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==Welcome to [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featured Article Candidates]]==
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Hello!  I noticed that you've been reviewing nominations at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featured Article Candidates]].  Thank you for your help, and I hope you will continue to contribute! You may already be familiar with the FAC criteria by now, but in case you aren't, you can check out the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|featured article criteria]]. Also, the following dispatches are useful for reviewing nominations:
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Hello!  I noticed that you've been reviewing nominations at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featured article candidates]].  Thank you for your help, and I hope you will continue to contribute! You may already be familiar with the FAC criteria by now, but in case you aren't, you can check out the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|Featured article criteria]]. Also, the following dispatches are useful for reviewing nominations:
  
 
* '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-04-07/Dispatches|Reviewers achieving excellence]]'''
 
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* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-26/Dispatches|Reliable sources in content review processes]]
 
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The best way to learn is by doing, but here is also a quick reference of the things to check for each nomination you review:
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The best way to learn is by doing, but here is a quick reference of the things to check for each nomination you review:
  
 
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{{Wikipedia:Featured article criteria}}
#*(a) '''well-written:''' its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard;
 
#*(b) '''comprehensive:''' it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context;
 
#*(c) '''factually accurate:''' claims are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] against [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]], accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge, and are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this requires a "References" section in which sources are listed, complemented by inline citations [[Wikipedia:When to cite|where appropriate]];
 
#*(d) '''neutral:''' it presents views [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|fairly and without bias]]; and
 
#*(e) '''stable:''' it is not subject to ongoing [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit wars]] and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process.
 
#It follows the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|style guidelines]], including the provision of:
 
#*(a) '''a lead'''—a concise [[Wikipedia:Lead section|lead section]] that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;
 
#*(b) '''appropriate structure'''—a system of hierarchical [[Help:Section|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 <small>(<nowiki><ref>Smith 2007, p. 1.</ref></nowiki>)</small> or Harvard referencing <small>(Smith 2007, p. 1)</small> (see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]] for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes, the [[mw:Extension:Cite/Cite.php|meta:cite]] format is recommended).
 
#'''Images.''' It has [[Wikipedia:Images|images]] that follow the [[WP:IUP|image use policies]] and other media where appropriate, with succinct [[Wikipedia:Captions|captions]] and [[Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ#Licenses|acceptable copyright status]]. [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|Non-free]] images or media must satisfy the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria|criteria for inclusion of non-free content]] and [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free content|be labeled accordingly]].
 
#'''Length.''' It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see [[Wikipedia:Summary style|summary style]]).
 
  
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[[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]] &bull; [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|Featured article candidates]] &bull; [[Wikipedia:Featured article review|Featured article review]] &bull; [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log|Featured article log]]
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 12 April 2009

Welcome to Featured article candidates

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Hello! I noticed that you've been reviewing nominations at Featured article candidates. Thank you for your help, and I hope you will continue to contribute! You may already be familiar with the FAC criteria by now, but in case you aren't, you can check out the Featured article criteria. Also, the following dispatches are useful for reviewing nominations:

The best way to learn is by doing, but here is a quick reference of the things to check for each nomination you review:

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Thanks again for your help! I look forward to continuing to work with you at FAC, and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me or anyone else at FAC. Now get to reviewing some noms! ~~

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Usage

This template may be used to welcome new contributors to FAC at the contributor's talk page. Please substitute it.

The template automatically creates a new section header and automatically signs with ~~~~. It has no parameters. All that you need to do to use the template is paste the following code into the bottom of the user's talk page:

  • {{subst:FAC welcome}}