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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) ←
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)