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I'm pretty sure you won't mind, or I wouldn't have written it, but can you review the poem for List of Seattle Sounders FC seasons? Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)}_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 08:19, 30 April 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Adam Cuerden: It's good, though I would rather have one focused on the team rather than my own achievements. Sounder Bruce 16:44, 30 April 2023 (UTC) reply

I'll see what I can do. Never quite sure what to grab onto for sports teams, as the things people like about sports tend to be at the fine grained level (the moment-to-moment of play), not a decades-spanning overview. Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)}_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 17:46, 30 April 2023 (UTC) reply

Template:2019 MLS Cup Playoff Bracket has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Aidan721 ( talk) 14:30, 1 May 2023 (UTC) reply

Hey, Bruce! I stumbled upon Draft:2023 Portland Thorns FC season and figured you might be able to assess whether or not the page belongs in the main space. No worries if you're not interested. Happy editing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:45, 1 May 2023 (UTC) reply

Did some light cleaning and moved it to the mainspace. It will need to be watched for POV issues in the future, though. Sounder Bruce 00:26, 2 May 2023 (UTC) reply

Thanks! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 00:28, 2 May 2023 (UTC) reply

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I noticed you reverted my edit right when I noticed it was a duplicate and already in the article. My bad! conman33 ( . . .talk) 23:32, 18 May 2023 (UTC) reply

FWIW, I think the Loyal stuff is in the wrong section of the San Diego MLS team article – the section is in 'Previous MLS bids'. Loyal is not "MLS" – it's Division 2. So it doesn't belong there. I would recommend moving that entire paragraph to the 'Soccer in San Diego' section where it more clearly belongs. -- IJBall ( contribs • talk) 03:47, 21 May 2023 (UTC) reply

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Hi I started up a 2023 Huntsville City FC Season page. I was wondering if you could help me out? Here is the link to the page. 2023 Huntsville City FC season#Eastern Conference Logan Z Man 2022! ( talk) 01:46, 27 May 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Logan Z Man 2022!: I went ahead and cleaned up some of the work. Please make sure to include citations to reliable sources, preferably those not published by the league or teams; I suggest looking at local newspapers in particular or national sports publications like Sports Illustrated or Soccer America. Sounder Bruce 02:47, 31 May 2023 (UTC) reply

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SB, I see a bunch of reverts, but I don't see clearly which changes you are objecting to, or why. Please elaborate. Dicklyon ( talk) 02:03, 9 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Your script has a ton of errors and the changes need to be discussed in an RfC. They're not necessary and run contrary to the expectations of sports WikiProjects. Sounder Bruce 02:07, 9 June 2023 (UTC) reply

I'm using patterns not scripts. Which changes do you say are errors? What question would you ask at an RFC? Dicklyon ( talk) 02:30, 9 June 2023 (UTC) reply

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All right, it's sorted. Again, sorry for any inconvenience. Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:32, 9 June 2023 (UTC) reply

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On 11 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 UEFA Champions League final, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 17:18, 11 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Hello.

Can you create a route map for Link light rail in Wikimedia Commons, that includes both lines 1 and 2, both in service and under construction (which can be later updated)? Every Wikipedia article about an individual public transport, has a route map, when they exist in Wikimedia Commons. You created a nice route map for Line 2.

Yours sincerely, Multituberculata ( talk) 05:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Multituberculata: I am working on an interactive map, since the changing nature of the system makes it difficult to use static maps. the problem is that Line 2 is not open and it is unknown whether it will be divided (the "starter line" proposal) or a single line, and Line T is off in the distance and would need to be an inset. Until this is done, please do not add more images; there are sandwiching issues created by the density of images, and the pictures of trains and stations are more important to convey what the system's characteristics are. Sounder Bruce 05:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Fair enough. The long map of Line 1, indeed takes up too much space. Let's wait and see when Line 2 is opened to service, this year or the next year. Multituberculata ( talk) 05:37, 14 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Sorry didn't see this first. But there really needs to be actual maps in the article until there's an interactive map. I do not buy the clutter argument, and the diagram ( Template:Link light rail) is not an appropriate substitute. It's perfectly fine to include line maps in the system article, especially because the operating lines are not connected! Reywas92 ^Talk 13:40, 14 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Or File:Link light rail, route map.png can be put in the infobox. The Infrastructure section currently has no images so a train picture there could easily be moved there and not cause sandwiching. Reywas92 ^Talk 13:54, 14 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Hey, Bruce! Thanks for the correcting the lead at Pedestrian crossings in Seattle. I welcome your improvements throughout the entry. I've approached this article from an artistic/paint perspective, but I'm sure there's much more to say about local crossings. Perhaps content related to agencies, funding, regulations, lights, signage, audio commands for visually impaired people, reflective markings, etc. This sort of stuff is outside my comfort zone. I'd appreciate your contributions from more of a transit perspective, if you ever have time and interest. Either way, happy editing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 22:25, 14 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Since regulations and most features are standardized nationally under the MUTCD, that level of detail shouldn't be necessary. I'll try to dig up some information on when some accessible features were implemented once I'm back from my road trip. Sounder Bruce 03:48, 15 June 2023 (UTC) reply

