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What would you have us change the wording to? Saying something like "The Vikings finished 7–9 the previous season" removes all contextual connections to the current season. The whole point of the sentence is that we're trying to relate the two seasons and show how the team's fortunes change(d) year-to-year. I know it's obvious that each team is always trying to improve on their record from the previous season, but just because something is obvious doesn't mean we should totally avoid mentioning it. – Pee Jay 10:28, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Yes, I understand that, but even if it’s obvious, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t say it. – Pee Jay 16:45, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

So you’re saying we can’t say a team is “looking to improve” but we can say they’re “hoping to return to the playoffs”? Kinda double-standards, isn’t it? – Pee Jay 17:01, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

@ PeeJay: I’m just gonna respond here I hate going back and forth between talkpages in a discussion. Fair point. Which brings me back to a different suggestion I provided, leave the improvement part out until the end of the season. Because by your reasoning “it's about providing a frame of reference for how successful this upcoming season will be compared to the last one”, if it’s about referencing the difference, why not just wait until after the season and put that in?--Rockchalk 7 17 15:48, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

An alternative wording could work if we found the right one, but my issue was with you deleting the info wholesale. If your problem was with the wording, you should have made an effort to copyedit the articles first, not just delete content you didn't like. – Pee Jay 21:01, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Also, I don't actually have a problem with the current wording, nor does anyone else who has edited these articles in the last few years, so I don't see any need to change it. – Pee Jay 21:01, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

@ PeeJay: Honestly because of that and the fact I’m struggling to come up with different wording, I’m gonna let it go. If I come up with a good reword I’ll reach out.--Rockchalk 7 17 21:20, 17 June 2021 (UTC)