Talk:Aly Raisman/Archive 1

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Archive 1

don't delete it...I'm building it. She's well notable...lots of good references and she is a national team member who has competed for USA internationally

don't delete it...I'm building it. She's well notable...lots of good references and she is a national team member who has competed for USA internationally —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.138.199 (talk) 03:34, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I put some content in...more to come

feel free to add more. Dropping off to sleep. Should be enough reference notes in there to keep people happy. I can supply news references as well, for the meets. Bed time... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.138.199 (talk) 05:05, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Please don't leave notes for yourself on the actual article page, i.e (find ref), (fill in). I'd say create a subpage but as you don't have an account - either keep notes offline or if you really have to post them here on the talk page. Freikorp (talk) 05:33, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Wilco. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.82.39.164 (talk) 07:14, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Importance rating

I've classified Alexandra Raisman as an article of high importance due to the following criteria; Subject is extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent. This notability is due to her position on the US Women's Gymnastics team for London 2012 in addition to the sheer amount of press coverage in the US (Today Show, TIMES, Sports Illustrated, Rock Center with Brian Williams). This individual does not appear to merit top importance status, however, due to the criteria stating that the subject must be crucial to their field--in this case, artistic gymnastics. Top status is usually reserved for exercise apparatus as well as gymnastics skills, as the notability of gymnasts themselves is inherently location-biased. If anyone does not agree with this evaluation (as I suspect might be the case during and after the Olympic games, dependent upon performance/results), please discuss your concerns here before changing the importance evaluation. This will allow the community to reach consensus in an organized fashion instead of an edit war, which is a relevant fear with the traffic this article will be receiving very soon. Thanks! IShadowed (talk) 20:51, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

prom?

I didn't think going to prom with your friend since 7th grade has quite the same notability as the Marine asking Mila Kunis to prom? Any thoughts? AngusWOOF (talk) 02:51, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Wait, a Marine asking an actress to prom has any notability? Seems like a perfect example of how something being verifiable doesn't necessarily mean it's encyclopedic. Mbinebri ^{talk ←} 14:47, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Munich massacre tribute

The Daily Mail and New York Post's claim that Raisman chose the Hava Nagila as her floor routine music as a tribute to the Munich massacre is dubious. Neither site can actually quote her making this claim. Rather, they only quote her saying she chose the music because she's Jewish and wanted music to clap to. Furthermore, the Huffington Post quotes Raisman disputing the claim: “Having that floor music wasn’t intentional,” Raisman told reporters. “But the fact it was on the 40th anniversary is special, and winning the gold today means a lot to me.” Not to mention, the song is standard for her floor routines prior to the Olympics, which really throws doubt on the original claim. Mbinebri ^{talk ←} 20:15, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Agreed that the Munich part is a coincidence. Also found this analysis on Haaretz: http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/rabbis-round-table/hava-nagilah-and-questions-of-jewish-joy-1.456837 AngusWOOF (talk) 20:28, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

But she did pay tribute to the Munich victims afterwards and as the IOC refused to, it should be mentioned on the main page.108.49.112.18 (talk) 12:33, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

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Personal life

I think we can do better for the "Personal life" section than "Raisman is religious." There are several sources that state she is Jewish and that her Judaism influenced her music selections. I believe some reliable sources talk about her interests out of gymnastics. Also, as I stated elsewhere on the talk page I think a sentence, reliably sourced, that says who she is dating. Knope7 (talk) 04:14, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Colton Underwood

Several reliable sources (including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, USA Today, Boston Herald, Time, and For the Win) have reported Raisman is dating Colton Hayes, and Raisman have publicly confirmed the relationship. I think a sentence that they started dating in 2016 would comply with Wikipedia's guidelines. Knope7 (talk) 01:27, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

NOTATABLOID does not prevent any discussion of who someone is dating or has dated. Where a relationship is widely reported by reliable sources, it can be mentioned. Knope7 (talk) 03:49, 27 February 2017 (UTC)