Talk:2012 Summer Olympics

Occupy the Olympics?

Is there any truth in the reports that 'Occupy London' plan to invade every single event? Does anyone have a link to these? 212.139.108.5 (talk) 09:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)twl212.139.108.5 (talk) 09:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Rather Biased Editing - No Criticism?

Len McCluskey on the BBCNews today(29/02/2012) has suggested that industrial action against using the unemployed as slave labourers might be timed to coincide with these Olympics- why no coverage of this ? I'm aware there are plans to use those in the armed forces who have returned home in time as free car park attendants under the guise of 'enhanced security', but can Mr. Coe really hope to do very much about British people using their right to withdraw their (cheap) labour , short of driving the buses himself?

And why is there no detailed 'Accounts' section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.139.108.5 (talk) 09:55, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

First to host 3 Olympic games... or not?

On this article it says "London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times,[2][3] having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948." However, it also says the same thing on the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics page, "Innsbruck will become the first city to host three Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics." So who was first? Innsbruck holds their third event in January, 6 months before London. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.0.111 (talk) 05:41, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't think "the modern Olympic Games" includes the Youth Olympics but they are an "Olympic event", so I would say both are right. PrimeHunter (talk) 06:04, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

The "Winter Youth Olympics" are not the "Olympic Games". If people want to play deceptive word games (also not the Olympic Games) and act as if they are, please do not be fooled. They are a different event. HiLo48 (talk) 06:35, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

On the Innsbruck page it says Olympic event (meaning including all Olympic events) so they are correct. This article should say Olympic Games. Intoronto1125TalkContributions 00:45, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Agree, Youth Olympic Games are not the Olympic Games. By Olympic games, summer and/or winter games are the subject. I think the challenge with this is that the youth olympic games are new and that it can de debatable in regard to whether or not Innsbruck is also a three time host city, but I feel that this does not include the youth olympics. --MusicGeek101 (talk) 16:33, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Actually Athens was the first to host 3 Olympic Games. However, since the IOC decided to rescind the status of the 1906 Games this is not strictly correct if one defines Olympic Games as "officially recognised Olympic Games". DerbyCountyinNZ ^{(Talk Contribs)} 01:18, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism

This article has received a lot of vandalism recently, which I think is to be expected. Would it not be wise to have the page protected?Weirdtheory (talk) 23:25, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Really depends on who is editing the page - criticism, or merely pointing out glaring inaccuracies in the budget section cannot be considered as 'vandalism', can it?

Logo direct link

What's happened with the directing link for the logo image? Everytime I click on the logo itself to view the bigger version, I get redirected to a website about Jews destroying the World Trade Centre. Could someone please look into this - thanks Wesley☀Mouse 17:45, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

The entire article seems to have been affected. No matter what wikilink I click on I get redirected to this website, even clicking on any part of the article is doing this. Something strange is happening. Wesley☀Mouse 17:50, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Financing

This section in particular:

"The costs for staging the Games (£2 billion) are funded from the private sector by a combination of sponsorship, merchandising, ticketing and broadcast rights. This budget is raised and managed by the London 2012 Organising Committee. According to Games organisers, the funding for this budget broadly breaks down as:

   64% from Central Government;
   23% from National Lottery
   13% from the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency"

Is this actually just wrong?? The £2bn cost of staging the games is from LOCOG, which is almost totally privately funded. The breakdown that this refers to is presumably the costs of the ODA - the public organisation that is constructing the sites.

Details can be found here:

http://www.london2012.com/funding-the-games — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.127.20.40 (talk) 20:01, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

"...vanity project."

Someone should remove the entry that states: The failure of Britain's political establishment to predict and prevent this housing crisis underlines the fact that the Olympic Games were never anything more than a vanity project.

This violates Wikipedia's policy of "Neutral Point of View," in my opinion, and that particular phrase is not cited. It is a locked article, so I cannot remove it myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LogicalCreator (talk • contribs) 23:49, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Dubious

(about the Housing section under criticism) Ravendrop 10:11, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

This section seems to be biased and based (loosely) upon a single citation. Indeed, it seems that most of the section is the writer's opinion and unrelated to the citation. 94.173.6.53 (talk) 23:54, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

I'm actually a Games Maker volunteer at the London games, and I can honestly say that this is the first I've heard about a housing crisis. The volunteers have so far not had issues about housing. We've been offered various options, including student accommodation, YMCA accommodation, some are staying with friends/family. Even LOCOG have said housing isn't an issue. So on that note, I think those details on the article are poorly cited, and need to be urgently reviewed. Wesley☀Mouse 00:05, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Nowhere is NOC defined.

Maybe it's obvious to everyone else, but I had to look up what NOC signified. I feel it should be expanded everywhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.155.213.16 (talk) 09:22, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

My guess is that it stands for National Olympic Committee. Might need that confirmed before we add it to the article. HiLo48 (talk) 09:40, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Y Done Indeed it does. Wikilinked for bid section; fully spelled out with wikilink for the participating nations sections. Ravendrop 10:03, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

South Sudan

Had there been any indication whether South Sudan intends to send/qualify athletes. Or any indication from the IOC that these would be allowed to compete under the Olympic Flag (like the Netherlands Antilles athletes will) due to South Sudan not currently having an NOC. Ravendrop 10:13, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Currently there is no indication, though based on what they have done it will be unlikely that they will compete under their flag. Whether they can compete under the Olympic Flag will be discussed in the IOC meeting in late May.JoshMartini007 (talk) 18:05, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Opening ceremony: artist?

Is there someone singing in the opening ceremony? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.226.236.15 (talk) 22:05, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Those details haven't been made public as of yet. There's still plenty of time yet. Wesley☀Mouse 22:27, 11 March 2012 (UTC)