A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. For a list of articles so classified, see the Wikipedia:Version 1. Purge server cache. This cheese -related article is a stub.
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More detailed criteria. The article meets the featured article criteria : A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing.
It is: well-written : its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive : it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched : it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate ; neutral : it presents views fairly and without bias ; 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; and compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing.
It follows the style guidelines , including the provision of: a lead : a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure : a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings ; and consistent citations : where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotesβsee citing sources for suggestions on formatting references.
