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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.

To nominate an article for featured content, see the nomination page.

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.

List of featured articles

The "Legendary" symbol is attached to the upper right-hand corner of any article that has been confirmed as a "Featured Article".

There are currently 38 Featured Articles out of a total of 16,048 articles on Halopedia.

Alternate alphabetized list of Featured Articles

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+'''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 [[Main Page/Featured|the Main Page]]. A small Legendary symbol ([[File:Main-Legendary.png|30px]]) attached to the upper right-hand of any article indicates that that article has earned a "Featured Article" status.
+To nominate an article for featured content, see [[Project talk:Featured/Article/Nomination|the nomination page]].
+== 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.
-__TOC__
+;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.
-A '''Featured Article''' is one of Halopedia's best articles. 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. A list of past FA articles can be found [[/Full|here]].
+;Information
+*Properly worded; grammar, spellcheck, comprehension
+*Properly sourced; this includes citations with proper format and of reliable source.
-To nominate an article for featured content, see [[Project talk:Featured Article/Nomination|the nomination page]].
+;Miscellaneous
+*Articles with conjecture; superfluous conjecture should be removed; Conjecture template needed.
-==List of Featured Articles==
+==List of featured articles==
-[[File:Legendary.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The "Legendary" symbol is attached to the upper right-hand corner of any article that has been confirmed as a "Featured Article".]]
+[[File:Main-Legendary.png|right|thumb|350px|The "Legendary" symbol is attached to the upper right-hand corner of any article that has been confirmed as a "Featured Article".]]
 There are currently 38 Featured Articles out of a total of {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles on Halopedia.
 :''[[:Category:Featured Articles|Alternate alphabetized list of Featured Articles]]''
-*July 30, 2011 - [[Forerunner]]
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+|*July 30, 2011 - [[Forerunner]]
 *March 2, 2011 - [[Slipstream space]]
 *November 9, 2010 - [[SPARTAN-B312]]
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 *November 27, 2006 - [[Kamal Zaman]]
 *November 21, 2006 - [[Halo Graphic Novel Pg122]]
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-==Criteria==
-Featured article status is decided by a vote of the community.
 [[Category:Featured Articles]]