Wikipedia:FAQ/Featured articles
What is a featured article?
A long, comprehensive, and well-written article approved by several Wikipedia editors as meeting a set of requirements.
Can I trust a featured article?
- Most of it? Yes.
- An arbitrarily chosen claim in it? No.
- All of it? No.
Misunderstandings and phrasings that are likely to be misunderstood can be added to any Wikipedia article by anyone, and they might not be noticed for a long time.
Can I create a featured article?
If you are good at writing, and know a lot about a specific topic, it's possible. Create an article, ask for feedback to it, and ask if it's good enough to be a featured article. Note that just adding a featured star to an article to pretend it's featured, is not allowed. All featured articles must have an approval at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates.
Can I edit a featured article?
Yes. Many featured articles are, however, semi-protected. This means you need a user account, you must have made at least 10 edits with the account, and the account must be at least 4 days old.
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