Halopedia:Featured/Article
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
Featured articles represents the reputation and identity of any wiki; as such, it is important to make sure every information in an article is factually correct and of proper format. Articles that satisfy the requirements laid down below will be featured in the Main Page. A small Legendary symbol (
) attached to the upper right-hand of any article indicates that that article has earned a "Featured Article" status.
Overview
To nominate an article for featured content, see the nomination page. Articles that successfully clears the nomination round will be added to the Featured Article template.
Requirements
The criteria for such an article are variable, but often, such articles must be of exceptional writing quality, longer length, have a large supply of augmenting pictures, well-referenced, and must be sufficiently notable.
- Presentation
- Properly formatted; should consist of headers and section.
- At least two pictures; pictures cover both image and video. Also a subjective application; if none is available, not applicable.
- Information
- Properly worded; grammar, spellcheck, comprehension
- Properly sourced; this includes citations with proper format and of reliable source.
- Miscellaneous
- Articles with conjecture; superfluous conjecture should be removed; Conjecture template needed.
Featured article
The Forerunners were an ancient race of enlightened beings whose empire -- known as the ecumene -- encompassed three million fertile worlds in the Milky Way Galaxy approximately 100,000 years ago. The Forerunners were the creators and builders of many significant installations, including the Halo Array, the Ark, and the Shield Worlds, as well as numerous lesser artifacts later found on many worlds.
List of featured articles
There are currently six Featured Articles out of a total of 16,211 articles on Halopedia. As of 2011, featured articles are randomised.