Please read through the policy below to familiarize yourself with our common practices and rules.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the talk page.
Featured articles are supposed to be examples of Memory Alpha's best work, often showcased on the main page. They are especially well-written, informative, and comprehensive articles that cover all available information on a subject. This means that any article nominated to become a Featured article should fulfill the following criteria:
- well-written: This includes both style and content. A Featured article candidate should adhere to the guidelines as laid out in the Manual of Style and come at least close to a perfect article.
- comprehensive: The article should be complete as far as possible, but without adding any unnecessary rambling. Completeness includes citing all sources.
- accurate: Memory Alpha only accepts specific resources. Candidates should strictly adhere to this and avoid any invalid resources.
- undisputed & stable: Any article whose content currently is under dispute is not a good candidate, and the article content should not have changed significantly within the last few weeks. While minor improvements leading up to and during the Featured Article nomination may happen, especially in response to comments or objections, significant revisions will render the article unstable, and invalid for FA statues at that time.
While it may be possible to write a good article from scratch, it is highly encouraged to let other editors copyedit and comment on possible flaws before nominating the article. One way to achieve this is to request a peer review.