Class
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Criteria
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Reader's experience
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Editing suggestions
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Example
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FA
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The article has attained
featured article
status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from
WP:Featured article candidates
.
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Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.
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No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.
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The Simpsons
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FL
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The article has attained
featured list
status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from
WP:Featured list candidates
.
More detailed criteria
The article meets the
featured list criteria
:
- Prose.
It features professional standards of writing.
- Lead.
It has an engaging
lead
that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria.
- Comprehensiveness.
- Structure.
It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful,
section
headings and
table sort
facilities.
- Style.
It complies with the
Manual of Style
and its supplementary pages.
- Stability.
It is not the subject of ongoing
edit wars
and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.
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Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.
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No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 3)
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FM
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Pictures that have attained
featured picture
status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates
.
More detailed criteria
A
featured picture
:
- Is of a high technical standard.
- It has good contrast, accurate exposure and neutral colour balance.
- It shows no significant
compression artifacts
, burned-out highlights,
image noise
("graininess") or other processing anomalies. Examples of common technical problems can be found
here
.
- Its main subject is in focus, it has good
composition
and has no highly distracting or obstructing elements.
- Exceptions to this rule may be made for historical or otherwise unique images. If it is considered impossible to find a technically superior image of a given subject, lower quality may sometimes be allowed.
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- Is of high resolution.
- It is of sufficiently high
resolution
to allow quality print reproduction. Still images should be a
minimum
of
1500
pixels
in width and height (
1500×1500px
); larger sizes are generally preferred. The size of animated images is judged less strictly, though larger is still preferred. Further information on image size can be found
here
.
- Exceptions to this rule may be made where justified on a case-by-case basis, such as for historical, technically difficult or otherwise unique images, if no higher resolution could realistically be acquired. This should be explained in the nomination so that it can be taken into consideration.
- Note that
vector graphics
in
SVG
format omit any requirement for any pixel count.
- Animations and video may be somewhat smaller.
- Is among Wikipedia's best work.
- It is a photograph, diagram, image or animation which is among the best examples of a given subject that the encyclopedia has to offer.
- It illustrates the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more. A photograph has appropriate
lighting
to maximize visible detail; diagrams and other illustrations are clear and informative.
- A featured picture is not always required to be aesthetically pleasing; it might be shocking, impressive, or just highly informative. Highly graphic, historical and otherwise unique images may not have to be classically beautiful at all. See
these examples
for a basic guide.
- commons:Help:Scanning
offers advice on preparing non-photographic media (engravings, illustrations from books, etc) in your possession for Wikipedia.
- Has a free license.
It is available in the
public domain
or under a free license.
Fair use
images are
not
allowed. To check which category a particular image tag falls under, see the list at
Wikipedia:File copyright tags
.
- Adds significant encyclopedic value to an article
and helps readers to understand an article.
- The image is used in one or more articles.
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It is preferable to wait a reasonable period of time (at least 7 days) after the image is added to the article before nominating it, though this may be ignored in obvious cases, such as replacing a low-resolution version of an image with a higher resolution of the same image.
- A picture's encyclopedic value (referred to as "EV") is given priority over its artistic value.
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- Is
verifiable
.
It is supported by facts in the article or references cited on the image page, or is from a source noted for its accuracy. It is not created to
propose new original research, such as unpublished ideas or arguments
.
- Has a descriptive, informative and complete file description in English.
A complete file description:
- Properly identifies the main subject, including Latin and technical names where applicable.
- Describes the context of the photograph, painting, or other medium.
Geotagging
photographs of identifiable places is encouraged. This entails providing the coordinates of where the camera was when the medium was recorded to an appropriate degree of precision no less than ~10 km² (see
Commons:Geocoding
, or
Template:Coord
if the image is hosted on the English Wikipedia).
- States the most relevant meta-detail (such as date, location, event, version, etc). It is suggested that additional relevant information that becomes known during the course of the nomination be subsequently included in the file description.
- May include languages other than English but there must be an English version available that meets this criterion. The file name may be in a language other than English.
- Avoids inappropriate digital manipulation.
- Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in a photographic image is generally acceptable provided it is limited, well-done, and not deceptive.
