Template talk:Infobox sports league

message: I wikilinked the years to the article on the year in sports. Leave me a message if there's any problems with this. --Jtalledo (talk) 22:05, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This only becomes a problem when the founding "season" is spread over two calendar years, such as "1936-37". See recent edits to American Hockey League. Flibirigit 09:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: We'd have to follow the calendar year. You don't say the NBA was founded on 1946-47. --Howard the Duck 09:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikilinked years in sports 

message: I have removed the "singles" parameter because it is showing up in every instance of this template. The parameter is not documented, and I'm not clear what it might mean. If you're going to add it back, please document it and make it optional. Rolando 23:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: After explanation by Valoem, added back as an optional parameter. Rolando 00:04, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Singles? 

message: Can someone add in the option of writing in a different title, as opposed the name just being the article's name. For example, so Celtic League (rugby union) will say just Celtic League in the box, instead of having (rugby union)....? Narrasawa 05:11, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added the title parameter. --Howard the Duck 06:20, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: Another question!  The A-League is unusual in that both the premiers (top of league table) and champions (winner of finals series) are equally important in measuring the success of teams.  This prompted someone to ["subst" and modify the infobox http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A-League&diff=93362989&oldid=93348243] as the template didn't have space for both.  My opinion is that the infobox shouldn't have been got rid of - it should have been discussed here and adjusted to suit.  Does anyone want to comment on this before I attempt it? -- Chuq 10:32, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What I did with the Philippine Basketball Association article where 2 championships are disputed, the two championships would be displayed at the Champions perimeter, with the name of the championship enclosed in a parenthesis. --Howard the Duck 12:59, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Champions + Premiers 

message: I was looking at the French Wikipedia version of the NHL article. On the last row of its infobox table, there is a link to the "Saison en cours" (Season in progress) article. I think a similar addition could be made on this Infobox sports league template, instead of using a combination of it with Template:Dab current or Template:Current sport-related. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:54, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a good idea. --Howard the Duck 05:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal: new row listing the link to the current-ongoing season article 

message: I think it would be better if "Folded" was just under "Founded". // SMARTSKAFT | ¿ 21:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like a good idea, but it'll emphasize that "folded" being last means it was the last thing the league did. Could work either way, though. --Howard the Duck 05:33, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Folded 

message: Would it be possible to add an optional parameter for the CEO? Bongomanrae 01:13, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You can, but I think this infobox is having too many parameters already, although I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but... --Howard the Duck 09:16, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  CEO's 

message: I wonder if this is a good idea... --Howard the Duck 05:47, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template talk:Infobox Sports season 

message: Suggestions for additional parameters - inspired by the fact that A-League uses a manually generated infobox instead of this template, because the template doesn't accommodate all the variables.
*Most championships/premierships: An entry for the team who has the most championships (or in the case of leagues such as the A-League, most championships and most premierships.
*Related competitions - for football competitions, this would be continental club championships, for example
*Also one that I have mentioned before - separate champions/premiers sections - this has been "worked-around" for now. See User:Chuq/test for an example. -- Chuq (talk) 06:15, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK you can go ahead with the first 2, the last one can be worked around, as you've said. For an example, see Philippine Basketball Association where there can be 2 champions in a season. Just u insert a  after each entry. --Howard the Duck 06:21, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added the first two (most_champs and related_comps) and placed a usage example on the right.  They shouldn't cause any problems.  It is fairly noticeable how the champions/premiers, while workable, doesn't look the best. -- Chuq (talk) 21:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional parameters 

message: I'm seeing complaints on non-football/soccer pages about the football image/clock icon in the "Current season" field. It's just odd to see a football on a page about cricket, baseball, or even Americn/Canadian football. I'd suggest either changing to a more generic image, or have a set of images that can be toggled by a set parameter. - BillCJ (talk) 03:04, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I think that would be the best solution. Sometimes I miss the easy answers! - BillCJ (talk) 04:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I really do not care, as long as it does its original purpose so that Wikipedians do not simultaneously use both this template and Template:Current sport-related. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:21, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine with deleting the image, or using the generic clock. Flibirigit (talk) 05:56, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah I am not even sure why we need an image. -Djsasso (talk) 19:04, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

text: A regular season is not a tournament. Flibirigit (talk) 18:13, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well it is in the broadest sense of the word. --Howard the Duck 03:11, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but it isn't common usage.  Perhaps a more general: "For current information see:"?  Most article titles are descriptive, so that would flow well in most cases. Resolute 03:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But it is still long since I'd want it to appear as a regular infobox entry. --Howard the Duck 03:56, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Current season field and football image

message: "Current season or competition" is too long. How about "Current tournament"? --Howard the Duck 17:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A regular season is not a tournament. Flibirigit (talk) 18:13, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well it is in the broadest sense of the word. --Howard the Duck 03:11, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but it isn't common usage.  Perhaps a more general: "For current information see:"?  Most article titles are descriptive, so that would flow well in most cases. Resolute 03:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But it is still long since I'd want it to appear as a regular infobox entry. --Howard the Duck 03:56, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Current season or competition

message: Any objections to adding a "Championship" field above "Most recent champion(s)" to link directly to the article about the league's championship (where applicable), eg. World Series, Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Super Bowl. Kwanesum (talk) 22:08, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to the championship 

message: This appears to be undocumented.  Any idea on what it is meant for? Tarc (talk) 16:02, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What the league is famous for. –Howard the Duck 16:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Surely a field that requests that it should not be used is a field that should be removed.  Do we have any examples of appropriate use? Kevin McE (talk) 17:44, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  fame? 

