Module:Sports table/WL OTL tiebreak/doc explained

This style for Lua-based is meant to build group and league tables for competitions with a win-loss-overtime loss with an additional tiebreaker format. Note that this module is used extensively, so test potential changes rigorously in the sandbox and please ensure consensus exists before implementing major changes. The rest of this documentation explains how to use this module with the WL OTL tiebreak style in an article or template, check the table of contents for specific items.

Usage

Basic usage

In its simplest form only several parameters need to be used to build a table

In article

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The main command is the {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OTL tiebreak}} statement which basically calls the module and enables you to set everything up. Then you list the positions of the teams as,, etc for however many teams you need in the table. You can use full team names there without spaces if you want, but using codes (as in the example) can make it easier. For each team you now define the wins, losses, OT losses, tiebreaker values, goals for and goals against by using,,,, and respectively (with TTT replaced by the team code). If you do not define these numbers, it is automatically assumed to be 0. It is good practice though to include them anyway and to align the columns using appropriate spaces (as in the example), so the code is easy to read. The last step now is to define the parameters which determine what name is shown in the table, you can use wiki markup and templates in here as well. See

1. Dating

to see how to change the update date.

In template

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The markup is effectively the same. The parameter is automatically forwarded from a template call (see

1. Team highlighting and partial table

); the is automatically forwarded to truncated tables, (see

1. Appearance

); the is automatically forwarded to control match result visibility, see

1. Matches

.

Customization

Several things can be customized in these tables

Points

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As a default a win is worth 2 points, an OT loss 1 point and a loss 0 points, these values can be overwritten to what you need by, and . Teams can also start the season with bonus or penalty points, this can be included by using for that specific team.

Header options (points for/against and custom other headers)

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For sports with points for and against rather than goals, setting switches the for, against and difference columns to using points instead. The wording of the Pld, OTL and TBR columns can be adjusted using, and.

The wording of the Grp (group) column can be adjusted using, for example |-|What it looks like||}Using use goal ratio (goal average) instead of goal differential.

Example usage

The module parameters can be arranged in different orders depending on the editor and article but below is an example use that can be copied when creating a module table.

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