WikiIslam:Renovations - Revision history

IbnPinker at 20:53, 13 November 2020

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	'''A stricter, more academic scope'''		'''A stricter, more academic scope'''

	The [[WikiIslam:Scope and Article Relevance\|scope of the wiki]] has been changed in a number of important ways. Whereas the ‎wiki once stretched to comprise anything having to do with Muslims, Muslim-majority ‎nations, and Islam throughout history, the scope is now more narrowly confined to ‎topics related particularly to the ''“beliefs, practices, and development of Islam”''. In addition to referencing primary Islamic sources, ‎the wiki aims to complement these primary sources with the growing body of ‎modern, historical-critical scholarship on the origins of Islam. Finally, implicit in this ~~‎second major transition~~ is a broadening of the wiki’s focus from merely the ''criticism of ‎Islam'' to ''Islam in general'' – that is, whereas WikiIslam may once have been concerned ‎only with [[Aisha's Age\|''Aisha’s age'']], it is now interested in ''Aisha herself''.		The [[WikiIslam:Scope and Article Relevance\|scope of the wiki]] has been changed in a number of important ways. Whereas the ‎wiki once stretched to comprise anything having to do with Muslims, Muslim-majority ‎nations, and Islam throughout history, the scope is now more narrowly confined to ‎topics related particularly to the ''“beliefs, practices, and development of Islam”''. In addition to referencing primary Islamic sources, ‎the wiki now aims to complement these primary sources with the growing body of ‎modern, historical-critical scholarship on the origins of Islam. Finally, implicit in this ‎transition is a broadening of the wiki’s focus from merely the ''criticism of ‎Islam'' to ''Islam in general'' – that is, whereas WikiIslam may once have been concerned ‎only with [[Aisha's Age\|''Aisha’s age'']], it is now interested in ''Aisha herself''.

	'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''		'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''
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	'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''		'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''

	In a major stride towards realizing the wiki’s renewed standards and objectives, several ‎hundred articles on the wiki have been reviewed, renovated, or removed. Salvageable ‎articles have seen their very worst infractions expunged, sometimes being transformed ‎in the process. Wiki content ~~prior to~~ the renovation is available at [https://archive.wikiislam.net/wiki/Main_Page WikiIslam archive] for historical purposes.		In a major stride towards realizing the wiki’s renewed standards and objectives, several ‎hundred articles on the wiki have been reviewed, renovated, or removed. Salvageable ‎articles have seen their very worst infractions expunged, sometimes being transformed ‎in the process. Wiki content from before the renovation is available at [https://archive.wikiislam.net/wiki/Main_Page WikiIslam archive] for historical purposes.

	'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, ex-Muslim, Muslim or non-Muslim.'''		'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, ex-Muslim, Muslim or non-Muslim.'''

	WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits continue to be disabled due to persistent ~~efforts of vandals~~, serious contributors who request an account will be provided one. Due to the ‎new demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are not relevant. The devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, and the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]] are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎		WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits continue to be disabled due to persistent attempts at vandalism, serious contributors who request an account will be provided one. Due to the ‎new demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are not relevant. The devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, and the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]] are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎

	As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎		As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎

Exmoose: Language cleanup

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	'''A stricter, more academic scope'''		'''A stricter, more academic scope'''

	The [[WikiIslam:Scope and Article Relevance\|scope of the wiki]] has been changed in a number of important ways. Whereas the ‎wiki once stretched to comprise anything having to do with Muslims, Muslim-majority ‎nations, and Islam throughout history, the scope is now more narrowly confined to ‎topics related particularly to the ''“beliefs, practices, and development of Islam”''. ~~On the ‎other hand, whereas the wiki once limited itself~~ to referencing primary Islamic sources, ‎the wiki ~~now~~ aims to complement these primary sources with the growing body of ‎modern, historical-critical scholarship on the origins of Islam. Finally, implicit in this ‎second major transition is a broadening of the wiki’s focus from merely the ''criticism of ‎Islam'' to ''Islam in general'' – that is, whereas WikiIslam may once have been concerned ‎only with [[Aisha's Age\|''Aisha’s age'']], it is now interested in ''Aisha herself''.‎		The [[WikiIslam:Scope and Article Relevance\|scope of the wiki]] has been changed in a number of important ways. Whereas the ‎wiki once stretched to comprise anything having to do with Muslims, Muslim-majority ‎nations, and Islam throughout history, the scope is now more narrowly confined to ‎topics related particularly to the ''“beliefs, practices, and development of Islam”''. In addition to referencing primary Islamic sources, ‎the wiki aims to complement these primary sources with the growing body of ‎modern, historical-critical scholarship on the origins of Islam. Finally, implicit in this ‎second major transition is a broadening of the wiki’s focus from merely the ''criticism of ‎Islam'' to ''Islam in general'' – that is, whereas WikiIslam may once have been concerned ‎only with [[Aisha's Age\|''Aisha’s age'']], it is now interested in ''Aisha herself''.

