View source for Pikipedia:Featured article

This page contains instructions on how to make and use features.  To nominate an article to become a featured article, use [[Pikipedia:Featured articles/nominations]].

==Changing the featured article==
The featured article text is located at [[Template:Feature]].  Edit this template to change the featured article.  You must:
*Add the ''Featured'' template to the top of the main article of the new feature, including the date, in the form ''<nowiki>{{featured|date}}</nowiki>''.
*Update the previous featured article to have the end date in the "featured" template, in the form ''<nowiki>{{featured|start date|end date}}</nowiki>''.  Move this to the bottom of the page, but keep it above any footer.
*Update the [[#Previous featured articles|Previous featured articles section of this page]].
*Move the nomination on the [[/nominations|nominations page]] to the [[/past nominations|archive]].

Featured articles should be articles that are complete in content, well written, and are interesting enough to be put on the front page. Copy the introductory few paragraphs from the article and an image if at all possible.

===Weekly rotation===
When the featured articles are on a weekly rotation, the following applies. There is one template which holds the data for which articles show for each day of the week. In order to rotate the articles edit the template below. Articles should be rotated weekly.

[[Template:Featured article]] <span class="plainlinks">([{{fullurle:Template:Featured article|action=edit}} edit])</span>

==Previous featured articles==
Since the introduction of featuring articles without the use of a rotation, the following articles have been featured:

;[[Perplexing Pool]]:30th March 2008 - 18th April 2008
;[[8-day run]]:18th April 2008 - 13th May 2008
;[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]:13th May 2008 - 10th June 2008
;[[Scale]]:10th June 2008 - 29 August 2008
;[[The Ship]]:29th August 2008 - 3rd October 2008
;[[Figwort]]:3rd October 2008 - 3rd December 2008
;[[Bulbmin]]:3rd December 2008 - 26th January 2009
;[[Caustic Dweevil]]:26th January 2009 - 6th May 2009
;[[Beady Long Legs]]:6th May 2009 - 18th June 2009
;[[Wistful Wild]]:18th June 2009 - 18th August 2009
;[[Planet of the Pikmin]]:18th August 2009 - 24th March 2010
;[[Waterwraith]]:24th March 2010 - 23rd September 2010
;[[2-player mode]]:23rd September 2010 - 23rd February 2011
;[[Purple Pikmin]]:23rd February 2011 - 12th April 2011
;[[Smoky Progg]]:12th April 2011 - 19th August 2011
;[[Mamuta]]:19th August 2011 - 16th March 2012
;[[Brute Knuckles]]:16th March 2012 -

[[Category:Featured articles| ]]