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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 }} ).
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.
Template:WikiProject Biography for talk page Bio template; Template:Simple biography for an in-line biography Academicbio. Academics name (born) is an academic ...
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Selected biography. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. This template is used to configure the articles found in the Selected person or Selected biography section found on most Wikipedia Portal main pages.
This is a more advanced type of operation which requires some basic knowledge of template writing, so it may be easier to do this by adding an Edit request on the Talk page of the template concerned. In the Edit request, specify the topic code and subcategory name you wish to add.
The lead section should summarise with due weight the life and works of the person. When writing about controversies in the lead section of a biography, relevant material should neither be suppressed nor allowed to overwhelm: always pay scrupulous attention to reliable sources, and make sure the lead correctly reflects the entirety of the article.
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The {} template and its variants support all ISO 639 language codes, correctly identifying the language and automatically italicizing for you. Please use these templates rather than manually italicizing non-English material. (See WP:Manual of Style/Accessibility § Other languages for more information.)