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Requested move 27 June 2015

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The result of the move request was: moved by Tokyogirl79 (talk · contribs). Jenks24 (talk) 18:00, 10 July 2015 (UTC)



Atlanta MLS teamAtlanta United FC – Name change is official, per MLS's website. Coming directly from the league is a bit stronger than being reported by news outlets. --Relisted. George Ho (talk) 04:40, 4 July 2015 (UTC) Bmf 051 (talk) 01:15, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

The name of the team (although not "officially" - whatever that means - announced) is verifiable to reliable sources both with Sports Illustrated and the Atlanta Journal Constitution (which quotes the franchise president, Darren Eales, on the record confirming the choice of the name). At the very least the name should be updated in the article, and there is no reason to delay moving the page. This is not like some sports fan sites or other websites without editorial control and review speculating and publishing crap like we all know they do based on rumors and what they hope will happen. Both of these sources are real news stories from reputable organizations. --Trödel 01:01, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

We should wait until the official unveiling. It doesn't feel right to have the article have the new name but not have an updated logo for the infobox to accompany it. SounderBruce 03:14, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Lots of teams have new names before introducing a new logo. See the Baltimore Ravens or the latest incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets. So that isn't really relevant. Bmf 051 (talk) 01:06, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
Added the template, so this will go to Wikipedia:Requested moves#Current discussions Bmf 051 (talk) 01:16, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
  • Strong Support -- This should be pretty cut and dried. There is an officially referenced team name, the article would have a far more accurate title, and people can search for the most likely term. 2601:C8:C000:DF31:2900:59D8:EB2A:F517 (talk) 03:28, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. --BDD (talk) 18:28, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - not even sure why this is a discussion tbh, be BOLD and just move it! GiantSnowman 18:42, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
    • Unless one is an admin, the page can't be moved, boldly or not. I've reverted the improper cut-and-paste move. - BilCat (talk) 02:36, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

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Table colors

Starting this section to discuss the use of colors on the table headers. The colors were edited here, and they are not WCAG 2.0 AA compliant as required by MOS:CONTRAST. Efforts should be made to find colors readable by all of our readers. The previous colors can be seen here. ~ Rob13Talk 07:29, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility#Color "Ensure the contrast of the text with its background reaches at least WCAG 2.0's AA level, and AAA level when feasible" and MOS:NAVBOXCOLOUR "Colors used in templates such as navboxes and infoboxes, and in tables, should not make reading difficult, including for colorblind or otherwise visually impaired readers" as well as "Colors that are useful for identification and are appropriate, representative, and accessible may be used with discretion and common sense. In general, text color should not be anything other than black or white".
Even Wikipedia:Don't_edit_war_over_the_colour_of_templates mentions: "colour contrast is of particular importance to people with poor vision, including those who are colourblind. Please preserve the accessibility of Wikipedia, per the guidelines at WP:COLOUR."
Since the club colors do not pass this bar, we therefor should simply not use custom colors and default back to Wikipedia standard colors for this situation. —TheDJ (talkcontribs) 08:53, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
According to the editor, we are failing to correctly brand the team based on http://atlpartners.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AtlantaUnited_BrandGuide_151203.pdf . The problem is, the font is wrong (pages 6 and following) and the colours are on page 9. First, the hex colour they lost as "9d223t5" should be "9d2235". So to play by his rules, the three colour choices are #9d2235; #716135; and #000000;. This is the updated table. All possible colour combinations fail as can seen by the link for each:
9d2235 on 000000 - Fails 000000 on 9d2235 - Fails
000000 on 716135 - Fails 716135 on 000000 - Fails
716135 on 9d2235 - Fails 9D2235 on 716135 - Fails
So I agree that we should go to a plain table until resolved. I will allow another editor to make the request as I have now made a request at 3RR. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:43, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
I agree that the colours presently in use are unacceptable as a clear breach of Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility#Color. The article should be unprotected and plain wikitable colours used. --RexxS (talk) 19:39, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
  • I've unprotected the article, and anyone who understands WP:CONTRAST is free to change it to a complaint scheme. I've asked Jamesmiko to discuss here if he thinks there is a better color scheme which still meets the MOS, but it's clear the current version isn't compliant, and that there is a consensus here to that effect. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:41, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
    • The consensus here seems to be to use default colors for now, possibly with a change to be discussed later without the "pressure" of the immediate accessibility issue. Any change to that should be discussed first. ~ Rob13Talk 21:52, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
  • Contrast is always a problem when backgrounds are coloured to represent a sports team. An alternative is to use a coloured border; it's not difficult, you use the |titlestyle= parameter just as you do for a coloured background. See for example the navbox at Libby Lane#External links. This one is done with the {{Anglican navbox titlestyle|bishop}} template, but it comes down to |titlestyle=background: #FFFFFF; border-bottom: #7F1734 5px solid; border-top: #7F1734 5px solid; - here, the #7F1734 is the colour  . --Redrose64 (talk) 22:40, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

