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| ==Great job on the EVO article.== | |||
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| == ERC article == | |||
| Heh, thanks Paul. I had a little time that should've been spent at the beach instead, but it happens. Were you at the leadership thing today? | |||
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| Heh, thanks Paul. I had a little time that should've been spent at the beach instead, but it happens. Were you at the leadership thing today? ] 02:17, 23 May 2005 (UTC) | |||
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| == Death List == | |||
| Perhaps you can start by explaining to me exactly what it is that makes Death List notable? If I am not mistaken it is a web forum with a relatively small amount of traffic, and it has had a negligible impact on culture -- you use the example of a Simpsons episode but each one of those has a viewership over 10 million and is *far* more notable than a lightly trafficked webforum. And yes, Death List is lightly trafficked, the Alexa ratings for it have it in the dumps. There are HUNDREDS of celebrity dead pools just like Death List (or similar variants), and none of them are notable, either. Such forums simply don't belong in Misplaced Pages as anything more than a mention, if at all. ] 07:39, 8 February 2006 (UTC) | |||
| You wrote: "Your view on significance is a bit skewed I think. Why should numbers be the be all and end all? Should we do a seperate page for every episode of every show that has more than X amount of viewers? I don't think it's necessary, because Misplaced Pages is an informational source, not a fanclub for TV shows." | |||
| :You ask why numbers matter. The Death List is a creature only of the web and ''only of the web'', and because of that, its relative significance can be easily measured by comparing its ranking with that of other websites. And it falls well into the range of non-notable websites: if something lives only on the web and few people see it, it is almost by definition not notable. If it had a life outside of the web, you might have a point, but it does not. And you act as if I did not consider keeping the text from the old article. That text added very little value to the understanding of a Dead Pool. The right thing to do here is exactly what I did, give a passing mention to it and move on. ] 11:23, 8 February 2006 (UTC) | |||
| == Hello from ] == | |||
| Greetings and good luck with your fight to restore the Death List to its once proud position of having a unique entry. ] 12:52, 8 February 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ==Oldest people== | |||
| Thank you for correction, it was my error with supercentenarian list. Greetings. ] 19:10, 29 March 2006 (UTC) | |||
| Regarding the 'oldest people' list: the source used is | |||
| Birthday Table Announced by Ministry of Welfare and Labor Sept. 16, 2005 | |||
| The announcement calculates the age as of Sept. 30 of the current year. | |||
| 22 1895/10/12 Choho Fukuhara (M, Okinawa, Japan) Choho Fukuhara (M, Okinawa, Japan), now 109 years 11 months 10 days old | |||
| 27 1895/12/19 Hiromi Minakata (M, Wakayama, Japan) Hiromi Minakata (M, Wakayama, Japan), now 109 years 9 months 3 days old | |||
| Thus Choho (or Chojo) Fukuhara was born Oct 12, 1895 and was Japan's 22nd-oldest living person, as of Sept 30, 2005. Hiromi Minakata was born Dec 19, 1895 and was Japan's 27th-oldest living person, as of Sept 30, 2005. | |||
| Regarding the GRG list: This is Misplaced Pages, I don't think the lists have to be exactly the same. Note, for example, Misplaced Pages includes articles like Florence Reeves, 111, not (yet) on the GRG list. I think the GRG list uses a slightly higher standard. | |||
| In the case of Choho/Chojo Fukuhara, we were told that the oldest living Okinawan male was '110' years old in Oct 2005. As there was only one candidate, it must have been Chojo. Yet we never received official word of his turning 110. So, he's not on the GRG list. But I think for practical purposes we shouldn't short-sheet the bed just because we don't have a willing and capable Japan correspondent at the moment. | |||
| The Japan lists are updated once a year, every September, so unless we have a correspondent report from Japan the cases are 'presumed' to be living until the next year's list, when those who are not on the new list are presumed to have passed away. | |||
| Sincerely, | |||
| Robert Young | |||
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| == Cat:Living People == | |||
| Hi | |||
| I incorrectly used the same category then ended up on a category page with only two entries... | |||
| for your future info the category is "Living people" NOT "Living People" as you had used on the ] article. | |||
| ] 22:34, 30 May 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ==Oldest Living Actor== | |||
| The title of oldest living actor refers to the oldest living actor still working. | |||
| Dante August 15, 2006 | |||
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| consider watching the Shawkshank Redemption, that should make your top 10 easily ] 17:43, 25 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
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| I am the grandson of ]. His obit was published in the newspaper on January 6, 2007 for White Plains, New York. I guess no one really cared to put it up on the internet. The family has been trying to keep it low-key; none of his friends know. We just moved his wife, Doris, to a nursing home close to our house. Any other comments, put them on the discussion page of my grandfather's article, okay? <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (]) 22:22, 24 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned --> | |||
| Hi Paul - hope you are well and all the best for 2022. Thanks for the kind words on my talkpage. Yes, things are changing on WP, and not for the good of the project. Your work on here has certainly been worthwhile and does not go un-noticed. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 18:35, 4 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == re: ] == | |||
| :Hi. Just updated ]'s bio with the new info with the new DOD. I assume his previous 1982 year of death was his father? ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 20:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| Good evening. Per the discussion about privacy concerns expressed at ], date of birth should generally not be added to the biographies of living non-public or semi-public figures. So far, that policy has been interpreted fairly strictly with a pretty high bar being set for the definition of "public figures" who are assumed to have given up their rights to privacy. | |||
| ::Judging by the obituaries, it looks like it was his son who died in 1982, at a fairly young age. ] ] 02:27, 19 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| By the same token, we should not be adding ] to articles unless we have made the case that the person meets the "public figures" threshold. Otherwise, we're just baiting new users into adding content even though the community has already said that we shouldn't include that particular data point. ] is okay but the exact date is often not. Thanks for your help. ] <small>]</small> 00:01, 25 January 2007 (UTC) | |||
| {{ping|Lugnuts}} (or anyone else that is interested) I know you said earlier that you might be interested in taking a crack at the list of Misplaced Pages updates I have for Olympians. Since I'm losing motivation somewhat to do them, I transferred the entire list ]. Feel free to edit/remove names as you like or, alternatively, to ignore completely. If you happen upon any with no difference from Wiki/Olympedia, let me know; I've definitely caught updates that have not been done and I can correct that. ] ] 02:49, 4 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| == Jan Żurawski == | |||
| == Discussion at ] == | |||
| Hi, Paul. Happy New Year! ] is alive, I hope. He was well-known wrestling activist, and is honorary president of the Warsaw-Mazovian Wrestling Organiztation http://www.zapasy.waw.pl/w-mozz/wladze-wmozz.html. An article from 2017 is here https://www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl/wystawy/archiwum/2017/553-wyklad-zapasy-wczoraj-dzis-i-jutro, activity from 2016 (with photo) https://legionisci.com/news/67426_Gala_obchodow_90-lecia_sekcji_zapasniczej.html. ] (]) 15:03, 11 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| There is a discussion about whether the article should be merged with ]. ] 19:21, 18 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Happy new year! Thanks for the update! ] ] 04:14, 12 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Klara Post == | |||
