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Comment the preferred disambiguation would be "(basketball)", not "(basketballer)". Not sure I've ever actually heard the term "basketballer" before. Acdixon(talk·contribs)13:25, 1 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support " (basketballer)" or " (basketball player)"; he is not a basketball nor a manufacturer of basketballs. One wikiproject's supposed "convention", which many have objected to for years, is not a policy. — SMcCandlish ☺☏¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 10:11, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - the issue is that people move between playing and coaching very frequently so defining a subject as "player" is limiting. And the term "basketballer" is not even close to universal (in fact it is a fringe term. This DAB convention gives readers what they need to differentiate between similarly named people, so what is the problem? And "many have objected to for years?" I have rarely come across a lot of objections on the matter and I've edited basketball articles for years. Rikster2 (talk) 12:23, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"Basketballer" is not accepted in basketball vernacular, and "basketball player" is limiting/ambiguous per the reasons Rikster2 gave. SMcCandlish, please don't throw around "many have objected to for years" when (a) that's not the case, and (b) you can't back that claim up with any diffs. I've been editing basketball articles since November 2006 and maybe three times in 7 1/2 years has there been a slight disagreement about disambig practices. Jrcla2 (talk) 12:59, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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