Wikipedia:Featured list criteria
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A featured list 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 useful, comprehensive, factually accurate, stable, uncontroversial and well-constructed.
- (a) "Useful" means that the list covers a topic that lends itself to list format (see Wikipedia:List). For example, the list:
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- brings together a group of existing articles related by well-defined entry criteria;
- is a timeline of important events on a notable topic, the inclusion of which can be objectively sourced; and
- contains a finite, complete and well-defined set of items that naturally fit together to form a significant topic of study, and where the members of the set are not sufficiently notable to have individual articles;
- (b) "Comprehensive" means that the list covers the defined scope by including every member of a set, or, in the case of dynamic lists, by not omitting any major component of the subject.
- (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 lists with footnotes or endnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended.
- (d) "Uncontroversial" means that the content of the list is not disputed (see Wikipedia:Guidelines for controversial articles).
- (e) "Stable" means that the list 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.
- (f) "Well-constructed" means that the list is easy to navigate, and is annotated with information as appropriate.
- It complies with the standards set out in the manual of style and relevant WikiProjects, including:
- (a) a concise lead section that summarizes the scope of the list and prepares the reader for the higher level of detail in the subsequent sections;
- (b) where appropriate, a proper system of hierarchical headings; and
- (c) a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see section help).
- It has images if they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions or "alt" text and acceptable copyright status. Non-free content (fair use) images must pass the non-free content criteria.
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