| : Sorry Canadian Paul. I deleted your Emma Bodie Begay entry in error. (Deaths in 2007) The topic of "oldest" is ripe with confusion. For example, I don't think Ms. Begay had been listed on this page: ] ] 20:11, 7 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| Hi CP, ] died 12 January 2022, aged 95 in Alkmaar according to an unsourced (and now reverted) edit . Thanks --] (]) 23:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Otto Natzler == | |||
| :We're looking into it with some members of the team... hopefully we'll find something soon to confirm or refute! ] ] 02:28, 19 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| Hi, I've nominated an article you worked on, ], for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of ]. You can see the "hook" for the article at ] where you can improve it if you see fit. Regards, <span style="font-family:Verdana; ">''']''' <small>{]}</small></span> 06:00, 26 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ==Seventeen Years of Editing!== | |||
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| Sorry, I am a former student of Don's and if I have any of his books they are in storage. I've been meaning to read Cassowary's Revenge for a while. Please feel free to add to the bio entry if you can. ] 23:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| Ooh, there's a lot of them this year. Thanks everyone! ] ] 03:19, 24 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Ilídio Silva == | |||
| Hi. It looks, Ilídio Silva died according to this page http://www.caminha2000.com/jornal/n897/ultimasnoticias.html--] (]) 11:25, 24 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Seems to be the case, good find! ] ] 22:23, 27 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Mirza Khan == | |||
| It appears ] may have died on 25 Jan 2022 according to edits I've now reverted. Thanks --] (]) 13:57, 26 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Ignore me. I see he has an obituary now. --] (]) 23:38, 26 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Raymond Argentin == | |||
| Hi CP, you may wish to chip in here. ]. I personally believe the page should stay, and I've expanded the article beyond its original single sentence. --] (]) 14:25, 27 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Two people's DOBs == | |||
| Hi Paul. I was wondering if you have any DOB info for ] and/or ]? ] (]) 16:35, 12 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll look into it soon and let you know! ] ] 06:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :{{ping|SportsGuy789}} Hatzenbeller is Leonard Phillip Hatzenbeller Jr., born October 1, 1959, according to public records. Unfortunately, I could not find a reliable source for that. I believe that Mark Nickens is Mark G. Nickens, born April 8, 1959, although I cannot prove it. Sorry that isn't much, but I hope that it is a little helpful! ] ] 03:00, 23 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thank you Paul! ] (]) 17:03, 23 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Oldest living Olympians lists == | |||
| Hi Paul, Do you have an off-Wiki equivalent for your Oldest Living/Possibly Living Olympians lists? Cheers, ] <sup>(] ])</sup> 21:51, 12 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :The off-Wiki equivalent for Oldest Living can be found . There's no off-wiki for the possibly though (at least, not online). ] ] 06:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Olympedia == | |||
| Hi Canadian Paul, | |||
| Do you have any connection or involvement with Olympedia? I've noticed that Olympedia has been updating the profiles of athletes with their full names in the middle of AFD's, and immediately after you've updated the name at the article, assumedly sourced to Olympedia as no new source is added. ] (]) 08:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Caught! You better come clean 😎 ''']]''' 09:14, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::You'll never take me alive copper! ] ] 17:22, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::] Hehe. I'm not sure if your French is up to much, but if it is, you may be able to help with ]. Keeping this all nice and neutal and above board. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 18:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::Assuming you are involved, I would ask that in the future when your work on the site is relevant to your edits and !votes at AFD, I would ask that you disclose that - the way your comments are written, and your edit summaries, suggests that you are not ], and instead are adding information that others inexplicably missed, which is misleading. ] (]) 02:58, 19 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::::To clarify, in this case, Jones and Lawrey were just coincidentally updated on the project during the debate (not by me). ] ] 03:01, 23 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Otto Thiel == | |||
| Hi Paul - hope you are well. Just noticed that ] is showing as a WWI death on Olympedia, but his updated bio has a death date of 10 July 1913. Thanks. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 18:21, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :And the German article has a reference for that death date. ''']]''' 08:36, 31 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::1913 is definitely correct per a contemporary news report. Looks like the WWI mention on Olympedia has been removed (unless I am missing it?). ] ] 19:27, 3 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ] has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the ]. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ] (]) 18:40, 8 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| == Devin Boyd DOB == | |||
| Hey CP! Was wondering if you have a definitive source for ]'s DOB? I've seen September 1970 and October 1970, so I'm guessing it's somewhere in there, but haven't been able to find the smoking gun. ] (]) 16:28, 2 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll take a look into this shortly! ] ] 02:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::Public records have him born September 13, 1970. There is a Devin Deron Boyd born October 7, 1970, so that may be where the confusion comes from. ] ] 05:59, 10 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::Got it! I found a news article that had his middle name (Lemuel) which helped immensely clear this up. I'll add 9/13/70, thanks! ] (]) 16:10, 10 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| == AfD == | |||
| Hi Paul. Hope you are well. As a previous editor to the article, you might or might not be able to help with ]. Thanks. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 08:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Thomas Arnold == | |||
| Hello, regarding ], I see that Olympedia changed the page title in "Terence Arnold" without changing the name inside the biography section. Meanwhile I've found this that seems to confirm the name Terence. Do you have any other reference that can help to solve the doubt? Thank you very much. ] (]) 08:58, 11 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :{{ping|GBG}} Thanks for pointing this out - the bio has been corrected; the bobsledder's name is definitely Terence. The PDF you found is confirmed by contemporary newspaper and military records, as well as probate records. ] ] 02:07, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == OlympStats == | |||
| Hello, regarding your feedback on my comment on OlympStats: I'm afraid I'm not able to find any mail address on that web page. There is no link behind "CONTACT US" either. So I'm not sure how I can send a mail with the evidence you had requested. Regards --] (]) 20:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Same person or two different people == | |||
| Hi Paul - hope you are well. Please could you take a look at ] regarding if the gymnast and zoologist are one and the same. Thanks. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 10:25, 19 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| == Current Events == | |||
| Dear Canadian Paul, I know it may not be your area, but I was wondering if you could add your point of view to a little editing/content problem over at ''Current events''. I've started a discussion ]. If you have time and think it's important, please take a look and add your thoughts. Regards, ] (]) 06:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :{{ping|MattSucci}} I don't know how I missed this message; sorry about that! I will try harder to help if I can in the future! ] ] 02:55, 2 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| No problem at all, dude. The problem kind of solved itself :) ] (]) 02:58, 2 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Collaboration? == | |||
