MisesWiki:Featured article criteria
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A featured article represents Mises Wiki's best work. In order to become featured, an article must be subjected to a process of peer review as a featured article candidate against the following standards.
- It is—
- (a) well-written: its prose is of a professional standard;
- (b) complete: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context;
- (c) well-researched and accurate: 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;
- (d) 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 following style guidelines—
- (a) a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;
- (b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents; and
- (c) consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes or Harvard referencing.
- Media. It contains images where appropriate, with succinct captions, acceptable copyright status.
- Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail.
