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Revision as of 17:48, 30 April 2011

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

Nomination procedure

To nominate an article—

  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.

Current nominations