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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Biography. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{ subst:Biography }} ).
This template is used to configure the articles found in the Selected person or Selected biography section found on most Wikipedia Portal main pages. Use it on the article pages that are linked to the Selected person sub-page, e.g. Portal: Foo /Selected person/1 .
Wikipedia is not a soapbox for individuals to espouse their views. However, views held by politicians, writers, and others may be summarized in their biography only to the extent those views are covered by reliable sources that are independent of the control of the politician, writer, etc.
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This template should always be substituted (i.e., ... The following is a sample layout for biographical articles. ... Template:WikiProject Biography for talk page Bio ...
When making any statements about current events, use the "As of" template; for example, "as of April 2011" or "in April 2011". If you're giving a precise date range from the past to the present, as with a living person's age or career, you may use the " Age " template.
Infobox writer may be used to summarize information about a person who is a writer/author (includes screenwriters). Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically name of article. If omitted it defaults to the name of the article; if present but blank, the header ...
Stub templates People stubs. Navigate to this category to browse for the appropriate stub template. Infoboxes Category:People and person infobox templates • List of infoboxes. Navigate to this category to browse for the appropriate infobox template, or check out the WikiProject's tailored list.