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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.
The following is a sample layout for biographical articles. ... Template:Bio Setup This page was last edited on 10 August 2024, at 13:42 (UTC). ...
An infobox for articles about people Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Honorific prefix honorific_prefix honorific-prefix honorific prefix pre-nominals Honorific prefix(es), to appear on the line above the person's name Unknown optional Name name Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide ...
You can simply copy-paste everything between the red horizontal lines, paste it all into a new, empty article, and edit the details, removing unneeded sections, examples, etc. Please use "Show preview" before saving your new article to ensure that it does not have any example code, empty sections, broken categories or stub tags, etc.
The following is a sample layout for biographical articles. ... WikiProject Biography for talk page Bio template; Template:Simple biography for an in-line 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.
If you are new to Wikipedia, you might consider using the standard article format for your userpage initially. That should suffice while you're learning the ropes. If you don't have a user page yet and don't know how to create a page, then click on your user name at the top of the screen and follow the instructions (if the page already exists, your username will be blue instead of red).
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