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A [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the [[Wikipedia:List of policies#CONPOL|policies regarding content]] for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.<br />
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<li id="1">It is:<br />
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<li id="1A">'''well-written''': its prose is engaging and of a professional standard;</li><br />
<li id="1B">'''comprehensive''': it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context;</li><br />
<li id="1C">'''well-researched''': it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] against high-quality [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources|reliable sources]] and are supported by inline citations [[Wikipedia:When to cite|where appropriate]];</li><br />
<li id="1D">'''neutral''': it presents views [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|fairly and without bias]];</li><br />
<li id="1E">'''stable''': it is not subject to ongoing [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|edit wars]] and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and</li><br />
<li id="1F">'''compliant with [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|Wikipedia's copyright policy]]''' and free of [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism|plagiarism]] or [[Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing|too-close paraphrasing]].</li><br />
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<li id="2">It follows the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style guidelines]], including the provision of:<br />
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<li id="2A">'''a lead''': a concise [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]] that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;</li><br />
<li id="2B">'''appropriate structure''': a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical [[Help:Section|section headings]]; and</li><br />
<li id="2C">'''consistent citations''': where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]] for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required.</li><br />
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<li id="3">'''Media.''' It has [[Wikipedia:Images|images]] and other media, where appropriate, with succinct [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions|captions]] <!-- brief and useful [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|alt text]] when feasible, --> and [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#Licenses|acceptable copyright status]]. Images follow the [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|image use policy]]. [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|Non-free]] images or media must satisfy the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria|criteria for inclusion of non-free content]] and [[Wikipedia:File copyright tags/Non-free|be labeled accordingly]].</li><br />
<li id="4">'''Length.''' It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses [[Wikipedia:Summary style|summary style]].</li><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Wikipedia:Article development]]<br />
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===FA, A-class and GA===<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria|Wikipedia:A-Class criteria]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/November 2012/Op-ed|Suggestions on how to navigate the FA and A-class review process]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Compare_criteria_Good_v._Featured_article|Wikipedia:Featured article vs Good article criteria]]<br />
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===Other featured-content criteria===<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Featured list criteria]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria]]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Featured topic criteria]]<br />
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[[Category:Wikipedia featured content|{{PAGENAME}}]]<br />
[[Category:Wikipedia article assessment|Featured]]<br />
[[de:Wikipedia:Kandidaturen von Artikeln, Listen und Portalen/Kriteriendarstellung#Exzellente Artikel]]<br />
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