| Hi there Paul, our interests overlap with Olympians (you) and rowers (me). I once started a stub for ] and some time later, I discovered that he then had a significant scientific career linked to his chosen sport. I've created a semi-decent bio based on scarce sources and drew a bit out of science papers. One of my stumbling blocks was that his native language was French and that's not a language that I have mastered (they've tried to teach me but they failed!) and therefore, I can't do any searches for sources in that language either. I wonder whether you'd be interested in teaming up. Whilst French doesn't show up as one of 'your' languages, you have a wide network around the world. And as a Canadian, I presume that half your mates speak French. If that sounds like a good idea, please say so. Absolutely no urgency; I did all my work a year ago. It doesn't need much more to pass GA but I've exhausted what I could find. ''']]''' 05:54, 30 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :A quick skim makes me think this article would probably pass GA as it is! But yes, I'm happy to help - French was my other dissertation language, so while I can't speak it all, I can read it enough at least to pass an exam, haha. It's a long weekend over here, but afterwards I can probably put some time into it, so let me know what you think is missing and I can try to help. ] ] 02:53, 2 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::I would have liked to write more about early life (e.g. which high school he attended). The biggest gap, though, is from 1944 onwards. I couldn't figure out which company he went to; the whole later life is a bit hazy (apart him working for DuPont at some point). I would expect that there would have been some obituaries but the one that I did get my hands on (ref #18) was rather brief (and some kind person translated it for me). The guy's work is really impressive – the work that made him famous was done 80 years ago and it's still sometimes used today. And the symposium that carries his name has been going since 1961. That is quite something. ''']]''' 03:36, 2 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::Got it. I'll take a look when I can and let you know if I find anything! ] ] 02:42, 8 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::::{{ping|Schwede66}} Well, I didn't find much in French, but I think I did answer your main question. In 1945 he was working for , so that's where he went after 1944. He was still working there , but was at DuPont , so that should fill the gaps in his employment. He also headed the at some point. Hopefully that helps. ] ] 01:14, 20 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Thanks heaps. I've finally worked your finds into the bio. Much appreciated indeed. ''']]''' 04:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
| {{od|::::::}} Hello Paul, hope all's well for you. I've nominated ] and {{u|Johannes Schade}} is in the process of reviewing it. I've had a look whether we have any photos online and I see that there's something attached to his . Would you be able to find out where the photo comes from? There's a high chance that it's out of copyright, but we'll probably have an easier time on Commons with a bit more background. ''']]''' 02:31, 1 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::Sorry, been a busy few days. I'll take a look at this and your other message and get back to you soon. ] ] 04:40, 5 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::Update. Earlier today, we managed to track down a high-resolution photo of Brouha and ]. And it's in focus. That's heaps better than what's attached to the Olympedia entry and I'm sure that you'd want to change the photo when you see it. ''']]''' 05:41, 5 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::::{{ping|Schwede66}} Just sent the new photos to Olympedia; thanks! Regarding your ping about George, Olympedia has it correct, right? Or am I missing something? ] ] 20:51, 8 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Olympedia has it correct. Indeed. I thought it used to say "Georges" but maybe I'm wrong. ''']]''' 21:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::It did until August 2021, so you're not wrong! ] ] 21:04, 8 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| Hello Paul, I think I’ve found a date of Death: 6 November 1990. ] (]) 23:05, 13 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Looks promising! I'll pass it on to our Dutch contact and see if I can confirm with a RS. ] ] 03:33, 14 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Subsequent stating of birth name == | |||
| Hey Paul, I'm referencing . I think the reference to ] is incorrect in this case, so I've reverted. It's very common for articles to restate the birth name at the start of the article (i.e., after the lead). I think most people find it improper to add a citation to the lead, so restating the birth name (after the lead) and/or citing the birth name in the "Early life" (or first section) can be a good approach. Some chief examples: ] and ]. ] references using the surname after the full name is originally stated, but there doesn't appear to be a guideline in WP:NAMES that supports not being able to restate the birth name when citing the birth. Happy to discuss though, if you see something different. Cheers, --] (]) 04:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Hmmm... I haven't seen it much that way in the past, but your examples are solid and it's not a big concern overall, so I have no problems. Thanks for the message! ] ] 04:02, 12 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::{{ping|Canadian Paul}} No problem! Misplaced Pages is always about learning something new and I thought I was doing something wrong for a sec there. Cheers, --] (]) 04:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Reggie Smith (Northeastern Illinois basketball) DOB == | |||
| Hey Paul! I was wondering if you might be able to help me out with tracking down ]'s date of birth? ] (]) 15:32, 14 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :Sure. I'll give it a try when I have a little more time. ] ] 03:35, 18 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| == ] still alive!? == | |||
| Hi Paul, information added to the a few months ago suggest that he was still alive in 2019, although the sources don't pass ]. Given the Japanese esteem for the elderly I would have thought an Olympic medalist reaching 100 would have caught the attention of their mainstream media. Cheers, ] <sup>(] ])</sup> 00:06, 6 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :{{ping|DerbyCountyinNZ}} Oops, sorry, missed this somehow the first time. Three years ago I was in contact with a Japanese journalist who was looking to get in touch with Uto and offered to pass along any updates. Eventually they spoke to Uto's son and were told that he died a "few years ago" (as of 2019). My communication with this journalist was in English, so it seemed pretty conclusive to me that Uto had died. Of course, this is the exact opposite of the story that was added to the Japanese Misplaced Pages (at least as far as I can tell with Google Translate). So this is very odd indeed. ] ] 04:18, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| == Karl Jordan at Olympedia == | |||
| Are you able to identify the underlying sources for ? There are some questions about the reliability of the assessment that the zoologist and the gymnast was the same person. ] (]) 16:02, 6 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :{{ping|BilledMammal}} What sources are those questions based on? I'd be happy to have some German-speaking experts take a look at it. ] ] 03:54, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::Thank you; primarily on and , which don't mention any participation in the Olympics despite covering less significant details of his life. I'm wondering if there is a source that connects the two together, or if Olympedia made the connection itself. ] (]) 04:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::{{ping|BilledMammal}} Got it. I sent some emails out and will let you know if I hear anything one way or another. ] ] 04:07, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Thank you. ] (]) 04:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::::There’s not a hint of gymnastics in those articles. Given that he worked as a teacher for some years and his subjects are listed, that’s surprising. Especially since gymnastics was a big thing in Germany. If I knew where to find contemporary German newspapers, I’d happily take a look how Jordan was described in 1912. ''']]''' 07:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| {{od|::::::}} Right, I've had a look for contemporary newspapers and have documented ]. The team was provided by ]. Jordan did study at "Jena and Leipzig", so it's well within the realm of possibility that our scientist was one of the 20 students who travelled to Stockholm. ''']]''' 08:58, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :And lists Jordan as being from Pfeffdorf (spelled "Pfaffdorf" ). I've had a look but cannot find a locality of that name. ''']]''' 09:11, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::Gotcha. I see he was born in "Papstdorf". "Dorf" means village and "Pfaffe" is an old German name for a catholic priest or a pope (German: Papst). Pfaffdorf would thus be an old name for Papstdorf. My pleasure. ''']]''' 09:24, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| :::Thank you; same name and born in the same small village strongly supports them being the same person. ] (]) 21:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
