Template talk:Sports links/Archive 1

Overlinking
This is an interesting tool but does it not stray into WP:ELMIN and WP:LINKFARM? It some cases there are over a dozen external links added to pages. I would resist adding this template at all possibilities.  Words in the Wind  (talk) 00:37, 5 August 2021 (UTC)


 * 1. WP:ELMIN talks about Official links, those are links meeting two criteria, one of them is "The linked content is controlled by the subject (organization or individual person) of the Wikipedia article." which the links of this template don't meet. 2. There are never "over a dozen external links added" as the template limits added links to 10. Deancarmeli (talk) 05:20, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 18 August 2021
For property : Change message from  to   Deancarmeli (talk) 10:04, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ firefly  ( t · c ) 11:07, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 26 August 2021
For property : Change message from  to   Deancarmeli (talk) 10:20, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ firefly  ( t · c ) 11:09, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 16 November 2021

 * Current state


 * Proposed state

The website is in French. Deancarmeli (talk) 06:30, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ firefly  ( t · c ) 11:25, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 21 November 2021
 -- Martial arts (karate, judo, taekwondo, mixed)
 * Current state

{ prop='P2705', message='[$2 $1] at KarateRec.com$3', short='[$2 KarateRec.com]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P4559', message='[$2 $1] at the International Judo Federation$3', short='[$2 IJF]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P2767', message='[$2 $1] at JudoInside.com$3', short='[$2 JudoInside.com]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P4191', message='[$2 $1] at AllJudo.net$3', short='[$2 AllJudo]', langcode='fr' }, { prop='P2987', message='[$2 $1] at TaekwondoData.com$3', short='[$2 TaekwondoData.com]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9722', message='[$2 $1] at UFC$3', short='[$2 UFC]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9726', message='[$2 $1] at Bellator$3', short='[$2 Bellator]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P2818', message='[$2 $1] at Sherdog$3', short='[$2 Sherdog]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9728', message='[$2 $1] at Tapology.com$3', short='[$2 Tapology]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9724', message='[$2 $1] at Fight Matrix$3', short='[$2 Fight Matrix]', langcode='en' },

 -- Martial arts (karate, judo, taekwondo, mixed)
 * Proposed state

{ prop='P2705', message='[$2 $1] at KarateRec.com$3', short='[$2 KarateRec.com]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P4559', message='[$2 $1] at the International Judo Federation$3', short='[$2 IJF]', langcode='en' }, -- judoka { prop='P10065', message='[$2 $1] at the International Judo Federation$3', short='[$2 IJF]', langcode='en' }, -- competition { prop='P2767', message='[$2 $1] at JudoInside.com$3', short='[$2 JudoInside.com]', langcode='en' }, -- judoka { prop='P10066', message='[$2 $1] at JudoInside.com$3', short='[$2 JudoInside.com]', langcode='en' }, -- competition { prop='P10080', message='[$2 $1] at the European Judo Union$3', short='[$2 EJU]', langcode='en' }, -- competition { prop='P4191', message='[$2 $1] at AllJudo.net$3', short='[$2 AllJudo]', langcode='fr' }, { prop='P2987', message='[$2 $1] at TaekwondoData.com$3', short='[$2 TaekwondoData.com]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9722', message='[$2 $1] at UFC$3', short='[$2 UFC]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9726', message='[$2 $1] at Bellator$3', short='[$2 Bellator]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P2818', message='[$2 $1] at Sherdog$3', short='[$2 Sherdog]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9728', message='[$2 $1] at Tapology.com$3', short='[$2 Tapology]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P9724', message='[$2 $1] at Fight Matrix$3', short='[$2 Fight Matrix]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P10073', message='[$2 $1] at ESPN$3', short='[$2 ESPN]', langcode='en' },

Thanks. Deancarmeli (talk) 10:04, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Added properties:
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 01:16, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 4 December 2021
Please add the following to the tennis section, for :

Sod25 (talk) 15:48, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ – the "message=" lines all had "$3" in them, as in, so that has been included as well.  P.I. Ellsworth &numsp;-  ed.  put'r there 11:29, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Reader-facing message about no links at Wikidata
We have more than 1200 transclusions of this template where it returns no results. These are added to the hidden cat Category:Articles using sports links with no data in Wikidata (good), and have in the article the visible message "This article has no properties for sports databases in Wikidata", which is bad. The reader has no need to see this message, basically telling them that there is nothing "here". Can this message please be removed from the template? Fram (talk) 14:59, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 23:38, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 27 February 2022
Current state  { prop='P8286', message='[$2 $1] at Olympedia$3', short='[$2 Olympedia]', langcode='en' },

Proposed state  { prop='P8286', message='[$2 $1] at Olympedia$3', short='[$2 Olympedia]', langcode='en' }, -- person { prop='P9055', message='[$2 $1] at Olympedia$3', short='[$2 Olympedia]', langcode='en' }, -- event

