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2026 World Baseball Classic championship
User:Stephen has reintroduced the MOS:SEAOFBLUE issue with "MVP". JustARandomSquid (talk) 17:45, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- FWIW, other sports blurbs' have regularly SOBed with an MVP link, e.g. 2023 NBA Finals, pointing to standalone page NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. —Bagumba (talk) 19:25, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Yeah it’s been our standard blurb for years, and is not a sea of blue, which is a guideline for articles and not terse headlines. Stephen 20:57, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- In this case, if this has been done before, ok, but for the record sea of blue is a general web design accessibility principle, so it shouldn't really matter where it is. JustARandomSquid (talk) 21:32, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Agreed, there's no reason this MOS point shouldn't be applied here, the main page is supposed to follow our house style rules more rigidly than articles rather than less. I can understand the issue that some readers might not understand what MVP means, but on balance I would prefer to see it not linked, precedence or no precedence. — Amakuru (talk) 22:56, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- If ITN has established its own precedent or tradition that contradicts the MOS, then that's a local consensus. Left guide (talk) 23:54, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- I dont know if it's been linked because some countries are not familiar with the MVP abbrev, or if it was to showcase FLs like Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, NBA Most Valuable Player or World Series Most Valuable Player, which is not the case for the WBC. —Bagumba (talk) 04:44, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- I don't know either, but the more pressing matter here and now is how to make the existing blurb MOS-compliant. I previously made a relevant change that was largely reverted. In the interest of reaching resolution, I'd be fine with de-linking "tournament MVP" as a compromise. Left guide (talk) 05:31, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- (Maikel García, tournament MVP, pictured) would only be a few pixels wider and not a SOB. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|🤷) 05:33, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- I suggested and dismissed that previously, because it only said MVP then, so it looked weird, but this has my support. JustARandomSquid (talk) 08:13, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- (Maikel García, tournament MVP, pictured) would only be a few pixels wider and not a SOB. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|🤷) 05:33, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- The former - we usually link MVP because it's an Americanism (though I don't think it would be an issue if it was spelled out). Black Kite (talk) 09:56, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Black Kite Although even written out in full, presumably in title case, it would still be mysterious to many global readers who might ask why this person is more valuable than anyone else? Are they richer? Or have a bigger philanthropic morality than anyone else? I'd take it as niche jargon which should be linked or removed. Bazza 7 (talk) 10:05, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- I don't know either, but the more pressing matter here and now is how to make the existing blurb MOS-compliant. I previously made a relevant change that was largely reverted. In the interest of reaching resolution, I'd be fine with de-linking "tournament MVP" as a compromise. Left guide (talk) 05:31, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- I dont know if it's been linked because some countries are not familiar with the MVP abbrev, or if it was to showcase FLs like Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, NBA Most Valuable Player or World Series Most Valuable Player, which is not the case for the WBC. —Bagumba (talk) 04:44, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- If ITN has established its own precedent or tradition that contradicts the MOS, then that's a local consensus. Left guide (talk) 23:54, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Agreed, there's no reason this MOS point shouldn't be applied here, the main page is supposed to follow our house style rules more rigidly than articles rather than less. I can understand the issue that some readers might not understand what MVP means, but on balance I would prefer to see it not linked, precedence or no precedence. — Amakuru (talk) 22:56, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- In this case, if this has been done before, ok, but for the record sea of blue is a general web design accessibility principle, so it shouldn't really matter where it is. JustARandomSquid (talk) 21:32, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Yeah it’s been our standard blurb for years, and is not a sea of blue, which is a guideline for articles and not terse headlines. Stephen 20:57, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- I agree that the term is obscure and needs a link to explain. As a 62-year old Brit, I had never noticed the acronym "MVP" and could only guess the precise meaning even when spelled out. JMCHutchinson (talk) 10:55, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
I don't think it would be an issue if it was spelled out
: My initial though was "long", but "player of the match" is not short either. —Bagumba (talk) 18:39, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- Just a reminder that SEAOFBLUE only requires the consideration of alternatives. Surely by this point, ample consideration has been given. Wehwalt (talk) 19:03, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- Is that true, though? Its first two words are literally "do not". JustARandomSquid (talk) 22:18, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
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