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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 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.
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 article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion .
However, do note that copying and pasting existing articles is frowned upon in Wikipedia; moving makes the edit history easy to find and complies with the licencing policies. Add images such as those obtained from Wikimedia Commons , image list , or by posting a request for an image from other editors.
The |text= field does allow the use of wiki-markup at the contributor's discretion. image - Places an image relating to the subject of the article on the left side of the section. size - Sets the image size, if left out or left blank it will default to 250px.
One significant secular example of a biography from this period is the life of Charlemagne by his courtier Einhard. In Medieval Western India , there was a Sanskrit Jain literary genre of writing semi-historical biographical narratives about the lives of famous persons called Prabandhas .
Example: A politician is alleged to have had an affair. It is denied, but multiple major newspapers publish the allegations, and there is a public scandal. The allegation belongs in the biography, citing those sources. It should state only that the politician was alleged to have had the affair, not that the affair actually occurred.