Template talk:Infobox basketball biography

Citizenship parameter missing

Per MOS:INFONAT, we should not be using "nationality" in biographical infoboxes, and this template even states that the nationality parameter is deprecated. However, there's not yet a citizenship parameter, which needs to be added for pages like Hakeem Olajuwon, because right now it violates MOS:INFONAT with no remedy. AG202 (talk) 16:24, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The soccer infobox doesn't have a natioanlity/citizenship parameter. It has place of birth, and if the player played in national team, that's how you'd know... Howard the Duck (talk) 18:34, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn’t violate WP:INFONAT since one of the provisions at that guideline is “ Citizenship or nationality can be noted if dual, naturalized, or an exception to the typical case.” Olajuwon has dual nationality Rikster2 (talk) 01:20, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rikster2: It does say that, but it lists that under "A |citizenship= field can be used, with the following guidelines:" (emphasis mine) right after saying, "In biographies, a |nationality= field should not be used." (emphasis mine). So yes, this template is violating MOS:INFONAT considering that it forces a nationality param without a citizenship param. AG202 (talk) 18:23, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image size parameter depreciation

Fixed image sizes are discouraged per Module:InfoboxImage, citing WP:IMAGESIZE as the policy. Images will now be automatically displayed at the same width as the infobox; if they must be resized (ideally they should be cropped) then |upright= can be used with values less than 1 (such as .75) like other image templates. — Dissident93 (talk) 21:41, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PBA draft

Can this be edited so that it appears like the NBA draft? Howard the Duck (talk) 13:52, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do the appearances differ? —Bagumba (talk) 14:36, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Like the PBA draft has the old version of the NBA draft where the team is on separate row center aligned. The NBA draft has the label to the left. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:55, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Its implemented now. Should there only be one draft parameter? — Dissident93 (talk) 19:33, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In theory, one could set |draft_league=PBA and use the general draft parameters, but any PBA specific logic from the legacy PBA parameters would need to be merged. —Bagumba (talk) 20:09, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. The PBA draft articles have had a change in name since the pandemic. I dunno if that is reflected here. Howard the Duck (talk) 20:57, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at Justine Baltazar, which uses the PBA-specific parameters, even that goes to 2024 PBA draft, which is a redirect to the actual draft page title. —Bagumba (talk) 21:23, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I suppose it being a redirect should not be an issue? Howard the Duck (talk) 11:42, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dissident93: The change will need adjusting as {{{draft_team_pba}}} presently appears by default in all basketball infoboxes. CalDoesIt (talk) 21:32, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Reverted It was showing up at Template:Infobox basketball biography/testcases too. —Bagumba (talk) 23:17, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox person has an RfC

Template:Infobox person has an RfC for possible consensus regarding the removal of color from person infoboxes. 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. — Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 18:29, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

birth_name field

Any reason why this template does not have a birth_name field included in the standard Template:Infobox person? Green Montanan (talk) 06:24, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't feel it's a "key fact" referred to by MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE:

The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance.

Other infoboxes having the clutter is just WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. —Bagumba (talk) 06:49, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It would be useful to have for Micheal Ray Richardson whose birth name is spelled Michael the standard way rather than Micheal. Green Montanan (talk) 07:51, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, "Michael" is his legal name, so I restored it to the lead sentence. In any event, his notability is not derived from Michael vs. Micheal. —Bagumba (talk) 19:09, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Infobox_basketball_biography