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The path to a featured article
 * 1) Start a new article
 * 2) Research and write a great article
 * 3) Check against the featured article criteria
 * 4) Get creative feedback for FA status from the relevant project (or general peer review) &larr;
 * 5) Review and edit your article in light of the feedback
 * 6) Apply for featured article status
 * 7) Review and edit your article in light of the comments made by the reviewers
 * 8) Featured article status

(Steps 4 and 5 are optional but recommended)