Talk:Special Olympics

message: I read through this article and have some concerns that that Criticism section doesn't really seem to read as objective.  It doesn't even really seem to belong in this article and perhaps that has to do with the way it is written.  Forgive me for the accusation, but it feels very much that someone with a particular agenda (hence bias and why I do not believe it belongs here) wrote that section.  If there is a feeling this section really belongs--it would greatly help if whoever wrote it did the following:
Clarify who exactly is making these claims.
Write the article from a different tone/voice.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.137.255.230 (talk) 10:53, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Concerns

message: Why is this page newly flagged as having no references? It has quite a few.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by KDylan1 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: special.   Olympics.   McAlister' 209.213.146.37 (talk) 22:17, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Special Olympics

message: Why did Sarajevo or Bosnia give up the rights to host the special olympics, they are stupid turning down an events that cold help their economy.
You assume they did it out of prejudice? The costs involved with preparing for such a competition are only rarely remunerated.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.49.56.12 (talk) 10:01, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why 

message: This page and Special Olympic Games duplicate a lot of content, which has led to discussions about merging the two. I think it is more reasonable to remove the duplication and leave two articles, this one focussed on the organization and another focussed on the games. That is the same structure seen for the Olympics and Paralympics, with articles for the IOC and IPC distinct from the games that they organize. I have prepared a revised version of this page and will then move on to Special Olympic Games. Eron 15:37
I agree with Eron EFB.99 (talk) 19:00, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revisions 

message: The reference to the "Arguing on the Internet is like running in the Special Olympics..." meme is unnecessarily vague.  It's not really a meme at all; it's a particular phrase superimposed on a particular picture.  One can easily guess why the image of Racer 192 is not included, since it likely is a copyrighted photo, but obfuscating the second half of the couplet seems a concession to good taste/political correctness, which would be better served by not mentioning the phenomenon at all.  Asat 00:55, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, but I kind of think it should go; it doesn't belong with the tone or focus of the rest of the article. Far be it from me to be PC (I know everyone says that), but look: Special Olympics jokes are all over the place (and the best can be pretty funny); it's one of the most common off-color joke themes out there. The fact that one of the recent humorous uses of this joke template happened to be an Internet meme doesn't make it noteworthy enough to mention individually, among all the others, in the article on SO. A much better idea, I think, would be to mention the SO's general prominence in humor of this sort; that definitely go in. The other culture references are of more individual interest because they do not fit that particular well-trod theme.205.212.73.217 11:36, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Good work.  BTW when did "jokes" become "memes"? Steve Dufour 18:43, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I took off some of the trivia.  South Park gets enough mention on WP already and the other 2 did not seem to be notable, being sourced only by their own websites. Steve Dufour 16:22, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Even if you win 

message: It's been updated as of August 2012. I think this talk page needs to be updated.KDylan1 (talk) 23:39, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is about the organization called Special Olympics. The event you refer to is the Special Olympics World Games. It is listed on that page, and has its own article linked from there. - Eron Talk 11:34, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoops, my bad. However, it was very difficult to differentiate between the event and the organisation, unlike with the normal Olympics. Saphius 11:45, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I'm not sure why. I thought the first paragraph of the article was fairly clear. In any case, I've added a note to the top of the page to reinforce the distinction. - Eron Talk 11:46, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's skim-reading fer ya... ^^'; end of discussion Saphius 11:59, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Out-dated 

message: Doesn't Special Olympics also have regional competiotions? 09MurphyM (talk) 04:56, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  regional games 

message: Why are these competitions called "Special"?  To me that connotes Olympic competitions held at irregular times rather than on the regular four-year schedule. Michael Hardy (talk) 18:19, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Special is a commonly used euphemism for people who are mentally differently abled than the average person. --152.65.35.122 (talk) 17:03, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why "Special"? 

message: I removed the part that reads "They grow mentally, socially and spiritually and, through their activities, exhibit boundless courage and enthusiasm, enjoy the rewards of friendship and ultimately discover not only new abilities and talents but "their voices" as well." from the Special Olympics Inc. section. As far as I can tell absolutely none of this is verifiable, never mind the fact that it is entirely unencyclopedic, emotional and rambling. It also strikes me as rather patronising towards the athletes. Also, this entire sentence adds absolutely nothing to the previous sentence "Children and adults with intellectual disabilities who participate in Special Olympics develop improved physical fitness and motor skills, greater self-confidence and a more positive self-image.". This sentence is entirely sufficient.
Enice died on on August 11 2009.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.251.57.195 (talk) 14:36, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pointless 

