Mal:CongLinks/dok
This template allows linking to external links found on most current U.S. congress biographies. This will aid in the maintenance and standardization of these external links.
How to use[rediger kilde]
- This template is only appropriate for legislators who served any time during or after 1991.
- This template should not be substituted.
Cut & paste[rediger kilde]
Either
{{CongLinks | name = | congbio = | fec = | cspan = | opensecrets = | votesmart = | followthemoney = | ontheissuespath = | legistorm = | surge = | govtrack = | findagrave = | retrieved = | nyt = }}
or
{{CongLinks | name = | congbio = | fec = | opensecrets = | votesmart = | followthemoney = | ontheissuespath = | legistorm= | surge = | govtrack = | findagrave= | retrieved= | nyt= }}
The order of the fields does not matter.
Fields[rediger kilde]
- All parameters are optional, but if you don't include any of them, nothing will show up.
- Do not use capital letters. They might disrupt the code.
Field | Data | Result | URL source |
---|---|---|---|
name | name | If the article title is inappropriate for link captions. As of 30 December 2007, captions aren't used, so this is not a big deal. | |
congbio | ID number of the congressional biography | Congressional Biography and Washington Post voting record | http://bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=[congbio] |
fec | Federal Election Commission ID | Campaign finance reports and data | http://herndon1.sdrdc.com /cgi-bin/can_detail/[fec] |
opensecrets | opensecrets.org page | Campaign contributions | http://www.opensecrets.org /politicians/summary.asp?CID=[opensecrets] |
votesmart | votesmart.org id | Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings | http://www.votesmart.org /bio.php?can_id=[votesmart] |
followthemoney | followthemoney.org id | State-level campaign contributions | http://www.followthemoney.org/ database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=[followthemoney] |
ontheissuespath | Path name needed | Issue positions and quotes | http://www.ontheissues.org /[ontheissuespath] |
legistorm | Path name needed | Staff salaries, trips and personal finance | http://www.legistorm.com /[legistorm] |
surge | Statesurge index | Bills Sponsored | http://www.statesurge.com /members/[surge] |
govtrack | GovTrack index | Congressional profile | http://www.govtrack.us /congress/person.xpd?id=[govtrack] |
findagrave | FindAGrave index | Burial info. But if still alive, just don't include it | http://www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=[findagrave] |
retrieved | date (yyyy-mm-dd) | date these links were last retrieved | no url |
Example[rediger kilde]
David Davis (U.S. politician):
{{ CongLinks | name = David Davis | congbio = D000606 | fec = H6TN01313 | opensecrets = N00008758 | votesmart = BC038542 | ontheissuespath = House/David_Davis.htm | legistorm = Rep_David_Davis/829.html | surge = 753 | govtrack = 412235 | retrieved = 2008-02-04 }}
will return all relevant external links:
- (en) Biografi hos Amerikas forente staters kongress’ biografiske kartotek
- (en) Stemmegivingsoversikt vedlikeholdt av The Washington Post
- (en) Finansredegjørelse for valgkamp hos Federal Election Commission
- (en) Valgkampbidrag hos OpenSecrets.org
- (en) Biografi, stemmegivingsoversikt, og oppslutning hos interessegrupper hos Project Vote Smart
- (en) Stilling i saker og relaterte sitater hos On The Issues
- (en) Medarbeiderlønn, turer og personlig finans hos LegiStorm.com
- (en) Current Bills Sponsored hos StateSurge.com
- (en) Kongressprofil hos GovTrack.us , besøkt 2008-02-04
See also[rediger kilde]
- {{CongBio}}
- {{Cleanup Congress Bio}} puts articles in the category Category:Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup.
- {{Bioguide}} looks like this: Mal:Bioguide
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress/Bioguide, a subpage of Project Congress, tracks how well information is imported from the Bioguide.