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That addition to the Controversies section is rubbish. One of the two sources "referenced" doesn't even mention it. The story in the one remaining possibly useful source explains the the event, more than two weeks before the Games, says nothing about what security will be like during the Games.
I submit that the TV network's action, plus the addition of its description to this article, are just news making sensationalism. It doesn't belong. I intend to remove it. HiLo48 (talk) 17:07, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
My contention is that the Ch 7 stunt proved nothing about Games security, and it's wrong for us to include it in such an area of the article. It did prove that a source normally regarded as reliable (though I have my doubts) was willing to do something totally unethical in the theatre of the Games in order to attract attention, which Wikipedia is seemingly enthusiastically helping to provide. HiLo48 (talk) 11:02, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
If the source works, which I haven't checked, then it stays, as sting operations are a part of investigative journalism, whether one likes it or not, really YellowMonkey (new photo poll) 23:51, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
What are they? Numbers of athletes? If so, we should say so. But surely a very early, almost certainly wrong guess at this stage. And a lot of nations don't have them anyway. I'd prefer to wait for reality to come into play. HiLo48 (talk) 02:42, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
I have replaced the controversy section with its rightful replacer. I know australians will want to replace it but it is correct, there is NOTHING wrong with CWG 2010 if you replace it you will be announced racist —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtjdajtjda (talk • contribs) 13:56, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Someone has deleted the controversies section and inserted an odd replacement, this is biased. And yes im aussie so acccording to the guy that done it i must be racist --Gargabook (talk) 14:11, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
People shouldn't remove anything from articles without discussing first but lets just face it the description paragraph is intended for description e.g. participating nations,venues,sports types,dates e.t.c. and there is more than enough place for criticism.Heck,there is an Entire section dedicated to criticism/controversies and if that doesn't satisfies someone there is an whole article Criticising commonwealth games.So lets be honest Wikipedia has a well established format which states that first paragraph is for providing Basic info (NOT CRITICISM) about anything and for praise/criticism you can write in subsections.This format is followed throughout wikipedia and shall be followed here.EXAMPLE:If I read about Australia then first para will tell me about its position,topography,population e.t.c It will NOT talk about controversies and internal problems etc those will be displayed in subsections. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.248.64.165 (talk) 12:21, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
Quite a few additions have now been made to this article in what I would deem to be quite unacceptable English. I deleted one such addition, sincerely thinking it was so bad it had to be vandalism, and got roundly abused by the IP editor who had posted it.
This is English Wikipedia. I can be very tolerant of those for whom English is not a first language most of the time. There are many in my country., But I believe our standards here have to be much higher than is demonstrated by some of what has been recently posted. I don't want to become an English teacher, correcting students' work, and risking the ire of sensitive posters, but I do recommend to those for whom English is not their first language that they discuss your ideas here first and allow others to massage them into the best format BEFORE they end up in the article. HiLo48 (talk) 18:32, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
Roundly abused? Err... isn't that a bit much??? All I ever said was that one shall post his/her reason(s) for deleting something and I *also* said that I appreciate your contributions but it is 'unfriendly' to delete anything without giving reason.Also,If grammatical mistakes are the reason of deletion than you could have edited my post and rectified it.If you STILL think I have misconducted or as you put it "Roundly abused" you then by all means report me.
PS:I forgot to point out that your Complaint of 'poor grammar' itself contains grammatical errors e.g. "not a first language" it should be "not the first language" also "I do recommend to those for whom English is not their first language that they discuss your ideas here" it should be "that they discuss 'their' ideas" and "massage them into the best format BEFORE they end up in the article." Shouldn't it be message instead of massage??? Let's face it everyone makes mistakes.The key is to act in good faith and if mistakes are spotted one should point them out or rectify them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.248.64.188 (talk) 20:55, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
Vandalism is not expectable and all readers should follow rules.
I have proposed a merger of the Commonwealth Games Village 2010 article into the Venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games article. You can see my explanation here. I just need to solicit more feedback on this proposal. Do give me some of your feedback on it! If there is no significant opposition, I will be merging the two in a few days' time. Thanks in advance, ANGCHENRUI Talk♨ 03:58, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
FYI, there is a proposal for a WikiProject for Commonwealth Games, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Commonwealth Games. 76.66.200.95 (talk) 06:31, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Is Tokelau participating at the Games? The main article as well as the medal table article states only 71 nations are participating, with Tokelau not in the list. However, the article Tokelau at the 2010 Commonwealth Games is still hanging around. This needs to be verified as it may impinge on the accuracy of the articles. ANGCHENRUI Talk♨ 12:08, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Rwanda isn't shaded on the map. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.19.42 (talk) 14:01, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
no. of athlete shown in 6081 but they r around 6700 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunitarora096 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Prez or Prince or Both ??
Hey, its only Prince Charles who officially OPENED the games...The President spoke second only to formally say "let the games begin"
What do you think ?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.113.240.146 (talk) 20:05, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
Can i know the positive n negative aspects of commonwealth Games ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.117.164.205 (talk) 11:23, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
There seems to be missing a summary coverage of the events, other than the medal table and the calendar... there should be a summary page, like Events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games... instead of just the sport articles.
76.66.200.95 (talk) 11:44, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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Updated Medals Tally as on Oct 6,2010 21:40 IST
K2joshi (talk) 16:16, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.
