Talk:London Stadium

message: *Anyone who has some pictures or is able to take some.
*A history
*Notable events hosted
*Olympic events being hosted in 2012?
*Map?
Cheezerman 05:04, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvements

message: I added information about a fire that broke out near the stadium on the 12th November 2007 - article is here:[]
I perhaps expect this will become a seperate article anyway if the fire continues. DBAlex 15:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The fire (an abandoned warehouse, due for demolition) is almost definitely non-notable.  Lots of good pictures for the news people, but by tomorrow, will not be of interest. Only possibility of something meriting inclusion is if the rumours of asbestos are true and people are injured (hope not of course).  Furthermore, it's not on the stadium site, more like the Multi-sport arenas. Paulbrock 18:34, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

text: I've removed the section. I don't think it's noteworthy and even if it is, this isn't the right page for it. Paulbrock 12:38, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added Information about 12th November Fire 

message: Unless I have missed it elsewhere on Wikipedia, I am surprised that the criticisms of the design of the main building have not been included here. I have not included the public response - which, from some of the articles I have read, have been less than positive. Johnny.d2007 15:50, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the addition - I think we need some more sources though - to say "critics claim that:" when the source is an editorial with one person's opinion, may be pushing it. Paulbrock (talk) 19:01, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticsms

message: The 'reaction' section is horribly bias. There is a quick one line introduction and then a list of criticisms. Hardly a balanced view!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.37.49 (talk) 16:20, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: BIAS

message: Saracens RUFC also have some interest in moving to the ground once it has been down-sized http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/24/saracens.rugbyunion  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.243.252 (talk) 18:11, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Post-Olympics

message: Added the name 'United Kingdom' to location.  --90.214.3.45 (talk) 16:03, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: UK name

message: Anyone can tell something about the orientation (positioning?) of the Stadium? I think it could be interesting.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.29.227.11 (talk) 13:36, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orientation 

message: Given that the Olympic Stadium will be the "New West Ham Stadium", I don't think it's right to have a separate page, when the options for West Ham can be included as a section in this article. Hammersfan (talk) 13:33, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: There is more to this than the former Olympic site and this article is quite long. Other options are mentioned so I would personally leave them as they are. Britmax (talk) 17:18, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This was not the same site as the Olympic Stadium and a completely different project which is now shelved. Is unrelated to the Olympic Stadium.--Egghead06 (talk) 21:07, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

text: Oppose - Different article as it mentions three different proposals, one of which is the stadium. Would be the wrong place to put the other info on this article. Keep as it is. Feudonym (talk) 16:00, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge "New West Ham Stadium"

message: Any reason why there is no info on the transport network and moving people and vehicles to and from the stadium? Atlas-maker (talk) 10:53, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Transport

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The name seems to have settled on London Stadiumhttp://www.london-stadium.com/stadium/abouthttp://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/June/8-June/Stadium-seeding-starts. Is it time to rename the article? Andrew (talk) 15:20, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not yet. Where they differ, we tend to use common names rather than official names, unless there's a particularly good reason. If this rebranding sticks and people are calling it 'London Stadium', then we can move it, but for now it's clearly best known as Olympic Stadium. --Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 19:42, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Now (2019) it's known as the London Stadium, e.g. referred to in TfL transport news.  So I had to look it up to find out where it was.  Could we have some commentary on how the name was chosen and when it was applied? Why wasn't it called the Stratford Stadium, for example?  Matt Whyndham (talk) 07:08, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename to London Stadium? 

message: === Update name of the stadium operation ===
Good Morning,
London Legacy Development Company (LLDC) has awarded the contract to London Stadium 185 ltd (VINCI Stadium subsidiary) to operate the stadium.
http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2015/2/mayor-announces-vinci-appointed-as-operator-for-former-olympic-stadium
Could the name of the stadium operator be updated?
Thank you
Etienne  — Preceding unsigned comment added by EtienneSoumoy (talk • contribs) 08:06, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: June 23rd Requests

message: Good Morning,
London Legacy Development Company (LLDC) has awarded the contract to London Stadium 185 ltd (VINCI Stadium subsidiary) to operate the stadium.
http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/news/news-articles/2015/2/mayor-announces-vinci-appointed-as-operator-for-former-olympic-stadium
Could the name of the stadium operator be updated?
Thank you
Etienne  — Preceding unsigned comment added by EtienneSoumoy (talk • contribs) 08:06, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update name of the stadium operation 

message: Hello
The stadium has recently undergone transformation, and it now looks different from the picture shown on the wikipedia page. There is now a roof and hospitality areas
Up to date pictures can be found on www.london-stadium.com/about
Could we add these new pictures?
Thank you
EtienneEtienneSoumoy (talk) 08:11, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update stadium imagery 

message: Hello
The stadium has recently undergone transformation, and it now looks different from the picture shown on the wikipedia page. There is now a roof and hospitality areas
Up to date pictures can be found on www.london-stadium.com/about
Could we add these new pictures?
Thank you
EtienneEtienneSoumoy (talk) 08:10, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update stadium imagery 

message: The stadium is a public transportation venue first.
Would it be possible to add a subsection about tube and trains, on top of the bus existing one.
Information in sync with Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park guidelines can be found here
http://www.london-stadium.com/plan-your-visit/gettinghere
Etienne
EtienneSoumoy (talk) 08:14, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  add transportation section in sync with the upcoming stadium website 