message: Previously, if no specific caption was specified, the page title would occupy the caption space if there was a logo. Since many logos have the league name in them, and the page or infobox title would be redundant with the caption title, I have taken the liberty to change the the code so that captions are now 100% optional. hello, i'm a member | talk to me! 00:39, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing forced captions

message: A field recently added with no previous discussion.  An airline only becomes the official or favoured airline by paying for the privilege, or at least offering some benefit.  As such, it is no more than a minor sponsor.  Adds nothing to encyclopaedic knowledge about the sport or the tournament. Removing: we'll see if it reaches third stage of BRD.  Kevin McE (talk) 17:49, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Airline 

message: The template originally listed "Country(ies)" as a section; I have renamed this label to "Country/Countries" as it seems more grammatically correct. I don't anticipate this to be controversial but if anyone has any major problems with this, it can be changed back. —Entropy (T/C) 03:43, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What is the basis of your assumption that it is "more grammatically correct"? Look at the Google hits I get otherwise. Or is it some WP:ENGVAR issue I am not aware of? Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:04, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: My understanding of placing extra letters in parentheses at the end of words makes them optional letters that are added if needed; for instance, in house(s) or child(ren). Since country is a noun that ends in y when singular but not when plural, it looks wrong to me. I don't claim to be a grammar expert though. Does anyone know for sure which is the preferred? —Entropy (T/C) 18:57, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Country(ies) → Country/Countries 

message: Could this be adjusted to show CEO? There is an existing parameter for commissioner. Hack (talk) 05:59, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: –HTD 11:59, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  CEO field showing commissioner 

message: Could someone allow a "game" parameter to be a substitute for "sport" so this can be used for things like chess or video gaming?--Prisencolin (talk) 19:06, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Prisencolin, added. Frietjes (talk) 15:31, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks!--Prisencolin (talk) 18:17, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parameter request 

message: Hello there. The long, bold caption "Current season, competition or edition:" seems like overkill. The text usually includes the correct terminology and can be wikilinked to customize if it doesn't. So I would suggest eliminating it altogether. I would also propose giving the option of placing the current season icon and link at the bottom of the infobox. I realize the link is an important one, but don't think it is too much trouble to find at the bottom of the box. I already made an ill-advised solo attempt at providing the option that  has cleaned up. Thanks. - Mnnlaxer | talk | stalk 19:08, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I forgot  already added the current parameter at the bottom. Thanks for that. - Mnnlaxer | talk | stalk 05:46, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove or customize the current season caption 

message: Can someone add  }} after "champion" like it's done with Template:Infobox basketball league? If the infobox does not get regular updates, then this parameter is handy. I also made the changes into sandbox and testcases. --Pelmeen10 (talk) 11:35, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: , would you also be fine with another parameter name instead of season? I know that name is used on the basketball league infobox, but "season" doesn't sound that specific. What about "champ_season" or something? Enterprisey (talk!) 13:30, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I though about naming it more specifically. "champ_season" is fine. --Pelmeen10 (talk) 14:18, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done Sounds good. Enterprisey (talk!) 14:27, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most recent champion is when? 

message: Is it possible to add an editions (or whatever name seems to be fit) parameter to indicate the number of editions contested and a frequency parameter to indicate if the competition is held annually, biennially, etc? Thanks. --Iklaoo (talk) 09:30, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for new parameters 

message: Isn't defunct a better word than ceased? Defunct is more of an positive-ish way than ceased. Also, ceased is more or less another word for dead. New3400 (talk) 20:14, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I agree that "defunct" is a better term, in parallel with . Enterprisey (talk!) 20:47, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

text: It's also possible to use "last edition". Pelmeen10 (talk) 15:03, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why do we use ceased? 

message: (valid parameter) needs to be included in the unknown parameters check. - Samuel Wiki (talk) 02:11, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done S.A. Julio (talk) 03:34, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 28 December 2019 

message: I've edited the sandbox page to support all parameters used by . Since the two infoboxes are so similar in parameters used. I'm proposing that  redirects to this page so that style and syntax will be uniform. Right now, the two infoboxes have slightly different looks. The change hardly affects this template as it simply adds a few parameters to support the other infobox. Let me know if you think I've missed anything in my edit on the sandbox. –Aidan721 (talk) 22:00, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: to be clear, the sandbox should be completely ready (or ready as possible) to be copied to the live template's code page. The :Module:Check for unknown parameters does not appear in the sandbox, so I wonder why it's been removed. Please make the sandbox ready to copy over, so that the new code can be checked and tested properly. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 16:08, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

