Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress/Bioguide
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This subpage of Project Congress will track how well information is imported from the Bioguide. Templates[edit]Content notice template[edit]{{Bioguide}} looks like this: External link template: CongBio[edit]{{CongBio}} allows linking to the Bioguide, using the subject as the parameter. For members who served only before 1991. For example, Henry Clay's biography is at http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000482,
External link template: CongLinks[edit]{{CongLinks}} uses a multi-parameter to allow linking to the Bioguide along with several other sources for members from 1991-present. This is preferred. There is more information available online for a more recent politician such as Hillary Clinton, so {{CongLinks | congbio = c001041 | votesmart = 55463 | washpo = Hillary_Clinton | govtrack = | opencong = | ontheissues = Hillary_Clinton.htm | surge = | legistorm = | fec = P00003392 | opensecrets = N00000019 | followthemoney = | cspan = 19027 | rose = 1897 | imdb = 0166921 | nyt = c/hillary_rodham_clinton | guardian = world/hillaryclinton | worldcat = lccn-n93-10903 | nndb = 022/000025944 | findagrave = }} will return additional relevant links:
Cleanup project template[edit]{{Cleanup Congress Bio}} looks like this: This cleanup template puts articles in the category, Category:Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup. There are currently 29 articles still needing cleanup. External links[edit]Status of importing[edit](To be expanded) |
