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A fact from 2024 MLS All-Star Game appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 August 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez were picked for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game but unable to play?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2024 MLS All-Star Game.

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 23:12, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Inter Miami CF will have four players making their all-star debuts in the 2024 MLS All-Star Game? Source: ESPN
- ALT1: ... that the 2024 MLS All-Star Game will be the third to feature an all-star team from Liga MX? Source: ESPN
- Reviewed: Lahug Airport

Converted from a redirect by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 237 past nominations.

Sounder Bruce 02:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Article is newly created (converted from redirect) and long enough. QPQ has been done. The six sources in the article are reliable (ESPN) or from official press releases. But there are a couple of copyvio concerns, especially phrases like "selected by MLS commissioner Don Garber", "was created on May 13", "appeared in at least 50 percent" which can be further reworded. Personally I find the ALT1 hook more interesting, especially on its focus on the bolded article.--ZKang123 (talk) 02:33, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @ZKang123: Some of those phrases are common descriptors that cannot be reworded without misleading readers. I reworded the "May 13" one, but the others are criteria that are very difficult to reword without changing their meaning. Sounder Bruce 19:25, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - I will pass this then.--ZKang123 (talk) 01:52, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ZKang123: Since the All-Star Game has been played, the hooks need to be changed to reflect who actually played. Sounder Bruce 05:09, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- ALT1a: ... that the 2024 MLS All-Star Game was the third to feature an all-star team from Liga MX? Source: ESPN
- ALT2: ... that Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez were picked for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game but unable to play due to their injuries? Source: USA Today
  - Reviews needed for the above. ZKang123 are you available? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:43, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1a is dependent upon knowing who or what Liga MX is. ALT2 is borderline, but I'd consider lopping off the last four words.--Laun chba ller 12:30, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2a: ... that Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez were picked for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game but unable to play? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:22, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll approve this.--Laun chba ller 07:25, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Squad formatting

@SounderBruce: wanted to ping you on my changing the format back to be in line with the other pages. My main concern is that changing to this format will make this article inconsistent with other articles, and I am not sure the addition of how they were chosen (vote/coach/commissioner) or how frequently they have appeared in an ASG necessitates the larger table. I also think it will make the article longer than necessary, especially after the Liga MX squad is added to the page, and I think we'd have to get the other pages in line with a new format. Not sure what your thoughts are. Jay eyem (talk) 18:47, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The old format was not designed with all-star formats in mind, and we should be adapting the other articles to fit with a better table. Having the clubs in a dedicated, sortable column and information on pick type is useful to readers, especially those accustomed to other American all-star games. Sounder Bruce 19:20, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly I can't really speak to other all-star games in other sports since I only passively follow the Big Four leagues. I took a look at some of their pages and they definitely all have that list format. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I'll go ahead and revert it back for now. Jay eyem (talk) 21:04, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]