Fossil Wiki:Featured article criteria

A featured article exemplifies our very best work and features professional standards of writing, presentation and sourcing. In addition to meeting the requirements for all Fossil Wiki 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 and places the subject in context; (c) well-researched: it is characterized by a thorough and representative survey of relevant literature on the topic. Claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported with citations; this requires a "References" section in which sources are listed, 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:</li>  (a) a lead—a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;</li> (b) appropriate structure—a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents; and</li> (c) consistent citations—where required by Criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1) (see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended).</li> </ul> Images. It has images that follow the image use policies and other media where appropriate, with succinct captions, brief and useful alt text when feasible, and acceptable copyright status. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly.</li> Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).</li> </ol>