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It seems that historically in both American and Canadian football, halfback was both an offensive and defensive position. The modern divergence in both sports can be covered on the same page. There is already some mention at [[Halfback_(American_football)#Overview]]. There's also the complication of linking of players like [[Cookie Gilchrist]], who played in both the U.S. and Canada and whose position was halfback in both. His infobox links to the American page right now. [[Halfback (gridiron football)]] currently redirects to [[Halfback_(American_football)]] —[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 06:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC) |
It seems that historically in both American and Canadian football, halfback was both an offensive and defensive position. The modern divergence in both sports can be covered on the same page. There is already some mention at [[Halfback_(American_football)#Overview]]. There's also the complication of linking of players like [[Cookie Gilchrist]], who played in both the U.S. and Canada and whose position was halfback in both. His infobox links to the American page right now. [[Halfback (gridiron football)]] currently redirects to [[Halfback_(American_football)]] —[[User:Bagumba|Bagumba]] ([[User talk:Bagumba|talk]]) 06:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC) |
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*'''Support''' {{u|Bagumba}}. No objections in about 6 weeks; I think it's fine to boldly merge. [[User:Boleyn|Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Boleyn|talk]]) 19:01, 15 April 2024 (UTC) |
*'''Support''' {{u|Bagumba}}. No objections in about 6 weeks; I think it's fine to boldly merge. [[User:Boleyn|Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Boleyn|talk]]) 19:01, 15 April 2024 (UTC) |
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:Strongly oppose. The claims made (overwhelmingly uncited in this article) are contentious enough in applying solely to the NFL. It will only add unnecessary complication, and inevitable contradictions, to combine claims about a position, defined and played differently in two leagues, using different rules. [[Special:Contributions/2601:196:180:DC0:31FD:86EE:F417:250E|2601:196:180:DC0:31FD:86EE:F417:250E]] ([[User talk:2601:196:180:DC0:31FD:86EE:F417:250E|talk]]) 19:19, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
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Proposed merge of Halfback (American football) with Halfback (Canadian football)
It seems that historically in both American and Canadian football, halfback was both an offensive and defensive position. The modern divergence in both sports can be covered on the same page. There is already some mention at Halfback_(American_football)#Overview. There's also the complication of linking of players like Cookie Gilchrist, who played in both the U.S. and Canada and whose position was halfback in both. His infobox links to the American page right now. Halfback (gridiron football) currently redirects to Halfback_(American_football) —Bagumba (talk) 06:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support Bagumba. No objections in about 6 weeks; I think it's fine to boldly merge. Boleyn (talk) 19:01, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- Strongly oppose. The claims made (overwhelmingly uncited in this article) are contentious enough in applying solely to the NFL. It will only add unnecessary complication, and inevitable contradictions, to combine claims about a position, defined and played differently in two leagues, using different rules. 2601:196:180:DC0:31FD:86EE:F417:250E (talk) 19:19, 21 April 2024 (UTC)