message: has apparently been proposed since August of last year. Please discuss in this section. 8ty3hree (talk) 10:44, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the first step here is to improve Motivations for joining the Special Olympics to resolve some of the more serious issues flagged there. I don't think we can proceed with the merge until that happens. From the looks of recent edit history, I'm not sure that's going to happen anytime soon so I am mothballing the merge proposal. ~Kvng (talk) 02:22, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  The [[Motivations for joining the Special Olympics]] merger 

message: To me, the latter means prejudice in favor of the handicapped, and the latter means prejudice in favor of the able-bodied. "There are many other documented reasons that people show disdain such as promotion of Handicapism, promotion of corporations, paternalism, athletic ability..." So, does this quote speak of disabled superiority or able-bodied superiority? YellowAries2010 (talk) 23:31, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Handicapism" vs. "Ablism" 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I have just started an article on Frank Hayden, one of the pioneers of the Special Olympics and mentioned here in this Special Olympics article. I would welcome any editors more knowledgeable in the Special Olympics than I to contribute to the section in the Frank Hayden article on the subject. --papageno (talk) 18:19, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article on Frank Hayden 

message: Rosemary Kennedy is often referred as the "Hidden Kennedy". Born with intellectual disabilities her parents were determined to keep secret because she struggle to keep up with her highly competitive siblings. She was later known to serve as an inspiration to Eunice Kennedy Shriver to fund the Special Olympics. It's time history gives her disserving recognition.  Luciano Paskevicius (talk) 15:50, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rosemary Kennedy's Intellectual Disability. 

message: The article "Motivations for joining the Special Olympics" is a poorly written article but has some important information. It provides health, mental and other benefits for why people with disabilities should join the special olympics. It also provides some negative reasons. I think it would be better off as a section in this article, and then it could be edited into a more objective piece of writing. Overall I think the information in it is an important piece and could be added upon by providing information on how to join or contribute to the special olympics. Codystgermain (talk) 18:25, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article merger 

message: I wrote previously that I thought the article "Motivations for joining the special olympics" should be merged into this article. It is important to provide evidence of exactly what the motivating factors are, and what the actual effects are of joining the special olympics. I am working on finding research that shows what effects the special olympics has on it's members activity level, participation abilities, social interaction, fitness levels and other factors. With all of these things it is very important to have peer reviewed research from credible sources. At the bottom I will provide a short bibliography of sources I have found. I would love for others to post any other sources they find that could help contribute to these proposed additions to the article.
Codystgermain (talk) 20:11, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography Changes/Additions 

message: There is no discussed link to how the Olympics, Paralympics, and Special Olympics interact with each other. Athletes from all sides join forces for speaking, fundraising, and in their sport to support each other and the sport they love. It will help bridge the gap between the Olympics, Paralympics, and Special Olympics by adding a section on how they connect and cooperate with each other.
Bibliography for further investigation on the connection between the Special Olympics, Paralympics and Olympics
Morris116084 (talk) 12:26, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connection to Olympic Games 

message: I think the article is well written and well rounded to include many different sports and what history is included, but I feel that it does not emphasize the criteria required to be included in the Special Olympics. To be eligible, the person must be at least 8 years of age and be identified by a professional as having an intellectual disability, cognitive delay measured by a formal assessment, or have significant learning or vocational problems due to a cognitive delay that requires special instruction. There is also another program called the Special Olympics for Young Athletes which was created for children with intellectual disabilities for ages 2 to 7.  Hoodryan24 (talk) 19:58, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Special Olympics Eligibility  

message: I think the article is overall well written and provided good information regarding the history of the Special Olympics. However, I think the critic section does not sound very neutral. It would be helpful to work on that section a little by editing it a little to make it sound more neutral between the two sides. Another idea is maybe to add a picture of the Special Olympics logo, that way people would make the connection if they ever see the sign out and about.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thibault110583 (talk • contribs) 23:20, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ideas for Improvements  

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The first Olympics was July 20, 1968.  It would be nice if we can get this to WP:OTD, but we need to make some edits to get it good enough, remove the tag, and source it all.  Perhaps remove to the talk page at least one section (See also WP:SEAOFBLUE) we cannot source right away.  Any thoughts or concerns on this? -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 00:25, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: 50th Anniversary

message: Recently on June 7th and 8th at the university of Maine the Special Olympics celebrated the 50th annaverity of the founding of Special Olympics  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.173.75.221 (talk) 00:35, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:   50 years old not 51