I tell you. It's like you can't even go to work around here any longer. All the discussion happened while I was in the coal mines. Glad we achieved consensus and I was barely involved. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:19, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

And for the record, I think that the border might be a good suggestion. @Jamesmiko:, what do you think. Would borders be enough? Do you have another suggestion? Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:21, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

I think the border is fine, but why is everyone so worried about color blind people being able to see colors for only this one team, Walter Görlitz? Every other team's page has the actual colors. In fact, NBA teams have their own infobox to protect actual team colors. Jamesmiko (talk) 22:58, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

We do care about those others; but please see WP:OTHERCONTENT. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:02, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Okay, so Wikipedia excuses itself for setting double standards. You guys threaten me with warnings and condescend to me, but can't even enforce a single standard for all pages? That's the very definition of hypocrisy. Jamesmiko (talk) 23:08, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

If you're so bothered about colour-blind people being unable to read the text in other teams' articles, why don't you just go ahead and enforce the standard yourself? You know exactly where a problem exists and do nothing to fix it. Isn't that even more hypocritical? --RexxS (talk) 23:19, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
RexxS, I assume you're talking to Walter Görlitz. I am arguing against articles being reduced to the least common denominator. It's not like there's a massive protest for websites to feature colors friendly to color-blind individuals, nor some major advocacy for it. I agree, that Walter should go ahead and make every single article on Wikipedia comply with WP:CONTRAST and not just this one.Jamesmiko (talk) 23:33, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
@Jamesmiko: It's not that no-one cares about those articles, it's that we haven't seen them. Link me to an article that doesn't comply with WP:CONTRAST and I'll most happily fix it. ~ Rob13Talk 23:28, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
User:BU Rob13, just to call your bluff, go to all 32 pages of the National Football League and make them comply with WP:CONTRAST. If not, then you're not being a fair admin. Jamesmiko (talk) 23:36, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
@Jamesmiko: I'm not going on a wild goose hunt through a whole category of pages. Give me one page (or even all 32!) and point to a specific table that you think should be corrected. (I could save you the trouble and tell you that both the NBA and NFL templates have had discussions about color contrast, which I was involved in. There are no color contrast issues to my knowledge. We corrected them.) ~ Rob13Talk 23:40, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

All I know is that the current colors used in the table are incorrect, IMO. The current gold color should be  #716135 , and not whatever it is right now. I am trying to change the consensus so that the colors used are  #9D2235  for the background and  #FFFFFF  for the foreground, based on the Atlanta United FC brand book. Charlesaaronthompson (talk) 04:01, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

@Charlesaaronthompson: The discussion started above and continued below. At this point, the return to white likely won't receive assent by @Jamesmiko:, but the best solution we have is listed below where we modify the borders, not the background:
More information Role, Name ...
Role Name Nation
Head coach Gerardo Martino  Argentina
Technical director Carlos Bocanegra  USA
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Feel free to comment on that or any other options you may have. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:31, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
@Walter Görlitz: I'm fine with it so long as the colors used and reached by consensus match the colors in Atlanta United FC's brandbook and comply with contrast guidelines. Charlesaaronthompson (talk) 16:41, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not convinced that the source I provided (from this website) is legitimate. All I did to find it was Google Search "Atlanta Falcons Style Guide" and that was the URL I clicked on. I've checked to see if that URL is legitimate, and I'm not entirely 100% sure. In the mean time, I think the colors that should be used in the tables and templates should come from Atlanta United FC's website, since that at least is official, AFAIK. Charlesaaronthompson (talk) 08:20, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Colors on templates

Okay, so I've been threatened with warnings by a few admins who cite WP:CONTRAST as their reason for removing actual team colors from team infoboxes. First of all, every sports team page features team-specific colors for their userboxes, to include the NBA articles which protect such colors from random editing. Every other MLS team has team-specific colors, so why is Atlanta United FC the first and only time WP:CONTRAST is an issue? Why does Walter Görlitz only care about applying this standard to one team, and not all of them? The only answer from an admin that I received was, in paraphrase, "You can't appeal to other articles to justify points on another." Well, that means Wikipedia has a double standard and cannot legitimately enforce any rule fairly. Either all articles have the same rules, or they don't.

