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References

I forgot to incorporate my references for the misrouted bus driver. Here they are. Sorry, I don't know how to edit them in, but here they are: https://www.3aw.com.au/commonwealth-games-officials-red-faced-after-massive-bus-error/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-16/commonwealth-games-closing-ceremony-we-got-it-wrong-says-beattie/9661744

Confirmed Potential Bids ???

Isn't this a contradiction? GetDownAdam (talk) 19:24, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Flags

These flags in the article are purely decorative and as such should be remove per WP:FLAGCRUFT --Merbabu (talk) 08:16, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Use of Field hockey

It is standard here on wikipedia no matter what event it is to list if its ice or field hockey. See [[1] Intoronto1125 TalkContributions 01:35, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You are so rude, or incompetent at discussion. I already gave you a very relevant example on your own Talk page of a usage of just "Hockey" for a Commonwealth Games page (Venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games), but you ignored it. Now that you have brought this to a wider audience, let's bring my points here too...

Ice Hockey is a very minor sport in the Commonwealth (apart from in your country, Canada), and when someone in Australia (or the rest of the Commonwealth) says or writes "hockey" they mean what Canadians know as "field hockey". Just to be sure, I checked the two obvious external sources, as we're supposed to do here. Both the Commonwealth Games Federation and the website for the 2018 Games use ONLY the name "hockey". Here is the relevant text from the second site....

"The existing home of the Gold Coast Hockey Centre at Keith Hunt Park, Labrador will be upgraded to host the Hockey competition for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The redevelopment of the venue will provide for three all-weather synthetic pitches and will include seating for 5,000 spectators. The redevelopment will establish the Centre as Queensland’s premier Hockey venue, providing a valuable, world-class competition and training venue for current and future athletes and the Gold Coast City community."

To be fair to Canadians, the only Commonwealth residents likely to be confused, and folks from non-Commonwealth countries, it's OK to indicate that it's what you call field hockey that we're talking about, and that's what the text you just reverted did. You really must broaden your knowledge and do some research. HiLo48 (talk) 01:56, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This has nothing to do with the venue! Can you read and understand what I am trying to say? Clearly not! Maybe that is why you claim to think I can't discuss, but in fact you can't read. EVERY multi-sporting event featuring either form of hockey is linked to either ice or field. I mean every. I even provided an example above, yet you can't understand what I am trying to say. Intoronto1125 TalkContributions 02:23, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

[After Edit conflict] No, it's you who is failing to comment on what others say, and not demonstrating logical thought. You showed one example. That doesn't prove that "EVERY multi-sporting event featuring either form of hockey is linked to either ice or field." I showed an example, a very relevant example because it was for the Commonwealth Games, where it didn't so link, and about which you have failed to comment. It disproves your argument completely, because you made such an absolute claim. And it would be nice if you would spend some more time on this discussion before changing the article again. It is YOU who is edit warring. HiLo48 (talk) 02:38, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 this being an event in Australia, 18, 19, 20, 21 :21 and counting examples Intoronto1125 TalkContributions 02:51, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So long as there is one contrary example, such as the one I provided, no list of examples of any size will prove that your preferred form is used in EVERY case. HiLo48 (talk) 02:56, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is taken from the 2010 Winter Olympics Page.

Venue	Location	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Canada Hockey Place^{[n 1]}	Vancouver	Ice hockey (final)	18,630	^[1]

I have no problem with it being displayed as hockey for the obvious reasons, but should it not be linked to field hockey as hockey just links to the broad list of hockey variations? Krazytea(talk) 18:24, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As it appears that has been done I think that is the only issue here and has been resolved already. Krazytea(talk) 18:25, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Venues–Canada Hockey Place". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

Logo

The logo was removed by an IP, because (a) it's outdated, and (b) it's under copyright. Now, (b) isn't an issue since it was included under fair use. With (a), a new file will need to be uploaded, presumably from this website, which doesn't have the words "candidate city". St Anselm (talk) 00:30, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've uploaded a new version of the logo under a claim of fair use. Unfortunately it has a coloured background is a JPG unlike the transparent SVG which was before. If anyone can find a better version of the new logo, please feel free to replace it. Themeparkgc Talk 00:31, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Gambia.

