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Making the template smaller

I recently made changes to condense this template and was reverted by User:AviationEnzo with the reason "How its done for every other single MLS team. I see nothing wrong with it anyways".

Per

WP:NAV, navboxes "are intended to link articles to each other. That is, every article listed on a particular navigation template generally has the template placed on its page." Adding links to articles such as 2023 Major League Soccer season

, or adding multiple links to the same article with section anchors, goes against this. WP:NAV also says navboxes "should be kept small in size as a large template has limited navigation value", which is why I think large headings should be avoided if not strictly necessary. WP:NAV also says "Unlinked text should be avoided.", so a non-linked mention of the 2023 Supporters Shield is also not appropriate.

I agree with you that many other MLS templates are indeed made excessively large with unnecessary headings and links to irrelevant pages or individual sections of the main article; I think those templates all need cleanup as well. This is not done for teams in any other American sports league (e.g. {{Cincinnati Bengals}}, {{Cincinnati Reds}}) nor is it done for soccer teams in other countries (e.g. {{Liverpool F.C.}}, {{Real Madrid CF}}).

AviationEnzo, could you please share your thoughts? Thanks, IagoQnsi (talk) 00:54, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've taken a second look at it and I am inclined to agree. I think the only reason it should remain how I made it is if FCC wins the MLS Cup when this navbox could actually be linked to the MLS Cup article. I apologize for my fast revert. AviationEnzo (talk) 01:11, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]