| ::::The response I got from my emails was that the Karl Jordan who was in the Olympics and the Karl Jordan who was the zoologist have the same birthday, according to the entry lists for the Games. ] ] 05:52, 18 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi {{ping|Canadian Paul}}, with regards to ], see the . Thanks ] (]) 13:35, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks! And as you have seen, it has been updated on Olympedia! ] ] 01:39, 10 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
| == Věra Drazdíková == | |||
| Hi, Paul. Věra Drazdíková born 1933, died 1983 was the Olympian, I believe. Here: https://web2.mlp.cz/koweb/00/04/54/27/84/vera_caslavska.pdf she's mentioned as Věra Drazdíková-Trmalová. Here: https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1974_9nov there is a news about a marriage of Milan Med and Vera Medova-Trmalova, here: https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1975_11nov we can find small report about Vera Medova's work for gymnastics work. And the photo of the grave on Billion Graves is for Věra Medová Drazdíková. Greetings ] (]) 13:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
| PS. And on Czech Misplaced Pages someone wrote "Na Vinohradském hřbitově je hrob s pěti olympijskými kruhy, jménem Věra Medová Drazdíková, mistryně sportu, zasloužilá trenérka, s životními daty 1933 - 1983"! https://cs.wikipedia.org/Diskuse%3AV%C4%9Bra_Van%C4%8Durov%C3%A1 --] (]) 14:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi Paul, ] is noted as the last survivor of the 1936 Olympics (based on your list), but there is no DoD for Ingeborg Schmitz who is not on the living list. Do you have by further info on her? Cheers, ] <sup>(] ])</sup> 00:14, 31 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Unfortunately not. I believe she is deceased, because there was a source some time back that said all German medalists from that edition were deceased, but I don't have any information other than that. Sorry. ] ] 03:44, 3 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
| == Radu Nicolae, a missing Olympian? == | |||
| Hello Paul, I've come across the . Radu Nicolae has won medals at the ] (1 x gold) and ] (2 x bronze). So far so good. The obituary also mentions that he has won "12 national titles" and coached for 25 years, so he wasn't exactly a nobody. What is surprising is that the Google translation of the obituary says that his "best performance he achieved at the Olympic Games was qualifying in the semi-finals in 1960". It was the ]. But no sign of Nicolae. Looking at ], other boats didn't make it as far as the semi-finals. But in either case, no sign of Nicolae. I've looked through the rowing section of but again no sign of Nicolae. Did he maybe travel as a reserve to the Olympics without getting a call up? Maybe your team has somebody in Romania who could have a look at this. ''']]''' 03:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :I'll take a look into it; most likely the obituary is either exaggerating his participation (as in, he was selected but didn't make the trip) or mistaken, as this happens from time to time with individuals. It might be something genuinely missed, however, so I'll let you know what I find. ] ] 03:02, 9 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::I'm sorry, but I completely forgot about this! I'll get on it and let you know! ] ] 02:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :::{{ping|Schwede66}} No one was able to find any evidence that he was a part of the Rome Olympics in any capacity, even as a reserve. Possibly he was involved in helping Romania qualify '''for''' the Olympics? Either way, unless there's any additional evidence, it does not seem that he was an Olympian of any kind. ] ] 02:43, 4 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Excellent. Thanks to all involved for looking into it. ''']]''' 05:53, 4 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| == Birrell brothers == | |||
| Hi, I was looking through the British athletes who competed at the 1948 Olympics and I noticed that two brothers seem to have the same full name. | |||
| Joseph Robert Birrell, born 1930 and competed in 1948 - https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68887 and https://en.wikipedia.org/Joe_Birrell | |||
| Joseph Robert Birrell, born 1938 and competed in 1960 - https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68888 and https://en.wikipedia.org/Bob_Birrell | |||
| Looking on FreeBMD, the older brother is Joseph R and the younger brother is just Robert - | |||
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| I think Joseph has been added by mistake to Robert's name. Robert is likely Joseph's middle name as well (my middle name is Michael and I have a younger brother Michael. Michael is our dad's first name) and their dad was a Robert. | |||
| https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=159265410:3300&d=bmd_1682618632 ] (]) 12:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for the heads up; we'll look into this, but it looks like it should be updated. ] ] 03:25, 10 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| Can you find any coverage on this three-time Olympian that's been AFDed? ] (]) 01:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for the heads up. There is plenty of coverage, and I've listed one for now, but can add more later if necessary. It's very clear from the Al-Ahram archives that he meets the notability guidelines. ] ] 03:17, 28 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| :Looks like I was too late on this, but I could not find sources in any case. If more are found later, it can always be recreated, so long as the original issue in the AfD is addressed. ] ] 05:01, 11 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| Hi CP. Might you have any sources that could verify ]'s date of birth? ] (]) 21:26, 3 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| :I will take a look into it soon and let you know! ] ] 05:34, 7 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
| ::Hi; according to public records he was born January 29, 1972. Unfortunately, I could not find anything good enough for Misplaced Pages, but hopefully that will help further searches. ] ] 07:27, 17 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
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| Allow me to bring ] to your attention. No, he never went to the Olympics. But he trained a stack of Kiwis for domestic and international competitions. After a career as a competitive rower, he racked up an impressive 64 years as a rowing coach. An absolute legend. He looked after the ]. I couldn't find any mention of when he retired but I remember the incident that led to it (he fell over in his boat and ran over a rowing skiff, resulting in some injuries) and it feels like that was about 5 years ago. He turns 100 today. Happy birthday, Fred, and many happy returns. ''']]''' 09:22, 17 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Hi Paul - hope you are well and all the best for 2022. Thanks for the kind words on my talkpage. Yes, things are changing on WP, and not for the good of the project. Your work on here has certainly been worthwhile and does not go un-noticed. Lugnuts 18:35, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi. Just updated Edward Shaske's bio with the new info with the new DOD. I assume his previous 1982 year of death was his father? Lugnuts 20:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- Judging by the obituaries, it looks like it was his son who died in 1982, at a fairly young age. Canadian Paul 02:27, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
@Lugnuts: (or anyone else that is interested) I know you said earlier that you might be interested in taking a crack at the list of Misplaced Pages updates I have for Olympians. Since I'm losing motivation somewhat to do them, I transferred the entire list here. Feel free to edit/remove names as you like or, alternatively, to ignore completely. If you happen upon any with no difference from Wiki/Olympedia, let me know; I've definitely caught updates that have not been done and I can correct that. Canadian Paul 02:49, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Paul - thanks for this. Yes, happy to help, but with you, lost a bit of motivation of late! Take care. Lugnuts 09:04, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
