Wikipedia:Peer review/2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal/archive1

2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal

I am the main contributer to this article. I want to submit it for featured status, but would like to know what the article needs to reach featured. Also, another set of eyes would be great! Thanks --[jon] [talk] 16:34, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

• The lead section needs to be expanded. It needs to summarize all of the most important points about the issue and ease in a reader that has never heard of it before. A tall order, yes, but important. Also contentious facts need to be cited directly to a reputable source. For ex "Millions were spent on all-expense-paid ski trips, thirteen scholarships, Superbowl trips, plastic surgery. IOC members were given deals on real estate, and their family members were given jobs." needs citations to reliable sources that such actually occurred. Otherwise it is unacceptable for Wikipedia to claim it did. - Taxman 19:40, Feb 1, 2005 (UTC)
• I agree with Taxman about all his points above. I'm a Sydneysider, and I object to the statement "Although Salt Lake was not the first city to use creative bid tactics, it was the first to get caught. There was also evidence that Atlanta, Nagano and Sydney had used similar tactics." That's the first I've heard of this, and we would have devoured them in a flash had we found out about tactics like this one. Provide proof and I'll eat my hat. As for Sydney holding the Winter olympics: I don't think so. - Ta bu shi da yu 03:06, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Oh, and same issue as with the main Salt Lake City, Utah: "Romney helped the Olympics back on their feet. The games were so successful that they were one of the few in recent history to turn a profit, thanks in part to heavy marketing and a built-in American audience." - define success! - Ta bu shi da yu 03:09, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)