Talk:MLS Cup 1999/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 16:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Lead is a little weak on description of the game and what happened to the teams after the 1999 season.
- Expanded.
How was the stadium chosen?
- It's explained at the end of the first paragraph, but the bid selection process is not usually disclosed.
"narrowed to 68 by 106 yards" what was the normal soccer pitch size there?
- Added from an existing source. Minimum is 70 yards, but most teams now have 75 yards. Yankee Stadium is the only current MLS venue to be at the bare minimum (due to its unique situation).
"Conference Finals" what are those?
- Dropped the term for now.
Seems an odd place to put the Venue section on reflection. I would have thought after the route the final section would make more sense. Especially as you "
- The venue is selected before the season begins, and this layout follows other American championship games with predetermined venues. I wouldn't mind moving it to after the summary table, but it would need to be overhauled.
"play in 1996." could link inaugural season here.
- Done.
"having played in the inaugural final in" overlinked.
- Removed.
Link "overtime".
- Done.
Two consecutive sentences starting " The 1999 final was..." is repeitive.
- Removed the first.
"Los Angeles's Kevin Hartman was..." caption needs a period.
- Added.
Sanchez is missing a diacritic.
- Fixed.
"the national under-20 team for two" these days, worth clarifying that's the men's team, right?
- Fixed.
"Tampa Bay Mutiny led " ovelrinked.
- Fixed.
" to allow less than one goal per match" an average of ...
- Fixed.
"Sigi Schmid was named" no need to repeat first name.
- Fixed.
Link "brace".
- Done.
Link penalty.
- Done.
"RFK Stadium" where's that?
- Dropped.
"11 cards issued" link to yellow card (Penalty card#Yellow card).
- Done.
"six staring players " having a long hard look?
- Fixed.
"a normal starting" unclear really what "normal" means, is it "full-strength"?
- The source explains that it wasn't full-strength, but would have fewer reserves than they did for the rest of the season.
"MLS players John Harkes and" overlinked.
- Fixed.
"performed at the halftime show and also sang the national anthem before the match" I would put this the other way round, anthem first, halftime show second.
- Fixed.
In the match summary, the following are overlinked: Lassiter, Hartman, Maessner, Olsen, Mathis and Presthus.
- Removed.
Link box.
- Done.
Where are shirt numbers and player nationalities referenced?
- Added a source.
Olsen overlinked at MVP.
- Fixed.
Two of the four match rules are unreferenced.
- Usually, this section isn't cited, but the sudden change before the match warranted it; I can't find a copy of the league's rules for the 1999 specifically to cite the three substitutions (which was changed the following year to add a fourth overtime-only substitute).
I don't think common terms like "cigar" and "champagne" need linking.
- Removed.
Post-match, no need to repeat first names if there's no ambiguity in who you're talking about.
- Removed, except where the name is preceded with a title/label for clarity.
Scorelines in ref titles should use en-dash not hyphen to separate.
- Fixed.

That's my first run through, so I'll put it on hold for now. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 18:08, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: All done addressing your notes, though I had trouble with some. Thanks for the review. Sounder Bruce 23:58, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm content with the changes. I think it was already GA-quality with a few tweaks and it's now quite a way beyond that level, so I'm happy to promote. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 12:10, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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