The Gambia will be represented at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as the Government of President Adama Barrow is going to return The Gambia to its membership of the Commonwealth during 2017. - (119.224.80.18 (talk) 12:00, 23 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

However, we can not 'predict' that. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 15:13, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The 2018 GHOGM, during which the Gambia will submit its application to re-join the Commonwealth, will begin on 16 April, the day after these Games end. Therefore in principle the Gambia will not be eligible to compete. I don't know whether there's any way they can make an exception, and invite them to take part all the same. We'll have to wait and see. Aridd (talk) 12:06, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Gambia will not compete. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 14:40, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Gambia has returned to the Commonwealth as from 8 February 2018, so therefore, a team from The Gambia will most likely take part. - (101.98.104.241 (talk) 08:12, 9 February 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Commonwealth games pictogram

File:Commonwealth Games Federation Logo.svg

Can a black pictogram version of the CGF logo be created so it can be used with the Commonwealth Games Sports calendar for the Ceremonies section just like the Olympics logo is used in the Ceremonies section upin Olympic Games Sports calendar. (2A02:C7F:5621:2A00:4C0A:7BBE:413B:BBF8 (talk) 14:54, 3 February 2018 (UTC))[reply]

The problem is, the Commonwealth Games Federation is a non-free copyrighted logo, whilst the Olympics rings are now public domain as the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less, which has passed. -- AxG / ✉ 15:51, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah isn’t there any possibility at all? It’s a shame if we couldn’t do it (2A02:C7F:5621:2A00:4C0A:7BBE:413B:BBF8 (talk) 17:08, 3 February 2018 (UTC))[reply]

2018 Team and Sport articles

We now have less than a month to go now until the games begin and we still have a lot of 2018 team articles that have not even been started as of yet for instance Jersey and the Falkland Islands haven’t even started and those that have started haven’t all been competed and are still in progress, also some of the sports haven’t even got their articles started yet. Please can we speed up this process as we only have a few weeks to go.(2A02:C7F:5621:2A00:A908:8F6C:FEF1:2A2B (talk) 17:09, 14 March 2018 (UTC))[reply]

2018 Lawn Bowls Schedule

The lawn bowls schedule for the 2018 Games urgently needs correcting as it’s currently based on the 2014 schedule and effectively just a copy with just the dates being changed. (2A02:C7F:5621:2A00:A933:F4CC:43B4:3DF (talk) 14:00, 27 March 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Why less sports media coverage of the Commonwealth Games.

Do we have any sources, pointing out that mainstream sports media aren't covering the entire games? For example: CBC sports website, isn't providing live streaming of any kind. Yet they do provide such linkage for the Olympics & Paralympics. GoodDay (talk) 02:01, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

CBC does not have the rights in Canada. They have sub-licensed some of the higher profile events such as the ceremonies from DAZN. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 02:45, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

EAD?

Under the heading Sports, there is reference to EAD events. It's not explained. (Or if it is, I missed it.) I think it has something to do with disability, but couldn't figure it out. Unfortunately, when I went Googling for it, I came up with "Eat A Dick".

I think we need to clarify. HiLo48 (talk) 07:14, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

My guess is Elite athletes with a disability. Also saw [2] here. Agree it needs to be explained. JennyOz (talk) 07:26, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Day by day medal count

Someone may want to check my counting as I'm quite tired, but in the schedule section it seems the day-by-date medal events are out. If you count up the medals for each sport, you get the following totals:

Sat 7 - 22 (+1)
Sun 8 - 30 (-3)
Mon 9 - 34 (-1)
Wed 11 - 15 (-2)
Thu 12 - 24 (+1)
Fri 13 - 27 (+1)
Sun 15 - 17 (+3)

Overall it all balances out to 275 events. If someone agrees feel free to change, or reply here and I will! Thanks, HornetMike (talk) 23:35, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you are correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.111.118.110 (talk) 06:51, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - I've amended the template. I did double-check again before I edited it and I was actually one too low on the 8th and one too high on the ninth! Cheers, HornetMike (talk) 00:13, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Broadcast Partners

Why is there no section about the various broadcasters providing coverage of the 2018 Commonwealth Games? I know that in Australia the games are exclusively on the Seven Network, in the United Kingdom its the BBC and in the United States its on ESPN 3 which is that network's Internet only stream. YborCityJohn (talk) 04:02, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Non-participants

In the 'Participating teams' section, it made me wonder who did not participate. Is there any value in (a) changing the introduction from "71… took part" to "all 71… took part" or "71 of the eligible x… took part" (b) listing the teams that sent nobody in the 'Participating teams' section'? (Ditto for the 2022 page when it happens.) SandJ-on-WP (talk) 14:34, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

All 71 did take part. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 15:04, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Rugby League exhibition tournament

Tried to fix the table of sports (and failed) for the Rugby League exhibition tournament.

The article is here but can't figure out why the table is behaving differently for this than the medal events. Mn1548 (talk) 09:48, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Venues–Canada Hockey Place". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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