text: Also, , it appears that you did not sync the sandbox to the live template before you added your changes. So it seems that the edits of other editors are included in the sandbox. Suggest you sync the sandbox to the live template, and then re-add your edits back into the sandbox. Thank you for your improvements and for your patience! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 16:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  I believe the sandbox should be up to date for my request. Please ping me back if I've missed something. –Aidan721 (talk) 17:05, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good, and . Thanks again! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 17:43, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

text:  please be sure to update the /doc page where needed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 19:19, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 9 June 2022 

message: I wonder if is possible have Streaming Partners separated from TV partners since some leagues has multiple different partners for TV and internet, making the TV Partners area of template a bit messy
For exemple, from this year, The Japanese High School Baseball Championship will have a extra streaming partner besides the pre-existing Stream and TV Partners, there is so much that it makes the template get messy and complicated to work with
I think that would be better if we had different options for Streaming Partners and TV Partner
User:Meganinja202 | ¿ 05:06 27 June 2022 (UTC)
:. This ibox now has a  parameter, and it has the label Streaming partner(s). P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 19:41, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Separate TV Partners from Streaming partners 

message: Please add the upright parameter to all instances of Module:InfoboxImage in this template. Jonteemil (talk) 20:02, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: . P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 01:58, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 23 July 2022 

message: I'd like to move the map section down just below the "official website" (see this version). It will look more clean and not so cluttered up top. I've been trying to figure out how to do it in the sandbox but can't seem to get it. I've also added the header color and font color like :Template:Infobox athletic conference had prior to the merger, but it's not working... Are you able to help me? Corky 07:13, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I just noticed there were some issues with the other merger, so I'll add this to the list of changes to make when I get to it later today or tomorrow. Primefac (talk) 07:16, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks! I just figured out what I did wrong and have corrected it in the sandbox. I'm still having issues with the colors now showing if you can take a look at that for me, please, later today? I'm going to continue working on it in the meantime. Corky 07:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  both. Primefac (talk) 09:06, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks! The color field still isn't working... is there something else we need to do for that? Corky 11:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

text: Never mind, we have to change the name of the infobox in order for it to work. There's a lot of unknown perimeters with the old one, though. Appreciate it! Corky 11:43, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, don't do that, I'll just add in the params to the wrapper. Primefac (talk) 11:44, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, awesome! Thank you! Corky 11:48, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 1 August 2022 

message: Add  for NCAA, NAIA, etc. These are being placed as  from  merge here. –Aidan721 (talk) 15:30, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: * Pppery * it has begun... 20:15, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 19 August 2022 

message: I think it would be better if we separate “ceased” into “final season” and “defunct”, in order to show a leagues final season and then when the organization folded. Blake675 (talk) 17:25, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please make your requested changes to the template's sandbox first; see WP:TESTCASES. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:18, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion: 

message: Why the parameter 'current_season' has two but the 'last_season' and 'upcoming_season' has one only? Can they all have two parameters? WorldVolleyFan (talk) 05:59, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Likely because there is more possibility of having two "current seasons" than past or future. The only extant use I can find that has bluelinks is Beach Handball World Championships, which links to both the men's and women's current season of the championships. Despite being redlinked, National Softball League also uses a similar structure to link to the two levels of play. Primefac (talk) 07:38, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the clarification. WorldVolleyFan (talk) 07:46, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  About last and upcoming season parameters 

message: Add  so alt text for the logo can be supplied, similar to  and . Yeeno  (talk) 09:02, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: There is already an  parameter, and since only one image can be supplied it doesn't really matter if it's being used for a  or an . Primefac (talk) 12:53, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: @Primefac: Thanks. I couldn't find that in the documentation anywhere, so it should be added if possible. Yeeno  (talk) 19:23, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: You are more than welcome to do that; the /doc is not protected. Primefac (talk) 07:18, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request 17 December 2022 

message: Can we please consider adding a "General manager" field. There is CEO, Director and President, but many leagues have specific General manager positions. Thanks. DaHuzyBru (talk) 16:03, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Just pinging you to see if this can be considered. Thanks. DaHuzyBru (talk) 13:04, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If there's no opposition it can probably be added in. Primefac (talk) 15:35, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

text: What leagues have general managers? That is usually a position for teams. –Aidan721 (talk) 14:20, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It's definitely a basketball league role in Australia. NBL1 has a General Manager  while NBL1 West  and NBL1 South  have League Managers. New Zealand NBL and Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa has a General Manager  as does Women's British Basketball League . Would be great to have this addition. Thanks for the consideration. DaHuzyBru (talk) 22:35, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Any objections here? Is this ok to be added? DaHuzyBru (talk) 05:26, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing none, ; added . Primefac (talk) 06:29, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request: Add General manager field 

message: The amount of space that would be afforded to the column with variable inputs by simply shortening "Inaugural season" to "First season" would be much appreciated. In most cases I've worked with, "Inaugural season" is the longest row title, and is solely responsible for squeezing content in the right-hand column of the infobox. — AFC Vixen 🦊 14:32, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:47, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 22 February 2024