CWG participants have been wrongly arranged yet again on the Medal table. Please check the Medal table and rectify it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Britsin (talk • contribs) 00:09, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
The CWG medal table on here is not keeping up to date. The CWG site has Australia on 56 medals, yet this article still has them on 49. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.13.66 (talk) 10:24, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
See Talk:2010 Commonwealth Games medal table#Medals counted multiple times
I think this is a statistical error. The Times of India reported a television viewership of 3 billion for the opening ceremony. In contrast, the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony had a reported 840 million. The 3-billion fact was earlier placed in the opening ceremony article, but another editor removed it. ANGCHENRUI WP:MSE♨ 04:22, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
What are the red dots with yellow background in the calendar? Gatoclass (talk) 07:09, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
I have noticed that on the Delhi Commonwealth Games medal table, New Zealand wasn't up there, now this is confusing because it stated that New Zealand has a total of 34 medals and South Africa, which is on the medal table has 33 medals so please change this fault —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.62.150.58 (talk) 18:39, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
If one adds the numbers given in the section "Participating nations", the total number of athletes comes to about 4,399. However, the infobox mentions that 6,081 athletes participated and there is no source to back that claim. --King Zebu (talk) 17:40, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Baton Design and Capabilities
The Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi is lightweight and uses ergonomic contours for balance and convenient holding. The baton’s combination of precision engineering and fine craftsmanship are integrated to create a true Indian masterpiece.
Capturing images and sound
The baton has the ability to capture images and sound as it travels through all 71 nations of the Commonwealth. Images and sound from the baton will be available on the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi website.
GPS system
The latest global positioning system tech housed within the baton will allow its location to be viewed on the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi website.
LED Lighting
Light emitting diodes embedded within the baton will transition into the colours of a country’s flag, whilst the baton is in that country.
Text Messaging
Messages of congratulations and encouragement could have been sent to the baton. Selected messages were available for viewing on the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi website.
Ncmahesh (talk) 20:45, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
This particular line in the intro paragraph "The concerns which were raised during the buildup to the Games were largely eclipsed by strong performance by Indian athletes...." is a little strange/mismatched, as the concerns affected almost everyone involved in the games, while the strong performance of the Indian contingent is mainly of relevance to the Indian supporters. The line as it is now makes it seem as if the only people who were affected by the concerns were the Indian supporters. I can't figure out how to re-write it so that it does not seem that case though, so any help from other editors would be great! Zhanzhao (talk) 02:03, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I just thought I'd let you guys know there are some free images of the event here that could enhance this article. --92.4.112.133 (talk) 20:01, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
The length of that subsection has been ballooning recently, which should not be the case considering the fact that it already has its own dedicated article. Right now there are too many mantions of numerous specific individual incidents and the depth of detail in which those incidents are covered uonly serves to pad the unnecessary length of that section. Some help requested summarizing it, or in cases where content is described here but not mentioned in the "concerns and controversy" article, to bring the content there. Thanks! Zhanzhao (talk) 01:45, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Where can I find reliable sources for a list of Australian medallists? Surely there is some website where all the medallists are listed together. I realise it can be found on the official website, but only if you routinely go through every event. Thanks, Allied45 (talk) 03:57, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
There is certain mistakes in this web page. pls find it out and rectify it. I felt ashamed when i saw that mistake. How wiki guys could do these type of mistake. pls make it clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.124.127.42 (talk) 10:04, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
I believe on wikipedia we strive for unbiased and neutral articles or text pieces. However, I believe that the closing ceremony section doesn't do any justice to this ideology. Guys what do you think? PLease suggest. I am confused and hence have not touched it yet. One more thing, I am an Indian so don't think I am being bias :) ...I just want the article to be neutral. Amboeing747 (talk) 12:08, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
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Medal tally is not right. It needs to reflect games' official medal tally from the official website http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/medal-tally or from other published source like BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/medals_table/default.stm
MiB64 (talk) 13:34, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. I just scanned the chart, comparing it to your first source, and everything looks exactly the same to me. Can you please explain what is wrong? It's entirely possible I'm just missing the difference, since it's a lot of numbers. Qwyrxian (talk) 13:57, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
I was trying to track down what is currently reference 23 given in Costs for an estimate of the total cost of the Games as Rs 60,000 crore, ascribed to Business Today. The link given is a dead link, but searching their archives I found an article by the same author published on 19th September 2010, currently here, which gives the figure as Rs 30,000 crore. I couldn't find any articles on the 1st September 2010, or the 9th January 2010, which are the dates that might match the one given in the reference, though I may have missed something. I did not follow these developments at the time, and so don't feel qualified to make the change in the article. Could either a more confident editor or someone with more knowledge please make a call either way. It does not seem appropriate to maintain as fact something that does not seem to even be present in what is at best a secondary source, however inappropriate (in my opinion) the actual amount spent. Thanks. 81.156.160.47 (talk) 23:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
I have no idea of the depth of India-hatred and racism among editors, but shockingly, when I added instances of praise from international media for the CWG opening ceremony, with ample proofs and citations, they were selectively removed. The praise doesn't even come in the separate article dedicated to it. i am going to put back sections of praise for the ceremony. Anyone trying to undo the edits shall be dealt with seriously. Please understand that the CWG had many negatives, but they also had tonnes of positives as well. Anybody trying to purposely project India in an exaggeratedly bad light is biased.
Also, i agree on summarizing the Controversies section. It is just too big, especially since a separate article exists for it. AnkitBhattTalk to me!!LifEnjoy 08:52, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
I just noted that Rwanda is missing, if someone could correct it, that would be great. 2.142.104.137 (talk) 13:42, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
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