The problem with WP:CONTRAST is the position that the majority should suffer because of a small minority. It's like saying, "You can't have steak because a baby can't chew it." First of all, most Wikipedia articles are not color-blind friendly, and the vast majority of public websites have colors that do not fit into the realm of color-blind friendly. For example, Google's logo is full of red, blue, and green. No one complains about their colors. The whole basis behind WP:CONTRAST is not a normative or conventional standard. However, if WP really wants to enforce this, then they must do so equally and across the board. I should not be threatened with warnings for edits other Wikipedians make freely. Admins, please learn how to have adult conversations instead of being so easily offended and abusing your admin privileges to ban people for highly selective reasoning. If we can't use team colors for Atlanta United, then remove them from all articles that violate WP:CONTRAST. If not, I don't want to hear any more hypocrisy from Wikipedia admins.

User:BU Rob13, I get that you can't comb through every article. However, what I have yet to understand was why User:Walter Görlitz picked only one MLS team to make an example of instead of making WP:CONTRAST an issue for all 23 MLS teams? It the rule is so absolute, then why be so selective in applying it?Jamesmiko (talk) 23:49, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
Didn't see this question earlier. I imagine he happened to notice it in the course of regular editing and made the quick fix. Systemic changes to large groups of articles are hard to do and terribly boring. Very few editors have the patience or time to do them, especially given that you often just wind up wasting time finding articles with no issues. For instance, I have multiple accessibility projects (such as the horrible coding of {{Infobox AFL biography}}) that I'd like to be working on, but I have no free time with which to do them. ~ Rob13Talk 04:34, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Jamesmiko (talk) 23:29, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

@Jamesmiko: I believe you seriously misunderstand WP:CONTRAST. All colors on a page don't have to be black and white. It's just that the background color behind a text color must have a high enough contrast ratio to allow color blind individuals to see the difference. Google's logo, for instance, is perfectly fine from a color contrast perspective. Each text color is a sharp contrast against the white background. Again, link me to an article with a color contrast issue and I will fix it. It's not that no-one cares; it's that most editors are ignorant of the accessibility issues and the limited people who understand them can't comb through each of the over 5 million articles on Wikipedia and find every issue. We correct them as we come across them. ~ Rob13Talk 23:33, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Is there anything wrong with gold letters on black? That should be enough contrast for WP:CONTRAST. Jamesmiko (talk) 23:39, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Depends on the gold and the black. Is it a dark gold? Then possibly. Is it a light gold? Probably not. I'd need the hex code values (or a link to the page using the gold and black so I can find the hex code values). ~ Rob13Talk 23:41, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
I have been at work for 12 hours now and I come here to find that you ignored the table I created above in the "table colors" section. It lists the black on gold (incorrectly I might add) as "716135 on 000000" (it's actually 000000 on 716135) with a link to a tool that tells you that it fails and why, but in case you're going to ignore the table again: https://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html#fg=000000,bg=716135 yes, that fails. And the reverse does as well: https://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html#fg=716135,bg=000000. The gold you propose below, A29061, is not compliant with your team's guidelines and https://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html#fg=A29061,bg=000000 is marginally acceptable, but you'll be a hypocrite if you use it because you yourself stated that only the team's colours are acceptable to you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:52, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
And for the record, the previous colours were marginally acceptable and I did check all MLS team colours when they were added, but the editor who made most of those already knew about CONTRAST and so I didn't have to verify that the contrast was acceptable.
So just to reiterate: I am not persecuting you or your team. Their colours are simply not acceptable withing the confines of WCAG 2 web accessibility guidelines. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:52, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
@Jamesmiko: To be clear here, there's nothing mystical about color contrast issues. Go to this page, type in the hex code values, and check the output. If WCAG 2 AA Compliant is "Yes", then that is sufficient. If possible, you'd want WCAG 2 AAA Compliant, but given the desirability of team colors, AA is fine here. It complies with the guideline, which says AA is required and AAA is desirable. ~ Rob13Talk 23:42, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
How about his hex for gold: #A29061 on #000? By the way, User:BU Rob13, I appreciate you having a conservation with me.Jamesmiko (talk) 23:45, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
@Jamesmiko: That would be AA compliant, yes, and very close to AAA compliance as well (6.7:1 ratio of contrast, whereas 7:1 is AAA). Interestingly, my first knowledge of accessibility came from an interaction similar to ours, but I was on your end. I was a content creator in the area of Canadian football and a major accessibility issue was discovered in {{Infobox gridiron football person}} which caused everyone in the topic area (especially me!) a headache. Eventually, I helped find a reasonable method to solve the issue, learned a lot in the process, and now I'm a member of the Accessibility WikiProject! It's a confusing set of guidelines that are inherently hard to wrap your head around when you don't face the same difficulties others face, but it's super important. I see Wikipedia as the great equalizer. Not everyone has access to the same educational opportunities, but everyone can come to Wikipedia and learn something. It's very important to me (and many others) that everyone truly means everyone. It's a huge part of our free knowledge movement.
I'm sorry that our initial interaction was a bit hostile; on an unfortunately regular basis, editors stomp all over articles creating massive accessibility issues and attempting to invoke local consensuses to ignore accessibility issues. I'll be glad we had it if you take an interest in our accessibility guidelines, though. If you're interested in helping to evenly apply the accessibility guidelines to articles which may currently have problems, please do let me know and I'd be happy to help you navigate them. ~ Rob13Talk 00:02, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

