Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Olympic records in athletics


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

The list was promoted by User:Scorpion0422 05:22, 14 September 2008.

List of Olympic records in athletics
It's been a while for me to try a list but since the 'lympics are done and dusted now, this list is suitably stable (well, at least for four more years or unless a doping scandal hits...) and I've enjoyed researching it. The biggest challenge was to find up-to-date references for the older records, but a combination of IAAF and Olympic references have been used where required. Let me know what you think. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:06, 3 September 2008 (UTC) —Chris! ct 00:28, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment
 * I don't think the key at the top on the article should be in small text. It is hard to read.
 * Agreed, that wasn't my idea. Fixed.
 * I don't like the large white space between the men's record and the women's record
 * Well I didn't like the way you'd rearranged the images, if the white space is too much then I'll remove one of the images.
 * I just want to help. You can arrange it any way you want.—Chris! ct 19:23, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean to appear ungrateful and rude, I'm sorry! I've removed some of the images so no massive white space issues remain.  Thanks for your comments and support.  The Rambling Man (talk) 19:36, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * The last sentence in the lead should have a reference
 * Not really - it's obvious from the table and each record there is cited. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support —Chris! ct 19:23, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments - sources look okay. Links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:43, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Support Great list. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 15:20, 4 September 2008 (UTC)


 *  Comments Support

--Crzycheetah 21:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)


 * As I would fully expect from the FL director, an exemplary job! Great work, Rambling Man! [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Support from Killervogel5


 * Three minor things for TRM's consideration: (a) inconsistency in whether names are wikilinked in captions; (b) can you avoid using both "records" and "recorded" (set?) in Bolt's caption? (c) should "Decathlon" be given a capital "D" in the caption when "high jump" isn't similarly treated? BencherliteTalk 18:19, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Minor perhaps, but necessary. All fixed, hopefully to your satisfaction.  Thanks for your comments. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:53, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed; support. BencherliteTalk 11:02, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Support Why not support an article that has nothing wrong with it and meets the FL criteria. --   K. Annoyomous 24  [c] 20:04, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
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