User:Dirtlawyer1/sandbox5

Merge issues remaining to be resolved
This is a working list of template design issues that have arisen as a result of the pending merge of Infobox NFL coach into Infobox NFL player, and remain to be resolved in the final version of the surviving template, Infobox NFL biography:


 * 1) jersey number: The jersey number for active coaches, former coaches, and former players should be automatically moved in the "career information" section of the template.  Jersey numbers for active players should remain where they are, in the top section color bar and displayed together with the active player's current team; for example, as "No. 13  Miami Dolphins".  For a variety of reasons, however, the display of current jersey number and current team in the top color bar does not work well for former players, and either active or former coaches.  The change in placement of the jersey number should be relatively automatic, and should not require complex data input from template users.  I believe this is mostly consistent with DeeJayK's proposed version of the surviving template now found in the sandbox.
 * 2) player position: The former player positions for all former coaches and all former players should be automatically moved to the "career information" section of the template.  The change in placement of the player position should be relatively automatic, and should not require complex data input from template users.  Current player positions for active players should remain where they are, in the top section of the infobox.  I believe this is mostly consistent with DeeJayK's proposed version of the surviving template now found in the sandbox.
 * 3) current title:  The current coaching title of active coaches should be placed in the top section of the infobox, underneath the top color bar that displays an active coach's current team.  This would be consistent with the display of the current jersey number and current team name for active players in the top color bar, with the player's current position in the section immediately underneath.  For former coaches, this parameter should be removed, and the list of former coaching titles included only in the "career history" section.  "Current title" should be tied to "current team," such neither will display unless both parameters are in use.

More issues will be identified and added to this list. This is intended to be a working list to track known outstanding issues, and will be moved to the template talk page for further discussion and resolution when the currently underway replacement of Infobox NFL coach with the current version of Infobox NFL biography is completed. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 07:47, 29 January 2016 (UTC)