Template:C-SPAN
Revision as of 18:33, 26 November 2014 by imported>Technical 13 (Make changes per edit request and should attempt to autodetect which page it is on and compensate to fix names that are entered incorrectly with spaces (case insensitively).)
This template allows linking to the C-SPAN link appropriate for many biographies. This will aid in the maintenance and standardization of these external links.
Contents
Usage
- This template should not be substituted.
Cut & paste
{{C-SPAN|}}
Fields
The only field is the C-SPAN identifier. If it is not provided, then the first value from Wikidata will be used. If the Wikidata item does not have any Lua error in Module:Wd at line 196: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (P2190) data, or there is no Wikidata item for the article, then the article title will be used to generate a link.
| Field | Data | Result | URL source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C-SPAN id | Appearances on | https://www.c-span.org/person/?{{{1}}} |
Example
URL:
- https://www.c-spanvideo.org/jonstewart (former URL)
- https://www.c-span.org/person/?jonstewart (current URL)
Usage:
{{C-SPAN | jonstewart }}
Result:
Note:
- C-SPAN's naming convention varies, and while a concatenation of first name with last name appears to be most common, a middle name, middle initial, or alternate name may be a component of the id used for C-SPAN appearances. Also, not all political figures have appeared on C-SPAN.
See also
- {{Worldcat id}}
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