- Typical acceptable manipulation includes cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and colour/exposure correction.
- More extensive manipulation should be clearly described in the image text.
- Any manipulation which causes the main subject to be misrepresented is unacceptable.
- Note that this criterion is not relevant to vector-based SVG images, as the entire image is a digital construction.
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The page contains a featured image, sound clip or other media-related content.
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Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.
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File:Muybridge race horse animated.gif
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GA
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The article meets
all
of the
good article criteria
, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from
WP:Good article nominations
.
More detailed criteria
A
good article
is:
- Well-written
:
- the prose is clear, concise, and
understandable to an appropriately broad audience
; spelling and grammar are correct;
and
- it complies with the
Manual of Style
guidelines for
lead sections
,
layout
,
words to watch
,
fiction
, and
list incorporation
.
- Verifiable
with
no original research
:
- it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline
;
- reliable sources
are
cited inline
. All content that
could reasonably be challenged
, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);
- it contains
no original research
;
and
- it contains no
copyright violations
or
plagiarism
.
- Broad in its coverage
:
- it addresses the
main aspects
of the topic;
and
- it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see
summary style
).
- Neutral
: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
- Stable
: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing
edit war
or content dispute.
- Illustrated
, if possible, by
media
such as
images
,
video
, or
audio
:
- media are
tagged
with their
copyright statuses
, and
valid non-free use rationales
are provided for
non-free content
;
and
- media are
relevant
to the topic, and have
suitable captions
.
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Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication.
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Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing
featured article
on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.
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Machinima
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B
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The article meets
all
of the
B-Class criteria
. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach
good article standards
.
More detailed criteria
- The article is
suitably referenced
, with
inline citations
.
It has
reliable sources
, and any important or controversial material which is
likely to be challenged
is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of
<ref> tags
and
citation templates
such as
{{
cite web
}}
is optional.
- The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies.
It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an
A-Class article
, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing.
- The article has a defined structure.
Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a
lead section
and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind.
- The article is reasonably well-written.
The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be
of the standard of featured articles
. The
Manual of Style
does not need to be followed rigorously.
- The article contains supporting materials where appropriate.
Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an
infobox
etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content.
- The article presents its content in an
appropriately understandable way
.
It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and
technical terms should be explained or avoided
where possible.
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Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.
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A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the
Manual of Style
and related
style guidelines
.
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Anime
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C
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The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial
cleanup
.
More detailed criteria
The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.
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Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.
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Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve
cleanup
problems.
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Animated cartoon
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Start
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An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources.
More detailed criteria
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following:
- A useful picture or graphic
- Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic
- A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic
- Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article
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Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more.
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Providing references to
reliable sources
should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use.
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Non-photorealistic rendering
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Stub
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A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria.
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Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant.
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Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant.
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Puppetoon
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List
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Meets the criteria of a
stand-alone list
or
set index article
, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.
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There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.
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Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.
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List of animated feature films
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Category
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Any
category
falls under this class.
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Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area.
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Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized.
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Category:Animation
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Disambig
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Any
disambiguation
page falls under this class.
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The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title.
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Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title.
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RenderMan
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File
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Any page in the
file namespace
falls under this class.
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The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content.
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Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.
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File:Animexample.gif
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Portal
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Any page in the
portal namespace
falls under this class.
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Portals are intended to serve as "main pages" for specific topics.
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Editor involvement is essential to ensure that portals are kept up to date.
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Portal:Animation
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Project
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All
WikiProject
-related pages fall under this class.
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Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development.
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Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project.
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation/Recognized content
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Redirect
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Any
redirect
falls under this class.
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The page redirects to another article with a similar name, related topic or that has been merged with the original article at this location.
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Editor involvement is essential to ensure that articles are not mis-classified as redirects, and that redirects are not mis-classified as articles.
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Animated film
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Template
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Any
template
falls under this class. The most common types of templates include
infoboxes
and
navboxes
.
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Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles.
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Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information.
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Template:Animation
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NA
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Any non-article page that fits no other classification.
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The page contains no article content.
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Look out for misclassified articles. Currently, many NA-class articles may need to be re-classified.
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N/A
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