Talk:MLS Cup 1996

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BetacommandBot (talk) 12:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

That LA Galaxy lineup isn't very correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.56.91.194 (talk) 19:30, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Request
To rename the article to "1996 MLS Cup". MLS Cup '96 sounds more like an advertisement than a proper article name. 'Tis why the title of the 1966 World Cup isn't named "England '66". Hitmonchan (talk) 03:23, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Requested move 21 December 2018

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: moved  (non-admin closure) JC7V (talk) 06:38, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

– Although the logos for these competitions only show the last digits, when written out in text, the full year is usually shown. Ex: Highlights: MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 marks its 20th anniversary, MLS Cup 1999. This one doesn't quite apply because it is a title but Wikipedia's MOS:DATESNO generally discourages the abbreviation of years. Finally, this move would also match the format of all other MLS Cups MLS Cup 2000 – MLS Cup 2018. – BLAIXX 00:28, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * MLS Cup '96 → MLS Cup 1996
 * MLS Cup '97 → MLS Cup 1997
 * MLS Cup '98 → MLS Cup 1998
 * MLS Cup '99 → MLS Cup 1999


 * Weak oppose. Contemporary sources (Washington Post, LA Times, AP, NY Times) used the shortened "'96" branding, so it was definitely more than just the league's use. While consistency is nice, it is by no means required by WP:AT.  Sounder Bruce  01:46, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Consistency is not required, but it is one of the five WP:NAMINGCRITERIA goals. I think that the proposed titles also marginally improve "recognizability" and "naturalness", and are equal on "precision" and "conciseness." –BLAIXX</b> 21:54, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * But you're playing consistency against recognizability. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:56, 26 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Support Heck, I'd even support moving all the cups prior up to and including 2000 (all of the cups in the 90s) into a single article. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:56, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Why on earth would we merge multiple cup finals together? With a bit of time and loving research (which I plan to do for a WP:GT), they can each be as comprehensive as MLS Cup 2002.  Sounder Bruce  08:09, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. None of the reasons... consistency, recognisability by avoiding the abbreviation, avoiding the special character (these are always a risk with some browsers and platforms and we can never test them all)... are all that strong. But the opposing reasons are even weaker... both forms appear regularly in RS, "'97" is not more concise in any relevant sense. Overall it adds up to a convincing case for a move. Andrewa (talk) 14:37, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Resources

 * Previews: LA Times playoffs, NY Times, LA Times/Jones (stats), St Louis (Weather), Boston
 * Recaps: NY Times (League), LA Times (Dissolves, Stats, Plaschke), Washington Post (Glory, Goff)
 * MLS: Splash Time, Weather, Eddie Pope
 * Official program (via GalaxyHistory.com)