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I would appreciate some input in the above referenced section for the template {{Infobox American football game}}, which is heavily utilized by this WikiProject. Thank you. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:24, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
Source Request
editHas anyone come across a good source that explains how taking part in preseason games, being on a practice squad, etc does not contribute to being on a team's all-time roster? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:24, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- FWIW, the 49ers media guide has separate listings of "All-Time Roster" and "All-Time Practice Squad Roster". —Bagumba (talk) 14:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- Bagumba, thank you so much! I checked the Packers' media guide and it includes
Players who have played in at least one regular-season or playoff game with the Packers; list includes years and regular-season games played
. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:29, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- Bagumba, thank you so much! I checked the Packers' media guide and it includes
Help requested for article creation
editSo I've done extensive research for good sources to create an "Uprights" article at Draft:Uprights, but I think I'm hitting major writer's block, and thus having trouble actually fleshing out the prose. If there's anyone in this project who's interested, please feel free to expand it using the many references attached (or any other sources you can find), it would be much appreciated. You can move it to mainspace whenever without having to ask or notify me, there's no WP:OWNERSHIP. Left guide (talk) 09:26, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Left guide, this topic seems to already covered at Goal (sports)#Gridiron football. I would recommend improving that section and maybe creating a redirect for Uprights to that section. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:29, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, it seems too minor enough to stand as an independent article. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 22:09, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Gonzo fan2007 and Dissident93: I appreciate the feedback. Honestly though, I respectfully disagree because from researching the sources, at least a few of them go into in-depth detail on the design, construction, assembly, and installation of the uprights, which seems too tangential and off-topic for other existing articles which are mainly focused on football rules and gameplay. Hopefully, the writer's block will go away soon. :( Left guide (talk) 23:10, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- You might also find SIGCOV discussing the evolution of the goal posts -- which have changed significantly (both in configuration and location) over the history of the game. One question, though: Is "uprights" the formal/common name? I'd generally thought of them as goal posts. Cbl62 (talk) 02:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Cbl62: Well some of the sources I researched discussed that too, but that seems at least somewhat replicated by other already-existing articles. I'm mainly hoping to fill in holes or gaps in the encyclopedia, particularly for aspects that seem beyond the scope of existing articles (such as engineering, construction, assembly). Feel free to examine the sources if you haven't already and I think you'll see what I mean. As to your question, both terms seem used, maybe it varies by region. My main reason for preferring "uprights" is that it seems like more of a unique and distinguishing term for gridiron football, whereas "goal posts" seems more widely-used in other sports (i.e. soccer, hockey, etc.) and therefore more ambiguous. Left guide (talk) 02:59, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
- Per WP:COMMONNAME, the article should be based on the common name. You should do some sampling to see which is, in fact, most common. If that leads to "goal posts", the new page could be disambiguated with a "gridiron football" qualifier. Cbl62 (talk) 03:12, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Cbl62: Well some of the sources I researched discussed that too, but that seems at least somewhat replicated by other already-existing articles. I'm mainly hoping to fill in holes or gaps in the encyclopedia, particularly for aspects that seem beyond the scope of existing articles (such as engineering, construction, assembly). Feel free to examine the sources if you haven't already and I think you'll see what I mean. As to your question, both terms seem used, maybe it varies by region. My main reason for preferring "uprights" is that it seems like more of a unique and distinguishing term for gridiron football, whereas "goal posts" seems more widely-used in other sports (i.e. soccer, hockey, etc.) and therefore more ambiguous. Left guide (talk) 02:59, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
- You might also find SIGCOV discussing the evolution of the goal posts -- which have changed significantly (both in configuration and location) over the history of the game. One question, though: Is "uprights" the formal/common name? I'd generally thought of them as goal posts. Cbl62 (talk) 02:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Gonzo fan2007 and Dissident93: I appreciate the feedback. Honestly though, I respectfully disagree because from researching the sources, at least a few of them go into in-depth detail on the design, construction, assembly, and installation of the uprights, which seems too tangential and off-topic for other existing articles which are mainly focused on football rules and gameplay. Hopefully, the writer's block will go away soon. :( Left guide (talk) 23:10, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, it seems too minor enough to stand as an independent article. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 22:09, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
High school stats table
editSo for players that set state/national high school records, would a stats table still be considered too trivial to include? I ask because I've never seen such a thing in over a decade editing player articles. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 22:08, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for 1920 Buffalo All-Americans season
edit1920 Buffalo All-Americans season has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:58, 25 September 2024 (UTC)