	'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''		'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''

	WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer acceptable. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to a documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, given WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎		WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Likewise, given WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎

	'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''		'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''

	In a major stride towards realizing the wiki’s renewed standards and objectives, several ‎hundred articles on the wiki have been reviewed, renovated, or removed. Salvageable ‎articles have seen their very worst infractions expunged, sometimes being transformed ‎in the process~~, while those articles deemed irrelevant or irredeemable have been exiled ‎to~~ the [https://archive.wikiislam.net/wiki/Main_Page WikiIslam archive]. ~~And while a number of these purely polemical, testimonial, and ‎statistical articles may, in the future, be hosted elsewhere, they do not belong on ‎WikiIslam.‎~~		In a major stride towards realizing the wiki’s renewed standards and objectives, several ‎hundred articles on the wiki have been reviewed, renovated, or removed. Salvageable ‎articles have seen their very worst infractions expunged, sometimes being transformed ‎in the process. Wiki content prior to the renovation is available at [https://archive.wikiislam.net/wiki/Main_Page WikiIslam archive] for historical purposes.

	'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim~~, or ‎otherwise~~'''		'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, ex-Muslim, Muslim or non-Muslim.'''

	WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits ~~have been ‎indefinitely~~ disabled due to ~~the~~ persistent ~~and futile~~ efforts of ~~pitiful~~ vandals, ~~sober and ‎serious~~ contributors who request an account will be ~~readily~~ provided one. Due to the ‎new~~, adamantly neutral~~ demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are ~~utterly irrelevant~~. ~~Indeed, the~~ devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, and the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]] are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎		WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits continue to be disabled due to persistent efforts of vandals, serious contributors who request an account will be provided one. Due to the ‎new demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are not relevant. The devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, and the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]] are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎

	As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎		As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎

IbnPinker at 02:50, 12 November 2020

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	'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise'''		'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise'''

	WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]]~~, ‎and the curious by-passer simply hoping to [[WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide\|correct grammar]] as they browse~~ are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎		WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, and the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]] are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎

	As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎		As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎

IbnPinker at 00:00, 12 November 2020

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	'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''		'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''

	WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer acceptable. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, ~~with~~ WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎		WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer acceptable. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to a documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, given WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎

	'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''		'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''
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	'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise'''		'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise'''

	WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]], ‎and curious by-passer simply hoping to [[WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide\|correct grammar]] as they browse are all equally ‎welcome and ~~encouraged~~ to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎		WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, the scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, the atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]], ‎and the curious by-passer simply hoping to [[WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide\|correct grammar]] as they browse are all equally ‎welcome, encouraged, and competent to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎

	As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎		As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎

IbnPinker at 23:58, 11 November 2020

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	'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''		'''A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content'''

	WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, with WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎		WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer acceptable. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, with WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎

	'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''		'''The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles'''

IbnPinker at 07:00, 11 November 2020

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	'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise'''		'''An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise'''

	WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, atheist roused to documenting ~~the~~ seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]], ‎and curious by-passer simply hoping to [[WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide\|correct grammar]] as they browse are all equally ‎welcome and encouraged to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎		WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, atheist roused to documenting some seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]], ‎and curious by-passer simply hoping to [[WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide\|correct grammar]] as they browse are all equally ‎welcome and encouraged to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎

	As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎		As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎

IbnPinker at 07:00, 11 November 2020

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IbnPinker at 06:59, 11 November 2020

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IbnPinker at 06:58, 11 November 2020

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	A number of transformative steps have been undertaken as part of an ongoing effort to ‎improve the content, professionalism, and reliability of WikiIslam. Raising the wiki’s ~~‎standards~~ and expectations will serve both to attract higher quality contributors and ~~‎contributions~~ and to spark a positive-feedback loop conducive to WikiIslam’s continued ‎enhancement.‎		'''A number of transformative steps have been undertaken as part of an ongoing effort to ‎improve the content, professionalism, and reliability of [[WikiIslam]].''' Raising the wiki’s ‎[[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines\|standards and expectations]] will serve both to attract higher quality [[WikiIslam:Message to New Users\|contributors]] and ‎[[Special:RecentChanges\|contributions]] and to spark a positive-feedback loop conducive to WikiIslam’s continued ‎enhancement.‎

	Key changes ~~include~~:‎		=== Key changes:‎ ===

	A new mission statement		==== A new mission statement ====
			''‎“To provide accurate and accessible information from traditional and critical ‎perspectives on the beliefs, practices, and development of Islam”‎''

	~~‎“To provide accurate~~ and ~~accessible information from traditional~~ and ~~critical ‎perspectives on~~ the ~~beliefs~~, practices, and development of ~~Islam”‎~~		==== A stricter, more academic scope ====
			The [[WikiIslam:Scope and Article Relevance\|scope of the wiki]] has been changed in a number of important ways. Whereas the ‎wiki once stretched to comprise anything having to do with Muslims, Muslim-majority ‎nations, and Islam throughout history, the scope is now more narrowly confined to ‎topics related particularly to the ''“beliefs, practices, and development of Islam”''. On the ‎other hand, whereas the wiki once limited itself to referencing primary Islamic sources, ‎the wiki now aims to complement these primary sources with the growing body of ‎modern, historical-critical scholarship on the origins of Islam. Finally, implicit in this ‎second major transition is a broadening of the wiki’s focus from merely the ''criticism of ‎Islam'' to ''Islam in general'' – that is, whereas WikiIslam may once have been concerned ‎only with [[Aisha's Age\|''Aisha’s age'']], it is now interested in ''Aisha herself''.‎

