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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A featured article must also be—
- well-connected: by—
- linking to all relevant articles; and
- linking to reliable outside sources where appropriate.
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Current featured articles
Nomination procedure
To nominate an article—
- Ensure that the article meets the criteria;
- 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
- 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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