So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows. __TOC__ An article must... 1. * ...be well written and detailed 2. * ...be unbiased and have a neutral point of view 3. * ...be factual and sourced, with all available sources and information 4. * ...not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. cleanup, expand, etc.) 5. * ...follow the Manual of Style and the Layout Guide 6. * ...be lengthy (a minimum of 4 paragraphs at the least). 7. * ...have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page featured box 8. * ...have a complete, detailed biography if it is a character article 9. * ...have a reasonable amount of red links (i.e. use common sense) 10.