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The flag issue is under discussion elswhere on this page. There's no reason for the name to be in the posessive form - have you ever heard of the "Boston's Marathon"?
Roger (
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13:52, 29 May 2011 (UTC)reply
Flags
There really is no need to put historic South African flags in the article! Reasoning: potentially there will be 2 different flags (the old and the new), which would be confusing. To keep it simple: Use only ONE SA flag - the current one
Hgfrf (
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12:07, 17 April 2011 (UTC)reply
I think the standard for this is that you use the flag that the person would have competed under, so for example the old South African flag is applicable for anything pre-new flag.
GetDownAdam (
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13:29, 29 May 2011 (UTC)reply
Sorry, just made the change. Hadn't seen the comment. While it's true that there are no national teams, the individuals are representing their countries and there are country-specific prizes for South Africans. In that sense, the flags are relevant. Also, a fair amount of emphasis is placed on the nationality of runners by the Comrades Marathon Association. Regardless, if the flags are there I feel they should be the flags of the country at the time of the event as per other articles on wikipedia. I don't think it's appropriate to retroactively apply the flag regardless of any ill connotations or confusion it may cause.
GetDownAdam (
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13:41, 29 May 2011 (UTC)reply
If national representation is not a requirement for using flags in articles like this one and flags are to be used, then I agree with
GetDownAdam that historically correct flags relevant to the dates must be used.
Roger (
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13:59, 29 May 2011 (UTC)reply
I feel that historically correct flags add useful insight. One can see for instance when the comrades assumed a more international character.
JMK (
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07:43, 6 June 2012 (UTC)reply
I agree that flags should be used (at a glance we know the fastest runner was Russian) and that the historical ZA flag be used (as mentioned in the MOS (flags)). I don't think it is politically sensitive (as also mentioned in the MOS).
Wizzy…
☎09:41, 6 June 2012 (UTC)reply
"Health issues" undue?
Seven deaths in almost a century and millions of participants is imho too insignificant to mention. The section does not mention at all any of the health problems experienced by many of the participants such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, etc.
Roger (
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18:01, 13 November 2012 (UTC)reply
Why did the up/down alternation switch between 1987 and 1988
Both 1987 and 1988 were up runs, the result was to change up runs from odd numbered years to even numbered ones and the down runs from even to odd numbered years. Why did it happen?
Roger (Dodger67) (
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12:34, 3 June 2013 (UTC)reply
1988 was the 150th Anniversary of the City of Pietermaritzburg (1838 to 1988) and there were celebration events planned at the end of the Comrades. Note that the same happened in 1974/1975 as 1975 was the golden jubilee (50th Comrades) and there were celebration events scheduled in Pietermaritzburg at the end of the run. --
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13:17, 3 June 2013 (UTC)reply
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