Jan Żurawski
Hi, Paul. Happy New Year! Jan Żurawski is alive, I hope. He was well-known wrestling activist, and is honorary president of the Warsaw-Mazovian Wrestling Organiztation http://www.zapasy.waw.pl/w-mozz/wladze-wmozz.html. An article from 2017 is here https://www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl/wystawy/archiwum/2017/553-wyklad-zapasy-wczoraj-dzis-i-jutro, activity from 2016 (with photo) https://legionisci.com/news/67426_Gala_obchodow_90-lecia_sekcji_zapasniczej.html. Pbk (talk) 15:03, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- Happy new year! Thanks for the update! Canadian Paul 04:14, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
Klara Post
Hi CP, Klara Post died 12 January 2022, aged 95 in Alkmaar according to an unsourced (and now reverted) edit here. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 23:16, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
- We're looking into it with some members of the team... hopefully we'll find something soon to confirm or refute! Canadian Paul 02:28, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
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Ooh, there's a lot of them this year. Thanks everyone! Canadian Paul 03:19, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Ilídio Silva
Hi. It looks, Ilídio Silva died according to this page http://www.caminha2000.com/jornal/n897/ultimasnoticias.html--Pbk (talk) 11:25, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
- Seems to be the case, good find! Canadian Paul 22:23, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Mirza Khan
It appears Mirza Khan may have died on 25 Jan 2022 according to edits I've now reverted. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 13:57, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- Ignore me. I see he has an obituary now. --Jkaharper (talk) 23:38, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
Raymond Argentin
Hi CP, you may wish to chip in here. Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Raymond Argentin. I personally believe the page should stay, and I've expanded the article beyond its original single sentence. --Jkaharper (talk) 14:25, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Two people's DOBs
Hi Paul. I was wondering if you have any DOB info for Mark Nickens and/or Len Hatzenbeller? SportsGuy789 (talk) 16:35, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
- I'll look into it soon and let you know! Canadian Paul 06:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- @SportsGuy789: Hatzenbeller is Leonard Phillip Hatzenbeller Jr., born October 1, 1959, according to public records. Unfortunately, I could not find a reliable source for that. I believe that Mark Nickens is Mark G. Nickens, born April 8, 1959, although I cannot prove it. Sorry that isn't much, but I hope that it is a little helpful! Canadian Paul 03:00, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you Paul! SportsGuy789 (talk) 17:03, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Oldest living Olympians lists
Hi Paul, Do you have an off-Wiki equivalent for your Oldest Living/Possibly Living Olympians lists? Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ 21:51, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
- The off-Wiki equivalent for Oldest Living can be found here. There's no off-wiki for the possibly though (at least, not online). Canadian Paul 06:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Olympedia
Hi Canadian Paul,
Do you have any connection or involvement with Olympedia? I've noticed that Olympedia has been updating the profiles of athletes with their full names in the middle of AFD's, and immediately after you've updated the name at the article, assumedly sourced to Olympedia as no new source is added. BilledMammal (talk) 08:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- Caught! You better come clean 😎 Schwede66 09:14, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- You'll never take me alive copper! Canadian Paul 17:22, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- BLAAMMM!! Hehe. I'm not sure if your French is up to much, but if it is, you may be able to help with this AfD. Keeping this all nice and neutal and above board. Lugnuts 18:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Assuming you are involved, I would ask that in the future when your work on the site is relevant to your edits and !votes at AFD, I would ask that you disclose that - the way your comments are written, and your edit summaries, suggests that you are not WP:SELFCITING, and instead are adding information that others inexplicably missed, which is misleading. BilledMammal (talk) 02:58, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- To clarify, in this case, Jones and Lawrey were just coincidentally updated on the project during the debate (not by me). Canadian Paul 03:01, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
Otto Thiel
Hi Paul - hope you are well. Just noticed that Otto Thiel is showing as a WWI death on Olympedia, but his updated bio has a death date of 10 July 1913. Thanks. Lugnuts 18:21, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- And the German article has a reference for that death date. Schwede66 08:36, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- 1913 is definitely correct per a contemporary news report. Looks like the WWI mention on Olympedia has been removed (unless I am missing it?). Canadian Paul 19:27, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
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Devin Boyd DOB
Hey CP! Was wondering if you have a definitive source for Devin Boyd's DOB? I've seen September 1970 and October 1970, so I'm guessing it's somewhere in there, but haven't been able to find the smoking gun. SportsGuy789 (talk) 16:28, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'll take a look into this shortly! Canadian Paul 02:11, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Public records have him born September 13, 1970. There is a Devin Deron Boyd born October 7, 1970, so that may be where the confusion comes from. Canadian Paul 05:59, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Got it! I found a news article that had his middle name (Lemuel) which helped immensely clear this up. I'll add 9/13/70, thanks! SportsGuy789 (talk) 16:10, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Public records have him born September 13, 1970. There is a Devin Deron Boyd born October 7, 1970, so that may be where the confusion comes from. Canadian Paul 05:59, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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AfD
Hi Paul. Hope you are well. As a previous editor to the article, you might or might not be able to help with this AfD. Thanks. Lugnuts 08:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Thomas Arnold
Hello, regarding this page, I see that Olympedia changed the page title in "Terence Arnold" without changing the name inside the biography section. Meanwhile I've found this reference that seems to confirm the name Terence. Do you have any other reference that can help to solve the doubt? Thank you very much. GBG (talk) 08:58, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- @GBG: Thanks for pointing this out - the bio has been corrected; the bobsledder's name is definitely Terence. The PDF you found is confirmed by contemporary newspaper and military records, as well as probate records. Canadian Paul 02:07, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
OlympStats
Hello, regarding your feedback on my comment on OlympStats: I'm afraid I'm not able to find any mail address on that web page. There is no link behind "CONTACT US" either. So I'm not sure how I can send a mail with the evidence you had requested. Regards --RonaldH (talk) 20:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
Same person or two different people
Hi Paul - hope you are well. Please could you take a look at this AfD regarding if the gymnast and zoologist are one and the same. Thanks. Lugnuts 10:25, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
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Current Events
Dear Canadian Paul, I know it may not be your area, but I was wondering if you could add your point of view to a little editing/content problem over at Current events. I've started a discussion here. If you have time and think it's important, please take a look and add your thoughts. Regards, MattSucci (talk) 06:20, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
- @MattSucci: I don't know how I missed this message; sorry about that! I will try harder to help if I can in the future! Canadian Paul 02:55, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
No problem at all, dude. The problem kind of solved itself :) MattSucci (talk) 02:58, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Collaboration?
