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A featured article has the following attributes.
- It exemplifies our very best work.
- It is well written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral, and stable. Read Great writing and The perfect article to see how high the standards are set. In this respect:
- (a) "well written" means that the prose is compelling, even brilliant;
- (b) "comprehensive" means that an article covers the topic in its entirety, and does not neglect any major facts or details;
- (c) "factually accurate" includes supporting of facts with specific evidence and external citations (see Wikipedia:Verifiability); these include a "References" section where the references are set out, complemented where appropriate by inline citations (see Wikipedia:Citing sources). For articles with footnotes or endnotes, the meta:cite format is strongly encouraged;
- (d) "neutral" means that an article is uncontroversial in its neutrality and factual accuracy (see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view); and
- (e) "stable" means that an article does not change significantly from day to day and is not the subject of ongoing edit wars.
- It complies with the standards set out in the style manual and relevant WikiProjects. These include having:
- (a) a concise lead section that summarizes the entire topic and prepares the reader for the higher level of detail in the subsequent sections;
- (b) a proper system of hierarchical headings; and
- (c) a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see Wikipedia:Section).
- It has images where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status; however, including images is not a prerequisite for a featured article.
- It is of appropriate length, staying tightly focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail; it uses summary style to cover sub-topics that are treated in greater detail in any 'daughter' articles.
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See also
- Wikipedia:What is a featured list?
- Wikipedia:What is a featured picture?
- Wikipedia:What is a featured portal?
- The following guides focus on the most common problems in nominated articles:
