Template talk:Infobox college coach

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Need more coaching fields

@Frietjes:, Mysterious Walker has gone over the limit of 30 coaching fields. Can we raised the limited to say 40? Thanks, Jweiss11 (talk) 19:43, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Jweiss11, okay. Frietjes (talk) 19:57, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Great. Thanks! Jweiss11 (talk) 20:03, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Could we add a birth_name field?

Thanks Star Garnet (talk) 19:47, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Why? Birth name is literally the first thing written in the lead. Rikster2 (talk) 00:01, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

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Could someone add to the template "player_years21" and "player_team21" parameters, because I was working on a draft for Shan Deniston, who played for more than 20 teams(!), and the 21st team will not show in the infobox. Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:45, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

To add to my request, could you also add "player_years22" "player_team22" "player_years23" "player_team23" "player_years24" "player_team24" "player_years25" and "player_team25"? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:56, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

I keep finding more teams that Deniston played for! It's up to 26 now, so could someone add "player_years" and "player_team" parameters up to 30 to display all his teams? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:30, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

That's okay, but please be sure we're all done before deciding on the final numbers! P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 02:28, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

FWIW per WP:BASESTYLEPL, WikiProject Baseball typically doesn't list minor league teams for which a person played, presumably because there are typically too many. Not sure if there is different standard for college coach's playing careers.—Bagumba (talk) 03:33, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

To editor BeanieFan11: in lieu of the info provided above by Bagumba, wouldn't it be a good idea to include only the major league teams on which Coach Deniston played? That keeps the ibox from becoming ten miles long. Minor league teams can be mentioned in the article content, don't you think? P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 00:25, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

@Paine Ellsworth:, although I see your point about the infobox being "ten miles long," there are a few reasons that I'd oppose removing the minor league teams from the ibox: (1) The minor leagues were the highest level in baseball that Deniston played in, so removing them would make it look like he didn't even play through a quick glance at the ibox, (2) in the page Bagumba pointed out it says the list-major-league-teams-only rule applies for all post-integration era players, the integration era started in 1947 with Jackie Robinson, right? Deniston played part of his career prior to that (and I don't think it'd make sense to list his teams from '39-46, and not from '47-55), and so those teams should be listed, I believe. (3) Though I don't remember where, I thought I've seen baseball articles that don't follow those guidelines. (4) In American football, in which Deniston also played in the minor leagues, the non-major teams are listed in the infobox, so I also don't think it would make sense to list the minor football teams, but not baseball. And (6) though I know this is not a valid reason, I like it :) BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:08, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

To editor BeanieFan11: so have we reached a final max figure needed for the number of teams? P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 01:21, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

30 will probably be enough, but I'm not 100% certain (I've so far found 27(!) teams played for. That has to be some kind of record...). I'll probably get the figure needed by tomorrow. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:29, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

 Got it. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 06:42, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

@Paine Ellsworth: Ok, I think I've found all of his teams, and if my numbers are accurate, he played for exactly 30, so expanding the "player_years" and "player_team" parameters to 30 will be enough. Thanks. Also, could you try to find why the 22nd team in the infobox isn't showing (Estherville Cardinals/Red Sox)? BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:43, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

To editor BeanieFan11:  fixed and  done. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 00:12, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Pro Football Hall of Fame field?

With the Deion Sanders article increasing in popularity recently I was wondering if there should be a field for Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. Although Sanders is a bit of an anomaly in that I don't think any other HOFer is a college coach right now it would let the infobox be a little more detailed in case of future situations and hopefully will not make the box too cumbersome.

Eithersummer (talk) 19:58, 18 September 2023 (UTC)