The Four Award recognizes the persistence of Wikipedia editors who have taken care of an article from its humble beginnings through featured article status. The articles listed here have passed through all four stages of editorial development (creation, DYK, GA, FA), with the same author largely responsible for each stage. There are currently 821 Four Award–certified articles, written by 283 authors. Thus, about one in every 8,422 articles and one in every 8 featured articles is listed here. The project serves as encouragement for people who have a strong interest in and/or a deep understanding of redlinked topics to advance them to a very high level of quality. The way the display of recognized articles is formatted in a sortable table, it also encourages experienced editors to take the time to research and develop those articles that they have created in the past but have neglected. Read the criteria below for achieving the Four Award. If you believe you hold the requisites, you may apply for this award via the nominations section. If you have any questions, please review the frequently asked questions and then post on the award's talk page. There are three Four Award userboxes – {{Four Award Userbox 1}}, {{Four Award Userbox 2}}, and {{Four Award Userbox 3}} – and another userspace template: {{Four Award userpage}}. |
