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August 25

The Woman in Black - Swedish?

The article The Woman in Black (2012 film) states that this is a (partly, at least) Swedish film. Why is that?

In addition, the article says that it contains Swedish language, but just having watched the film, I didn't notice any. Is this an error in the Wikipedia article, or did I simply miss some hidden Swedish text or speech? --Andreas Rejbrand (talk) 00:22, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This says it is a UK-Canada-Sweden production. The "Swedish" language bit was inserted on 06/02/2016 [1] by a User:Amgood1993, an account now blocked. Just get rid of it. Your caution is to be commended, but if you, a Swedish speaker, couldn't hear any Swedish, then there isn't any. A few weeks back WP was informing the world that Raj Kapoor was an Anglican: [2]. Things like this do happen here but usually get corrected fairly quickly. Contact Basemetal here 00:50, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In this case it was included over six months ago. I was considering asking the editor who had added this, but they've been blocked as part of a sock farm. I did some research, but couldn't find any indication that Swedish is one of the languages in which the film is spoken. I've taken the liberty of removing it (if only to prove Basemetal's point :-) ---Sluzzelin talk 01:09, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Eek, Basemetal, I don't know how I missed the first part of your post. Apologies. :-( ---Sluzzelin talk 02:23, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relax. No need for any. I'm just sorry we both had to spend some of our precious time on earth identifying that idiot. Think of all the fun we missed out on in the meantime! Contact Basemetal here 11:47, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I think you are right: a Swedish company was involved, to some extent, in making the film, but there is probably no Swedish language in it. --Andreas Rejbrand (talk) 01:19, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Gliding on bicycle

Is this move[3] actually legal in professional cycling? I'm surprised that more people don't use it (or maybe I just don't watch enough cycling). Pizza Margherita (talk) 19:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, one of the commenters says it's legal. †Dismas†|^(talk) 21:34, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like a variant, and rather a dangerous one, on the tuck position. You can pretty much do anything with your own bike (other than motorizing it); and you don't even have to ride it: You can walk or run with it if necessary. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:15, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! Unlike the four cyclists he passes, the planking pedalist is riding a fixie. Here is a gif of him reengaging his pedals. -- ToE 03:39, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

He reminds me of Rollie Free. --TrogWoolley (talk) 18:46, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In contrast, the bicyclist is rollin' free. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:07, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Olympic medals on public display

Are there any Olympic medals (any Olympics) on public display in the UK anywhere? If there are, I would expect a museum or a gallery or something? Or are they all held tightly by their owners (and what happens to them when the owner eventually dies?) -- SGBailey (talk) 21:05, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Evidently, the recipients can do whatever they want with their medals. They are frequently sold:[4]. As for public display in UK, regretfully there is no UK affiliate in The Olympic Museums Network. 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:1821:CD59:E35A:CB68 (talk) 00:00, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Googling olympic + "medal is on display at" shows several results from the UK.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 06:23, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Actual links to sources would be nice. That's the intended purpose of the Wikipedia Reference desk. 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:1821:CD59:E35A:CB68 (talk) 06:33, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK. --Jayron 32 12:19, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The British Museum, and the Museum of London, both have examples - as part of displays about the three Olympic Games held in London. Wymspen (talk) 09:00, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]