Talk:2008 Indianapolis 500

message: The 2008 running of the Indianapolis 500 will be the 92nd rendition, but most sources will exhibit its name as the 2008 Indianapolis 500, including the promotional materials, with the 92nd running of a sub-tag to the more prominent one. Therefore, I say the name should be changed, along with aligning it successfully with all previous Indianapolis 500 page names. --Chr.K. 22:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  Wikipedia policy is to use the most common name as the page title, even if the formal name is different from the most commonly used name.  See WP:NAME and WP:COMMONNAME. Chuck 19:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm late to this discussion (it was so quick it went unnoticed), but after considerable work and peer review, all of the Indy 500 pages are correctly named by the year, not the ordinal. It needs to stay that way. Doctorindy (talk) 14:15, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: Taking some guidance from a similair topic style page...Super Bowl XLII...another annual sports event report page, I broke some of the text into a couple new sections Doctorindy (talk) 14:50, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sections

message: From http://indy500.tjs-labs.com/list-qual?year=2008 via the Daily Trackside Reports. I'll leave it to someone industrious to make it match the style of the article --Mycroft.Holmes (talk) 17:08, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 2008 Time Trial Chronology

message: I don't think it's necessary to have the "Tires" column in the entry list table. Firestone is the sole tire supplier, and has been since 2000, and will be for at the very least the next couple of years. They used to have the "C/E/T" on all entry lists, box scores, etc., but that's when they had Goodyear and Firestone entered. We've removed the tires from the season page entry list as well. I think a blanket footnote at the bottom of the table will suffice for the tire make. Doctorindy (talk) 19:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Entry list

message: Being bold I removed the chronological chart. I know someone worked hard on it, but it is too long and unneeded. All info can be seen in the official reports tab and other websites. I agree with the current format of the article (all in one for now) and like the summary and chart mix. However, this chart I removed was an eyesore to that mix. We need the results and a nice summary, not every step along the way. Even combine the results and summary with a chart if you like, but this chart is too much. The only info given on the chart not alreay included in the article would be small. If it was big enough, it would be given in text already. Do we need this long overbearing chart just to tell us that the green flag was not waved on x attempt and it did not count? NeuGye (talk) 14:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If we break off a seperate sub page.....2008 Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifications....I suggest adding it back. Both I concur, it should be removed from the main page for now. Doctorindy (talk) 20:25, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

text: I finished it up and put it over on my sandbox for now in case we decide to put it back, either here or on a separate page. Chuck (talk) 01:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Great. Know that your work is appreciated.Doctorindy (talk) 01:46, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, but I don't want anyone to think that I favor its inclusion because of the work involved (which was less than you might think, anyway).  The chart should stand or fall on its own merits. I happen to think it merits inclusion in 2008 Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifications, but that's because of the useful information it provides, not because of the work involved. Chuck (talk) 12:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: IMHO, the qual chronology is important and interesting. If a separate qual page is NOT created, then this table should be added back to the article. --Mycroft.Holmes (talk) 01:59, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chrono List 

message: For the purposes of dropping the entry list, now that time trials is over, I've dumped it here. Note that a link to the official Entry List on indy500.com is also included. Doctorindy (talk) 00:07, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Entry list backup

message: Even the qualifying sessions have summaries on this wikipage, but not the final race. That looks odd.  I was expecting some prose on how Dixon won the race and a few words on the crash that knocked out a few cars.  The section looks unfinished.  I hope someone familiar with the race can fill in the missing texts. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 22:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Final race results  

message: It's reported in the results section that Ryan Briscoe is from the United States, even though he is Australian.  I'm just pointing this out as i dont know how to change the flags next to the names so hopefully that can be fixed.Baggers89 (talk) 06:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ryan Briscoe's Nationality 

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