	A ~~stricter~~, ~~more academic scope~~		==== A zero-tolerance policy on hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, and polemical ‎content ====
			WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, with WikiIslam's newly encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎

	The ~~scope of the wiki has been changed in a number of important ways. Whereas the ‎wiki once stretched to comprise anything having to do with Muslims~~, ~~Muslim~~-~~majority ‎nations~~, ~~and Islam throughout history~~, ~~the scope is now more narrowly confined to ‎topics related particularly to the “beliefs~~, ~~practices~~, and ~~development~~ of ~~Islam”. On~~ the ~~‎other hand~~, ~~whereas~~ the wiki ~~once limited itself to referencing primary Islamic sources~~, ~~‎the wiki now aims to complement these primary sources with~~ the ~~growing body of ‎modern~~, ~~historical-critical scholarship on~~ the ~~origins of Islam~~. ~~Finally, implicit in this ‎second major transition is~~ a ~~broadening~~ of ~~the wiki’s focus from merely the criticism of ‎Islam to Islam in general – that is~~, ~~whereas WikiIslam~~ may ~~once have been concerned ‎only with Aisha’s age~~, ~~it is now interested~~ in ~~Aisha herself~~.‎		==== The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles ====
			In a major stride towards realizing the wiki’s renewed standards and objectives, several ‎hundred articles on the wiki have been reviewed, renovated, or removed. Salvageable ‎articles have seen their very worst infractions expunged, sometimes being transformed ‎in the process, while those articles deemed irrelevant or irredeemable have been exiled ‎to the [https://archive.wikiislam.net/wiki/Main_Page WikiIslam archive]. And while a number of these purely polemical, testimonial, and ‎statistical articles may, in the future, be hosted elsewhere, they do not belong on ‎WikiIslam.‎

	~~A zero~~-~~tolerance policy on hateful~~, ~~misleading~~, ~~unencyclopedic~~, and ~~polemical ‎content~~		==== An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise ====
			WikiIslam is once again accepting [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|editors]] and [[WikiIslam:Translation\|translators]]. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, atheist roused to documenting the seemingly-absurd injunctions of [[Islamic Law\|Islamic law]], ‎and curious by-passer simply hoping to [[WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide\|correct grammar]] as they browse are all equally ‎welcome and encouraged to [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|join the WikiIslam team]].‎

	WikiIslam no longer tolerates any amount of hateful, misleading, unencyclopedic, or ‎polemical content. Whereas there were once a great deal of such unhelpful and even ‎hurtful articles and language on the wiki, these are no longer. And whereas the wiki once ‎actively participated in and contributed to everlasting online religious polemics, the wiki ‎now limits itself to documentary role in simply observing and addressing those ‎polemical and apologetic currents which have risen to comprise mainstream Islamic ‎discourse. Likewise, in encyclopedic spirit, articles are no longer permitted to maintain ‎any point of view, be it political or religious – facts, straightforwardly described, are for ‎the reader alone to judge.‎		As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us\|feedback]] and [mailto:admin@wikiislam.net infraction-reports] are ‎welcome.‎

	~~The cleansing, re-conception, renaming, merging, archival, and deletion of several ‎hundred articles~~

	In a major stride towards realizing the wiki’s renewed standards and objectives, several ‎hundred articles on the wiki have been reviewed, renovated, or removed. Salvageable ‎articles have seen their very worst infractions expunged, sometimes being transformed ‎in the process, while those articles deemed irrelevant or irredeemable have been exiled ‎to the WikiIslam archive. And while a number of these purely polemical, testimonial, and ‎statistical articles may in the future be hosted elsewhere, they do not belong on ‎WikiIslam.‎

	~~An open invitation to sober and serious contributors, Muslim, non-Muslim, or ‎otherwise~~

	WikiIslam is once again accepting editors and translators. While IP edits have been ‎indefinitely disabled due to the persistent and futile efforts of pitiful vandals, sober and ‎serious contributors who request an account will be readily provided one. Due to the ‎new, adamantly neutral demeanor of the wiki, contributors’ background and religious ‎persuasion are utterly irrelevant. Indeed, the devout Muslim moved to write about the ‎intelligent piety of Abu Bakr, scholar hoping to outline potential Aramaic readings of the ‎Qur’an, atheist roused to documenting the seemingly-absurd injunctions of Islamic law, ‎and curious by-passer simply hoping to correct grammar as they browse are all equally ‎welcome and encouraged to join the WikiIslam team.‎

	As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious feedback and infraction-reports are ‎welcome.‎

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