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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 well written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral and stable.
- (a) "Well written" means that the prose is compelling, even brilliant.
- (b) "Comprehensive" means that the article does not neglect major facts and details.
- (c) "Factually accurate" means that claims are verifiable against reliable sources and accurately present the related body of published knowledge. Claims are supported with specific evidence and external citations (see verifiability and reliable sources); this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out and, where appropriate, complemented by inline citations. See citing sources for information on when and how extensively references are provided and for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes or endnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended.
- (d) "Neutral" means that the article presents views fairly and without bias (see neutral point of view); however, articles need not give minority views equal coverage (see undue weight).
- (e) "Stable" means that the article is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and that its content does not change significantly from day to day; vandalism reverts and improvements based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply.
It complies with the standards set out in the manual of style and relevant WikiProjects, including:
- (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 section help).
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 focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

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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#Content|requirements]] for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes:
-A featured article has the following attributes.
+#It is '''well written''', '''comprehensive''', '''factually accurate''', '''neutral''' and '''stable'''.
-# It exemplifies our very best work.
+#*(a) "Well written" means that the prose is compelling, even brilliant.
-# It is '''well written''', '''comprehensive''', '''factually accurate''', '''neutral''', and '''stable'''. Read [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|''Great writing'']] and [[Wikipedia:The perfect article|''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 the article does not neglect major facts and details.
+#*(c) "Factually accurate" means that claims are verifiable against reliable sources and accurately present the related body of published knowledge. Claims are supported with specific evidence and external citations (see [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] and [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]]); this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out and, where appropriate, complemented by inline citations. See [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]] for information on when and how extensively references are provided and for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes or endnotes, the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php meta:cite] format is recommended.
-#*(b) "comprehensive" means that an article covers the topic in its entirety, and does not neglect any major facts or details;
+#*(d) "Neutral" means that the article presents views fairly and without bias (see [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]); however, articles need not give minority views equal coverage (see [[WP:NPOV#Undue weight|undue weight]]).
-#*(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 [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php meta:cite] format is strongly encouraged;
+#*(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; vandalism reverts and improvements based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply.
-#*(d) "neutral" means that  an article is uncontroversial in its neutrality and factual accuracy (see [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]]); and
+#It complies with the standards set out in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|manual of style]] and relevant [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]], including:
-#*(e) "stable" means that an article does not change significantly from day to day and is not the subject of ongoing [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit wars]].
-# It complies with the standards set out in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style manual]] and relevant [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]]. These include having:
 #*(a) a concise [[Wikipedia:Lead section|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]]).
+#*(c) a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see [[Help:Section|section help]]).
-# It has [[Wikipedia:Images|images]] where appropriate, with succinct [[Wikipedia:Captions|captions]] and [[Wikipedia:Copyright_FAQ#Licenses|acceptable copyright status]]; however, including images is not a prerequisite for a featured article.
+#It has [[Wikipedia:Images|images]] where appropriate, with succinct [[Wikipedia:Captions|captions]] and [[Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ#Licenses|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 [[Wikipedia:Summary style|summary style]] to cover sub-topics that are treated in greater detail in any 'daughter' articles.
+#It is of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see [[Wikipedia:Summary style|summary style]]).
 ==See also==
-*[[Wikipedia:Featured article advice]]
+*[[Wikipedia:What is a featured list?]]
-*[[Wikipedia:What is a featured list?]]
+*[[Wikipedia:What is a featured picture?]]
-*[[Wikipedia:What is a featured picture?]]
 *[[Wikipedia:What is a featured portal?]]
+*[[Wikipedia:How to write a great article]]
+*[[Wikipedia:The perfect article]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Featured article advice]]
 ===Additional advice from individual users===
-*[[User:AndyZ/Suggestions]]
 *[[User:Jengod/Some common objections to featured status and how to avoid them]]
-*[[User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 2a]]
+*[[User:AndyZ/Suggestions]]
+*[[User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a]]
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