Talk:FC Dallas
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This was my first wikipedia edit. I added the info about the U.S. Open Cup. I'm a fan of the team and thought the one trophy they've won should be mentioned. Dave Walker
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[edit] Name Change
Does the 'F.C.' in the team name stand for something? I thought it might be 'FrisCo', but now I think it might be 'Football Club'. Acjelen 04:54, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Acjelen, It does indeed stand for Football Club. And, it's actually "FC" not "F.C.". I've changed all the "F.C" that I found, but I don't know how to change the name of the article. I love the way people have taken this article and improved it so much since my first tiny change last summer.
Dave Walker 01:50, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The page could be moved to "FC Dallas", by either moving its contents (that will lose history) or posting on Wikipedia:Requested moves or asking an admin for the move. Frankly, I don't see the big deal with the dots; the page can stay here as is (it looks consistent with D.C. United and C.D. Chivas USA), and if you want to link here, you can always do [[F.C. Dallas|FC Dallas]]. But either way is fine... --Dryazan 14:21, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
At the moment the page "FC Dallas" redirects to "F.C. Dallas" These two pages could be transposed. That is, copy and past the contents of one onto the other. I've never done that to an article with graphics. There is a nice long list of other pages that link to "F.C. Dallas". By switching the two pages, we could avoid editing those links. Hopefully others would notice the redirect and make the changes themselves. --Acjelen 16:32, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The problem with that is that the article will lose its history. --Dryazan 16:34, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm ok with leaving it as is, so as not to lose the history. Dave Walker 18:06, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Actually, F.C. stands for Futbol Club. That has been always the name since day one of rebranding. According to FCDallas' own fact sheet: "What does FC in FC Dallas stand for? F stands for "Futbol" which is the globally used term for the sport, and C stands for "Club" which again is the accurate reference to a team globally."
I wouldn't have a problem with this move to "FC Dallas (MLS)", except for the (MLS) part. As of now, the original "FC Dallas" page is sitting stagnant, and at this point would follow with two redirections, which is not done automatically. There is nothing else that would prevent that site with being taken back. It simply sounds easier to restore it to reduce or even eliminate all the redirections. One more reason is that this page in EVERY other language exists as "FC Dallas". Otav347 2:19, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Move" needs to be fixed
When Dr31 "moved" this page from FC Dallas (MLS) to here, it wasn't actually moved. Everything was simply copied and pasted to here. That lost all the edit history to the page. That edit history is still sitting over there at the (MLS) one. Can someone fix this? Metros232 13:10, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, my bad. I just requested the move at Wikipedia:Requested moves DR31 (talk) 15:29, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
- I've tagged this for a fix by the guidelines on WP:SPLICE. This will have an admin delete this page, move the FC Dallas (MLS) page to here. The admin should probably also combine the histories of these two pages since a couple of edits have been made since its move to here. Metros232 15:38, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dashes and hyphens
All other MLS team pages use regular dashes in the team info box and in player, coaches area. If you switch this page to use mdash and ndash, please be consistent and change all other MLS pages as well. DR31 (talk) 13:01, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
- Those articles and the version you keep changing back to are NOT dashes—they are hyphens. Hyphens and dashes are used for different things. I suggest you consult with an English instructor or take a look at how to use hyphens and dashes in the college writing manual. Please do you not change dashes to hyphens again. You are using it incorrectly! I do not have time to change all of the articles to the proper en dash and em dash. Also, please do not force your preferences on using the hyphens on all articles. I believe it was you that made all the articles "consistent" by improperly using the hyphens instead of dashes.
- Here are examples of what the hyphen, en dash, and em dash look like and when to use them:
- Hyphen: (third-largest)
- En dash: (1995–2003)
- Em dash: (2005—)
- RJN 22:05, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Honors
I noticed that the Brimstone Cup was included among the "Honors." Should 2-club contests really be included with true competition awards? Other club pages omit them under their "Honers." Would it be better to note it in its own section? -- Quinn 33 11:10, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
