Talk:Riley Parker (soccer)

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On 7 June 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved to Riley Mattingly Parker. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Requested move 7 June 2023

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 discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – Material Works ping me! 00:15, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Riley Parker (soccer) → Riley Mattingly Parker – Seems to be her common name but want to get folks' input and extra sets of eyes to search for sources. Seany91 (talk) 21:19, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I drafted the article at "Riley Parker" instead of "Riley Mattingly Parker" because while most coverage leans "Riley Mattingly Parker" due to her collegiate career, current usage that I found in notable contexts around her pro career primarily used "Riley Parker".

Coverage from her college career — where she started as Riley Mattingly, then got married before her breakout fifth-year season in 2022 — easily primarily uses "Riley Mattingly Parker". Riley Parker is used in some places but not consistently, and last name references are all over the place, using Parker as a single last name, Mattingly Parker as a double last name, Mattingly-Parker hyphenated, and "Riley Mattingly — now Riley Parker". Her coach at Alabama even poked fun at the name change (1) and Alabama split between "Riley Mattingly Parker" and "Riley Parker" when announcing post-season honors (1, 2, 3). But there's no question that primary usage in the context of her fifth-year season at Alabama was "Riley Mattingly Parker".

The NWSL used "Riley Parker" for the 2023 draft results (1 and "Riley Mattingly" for her empty/broken player profile). Louisville consistently used "Riley Parker" and the single last name "Parker" in all of its media (draft announcement, contract announcement, loan announcement; 15+ Google-indexed racingloufc.com uses of Riley Parker, 0 of Riley Mattingly), to such a point where during the draft Alabama called her "Riley Mattingly Parker" on social media while posting a Louisville graphic that called her "Riley Parker" (1). Tigres used the full name "Riley Mattingly Parker" in its initial loan announcement but rosters her as "Riley Parker". US media coverage seems to flip to "Riley Parker"/"Parker" around and after the 2023 NWSL Draft, and is about even with "Riley Mattingly Parker" in primary usage in the NWSL context by the time Louisville loans her out, including Alabama-focused sources that previously used Riley Mattingly Parker (BamaCentral, CBS, Athletic). The Equalizer seems the most split, with one writer using "Riley Mattingly Parker"/"Mattingly Parker" (Rachael Kriger) and another "Riley Parker"/"Parker" (Jeff Kassouf)).

Mexican and Spanish-language media coverage of her Tigres loan — especially stories that aren't non-WP:IS re-reporting of the Tigres announcement — primarily uses "Riley Parker"/"Parker" (Récord; esto, Once uses "Riley Parker" in the subhed, lede, and social media and "Riley Mattingly Parker" once; ABC/Epsilon uses "Riley Parker" in hed, caption, and first mention, and "Riley Mattingly Parker" once; Futbolera; ESPN; Azteca Noreste) including one story that mention her sister, whose last name remains Mattingly (Fox Sports). Liga MX Femenil and Tigres both use "Riley Parker" consistently on social media coverage of matches during the Clausura (1, 2, 3, 4). Riley Mattingly Parker as primary usage: espartanas MX. Riley Mattingly as primary usage: esto, copying the name from a Mexican consulate tweet about her visa.

International media coverage of Tigres: SportsNet/Canada, "Riley Parker"/"Parker"; Soccerdonna/Germany, "Riley Mattingly Parker".

All in all, it's inconclusive. There's no wrong answer. Tigres coverage suggested "Riley Parker" over "Riley Mattingly Parker" to me, so that's where I drafted it, but I'll defer to experience. -Socccc (talk) 22:36, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciate this summary! Exactly the kind of community-driven discussion I was hoping to engender, and happy to withdraw my RM nomination accordingly. Seany91 (talk) 17:55, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. Giant Snowman 18:46, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose purely on the basis that current usage seems to favour just 'Riley Parker'. Giant Snowman 18:48, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose it seems as if the page is already at her WP:COMMONNAME. SportingFlyer T·C 16:22, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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