Hi there Paul, our interests overlap with Olympians (you) and rowers (me). I once started a stub for Lucien Brouha and some time later, I discovered that he then had a significant scientific career linked to his chosen sport. I've created a semi-decent bio based on scarce sources and drew a bit out of science papers. One of my stumbling blocks was that his native language was French and that's not a language that I have mastered (they've tried to teach me but they failed!) and therefore, I can't do any searches for sources in that language either. I wonder whether you'd be interested in teaming up. Whilst French doesn't show up as one of 'your' languages, you have a wide network around the world. And as a Canadian, I presume that half your mates speak French. If that sounds like a good idea, please say so. Absolutely no urgency; I did all my work a year ago. It doesn't need much more to pass GA but I've exhausted what I could find. Schwede66 05:54, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
- A quick skim makes me think this article would probably pass GA as it is! But yes, I'm happy to help - French was my other dissertation language, so while I can't speak it all, I can read it enough at least to pass an exam, haha. It's a long weekend over here, but afterwards I can probably put some time into it, so let me know what you think is missing and I can try to help. Canadian Paul 02:53, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- I would have liked to write more about early life (e.g. which high school he attended). The biggest gap, though, is from 1944 onwards. I couldn't figure out which company he went to; the whole later life is a bit hazy (apart him working for DuPont at some point). I would expect that there would have been some obituaries but the one that I did get my hands on (ref #18) was rather brief (and some kind person translated it for me). The guy's work is really impressive – the work that made him famous was done 80 years ago and it's still sometimes used today. And the symposium that carries his name has been going since 1961. That is quite something. Schwede66 03:36, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Got it. I'll take a look when I can and let you know if I find anything! Canadian Paul 02:42, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: Well, I didn't find much in French, but I think I did answer your main question. In 1945 he was working for the Aluminum Company of Canada, so that's where he went after 1944. He was still working there in 1950, but was at DuPont by 1951, so that should fill the gaps in his employment. He also headed the Fitness Research Unit at the University of Montreal at some point. Hopefully that helps. Canadian Paul 01:14, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks heaps. I've finally worked your finds into the bio. Much appreciated indeed. Schwede66 04:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: Well, I didn't find much in French, but I think I did answer your main question. In 1945 he was working for the Aluminum Company of Canada, so that's where he went after 1944. He was still working there in 1950, but was at DuPont by 1951, so that should fill the gaps in his employment. He also headed the Fitness Research Unit at the University of Montreal at some point. Hopefully that helps. Canadian Paul 01:14, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
- Got it. I'll take a look when I can and let you know if I find anything! Canadian Paul 02:42, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- I would have liked to write more about early life (e.g. which high school he attended). The biggest gap, though, is from 1944 onwards. I couldn't figure out which company he went to; the whole later life is a bit hazy (apart him working for DuPont at some point). I would expect that there would have been some obituaries but the one that I did get my hands on (ref #18) was rather brief (and some kind person translated it for me). The guy's work is really impressive – the work that made him famous was done 80 years ago and it's still sometimes used today. And the symposium that carries his name has been going since 1961. That is quite something. Schwede66 03:36, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello Paul, hope all's well for you. I've nominated this article for GA review and Johannes Schade is in the process of reviewing it. I've had a look whether we have any photos online and I see that there's something attached to his olympedia entry. Would you be able to find out where the photo comes from? There's a high chance that it's out of copyright, but we'll probably have an easier time on Commons with a bit more background. Schwede66 02:31, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry, been a busy few days. I'll take a look at this and your other message and get back to you soon. Canadian Paul 04:40, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
- Update. Earlier today, we managed to track down a high-resolution photo of Brouha and Jules George. And it's in focus. That's heaps better than what's attached to the Olympedia entry and I'm sure that you'd want to change the photo when you see it. Schwede66 05:41, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: Just sent the new photos to Olympedia; thanks! Regarding your ping about George, Olympedia has it correct, right? Or am I missing something? Canadian Paul 20:51, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
- Olympedia has it correct. Indeed. I thought it used to say "Georges" but maybe I'm wrong. Schwede66 21:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
- It did until August 2021, so you're not wrong! Canadian Paul 21:04, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
- Olympedia has it correct. Indeed. I thought it used to say "Georges" but maybe I'm wrong. Schwede66 21:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: Just sent the new photos to Olympedia; thanks! Regarding your ping about George, Olympedia has it correct, right? Or am I missing something? Canadian Paul 20:51, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
- Update. Earlier today, we managed to track down a high-resolution photo of Brouha and Jules George. And it's in focus. That's heaps better than what's attached to the Olympedia entry and I'm sure that you'd want to change the photo when you see it. Schwede66 05:41, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry, been a busy few days. I'll take a look at this and your other message and get back to you soon. Canadian Paul 04:40, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
Lex Franken
Hello Paul, I think I’ve found a date of Death: 6 November 1990. Cattivi (talk) 23:05, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
- Looks promising! I'll pass it on to our Dutch contact and see if I can confirm with a RS. Canadian Paul 03:33, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
Subsequent stating of birth name
Hey Paul, I'm referencing this edit. I think the reference to WP:NAMES is incorrect in this case, so I've reverted. It's very common for articles to restate the birth name at the start of the article (i.e., after the lead). I think most people find it improper to add a citation to the lead, so restating the birth name (after the lead) and/or citing the birth name in the "Early life" (or first section) can be a good approach. Some chief examples: Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther. MOS:SURNAME references using the surname after the full name is originally stated, but there doesn't appear to be a guideline in WP:NAMES that supports not being able to restate the birth name when citing the birth. Happy to discuss though, if you see something different. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 04:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hmmm... I haven't seen it much that way in the past, but your examples are solid and it's not a big concern overall, so I have no problems. Thanks for the message! Canadian Paul 04:02, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
- @Canadian Paul: No problem! Misplaced Pages is always about learning something new and I thought I was doing something wrong for a sec there. Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 04:08, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
Reggie Smith (Northeastern Illinois basketball) DOB
Hey Paul! I was wondering if you might be able to help me out with tracking down Reggie Smith's date of birth? SportsGuy789 (talk) 15:32, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
- Sure. I'll give it a try when I have a little more time. Canadian Paul 03:35, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
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Shunpei Uto still alive!?
