is it to be? Malleus Fatuorum 20:06, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It's "criticized" and thank you for hanging in there on this one and giving it your support! H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 20:18, 1 July 2011 (UTC)


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