Template talk:Infobox football club

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Chairman

Hello - there's a number of individuals who are women and either describe themselves as chair or chairwoman. Clydebank F.C. might be a good example. Is there a constructive way of reflecting this in this template? Macarism (talk) 18:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Macarism: Yes, you can use the function chrtitle to change it from the default 'Chairman'. Cheers, Number 5 7 20:18, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 22 October 2024

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The |2= parameter in {{URL}} is deprecated per its documentation. Removing this would consequently remove the generic "Official website" label, allowing readers to see and understand what the domain name of a club's website is, without forcing them to click through to it. — AFC Vixen 🦊 20:20, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add a paragraph on the template of "Infobox football club"

Hi Wikipedia editors!

I want someone from you that reads my message, to add a template on the "Infobox football club" for "assistant_coach" in order for the Wikipedia editors that edit articles for sports clubs, in this case football clubs, to add information on a specific football club for "Assistant coach" of that team. I would be so happy if someone from you that reads this message and edits templates, will add this template: "assistant_coach" on the "Infobox football club".

Thanks SianWeng31 (talk) 07:38, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Assistant coaches are very rarely important or notable. Adding this parameter to the template would encourage people to add content where it isn't warranted. I oppose the addition of this parameter. – Pee Jay 13:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@PeeJay No, you are wrong. Almost any major or even lessly know football clubs have an assistant coach. Even the major women's football clubs now have assistant coaches. So this parameter should be added. I want from the contributors to add it. Thanks SianWeng31 (talk) 14:34, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did I say clubs didn't have assistant coaches? No, so don't put words in my mouth. What I said was that assistant coaches – even those of big clubs – are not sufficiently important or notable to mention in the infobox of a Wikipedia article. My opposition stands. – Pee Jay 15:44, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose — The purpose of an infobox (MOS:IBP) is to summarise the most important information in a given article. That the role is literally called an "assistant coach" implies they're not as sufficently important or notable as the head coach of a club to warrant their inclusion in, quite frankly, an already lengthy and bloated infobox. We should strive to keep infoboxes short, simple, and to the point. — AFC Vixen 🦊 16:08, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AFC Vixen@PeeJay Only add this parameter for the "assistant coach" on the "infobox football club" and no other parameters are needed. It is really necessary, believe me. Someone who edits articles about football clubs, may add information about an assistant coach in order to inform the user about that person who assists the team behind the coach. See for example, the Polish Wikipedia has this parameter. Maybe another Wikipedia edition may have it, but I know that on the Polish Wiki it exists. Thanks for understanding me SianWeng31 (talk) 21:32, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You've made your case, please drop the stick. – Pee Jay 21:37, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]