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]