Talk:Designated Player Rule

message: I said the deal hadn't yet been confirmed, but it had been.  My apologies.  However, Schelotto was NOT signed using a designated player slot, so he doesn't belong on this page. Che84 01:26, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I edited the page and removed GBS from the list. MichaelBlankley 23:01, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Guillermo Barros Schelotto

message: The majority of the article lists the players who were or still are designated players. If you remove that text, the lede is just the right length.
Besides, what do suggest we add to fill it out? Counts? Something else? --Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:46, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lede not too short 

message: An editor has twice deleted the Past Designated Players section in the past couple of months without discussing. I prefer we retain the table.  If other agree or disagree, please chime in. Barryjjoyce (talk) 03:37, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: There should be a separate article for the current DPs and related statistics. It could contain information about past players. Neither should be in this article. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:56, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: At the moment it's poorly maintained and out of date and given it's MLS, it's often difficult to get the correct info. Salaries are fluctuating all the time too. Also, all the info of past players is contained in the "Most Countries" list. It doesn't seem necessary at all given how it's always going to be reasonably incomplete. UncleTupelo1 (talk) 09:20, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Tupelo — There is more info (years played, salary) in the "past players" section than there is in the "most countries" list. For that reason I think the "past players" list is worth keeping. But if you think there is too much duplication between the two lists, I'd have no objection if you wanted to remove the "most countries" list instead. There's no info there that isn't already covered by the first two lists. Barryjjoyce (talk) 02:45, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Was this two to remove the section against one? Is that enough to remove it? It's already out of date and not likely to be maintained. Also, MLS rule changes are numerous adding more caveats to every past DP. It's a mess. deathgripz 23:02, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

text: I reiterate my former position: move the current DPs to their own article. I will state that this article, which is named "Designated Player Rule", should be about explaining the rule only. That would address the issue raised below (what's the rule now?). It could list information about the rule and how it has changed over time. A third article, for former DPs, would not be out of the question. It could focus on who they were, when they played, how many games played, minutes played, goals scored, assists and any other stats that might give an idea of how important they were to their teams and the league. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:58, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

text: Looks good, but "Highest-paid Designated Players" does not equate to most significant. Beckham should be listed, and N/A should not be, it should read "Free transfer". Also, we have some linking issues: Seattle Sounders FC and we have repeat link issues for TFC and Galaxy. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:43, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Past Designated Players 

message: ::::Was this two to remove the section against one? Is that enough to remove it? It's already out of date and not likely to be maintained. Also, MLS rule changes are numerous adding more caveats to every past DP. It's a mess. deathgripz 23:02, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I reiterate my former position: move the current DPs to their own article. I will state that this article, which is named "Designated Player Rule", should be about explaining the rule only. That would address the issue raised below (what's the rule now?). It could list information about the rule and how it has changed over time. A third article, for former DPs, would not be out of the question. It could focus on who they were, when they played, how many games played, minutes played, goals scored, assists and any other stats that might give an idea of how important they were to their teams and the league. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:58, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

text: Looks good, but "Highest-paid Designated Players" does not equate to most significant. Beckham should be listed, and N/A should not be, it should read "Free transfer". Also, we have some linking issues: Seattle Sounders FC and we have repeat link issues for TFC and Galaxy. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:43, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Past DPs revisted

message: It's not clearly spelled out what the current rules are. It would be helpful if there was a single paragraph explaining what the current rule entails. Hack (talk) 05:34, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing 

message: I really like this most recent change regarding sorting past designated players by team, but it leaves a lot of white space and it makes the article feel unnecessarily long. Should these boxes be collapsed? It won't eliminate the white space problem, but it will shorten the article. Jay eyem (talk) 22:25, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Collapsible Boxes 

message: I think it would be very helpful to add an age column. in the current designated players section. to track the average age of the designated players and to perhaps see trends in age of designated players over time, as recently since Atlanta United the Age of DP signings has been going down. Midgetman433 (talk) 15:39, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Should Ge Be Listed Next To Nationality