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I've seen 3 reversions in MLS cup articles, alleging "per IMAGELAYOUT". Before undoing your reversions (which I consider unappropriate), I must clear that I put the stadium pictures at left so they were out of the paragraph referenced, mostly visible on MLS Cup 1997.

As far as I know, a left aligment should be justified in cases like that. If you have a better argument I'm will to know, otherwise I'll make the changes again. And please, don't make of this an edit war because there is no need of that. It can be discussed on the talk page if you prefer. Fma12 ( talk) 09:48, 17 July 2023 (UTC) reply

( talk page stalker)@ Fma12: A left alignment of that image disrupts the layout by pushing the section heading "Road to the final" into the middle of the article. This is discussed in the second sentence at MOS:IMAGELOC. Magnolia677 ( talk) 10:15, 17 July 2023 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for the heads-up. Looking at my watchlist, many of your script-assisted changes were to dates in citations. WP:CITESTYLE and WP:CS1 explicitly seems to allow any date format, and indeed several of my citations using YYYY-MM-DD formatted dates are also generated by the editor or other recommended tools; am I misreading that about citation date formats? It's also unclear to me when "strong ties" do or don't apply, especially w/r/t footballers (cf. me in Talk:Sinead Farrelly). Any guidance is appreciated. - Socccc ( talk) 21:52, 20 July 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Socccc: Citation dates must be done in a consistent format. I'm usually cleaning up stray uses of DMY and YMD formats in articles that largely use MDY already in the majority of citations. Sounder Bruce 22:01, 20 July 2023 (UTC) reply

Thanks! That makes sense. I'll try to keep an eye on consistency going forward. Do you know of any further guidance on how "strong ties" are defined on footballer articles? More-experienced editors seem to have hard-and-fast rules on it that I can't suss out, and I couldn't find anything in WP:WikiProject Football on it. - Socccc ( talk) 22:05, 20 July 2023 (UTC) reply

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I think we need to have a discussion about how MLS team names are piped. I've been working for CBS Sports Golazo Network for almost the last four months and we never refer to Inter Miami as "Inter Miami CF". Same goes for Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps, St Louis City, Chicago Fire, Minnesota United, Houston Dynamo, Orlando City and Atlanta United. I think the key is that in all those cases, the name includes another word as well as the name of the city. That's why we use "Austin FC", "Toronto FC", "New York City FC", "CF Montréal", "FC Dallas", "Charlotte FC", "FC Cincinnati" and "Nashville SC". It may seem inconsistent, but there is an underlying logic to it. – Pee Jay 09:26, 28 July 2023 (UTC) reply

@ PeeJay: I don't think it needs to be rehashed. Keeping things consistent is better than trying to decide who can or cannot have a piped name; the case of St. Louis City SC would be one that would spark pointless debate, since one could argue that they are akin to New York City FC. Sounder Bruce 09:32, 28 July 2023 (UTC) reply

Not really, since the city isn't commonly known as "St Louis City". Again, we should use the names that are common in sources, and those are the ones I've listed above. – Pee Jay 10:10, 28 July 2023 (UTC) reply

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Hello, I would like to try one more time to get Interstate 40 in Tennessee to featured articles status. On the last nomination, there seemed to be a consensus that it was close, but unfortunately it struggled to attract reviewers. I have made a few improvements since then. Since you have a good bit of experience with getting US road articles to FA, I was wondering, would you support promoting this article to FA in its current form if I were to nominate it now? Thanks. Bneu2013 ( talk) 06:43, 29 July 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Bneu2013: I won't be able to review the FAC due to my limited free time and having my own work to finish up before the season is over. From a quick look, all I can say that it is far too long and will be shot down again at FAC in its current state. It might be best to split or fork content in some areas and leave behind much shorter summaries rather than trying to achieve full coverage. Sounder Bruce 20:50, 29 July 2023 (UTC) reply