So I see you made the change here at 2016-10-18T23:56:18‎, before getting consensus. This page was locked to all editors but admins because of your insistence in ignoring CONTRAST, and was only unlocked when we had a consensus to leave it at default colours. Earlier in your editing day, at 2016-10-18T23:14:49, you removed this consensus edit and claim that complying with CONTRAST equates to ruining editor's experience on Wikipedia, at, but after you started your discussion here. I will let an admin deal with you now since you clearly don't seem to be here to build an encyclopedia with other editors. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:09, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

What I don't understand is why - having abandoned the "official" colours - Jamesmiko arbitrarily chose a gold (#AB9767) that fell short of a colour difference of 500 on the black background? It would have been just as easy to have picked #CAB279, which has the same hue and saturation, so that it passes https://www.w3.org/TR/AERT#color-contrast as well. What problem would there be with  this combination  ? --RexxS (talk) 08:37, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Excellent question. It seems capricious and arbitrary.
A different question is, are we satisfied with the colour selection? Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:15, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Personally no. The text of WP:COLOUR uses the phrase "when feasible", but I have yet to see a genuine example of where it is not feasible to meet WCAG's standards for both contrast and colour difference at the highest levels. It is relatively simple to use Snook's tester to alter the lightness ("Value") of a colour up or down until it is compliant. I seriously doubt that Atlanta United FC would find that Wikipedia's use of a gold somewhat lighter than theirs problematical - especially as they actually got the hex value for light gold wrong in their own guidelines (it is actually #928856 in that document!) --RexxS (talk) 14:15, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Capricious, Walter Görlitz and RexxS? No, #AB9767 derives from the team's official website. Instead of making accusations, all you have to do is research.  Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesmiko (talkcontribs) 22:29, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Seems like you two are bitter that I actually found a color that you can't willfully misinterpret WP:CONTRAST to bully me further. Checkmate Jamesmiko (talk) 22:47, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Yes., capricious. My interpretation was that two days ago you were insisting and edit warring to use the "official" colours, but when people warn you to stop, you drop that argument that, pick some other colours that you like, apply them without gaining consenus.
AB9767 on 000000 current colours FFF340 on 9d2235 original colours
Team colour: pride and passion Team colour: premium and excellence - metallic
Team colour: strength and power Team colour: premium and excellence - non-metallic listed as 716135, but actually 84754E based on RGB values
How are your colours (cell A1) better than the original (cell A2) ?
How do your colours (cell A1) accurately reflect the team's colours (rows two and three)?
Are you OK with not having the actual, official team colours that you claimed "are official and legal documents from a business that restricts the use of their brand, name, and colors" and variants thereof? Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:52, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
To all the other editors, are the current colours, with a colour difference of 425, acceptable? If not, does someone have a better colour scheme? The original scheme only had a colour difference of 318, so the new scheme is better than that. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:52, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
More information Role, Name ...
Role Name Nation
Head Coach Gerardo Martino  Argentina
Technical director Carlos Bocanegra  United States
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There. No problem with contrast. --Redrose64 (talk) 10:38, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Walter Görlitz, the only one being capricious is the one who acts like he owns the page. If you think I'm being capricious, then what how do you describe your same contention with me? What rule says I have to gain consensus to make an edit? Nowhere, as all editors are free to edit as long as their edits follow policies. You don't own this page, nor does your consensus. By the way, finding a code that matches an official team color is not hypocrisy. Take responsibility for your actions and stop deflecting. Jamesmiko (talk) 11:18, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Walter Görlitz, #AB9767 derives from the gold menu bar on the team's official website at http://www.atlutd.com. Therefore, it is an official color.  Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesmiko (talkcontribs) 11:44, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
That's looks cleaner and honours the official colour scheme. What if we were to use the official colours?:
More information Role, Name ...
Role Name Nation
Head coach Gerardo Martino  Argentina
Technical director Carlos Bocanegra  USA
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This uses correct MOS:CAPS for the roles and avoids WP:OVERLINK. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:36, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Since there have been no complaints and no further discussion, let's apply this to the article and the template. 208.81.212.224 (talk) 17:16, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Error

I accidentally messed up the gold stripes of the shorts pattern because it was my mistake. Can somebody please fix it? Matthewishere0 (talk) 01:23, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Nickname

Opening Game

Brad Guzan

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Club vs Team

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How long should the goal/assist records lists be?

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2019

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