Portal Wiki:Featured articles

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Featured articles exemplify some of the best written and most informational articles on the Portal Wiki. Featured articles must adhere to the featured article criteria below.

Criteria

 * 1) A featured article is&mdash;
 * 2) * informative: it should contain both helpful and useful information;
 * 3) * comprehensive: it should be complete, without omission of major facts or details; and
 * 4) * accurate: it should be factually accurate, and sourced where appropriate.
 * 5) It should also be&mdash;
 * 6) * well-written: the prose of the article is engaging, and of a professional standard;
 * 7) * properly styled: the article should follow all conventions in the style guide;
 * 8) * stable: the article should not be currently undergoing any major revisions or edit wars; and
 * 9) * of appropriate length: the article should stay focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail.
 * 10) Its use of media should be&mdash;
 * 11) * referential: images should be used as a source of reference;
 * 12) * to clarify: images should be used to help illustrate a point; and
 * 13) * informational: images should be used to display additional information.
 * 14) * Media used on a featured article must be appropriately licensed and include source information on the file description page.
 * 15) A featured article must also be&mdash;
 * 16) * well-connected: by&mdash;
 * 17) ** linking to all relevant articles; and
 * 18) ** linking to reliable outside sources where appropriate.


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Nomination procedure
To nominate an article&mdash;


 * 1) Ensure that the article meets the criteria;
 * 2) Add a new section to the Current nominations section below, and include a link to the article and a statement from you about it; then
 * 3) Add Featured article candidate to the talk page of the article.

Anyone is free to nominate any article they consider to meet the featured criteria.
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= Current nominations = [ nominate a new article]

New featured article
I, 12theif, Think that a big, well known section shouldn't nominate a big article. We should nominate a page most people don't look at, like the Oracle Turret, who is not even mentioned on the turrets page. Most people would vote for caroline because they like that character, or wheatley. Thats not me. I vote for the Oracle Turret. –12||theif:   Zap! 01:20, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The featured article has been changed not too long ago, but I agree that this should be the next one — Wind 05:39, 15 November 2011 (UTC)