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Poliloom Custom Source - Browser Error for PDF URL #157

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@brierjon

Are PDF found at a URL supported as custom source? If not, it would be very useful to parse CVs and Resumes. Occasionally position holders such as those with academic affiliations have a PDF for their resume or CV and less often a .doc.

When adding the following PDF URL to the custom source field Poliloom returned red text "Browser Error".

If PDFs are a valid source, there is an issue with https://people.engineering.osu.edu/media/document/2025-06-20/el-monier_ilham_cv-2025.pdf which can be seen in https://loom.everypolitician.org/politician/Q139382300 as a person serving on a commission for the state government of Ohio.

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If PDFs were not in scope to the intent of additional sources, supporting files is a really valuable data source to attempt to extract from to enhance Wikidata entries for individuals.

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