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<p>Imported page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Dodont<br /> | guideline = Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies<br /> | shortcut = WP:BIODD<br /> | main = [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies|Biography]] articles follow particular rules for consistency and ease of use.<br /> | caption = When editing biographies:<br /> | do1 = Use the subject&#039;s &#039;&#039;&#039;[[WP:COMMONNAME|common name]]&#039;&#039;&#039; as the &#039;&#039;&#039;article title&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | do2 = State &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Birth_date_and_place|vital years]]&#039;&#039;&#039; in the lead, after the subject&#039;s name.<br /> | do3 = Identify &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Opening_paragraph|key information]]&#039;&#039;&#039; in the &#039;&#039;&#039;first paragraph&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | do4 = Use &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#First_mention|full name]]&#039;&#039;&#039; in the first sentence, and &#039;&#039;&#039;[[MOS:SURNAME|surname]]&#039;&#039;&#039; after.<br /> | do5 = Be familiar with the guidance for &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don&#039;ts|living persons]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | do6 = Write in the appropriate &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Tense|tense]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | do7 = Put &#039;&#039;&#039;{{tl|authority control}}&#039;&#039;&#039; at the foot; add IDs in &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Wikidata|Wikidata]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | do8 = <br /> | do9 = <br /> | do10 = <br /> | dont1 = create pages for people who &#039;&#039;&#039;[[WP:GNG|are not notable]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | dont2 = &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_soapbox_or_means_of_promotion|promote]]&#039;&#039;&#039; the subject.<br /> | dont3 = rely on &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources_that_are_usually_not_reliable|unreliable sources]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | dont4 = make statements that will become &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Out-of-date_material|out of date]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | dont5 = give &#039;&#039;&#039;[[WP:UNDUE|undue weight]]&#039;&#039;&#039; to traits unrelated to [[Wikipedia:Notability|notability]].<br /> | dont6 = use &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Academic_titles|titles]] or [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Honorifics|honorifics]]&#039;&#039;&#039; with the subject&#039;s name.<br /> | dont7 = add the page to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Categorization_of_people#General_considerations|inappropriate categories]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> | dont8 = <br /> | dont9 = <br /> | dont10 = <br /> | project = WikiProject Biography<br /> | seealso = *[[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don&#039;ts|Biographies of living persons dos and don&#039;ts]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Identity]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)]] <br /> *[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)]] <br /> *[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Islam-related articles#Islamic honorifics]]<br /> *[[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Guidelines]] <br /> }}<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia essays about BLP|*]]</div>

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