Fills a gap not provided by existing or related articles.
Has an appropriate structure.
Has a great title so it can be linked to and found easily, and follows existingtitle naming conventions.
Starts with a clear description of the subject; thelead introduces and explains the subject and its significance clearly and accurately, without going into excessive detail.
Is well-written.
Is clear; it is written to avoid ambiguity and misunderstanding, using a logical structure and plain, clear prose. It is free ofredundant language.
Isunderstandable; it is clearly expressed for both experts and non-experts in appropriate detail, and thoroughly explores and explains the subject.
Involves original writing but notoriginal research; a Wikipedia article generally is the written work of its users. It will not violate another's copyright orplagiarize another's work, but its summary of information must still be completelyreliably sourced. In addition, all quotes are marked with quotation marks and cited.
Is engaging; the language is descriptive and has an interesting,encyclopedic tone.
Followsstandard writing conventions of modern language, including correct grammar, consistent verb tense, punctuation, and spelling.
Is of an appropriate length; it islong enough to provide sufficient information, depth, and analysis on its subject, without including unnecessary detail or information that would be more suitable in "sub-articles," related articles, orWikimedia sister projects. It is not astub.
Is nearly self-contained; it includes essential information and terminology, and is comprehensible by itself, without requiring significant reading of other articles.
Acknowledges andexplores all aspects of the subject; it covers every encyclopedic angle of the subject.
Isencyclopedic; it doesn't contain unencyclopedic information.
Iscompletely neutral and unbiased; it has a neutral point of view, presenting competing views on controversies logically and fairly. The most factual and accepted views are emphasized, and minority views are given alower priority. Sufficient information and references are provided so that readers can learn more about particular views.
Is stable; A stable article is one which any side in a controversy can look at and say, "Yes, this article describes my side accurately and does not give an unfair advantage to the other side."
Includes informative, relevant media content — including maps, portraits, artwork, photographs, audio tracks (recorded voice, speeches...), video tracks (films, animations...) and audiovisual media — that add to a reader's interest or understanding of the text, but not so much as to detract from it. Each medium should have anexplanatory caption andALT text.
Observes properred link standards; it does not have an excessive number of red links, or any red links that could not conceivably be turned into articles or redirects.
Will never reach perfection. Wikipedia is awork in progress. With massive efforts and iterative editing, Wikipedians like you can creategood orgreat articles, but none will ever be perfect, because there is always room to improve an article in some way. It's your choice if you want Wikipedia to come closer to perfection!
