Talk:Level playing field
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[edit]"Ski jumpers all jump from the same height during competitions." is not longer correct (they can choose at which high the want to start) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.189.198.1 (talk) 10:47, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
Examples sought
[edit]It would be nice with one or more examples (complete sentences) in the article of usage of "level playing field".
First sentence
[edit]I added a citation-needed tag to the first sentence in this article
- "A level playing field is a concept about fairness, not that each player has an equal chance to succeed, but that they all play by the same set of rules."
So far as I can tell this is an incorrect statement. I've checked dictionaries and have seen it defined most often as synonymous with "equal opportunity" or "equal chance of success". For example, the Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms defines it as "to give everyone the same advantages or opportunities" and the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "a situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding".
Origin
[edit]Does anyone know the origin of this term? Thanks. SharkD Talk 03:16, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
"Level Playing Field" listed at Redirects for discussion
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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Level Playing Field. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 18:59, 8 November 2019 (UTC)