Hi Paul, information added to the Japan Wiki for Uto a few months ago suggest that he was still alive in 2019, although the sources don't pass WP:RS. Given the Japanese esteem for the elderly I would have thought an Olympic medalist reaching 100 would have caught the attention of their mainstream media. Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ 00:06, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
- @DerbyCountyinNZ: Oops, sorry, missed this somehow the first time. Three years ago I was in contact with a Japanese journalist who was looking to get in touch with Uto and offered to pass along any updates. Eventually they spoke to Uto's son and were told that he died a "few years ago" (as of 2019). My communication with this journalist was in English, so it seemed pretty conclusive to me that Uto had died. Of course, this is the exact opposite of the story that was added to the Japanese Misplaced Pages (at least as far as I can tell with Google Translate). So this is very odd indeed. Canadian Paul 04:18, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Karl Jordan at Olympedia
Are you able to identify the underlying sources for this entry? There are some questions about the reliability of the assessment that the zoologist and the gymnast was the same person. BilledMammal (talk) 16:02, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
- @BilledMammal: What sources are those questions based on? I'd be happy to have some German-speaking experts take a look at it. Canadian Paul 03:54, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you; primarily on this and this, which don't mention any participation in the Olympics despite covering less significant details of his life. I'm wondering if there is a source that connects the two together, or if Olympedia made the connection itself. BilledMammal (talk) 04:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- @BilledMammal: Got it. I sent some emails out and will let you know if I hear anything one way or another. Canadian Paul 04:07, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you. BilledMammal (talk) 04:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- There’s not a hint of gymnastics in those articles. Given that he worked as a teacher for some years and his subjects are listed, that’s surprising. Especially since gymnastics was a big thing in Germany. If I knew where to find contemporary German newspapers, I’d happily take a look how Jordan was described in 1912. Schwede66 07:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you. BilledMammal (talk) 04:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- @BilledMammal: Got it. I sent some emails out and will let you know if I hear anything one way or another. Canadian Paul 04:07, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you; primarily on this and this, which don't mention any participation in the Olympics despite covering less significant details of his life. I'm wondering if there is a source that connects the two together, or if Olympedia made the connection itself. BilledMammal (talk) 04:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Right, I've had a look for contemporary newspapers and have documented how the German gymnastics team came about. The team was provided by Leipzig University. Jordan did study at "Jena and Leipzig", so it's well within the realm of possibility that our scientist was one of the 20 students who travelled to Stockholm. Schwede66 08:58, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- And this source lists Jordan as being from Pfeffdorf (spelled "Pfaffdorf" in another source). I've had a look but cannot find a locality of that name. Schwede66 09:11, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Gotcha. I see he was born in "Papstdorf". "Dorf" means village and "Pfaffe" is an old German name for a catholic priest or a pope (German: Papst). Pfaffdorf would thus be an old name for Papstdorf. My pleasure. Schwede66 09:24, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you; same name and born in the same small village strongly supports them being the same person. BilledMammal (talk) 21:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- The response I got from my emails was that the Karl Jordan who was in the Olympics and the Karl Jordan who was the zoologist have the same birthday, according to the entry lists for the Games. Canadian Paul 05:52, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you; same name and born in the same small village strongly supports them being the same person. BilledMammal (talk) 21:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- Gotcha. I see he was born in "Papstdorf". "Dorf" means village and "Pfaffe" is an old German name for a catholic priest or a pope (German: Papst). Pfaffdorf would thus be an old name for Papstdorf. My pleasure. Schwede66 09:24, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
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Eddie Bowey
Hi @Canadian Paul:, with regards to Eddie Bowey, see the post here. Thanks Jkaharper (talk) 13:35, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! And as you have seen, it has been updated on Olympedia! Canadian Paul 01:39, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
Věra Drazdíková
Hi, Paul. Věra Drazdíková born 1933, died 1983 was the Olympian, I believe. Here: https://web2.mlp.cz/koweb/00/04/54/27/84/vera_caslavska.pdf she's mentioned as Věra Drazdíková-Trmalová. Here: https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1974_9nov there is a news about a marriage of Milan Med and Vera Medova-Trmalova, here: https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1975_11nov we can find small report about Vera Medova's work for gymnastics work. And the photo of the grave on Billion Graves is for Věra Medová Drazdíková. Greetings Pbk (talk) 13:54, 18 January 2023 (UTC) PS. And on Czech Misplaced Pages someone wrote "Na Vinohradském hřbitově je hrob s pěti olympijskými kruhy, jménem Věra Medová Drazdíková, mistryně sportu, zasloužilá trenérka, s životními daty 1933 - 1983"! https://cs.wikipedia.org/Diskuse%3AV%C4%9Bra_Van%C4%8Durov%C3%A1 --Pbk (talk) 14:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for this! I have just updated Olympedia! Canadian Paul 18:43, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
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Ingeborg Schmitz
Hi Paul, Iris Cummings is noted as the last survivor of the 1936 Olympics (based on your list), but there is no DoD for Ingeborg Schmitz who is not on the living list. Do you have by further info on her? Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ 00:14, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- Unfortunately not. I believe she is deceased, because there was a source some time back that said all German medalists from that edition were deceased, but I don't have any information other than that. Sorry. Canadian Paul 03:44, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
Radu Nicolae, a missing Olympian?
Hello Paul, I've come across the obituary of a Romanian rower. Radu Nicolae has won medals at the 1955 European Rowing Championships (men) (1 x gold) and 1957 European Rowing Championships (2 x bronze). So far so good. The obituary also mentions that he has won "12 national titles" and coached for 25 years, so he wasn't exactly a nobody. What is surprising is that the Google translation of the obituary says that his "best performance he achieved at the Olympic Games was qualifying in the semi-finals in 1960". It was the coxed four that made it to the semi-finals. But no sign of Nicolae. Looking at Romania's participation in at the 1960 Olympics, other boats didn't make it as far as the semi-finals. But in either case, no sign of Nicolae. I've looked through the rowing section of the relevant Olympic report but again no sign of Nicolae. Did he maybe travel as a reserve to the Olympics without getting a call up? Maybe your team has somebody in Romania who could have a look at this. Schwede66 03:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
- I'll take a look into it; most likely the obituary is either exaggerating his participation (as in, he was selected but didn't make the trip) or mistaken, as this happens from time to time with individuals. It might be something genuinely missed, however, so I'll let you know what I find. Canadian Paul 03:02, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, but I completely forgot about this! I'll get on it and let you know! Canadian Paul 02:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: No one was able to find any evidence that he was a part of the Rome Olympics in any capacity, even as a reserve. Possibly he was involved in helping Romania qualify for the Olympics? Either way, unless there's any additional evidence, it does not seem that he was an Olympian of any kind. Canadian Paul 02:43, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- Excellent. Thanks to all involved for looking into it. Schwede66 05:53, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: No one was able to find any evidence that he was a part of the Rome Olympics in any capacity, even as a reserve. Possibly he was involved in helping Romania qualify for the Olympics? Either way, unless there's any additional evidence, it does not seem that he was an Olympian of any kind. Canadian Paul 02:43, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
De-archive my ANI
Hello. Coud you de-archive this ANI of mine that was archived today?
Other users support a sanction against A E Francis, but so far no admin has deigned to comment on this ANI report. If an admin could a least de-archive it, I would be thankful. Veverve (talk) 12:56, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
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Birrell brothers
Hi, I was looking through the British athletes who competed at the 1948 Olympics and I noticed that two brothers seem to have the same full name.
Joseph Robert Birrell, born 1930 and competed in 1948 - https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68887 and https://en.wikipedia.org/Joe_Birrell
Joseph Robert Birrell, born 1938 and competed in 1960 - https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68888 and https://en.wikipedia.org/Bob_Birrell
Looking on FreeBMD, the older brother is Joseph R and the younger brother is just Robert -
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=162127847:8414&d=bmd_1682618632
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=176115550:4489&d=bmd_1682618632
I think Joseph has been added by mistake to Robert's name. Robert is likely Joseph's middle name as well (my middle name is Michael and I have a younger brother Michael. Michael is our dad's first name) and their dad was a Robert.