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thread_title: Response

message: Hello
I wanted to submit several changes
STADIUM TOURS
You mention in "stadium interior" that LLDC is considering organising tours. It has been validated and will start this summer (probably Aug). Could we have it in a separate section to call it our at currently no visitor would look into "stadium interior" to find intel about tours
STADIUM OPERATOR
It is written that VINCI operates Parc des Princes. No this belongs to a Qatar Hedge Funds. 
Instead VINCI Stadium operates Stade de France, Allianz Riviera, Matmut Atlantique and MM Arena
Information can be found here http://www.vinci-concessions.com/en/what-we-do/stadiums/
STADIUM INTERIOR
The new pitch has been seeded recently to be ready to host first West Ham Game
http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/June/8-June/Stadium-seeding-starts
STADIUM STORE AND COFFEE SHOP
A new store and coffee shop has just now opened
http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/June/23-June/Hammers-cut-ribbon-at-new-Stadium-Store
UPCOMING EVENTS
The stadium hosts like last year the great newham run this summer
http://www.greatrun.org/great-newham-london-run
We now know there will be a friendly game West Ham v Juventus on Aug 7
http://www.whufc.com/Tickets/Match-Tickets/Event/West-Ham-United-v-Juventus
And the FA has released the 2016/17 fixtures table 
http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/jun/english-football-league-fixtures-220616
http://www.whufc.com/Fixtures/First-Team/Fixture-and-Results
CORPORATE EVENTS/ PRIVATE PARTIES
Could we mention somewhere that the stadium will be available for hiring for corporate events and private parties later this year?
PICTURE
I have uploaded my first pic FloodlitLondonStadium.jpg. I am not sure I did the right thing, so please let me know if I need to amend.
Last I think it is sometimes confusing to distinguishing between the stadium as it was for London 2012, and the stadium now. Would it be worth having 2 separate design subsections?
Thank you
EtienneEtienneSoumoy (talk) 05:27, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the picture. I've made several of the changes and have tried to rationalise the article a bit, which had a lot of design detail. There are a few things we won't add though; the article is meant to be a permanent record of the most important things about the stadium, so it's not the place to list forthcoming events, unless these are of particular note. Similarly, it's not our place to highlight current commercial activities eg the coffee shop, corporate events and tours, beyond a brief note that they occur: we can add these in when they start.  What I have done on that front is added a link to  (btw - you really should stick with the name 'Olympic Stadium', it's much better!), so that people looking for current commercial information can go there. Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 09:32, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Several changes 

message: Hello
Would it be possible to add that England is bidding for RFL 2021 World Cup, and London Stadium is one of the feature stadia.
http://www.rugby-league.com/article/37870/england-to-bid-for--rugby-league-world-cup
Thank you
BR
EtienneEtienneSoumoy (talk) 10:32, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  England to bid for RFL 2021 world cup 

message: Upton Park's was 110x70. Imagine Reason (talk) 10:04, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's the size of the football pitch? 

message: Hello
Live Nation just announced that Depeche Mode will play in the stadium on 3 June 2017.
http://www.livenation.co.uk/show/892345/depeche-mode/london/2017-06-03/en
Is it possible to update the concert/music section?
Thank you
EtienneSoumoy (talk) 14:12, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: This is an encyclopedia, not an events calendar. Britmax (talk) 18:43, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add new concert announced 

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message: I'm assuming it's not possible to change the name of this article? The name "Olympic Stadium" hasn't been used officially for a good few years now.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pigammon (talk • contribs) 09:42, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's always possible, and I agree it should now be moved. I'll initiate a formal proposal shortly. Jellyman (talk) 15:57, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the article 

message: Do we really need to name (and link) every person who set a record during the 2012 Paralympics in the London 2012 section. It doesn't really provide readable prose that way. Also WP:SEAOFBLUE.Tvx1 12:18, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  London 2012 section 

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message: I am not sure it's necessary to have the table, I think a paragraph or two would be enough. Article already feels too long. Govvy (talk) 10:24, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concerts 

message: This sport (or group of sports events) is known in British English as Athletics not Track & Field. This article should reflect this. SteadyJames (talk) 07:35, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  “Track & Field”