The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted by SandyGeorgia 19:18, 29 November 2009 [1].

Seattle Sounders FC[edit]

Nominator(s): SkotyWA^Talk|_Contribs 17:03, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I am nominating this for featured article because it has recently passed a very successful (active) peer review where many improvements were suggested and made. User:Cptnono, User:George, and myself have worked diligently to take action based on all feedback given in the review as well as making many other improvements. At this point we have exhausted all known resources that could resonably be added to the article. I believe it represents complete coverage of the topic and that with the help of the WP:FAC reviewers we will hopefully be able to get the article to the status of featured article. SkotyWA^Talk|_Contribs 17:03, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Restart, old nom. Restarting because this lengthy FAC turned into a line-by-line peer review. Sources, alt text, and images cleared by Rafablu88, Eubulides and Awadewit. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:30, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support As said before, "This a terrific article on my hometown team, although I would like to see (someday) the economic effect of the team on Pioneer Square's businesses, as seen in a recent Seattle Times article." – ĈĠ, Super Sounders Fan (help line|§|sign here) 19:39, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose As I was copyediting this article and checking the sources to make sure some changes I was making wouldn't distort the meaning, I discovered that the language of the article was often extremely close or even exactly the same as the sources. Here is an analysis of what I found in the "Team name, badge and colors unveiled" section. Please read this dispatch and rewrite the article to remove any problems of this nature. The entire article will have to be checked, sentence-by-sentence. This is often best done away from FAC, very slowly.

Wikipedia: The badge design, loosely resembling a heraldic shield, consists of two layers representing the partnership between the ownership, the community, the players, and the fans.
Source: This design is loosely based on a heraldic shield, which helped identify combatants who were otherwise hidden by their armor. The Seattle Sounders FC badge was developed with two distinct layers to represent the partnership between the ownership, the community, the players and the fans.

Wikipedia: Despite the names having been selected by fan focus groups, internal committees, and fan suggestions, the lack of an option to continue the Seattle Sounders moniker was an unpopular decision.
Source: Team officials didn't confirm the names, but said the monikers fans will be able to choose from were decided through fan focus groups, internal committees and fan suggestions.

Wikipedia: In response to the reaction by the fans, the team added a fourth "write-in" option for the team name, leaving the door open to any suggestion.
Source: Tuesday, when Seattle FC, Seattle Alliance and Seattle Republic were officially announced as options on the ballot, a fourth write-in option was also included, leaving the door open for the Sounders name to transfer from the USL club to the MLS team.

Wikipedia: Of the 14,500 votes received for the new team name, 49% of the votes were a derivative of the name Sounders.
Source: Over 14,500 fans registered their vote during the four-day election. Approximately 50% of the voters submitted a write-in name, 49% of which included a derivative of the name Sounders.

Wikipedia: As part of the agreement, the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live brands are featured prominently on the front of Sounders FC's jerseys and throughout the stadium.
Source: The landmark deal is highlighted by the ‘Xbox 360 LIVE’ logo featured prominently on the Sounders FC jersey.

Please read the hints in the dispatch about how to avoid these problems in the future - thanks! Awadewit (talk) 16:19, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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