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=159265410:3300&d=bmd_1682618632 Skycloud86 (talk) 12:20, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up; we'll look into this, but it looks like it should be updated. Canadian Paul 03:25, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
- You're welcome! Skycloud86 (talk) 10:09, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
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Mahmoud Abdin
Can you find any coverage on this three-time Olympian that's been AFDed? BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up. There is plenty of coverage, and I've listed one for now, but can add more later if necessary. It's very clear from the Al-Ahram archives that he meets the notability guidelines. Canadian Paul 03:17, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- By the way, since you seem good at digging up coverage for Olympians, do you think you could work on any of the articles listed here? They've all been moved to draftspace as a result of this discussion. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:38, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- I tend to be a bit busy these days, but if I have some time, I can look into it. Canadian Paul 00:49, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
- By the way, since you seem good at digging up coverage for Olympians, do you think you could work on any of the articles listed here? They've all been moved to draftspace as a result of this discussion. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:38, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
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AfD
Hi Canadian Paul. You seem to be good at finding sources for Olympians. Can you find any for Vladimir Kryukov (currently at AFD)? BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:26, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like I was too late on this, but I could not find sources in any case. If more are found later, it can always be recreated, so long as the original issue in the AfD is addressed. Canadian Paul 05:01, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
Doug Day birth date
Hi CP. Might you have any sources that could verify Doug Day's date of birth? SportsGuy789 (talk) 21:26, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
- I will take a look into it soon and let you know! Canadian Paul 05:34, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi; according to public records he was born January 29, 1972. Unfortunately, I could not find anything good enough for Misplaced Pages, but hopefully that will help further searches. Canadian Paul 07:27, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you! SportsGuy789 (talk) 21:50, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi; according to public records he was born January 29, 1972. Unfortunately, I could not find anything good enough for Misplaced Pages, but hopefully that will help further searches. Canadian Paul 07:27, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Fred Strachan
Allow me to bring Fred Strachan to your attention. No, he never went to the Olympics. But he trained a stack of Kiwis for domestic and international competitions. After a career as a competitive rower, he racked up an impressive 64 years as a rowing coach. An absolute legend. He looked after the 1972 New Zealand eight. I couldn't find any mention of when he retired but I remember the incident that led to it (he fell over in his boat and ran over a rowing skiff, resulting in some injuries) and it feels like that was about 5 years ago. He turns 100 today. Happy birthday, Fred, and many happy returns. Schwede66 09:22, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
- Excellent. I'll add him to the list of Nonagenarians! Canadian Paul 05:43, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
POV on Digamber Singh
Hey @Canadian Paul, I came across one of your edits on Natwar Singh , really good work on making it neutral. If you have the time, I would like to request you to take a look at Digamber Singh as the major contributors were all socks of a particular user. I felt that a fresh set of eyes would help that article a lot. Thank you! Jeraxmoira (talk) 14:29, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
AfD
Can you find anything on Anthony Vaz (at AfD)? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:09, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
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Stu Griffing
Hi CP, I've submitted death information for Stu Griffing to Olympedia, but they don't seem to have updated his page annoyingly. I see you've now removed him from your oldest living Olympians list. I sent a screenshot of the death record on Accurint (with full date of death included). I thought that would suffice. There's also a less reliable source in the form of a family tree on Ancestry where they've added in the death details. Anyway, do you know why it wasn't approved? Thanks Jkaharper (talk) 21:53, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
- Usually with recent American deaths, there's a desire to dot the "i"s and cross the "t"s so to speak. Since the founder of the project has a lot of American ties, he likes not to rely on database information if possible. For example, for Gordy Giovanelli, he contacted the family before updating to confirm all of the details. Canadian Paul 01:50, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
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Olympian PROD
If I remember correctly, you were good at finding sources on Olympians in Arabic countries. Do you think you could see if you can find anything on Charles El-Gressy (), an Olympic fencer from Morocco that was PRODed? (I remembered this a little late, so it may be deleted by the time you notice this. I attached his Olympedia profile in case.) BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:41, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
- I went ahead and removed the PROD because a) not meeting a subcriteria is not a deletion rationale and b) pages for postwar Olympians have not been uncontroversial at AfD, so a PROD does not seem appropriate. I will take a look for some sources, as it will likely end up at AfD anyways, but for Moroccans I usually have better luck searching in French than Arabic. Canadian Paul 03:34, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Another one: Hussain Ali Nasayyif (Iraqi sprinter, AFD). If you have the time, do you think you could see if you can find anything? Thanks, BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:04, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'll take a look and see what I can find. Canadian Paul 02:20, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
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Jeff Robinson DOB
Hi CP! Might any of your birth registry sources have Jeff Robinson (Siena basketball)'s? SportsGuy789 (talk) 20:59, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
- Somehow I missed this, sorry. I'll take a look tomorrow and see if I can find anything. Canadian Paul 05:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- I took a look and could not find anything definitive, other than that his middle initial is O.: https://www.siena.edu/alumni-and-friends/alumni-relations/awards-recognitions/athletic-hall-of-fame-inductees/. Might help future searches, but I couldn't get further than that; sorry. Canadian Paul 05:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
Kalima Amankulova
Hi Paul, I just had another look at Talk:Lists of centenarians/Potential candidates and found that there was a 2021 edit to Amankulova's Russian article giving a YoD as 2002. Her Swedish article was changed a year ago, giving DoD as 4 October 2002, with the edit summary saying the change was based on her Russian Wiki article. In neither case is there an actual source for her death. Hopefully this will help a little! Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ 05:04, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! I'll take a look into it and see if I can find anything! Canadian Paul 05:05, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
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Moira de Villiers
Two things about Moira de Villiers:
- Lower case for "de" is the correct spelling.
- She's also known as Moira Koster as she's married to Jason Koster.
Schwede66 06:05, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
RIP Olympedia?
I read: Since 1 January 2024, this site is no longer updated
. Oh no! What happened? That's very sad indeed. Schwede66 10:30, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Just some disagreements between the IOC and the holders of the private database behind the public site. The private database is still updated regularly (in fact, it has almost all of the current 2024 results!), so hopefully it will become accessible again in the near future! Canadian Paul 05:23, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ah. Bureaucracy. I'm not sure whether I should be elated or sad. But thanks for letting me know. Schwede66 06:29, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
Request for comment
Hi Paul, would you mind commenting on this: Talk:List of centenarians (sportspeople)#Inclusion of Betty Brussel. Cheers, DerbyCountyinNZ 22:22, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
Former speed skater Mary Margaret Meyers
Hello Canadian Paul. Your edit-reference for Mary Margaret Meyers date of death Mary Meyers' obituary shows another first name than the article name, Miriam Mimi instead of Mary Margaret. So are you sure that this is the same person? Cheers Migrant (talk – contribs) 21:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, the article itself, if you look at the archived version mentions explicitly that she was an Olympic silver medalist. "Mimi" appears to be a nickname rather than an actual given name. Canadian Paul 06:13, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
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