Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sports

WT:SPORTS

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To-do list:

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Article requests :
Requested articles (Sports)
Requested articles (Association football)
Requested articles (Association football women)
Requested articles (Motor sports)
Requested articles (Estonian sportspeople)
Assess : newly added and existing articles, maybe nominate some good B-class articles for GA; independently assess some as A-class, regardless of GA status.
Cleanup :
* Sport governing body (this should-be-major article is in a shameful state)
* Field hockey (History section needs sources and accurate information - very vague at the moment.)
* Standardize Category:American college sports infobox templates to use same font size and spacing.
* Sport in the United Kingdom - the Popularity section is incorrect and unsourced. Reliable data is required.
* Fix project template and/or "to do list" Current version causes tables of content to be hidden unless/until reader chooses "show."
Expand : Professional sports (crucial article explaining the salaried undertaking of sports)
* Sport industry (currently a sub-stub)
Photo : for pages listed in Category:Wikipedia requested images of sports and games and sub-categories.
Stubs : work on articles in Category:Sports stubs
Update : List of world sports championships
Other :
- Translate the page of sport in each country from corresponding article in other language Wikipedia to English Wikipedia which was marked in red.
- Categorize: Gather all (major/olympic) sports to be part of this project
- RfCs: answer requests for comment

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Implementation of consensus infobox changes for current seasons

At Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_172#Designating_current_seasons_in_infoboxes, I read clear consensus to use text rather than images to designate the current season. I went ahead and made the change at {{Infobox award}}, but since I'm not a sports person, I'll leave the implementation for sports templates such as {{Infobox football league}} to you all here. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:35, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a DNAU tag to this thread; feel free to remove it once you have finished implementation. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:49, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notable call? Delete?

I’ve been looking for sources about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:VC_Maaseik can’t seem to say it meets notable claims. Can only find three articles that aren’t actually about the team but a specific player. But I don’t feel confident to delete. Advice would be good! Cansavvy (talk) 23:41, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's been tagged for sourcing for over a year. Sometimes it takes an AfD for significant coverage to surface (even for subjects in English), if they exist. —Bagumba (talk) 00:48, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry what does AfD stand for? Cansavvy (talk) 00:59, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah found it. Article for deletion. Cansavvy (talk) 01:03, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So should it get deleted or just hangout? Cansavvy (talk) 01:04, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you dont feel it meets the notability guidelines, it's your call if you want to volunteer to nominate it for WP:AFD. That leads to a community discussion, and its fate will be decided by consensus. As it seems you have performed the steps at WP:BEFORE already, it seems reasonable if you choose to initiate a deletion discussion. —Bagumba (talk) 01:40, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have to think though that it ought to be pretty damn easy to find Belgian sources for a club that's won half of the Belgian top flight championships in the last thirty years. Ravenswing 04:47, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Team sport athletes' infobox captions

FYI

You're invite to join a discussion about team sports athletes' infobox captions at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Captions § Infobox caption of team sport athlete.—Bagumba (talk) 08:52, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wilt Chamberlain has an RfC

Wilt Chamberlain has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Left guide (talk) 21:02, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Flying disc sports#Requested move 15 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Flying disc sports#Requested move 15 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Sophisticatedevening ^(talk) 23:43, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notifying about a RATER bug that impacts this WikiProject

Please see User talk:Evad37/rater.js#Bug: Forced auto-filling "Stub" rating on WP Sports banners. Thanks! —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 14:16, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, the issue was caused by the template's documentation, and not the script. It has now been fixed. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 18:39, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Los Angeles Angels has an RfC

Los Angeles Angels has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Left guide (talk) 06:10, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Racewalking#Requested move 19 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Racewalking#Requested move 19 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 10:05, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at WT:NBA § Discussion on allowing "greatest" in the lead of all NBA players

You are invited to join the discussion at WT:NBA § Discussion on allowing "greatest" in the lead of all NBA players, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Left guide (talk) 00:08, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Allan (footballer, born 2004)#Requested move 25 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Allan (footballer, born 2004)#Requested move 25 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 04:42, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move notice

An editor has requested that Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade be moved to Luka Dončić trade, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Left guide (talk) 22:43, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of reliable sources noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Sports Illustrated. Thank you. --Left guide (talk) 03:18, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rugby union § Linking of rugby union clubs in Germany

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rugby union § Linking of rugby union clubs in Germany. Justjourney (talk) 01:35, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Defunct events

I’m getting stuck on finding sources for documenting defunct sled dog races, a lot of them just disappear with no coverage. The one I’d really like a source for is Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race, as it has its own Wikipedia page. List of sled dog races has at least two more without their own articles: MusherIce 150 and Volga Quest.

Any tips? Annwfwn (talk) 12:24, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A Question About the Template

I can not add importance=top, or any other for that matter and your categories for the importance seemed to be deleted. Could someone please inform me why this is, and how to fix it? Easternsahara (talk) 00:22, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Requests for assessment

Greetings, Today at "Requests for assessment" here, I added category and counts for Unassessed - Sports articles, Athletics articles. With several thousand articles, asking for assessment help here. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 14:05, 31 March 2025 (UTC) [[reply]

RfC

There is an RfC at WP:NBA that is relevant to this WikiProject. See here. Ladtrack (talk) 20:18, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Super Rugby #Requested move 20 April 2025

There is currently a move discussion in place Talk:Super Rugby #Requested move 20 April 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Servite et contribuere (talk) 11:45, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Newman Lakers

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Better name for United States Interregional Soccer League?

Hello! I'm soliciting opinions on Talk:United States Interregional Soccer League § Better name? for what a better name for the article could be, if any. Thank you! — AFC Vixen 🦊 12:46, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]