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A featured article exemplifies our very best work and features professional standards of writing and presentation. In addition to meeting the requirements for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.

It is:
- (a) well-written—its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard;
- (b) comprehensive—it neglects no major facts or details;
- (c) factually accurate—claims are verifiable against reliable sources, accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge, and are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out, complemented by inline citations where appropriate;
- (d) neutral—it presents views fairly and without bias; and
- (e) stable—it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process.
It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of:
- (a) a lead—a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the greater detail in the subsequent sections;
- (b) appropriate structure—a system of hierarchical headings in a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see section help); and
- (c) citations—as required by Criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes^[1] or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1) (see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes or endnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended).
Images. It has images and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly.
Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

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^ Smith 2007, p. 1.

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Smith, Jane (2007). The Book of Examples. New York: Best Publishers, Inc.

[1] Smith 2007, p. 1.

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 A [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] exemplifies our very best work and features professional standards of writing and presentation. In addition to meeting the [[Wikipedia:List of policies|requirements]] for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.
+#It is:
-#It is well-written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral and stable.
-#*(a) "Well-written" means that the prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard.
+#*(a) '''well-written'''—its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard;
-#*(b) "Comprehensive" means that the article does not neglect major facts and details.
+#*(b) '''comprehensive'''—it neglects no major facts or details;
-#*(c) "Factually accurate" means that claims are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] against [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] and accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge. Claims are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out, complemented by inline citations [[Wikipedia:When to cite|where appropriate]].
+#*(c) '''factually accurate'''—claims are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] against [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]], accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge, and are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out, complemented by inline citations [[Wikipedia:When to cite|where appropriate]];
-#*(d) "Neutral" means that the article presents views [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|fairly and without bias]].
+#*(d) '''neutral'''—it presents views [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|fairly and without bias]]; and
-#*(e) "Stable" means that the article is not the subject of ongoing [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit wars]] and that its content does not change significantly from day to day, except for edits made in response to the featured article process.
+#*(e) '''stable'''—it is not subject to ongoing [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit wars]] and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process.
-#It follows the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style guidelines]], including:
+#It follows the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style guidelines]], including the provision of:
-#*(a) a concise [[Wikipedia:Lead section|lead section]] that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the greater detail in the subsequent sections;
+#*(a) '''a lead'''—a concise [[Wikipedia:Lead section|lead section]] that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the greater detail in the subsequent sections;
-#*(b) a system of hierarchical headings and table of contents that is substantial but not overwhelming (see [[Help:Section|section help]]);
+#*(b) '''appropriate structure'''—a system of hierarchical headings in a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see [[Help:Section|section help]]); and
-#*(c) consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes<ref>Smith 2007, p. 1.</ref> or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1), where they are appropriate (see 1c). (See [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]] for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes or endnotes, the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php meta:cite] format is recommended.)
+#*(c) '''citations'''—as required by Criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes<ref>Smith 2007, p. 1.</ref> or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1) (see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]] for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes or endnotes, the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php meta:cite] format is recommended).
-#It has [[Wikipedia:Images|images]] and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct [[Wikipedia:Captions|captions]] and [[Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ#Licenses|acceptable copyright status]]. [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|Non-free]] images or media must meet the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria|criteria for the inclusion of non-free content]] and [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free content|be labeled accordingly]].
+#'''Images.''' It has [[Wikipedia:Images|images]] and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct [[Wikipedia:Captions|captions]] and [[Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ#Licenses|acceptable copyright status]]. [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|Non-free]] images or media must satisfy the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria|criteria for the inclusion of non-free content]] and [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free content|be labeled accordingly]].
-#It is of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see [[Wikipedia:Summary style|summary style]]).
+#'''Length.''' It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see [[Wikipedia:Summary style|summary style]]).
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