With all due respect, no one outright opposed because of the length, although they suggested I trim the route description, why I have done and am working on further. But, as I pointed out to other editors, this is an article about not only the second-longest Interstate Highway segment east of the Mississippi River (455 miles), but one which passes through three metropolitan areas with populations greater than one million, and as a result has far more post-construction history than stretches of similar length, such as Interstate 25 in New Mexico or Interstate 80 in Nebraska. Add it's connection to a landmark Supreme Court case and the Music Highway designation, and the highway becomes arguably one of the more important sections from a historical standpoint. All of the sections are at summary length, with no more than four paragraphs, and the total word count is approximately 9.5k, which is slightly lower than the max recommended by WP:SS. I will also point out that the route description length per mile is actually less than some other highway FAs, like Interstate 82 and Kansas Turnpike. I actually feel like a hypocrite trying to justify the length as I have been the one to tell other users not to include stuff on more than one occasion. Bneu2013 ( talk) 00:33, 30 July 2023 (UTC) reply

I thought I might let you know that I've renominated. Since I first asked you about this the article has received a GOCE copyedit that cut about 700 words, although I did add a little bit of information about honorary designations. But the article is still a good bit shorter than it was before the copyedit. Bneu2013 ( talk) 00:18, 12 August 2023 (UTC) reply

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I just want to clarify something. The lead of US 395 is misleading because it makes its sound like it is totally disconnected from US 95. I know roads link the two routes, but I'm talking about in terms of the auxiliary route not connecting in anyway to its parent route both directly (US 95 intersecting US 395) or indirectly (US 395 intersecting another auxiliary route of US 95 that directly connects to US 95). This is not true since it has an indirect connection to US 95 via US 195. I wanted to note that (it is done with interstates and I've added indirect connections to other U.S. routes with no trouble), but it appears that you don't agree with me. Why is that when US 195 is the only connection between US 95 and US 395? Chess Eric 13:45, 22 August 2023 (UTC) reply

@ ChessEric: Such a detail simply does not belong in the lead. It's also misleading to only list US 195 as the sole indirect connection, as dozens of other highways also run between the two; instead, the history section is where US 195's role can be stated clearly without causing confusion. Please respect BRD in the future, as edit wars can easily flare up when the procedure is not followed. Sounder Bruce 22:31, 23 August 2023 (UTC) reply

That's why I came here to ask rather than continuing to just revert endlessly. Thanks for informing me on this. Chess Eric 23:06, 23 August 2023 (UTC) reply

On a separate note, can you see the discussion that I just made on the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads page? Chess Eric 23:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC) reply

I am going to step back from further participation in the soccer v. football discussion on the 2026 World Cup page. I don't feel there's anything else to say and it's clear the user agitating on the issue is just repeating the same points and not considering other matters like WP:RETAIN. I also note said user has a total of three edits, all of them to that talk page, but I don't want to point that out over there lest I appear to be assuming bad faith. (It's more a case of being irritated about being lectured by someone who has a total of three edits.) Because I can feel myself getting irritated, I think it's better that I just refrain from further discussion there for the time being. 1995hoo ( talk) 13:13, 25 August 2023 (UTC) reply

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SounderBruce, i had a quick question regarding this article and the associated blurb. i am having trouble confirming that there are 16 auxiliary routes. i am assuming that they are all enumerated in the list of bullet points under the "Auxiliary routes" section of the article, but i am only counting 15 routes. the cited fhwa source seems to only list 15 routes that begin with "I-" and end with "90". am i somehow counting the auxiliary routes incorrectly? dying ( talk) 08:37, 10 September 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Dying: It was a typo, there are in fact only 15 auxiliary routes. Sounder Bruce 08:46, 10 September 2023 (UTC) reply

ah, that explains it. thanks for addressing this issue! dying ( talk) 18:09, 13 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Thank you today for the article, introduced: "The longest freeway in the United States, and perhaps the world. Stretching from Seattle to Boston, one can drive on I-90 for over 3,000 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic without having to stop for a traffic signal, only the occasional tollbooth."! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC) reply

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On 26 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Seattle Sounders FC players held their practices over Zoom during part of their 2020 season? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2020 Seattle Sounders FC season. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 ( talk) 00:02, 26 September 2023 (UTC) reply

On 28 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 Leagues Cup final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that tickets on secondary markets for the 2023 Leagues Cup final ranged from $484 to $12,000 within a day of release? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Leagues Cup final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 2023 Leagues Cup final), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 28 September 2023 (UTC) reply

On 3 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Bank Center (Seattle), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. Bank Center in Seattle once had a Montessori school on the 23rd floor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/U.S. Bank Center (Seattle). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, U.S. Bank Center (Seattle)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 3 October 2023 (UTC) reply

I was on my way out of the door when I saw that edit. It looked like copy paste but I only had time for a quick check before popping out. I've just rev another editor for removing your request for rev/del so it might be worth keeping an eye on it. It's on my watchlist now. Knitsey ( talk) 17:48, 4 October 2023 (UTC) reply

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