User:Voorts/Draft:A-class criteria

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An A-Class article should approach the standards for a Featured article (FA), but will typically fall short because of minor style issues. The article may need minor copyedits, but it should be comprehensive, accurate, well-sourced, and well-written. A peer review by project editors should find the article to be a viable candidate for FA status. Assessing an article as A-Class requires more than one reviewer. There are two methods available for doing this: formal WikiProject review and informal review on the article's talk page. For articles that are within the scope of a WikiProject that has a formal A-class review process, only that method should be used.

Criteria

 * A1. The article/list is consistently referenced with an appropriate citation style, and all claims are verifiable against reputable reliable sources, accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge, and are supported with specific evidence and external citations as appropriate.
 * A2. The article/list is comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral and focused on the main topic; it neglects no major facts or details, presents views fairly and without bias, and does not go into unnecessary detail.
 * A3. The article/list has an appropriate structure of hierarchical headings, including a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections, and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents.
 * A4. The article/list is written in concise and articulate English; its prose is clear, is in line with style guidelines, and does not require substantial copy-editing to be fully MoS-compliant.
 * A5. The article/list contains appropriately licensed supporting visual materials, such as images or diagrams with succinct captions, and other media, where relevant.

Formal WikiProject review
, projects such as the Military History project have a formal A-class review system.

Non-WikiProject reviews
For articles that are not within the scope of a WikiProject that has a formal A-Class review process, the proposal to promote to A-Class should be made on the article's talk page. To be granted, the proposal should involve a thorough review based on the above criteria by at least two editors who have not contributed to the article, with no significant opposes.