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Nominator(s): « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

This was tough. Over 1,800 entries for the Packers all-time roster. For this list, I will note that I weighed two variables higher than I usually do: article size and reliability. I created this roster in the simplest form I could to facilitate ease of updating. No need for 50+ entries to be updated with their tenure, games played, positions, etc. If they played one, game then they get added. As somewhat of a precedent, Outline of lichens provides a good example of a massive list that is primarily just bulleted data, allowing for proper organization/sorting but not providing any additional details on the entries. As always, happy to address any concerns (one note, I have a 2024 holding area on the talk page, if this is a concern and there is a desire for the list to be up-to-date per the most recent game, let me know and I will do it). « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Drive-by comment

• What's actually sourcing the list? Is it ref 4? If so, I would make it a "general" ref above the numbered reflist -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:34, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
  • ChrisTheDude, done! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:43, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not an official 'review', since I'm not familiar with FLC, but I came up with two points from looking at the list: (i) did 'Earl Smith' (the lone redlink) really play for the Packers? I can't find him at PFR nor PFA; (ii) is it correct to say that Roster sizes have evolved since the early days of the NFL, growing from 18 roster spots in 1921 to the upper 40s by the 2020s.? The gameday roster is 47/48 active players but overall the 'active roster' can contain 53 if I remember correctly (see Template:Green Bay Packers roster which has 53 active). BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:14, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

BeanieFan11, great comments. I will admit that Earl Smith (American football) frustrated me. I did some more investigation and realized that he and Mike Merriweather never recorded a game played but are still included in the Packers' all-time roster. If you search on the Packers all-time roster for games played less than 1, those two come up. I will address this with a note and remove them from the main list. I will fix it to say the low 50s and add a note. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:35, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

I'd keep Merriweather, as the list says it is for those who have played at least one regular season or postseason game – and per PFR he appeared for them in the playoffs. Likewise you could add Keshawn Banks, who appeared in one playoff game last year. I don't see why they have Smith in the all-time roster, though. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:38, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Added both BeanieFan11. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:45, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

As you added Merriweather and Banks to the list, you should probably remove Merriweather from note one (Packers.com includes Earl Smith and Mike Merriweather on their all-time roster, but neither played in a game for the team. As such, they are excluded from this list). BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:50, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

*facepalm* thanks BeanieFan11! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:14, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Further comment

• Is there an existing "standard" for NFL all-time roster lists? I only ask because if you look at equivalent lists for association football, e.g. List of Arsenal F.C. players, the standard format includes more information i.e. the dates of a player's career, their nationality, their playing position, and their stats, whereas this article is just literally a list of names. Appreciate that stats might not be appropriate in this case given that players are not all measured in the same way and nationality might be excessive as they are/were probably pretty much all American, but would giving the positions and dates not be beneficial to the reader? Just a thought...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:30, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

ChrisTheDude, there is no WP:NFL standard that I am aware of. If you look at almost all the team lists (easily looked at List of NFL players), they are a mix of just bare lists all the way to tables. That said, my reasoning on this list was based on accuracy, ease of updating and page size. If you go back and look at all of those lists, none are actually up-to-date. Seeing as this list is currently over 1,800 players and grows by about 30 a year, it just becomes too cumbersome and difficult to update when you have to include years and games. Positions become difficult too, as many early players played like 6 different positions. That will also increase the size of the page exponentially, necessitating splitting it at some point, making navigation and updating even harder. The companion of this list, Lists of Green Bay Packers players, provides easy navigation to the type of tabular lists that provide that information. And per WP:NOTSTATS, if you really want to dive into a searchable statistical database, you probably go elsewhere then Wikipedia (Pro-Football-Reference.com, as an example). Lastly, the criteria say where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. I think the where appropriate part provides the type of wiggle-room that has led Outline of lichens, for example, to be a FL, and what I am looking for here. I wanted a page that I could conceivably manage each season and maintain a high level of accuracy. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:33, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Fair enough. I now note that you said pretty much all of that in the nomination statement that I was clearly too lazy to read ;-P -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:22, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Hahaha no worries! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:33, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

ChrisTheDude, I just wanted to note that WikiOriginal-9 has been doing a crazy amount of work on these lists, including creating List of NFL players and all of its sub-articles, as well as overhauling each list, completely separate from my work on this list. They have chosen this standard format for all of the lists they have overhauled, standardizing this across the board. See for example List of New York Giants players (A–Kim). The only difference being my use of a general source for the list, which then removes the need for 1,800 references, helping keep the page size and loading times down. But from a standard layout, including not providing position/year/college data, I think this is now the acceptable format. Does this satisfy your concerns and provide an avenue for you to support the nomination? Thanks for any insight you can provide. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:50, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Just for the record, I did check this list as well and totaled the same number of players as Gonzo, so it's 100% accurate. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:53, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

ChrisTheDude just wanted to note that I have added some symbology for the players in the HOF and for players in the GB HOF. Let me know if there is anything I can do to address any concerns you have. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:01, 14 October 2024 (UTC)