I made a post earlier about wanting a comparison widget from any fantasy provider. I stumbled across this design pattern I wrote a while back on what the comparison widget would need to have. It’s in a strange format because I did this in a development wiki.

Ticket #153

The Comparison Widget is used to compare 3 things:

1. Compare User Profiles
2. Compare Players
3. Compare Teams

The Design Pattern will include the widget home page plus all the scenarios that you can choose. The bits will explain the rest. It’s in a strange format because I did this in a development wiki.

== Listing the bits ==

=== Widget Home Page ===

1. What would you like to compare? (Text)
2. Selection - User Profiles (Browse Friends, Leagues, Groups or type in the user profile names wish to compare)
3. Selection - Players (Browse players by Fantasy League (down to team) or enter in names of players you wish to compare directly
4. Selection - Teams (Browse Fantasy Leagues (Down to team) Browse Real Teams or enter in names of teams directly

=== User Profile Comparison Bits ===

1. Empty Text Box vs. Empty Text Box (Can type Profile Name in Directly if known)
2. Browse by Friends, Leagues or Groups option
3. Compare Now Button

Results (what the widget compares!) Each bit here is for both users (User One vs User Two)

1. User Name
2. Q Score
3. Number of Teams Managed
4. Best Finish (If a tie, most recent best finish)
5. Worst Finish (If a tie, most recent worst finish)
6. Number of Transactions Made (waiver pick ups, trades aggregate)
7. Commissioner (Number of Leagues where user was commissioner)
8. Most Played Fantasy Game
9. Blog Posts Made
10. Total Trophies (Good or Bad)
11. CHALQ member since (Date)
12. Number of Friends
13. Number of Groups
14. Number of Wiki pages edited

1. Break down of performance Per Game involved in (right now just NFL Commisioner)
2. Q Score
3. Number of Teams
4. Best Finish
5. Worst Finish
6. Commissioner Teams
7. Trophies awarded

=== Players Comparison Bits ===

1. Empty Text Box vs Empty Text Box
2. Browse by Leagues (Leads to Teams, then to players)
3. Compare Now Button

Results

1. Player Picture
2. Player Name
3. Player Stats table (stats applicable to league scoring system)
4. Sort stats by (This year, Last Year, Last Month, Last Week)
5. Action button (Propose this trade, Accept this trade, Pick up this player)

=== Teams ===

We need to decide whether this is needed. Ittigson brought up a good point in saying that this will already be in the scope of matchups within the fantasy league. The only utility I can see this serving is if you want to compare your current team to another league’s team. EX: I want to see how my NFL Fantasy team this year stacks up against my team last year in the same league. I think we can get to this later if we feel it is important to the site.