Added property:

Thanks. CLalgo (talk) 10:23, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. And, please see H:DL to explain why semicolons should not be used in that way. Thank you for your edits!  P.I. Ellsworth &numsp;- ed.  put'r there 03:27, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Edit request to complete TfD nomination
Template:Sports links has been listed at Templates for discussion (nomination), but it was protected, so it could not be tagged. Please add:

to the top of the page to complete the nomination. Thank you. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 17:14, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅.  P.I. Ellsworth &numsp;- ed.  put'r there 17:22, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Proposal: Change "FIG" to "International Gymnastics Federation"
Current state  { prop='P2696', message='[$2 $1] at FIG (licence)$3', short='[$2 FIG (licence)]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P7440', message='[$2 $1] at FIG (biography)$3', short='[$2 FIG (biography)]', langcode='en' },

Proposed state  { prop='P2696', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Federation (licence)$3', short='[$2 FIG (licence)]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P7440', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Federation (biography)$3', short='[$2 FIG (biography)]', langcode='en' },


 * Reason
 * for readers not familiar with the federation's initials, which are of its French name. CLalgo (talk) 09:02, 24 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Done. -- Zyxw (talk) 20:22, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 3 October 2022
Description of suggested change:

Diff: 寒吉 (talk) 08:30, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 16:23, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 18 June 2023
Description of suggested change:

As mentioned by 162 etc. above, in Module:External links/conf/Sports the PGA link needs to be adjusted on line 279, as the Wikidata item is for the golfer's profile at pgatour.com.

Diff: Niceguyedc (talk) 22:08, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Izno (talk) 20:04, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 8 September 2023
Please edit gymnastics section to add two new links per above comments/section.

Current:  -- Gymnastics

{ prop='P2696', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Federation (licence)$3', short='[$2 FIG (licence)]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P7440', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Federation (biography)$3', short='[$2 FIG (biography)]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P3671', message='[$2 $1] at USA Gymnastics$3', short='[$2 USA Gymnastics]', langcode='en' },

New:  -- Gymnastics

{ prop='P2696', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Federation (licence)$3', short='[$2 FIG (licence)]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P7440', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Federation (biography)$3', short='[$2 FIG (biography)]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P3671', message='[$2 $1] at USA Gymnastics$3', short='[$2 USA Gymnastics]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P4668', message='[$2 $1] at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame$3', short='[$2 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame]', langcode='en' }, { prop='P4469', message='[$2 $1] at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame$3', short='[$2 International Gymnastics Hall of Fame]', langcode='en' },

GauchoDude (talk) 15:35, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Module:External links/conf/Sports is used on some 65,300 articles. Have you tested your code already in a sandbox?  Where?  If not, where can we test your new code?  What does the expected output look like?
 * —Trappist the monk (talk) 19:07, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Great questions. I don't know how to address any of them. The expected output is to just add line items for two new Wikidata entries, specifically P4668 and P4469, if data exists there. While I'm a mediocre coder, if all that is involved with this template is adding line items utilizing the correct P values, which can be found here and here, then adjusting the output while linking to a corresponding Wikipedia article if applicable, then yes it should work. None of the other requests for this template above looked to have included a sandbox and the additions I've created followed all other entries so I'm fairly confident it works, but would certainly be open to someone knowledgeable testing it as a second set of eyes. GauchoDude (talk) 19:43, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I implemented your change and tested it against four articles (P4469: Shuji Tsurumi, Tatiana Lysenko; P4668: Betty Okino, Lance Ringnald). Only Ringnald has .  Adding  to the others and previewing suggests that your change works on those four articles.  No other guarantees.
 * —Trappist the monk (talk) 22:27, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for doing that. As we're just adding those two additional lines at the end of the gymnstics section with no other changes, and the changes appear to work as intended with no other breakages to the overall template, is there any hesitation in implementing and making the change a part of the code? I cannot do that myself. GauchoDude (talk) 22:33, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * [Edit] Erm, looks like you did already make it permanent, thanks! Disregard the above. GauchoDude (talk) 22:36, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 30 October 2023
Description of suggested change: Please fix this edit by to change Module:External links/conf/Sports from the redlink "X Games (archived)" to the bluelink "X Games (archived)" to fix articles such as Sébastien Toutant.

Diff: GoingBatty (talk) 05:30, 30 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Thank you for pointing it out. -- Zyxw (talk) 17:31, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 12 January 2024
Description of suggested change: Similar to my September request, looking for a simple addition of data. This would be for the inclusion of P12285 which holds links to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame ID and relevant biographies. Looking at Module:External_links/conf/Sports, the most likely spot for this inclusion would be near line 526, either above or below, where the standard USOPC biographies are included.

Addition:  { prop='P12285', message='[$2 $1] at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame$3', short='[$2 USOPC Hall of Fame]', langcode='en' },

GauchoDude (talk) 16:05, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 23:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)