WikiIslam:User Names and Pages - Revision history

IbnPinker at 13:53, 25 August 2021

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	==User ~~Names~~==		==User names==

	This section lists the types of usernames that are considered inappropriate. The same criteria also apply to signatures. Usernames that fall under one of these categories will be renamed by an administrator. They will do this by:		This section lists the types of usernames that are considered inappropriate. The same criteria also apply to signatures. Usernames that fall under one of these categories will be renamed by an administrator. They will do this by:
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	The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.		The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.

	===Misleading ~~Names~~===		===Misleading names===

	The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project:		The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project:
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	*Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the WikiIslam signature format.		*Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the WikiIslam signature format.

	===Disruptive or ~~Offensive Names~~===		===Disruptive or offensive names===

	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive:
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	Note that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate.		Note that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate.

	===Promotional ~~Names~~===		===Promotional names===

	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:
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	*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam).		*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam).

	==User ~~Pages~~==		==User pages==

	Userpages are not placeholders or homes for articles and essays. Any such use of the userpage will result in it being blanked. Articles should be worked on in a user sandbox. Personal email addresses should also not be displayed.		Userpages are not placeholders or homes for articles and essays. Any such use of the userpage will result in it being blanked. Articles should be worked on in a user sandbox. Personal email addresses should also not be displayed.

	===Linking to ~~External Sites~~===		===Linking to external sites===

	Active users with over 50 constructive edits are permitted to post links on their userpages. However, the following should be avoided:		Active users with over 50 constructive edits are permitted to post links on their userpages. However, the following should be avoided:
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	*Flooding the userpage with links (try to keep the number of links within 10)		*Flooding the userpage with links (try to keep the number of links within 10)
	*Intending to provide external websites with free promotion through links.		*Intending to provide external websites with free promotion through links.
	*Linking to sites that make broad and bigoted generalizations about groups of people such as races, ethnicities, or groups of religious or irreligious people.		*Linking to sites that make broad and bigoted generalizations about groups of people such as races, ethnicities, or groups of religious or irreligious people.
	*Linking to sites that push a political view.		*Linking to sites that push a political view.
	*Linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content.		*Linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content.
	*Linking to sites that are derogatory towards WikiIslam or one of its projects.		*Linking to sites that are derogatory towards WikiIslam or one of its projects.

	===User ~~Talk Pages~~===		===User talk pages===

	User talk pages should not be blanked, and other users' messages should not be removed or altered unless a valid reason is provided (e.g. insults, trolling, harassment). Profanities, [[Ad Hominem\|ad hominem]] or threats against another user or the site should be avoided.		User talk pages should not be blanked, and other users' messages should not be removed or altered unless a valid reason is provided (e.g. insults, trolling, harassment). Profanities, [[Ad Hominem\|ad hominem]] or threats against another user or the site should be avoided.
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	All new discussion topics should be given a relevant heading and created at the bottom of the page, below all previous discussions, and all messages should be [[WikiIslam:Signatures\|signed]] by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>).		All new discussion topics should be given a relevant heading and created at the bottom of the page, below all previous discussions, and all messages should be [[WikiIslam:Signatures\|signed]] by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>).

	===User~~-Created Sandboxes~~===		===User sandboxes===

	~~While working on an article, categories should be placed temporally as hidden comments (i.e. using "''<nowiki><!-- Comment --></nowiki>''").~~ Sandboxes should ~~also~~ be blanked once their content is approved and moved to the mainspace.		Sandboxes should be blanked once their content is approved and moved to the mainspace.

	==See ~~Also~~==		==See also==

	*[[WikiIslam:Signatures]]		*[[WikiIslam:Signatures]]

Asmith: /* Misleading Names */

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Misleading Names

Sahab at 05:33, 16 November 2014

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	*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AhmadsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities).		*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AhmadsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities).
	*Email addresses and URLs (such as "Amina@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person.		*Email addresses and URLs (such as "Amina@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person.
	*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration).		*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam).

	==User Pages==		==User Pages==

Sahab: /* User Names */

2014-03-05T18:34:43Z

User Names

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	#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional.		#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional.
	#using a random username generator (e.g. http://myusernamegenerator.com/).		#using a random username generator (e.g. http://myusernamegenerator.com/).
	#or accepting an alternative username requested by the user on ~~his or her~~ userpage.		#or accepting an alternative username if requested by the user on their userpage.

	The ~~final~~ method ~~used~~ is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.		The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.

	===Misleading Names===		===Misleading Names===

Sahab: /* User Names */

2014-03-05T18:23:59Z

User Names

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	#or accepting an alternative username requested by the user on his or her userpage.		#or accepting an alternative username requested by the user on his or her userpage.

	The final method used is left to the discretion of the administrator.		The final method used is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.

	===Misleading Names===		===Misleading Names===

Sahab: /* Promotional Names */

2014-02-23T22:11:31Z

Promotional Names

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	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:

	*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. ~~AbdulsWidgets~~, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities).		*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AhmadsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities).
	*Email addresses and URLs (such as "Amina@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person.		*Email addresses and URLs (such as "Amina@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person.
	*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration).		*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration).

Sahab at 19:55, 23 February 2014

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

			* [[WikiIslam:Signatures]]
	* [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines]]		* [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines]]

	[[Category:Policies and Guidelines]]		[[Category:Policies and Guidelines]]

Sahab: /* User Pages */

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User Pages

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	==User Pages==		==User Pages==

	Userpages are not placeholders or homes for articles and essays. Any such use of the userpage will result in it being blanked. Articles should be worked on in a user sandbox.		Userpages are not placeholders or homes for articles and essays. Any such use of the userpage will result in it being blanked. Articles should be worked on in a user sandbox. Personal email addresses should also not be displayed.

	===Linking to External Sites===		===Linking to External Sites===

Sahab at 22:21, 30 January 2014

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	The final method used is left to the discretion of the administrator.		The final method used is left to the discretion of the administrator.

	===Misleading ~~Usernames~~===		===Misleading Names===

	The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project:		The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project:
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	*Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the WikiIslam signature format.		*Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the WikiIslam signature format.

	===Disruptive or Offensive ~~Usernames~~===		===Disruptive or Offensive Names===

	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive:
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	Note that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate.		Note that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate.

	===Promotional ~~Usernames~~===		===Promotional Names===

	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:

Sahab: /* User Names */

2014-01-30T22:15:10Z

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	#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional.		#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional.
	#using a random username generator.		#using a random username generator (e.g. http://myusernamegenerator.com/).
	#or accepting an alternative username requested by the user on his or her userpage.		#or accepting an alternative username requested by the user on his or her userpage.

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	#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional.		#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional.
	#using a random username generator (e.g. http://myusernamegenerator.com/).		#using a random username generator (e.g. http://myusernamegenerator.com/).
	#or accepting an alternative username if requested by the user on their userpage.		#or accepting an alternative username if requested by the user on their userpage.

	The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.		The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely.
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	The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project:		The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project:

	*Usernames that impersonate ~~other~~ people.		*Usernames that impersonate real people, well known or not.
	*Usernames that give the impression that the account has permissions which it does not have, for example by containing the terms "administrator", "bureaucrat", "editor", "checkuser", "oversight", or similar terms like "admin", "sysop" or "moderator".		*Usernames that give the impression that the account has permissions which it does not have, for example by containing the terms "administrator", "bureaucrat", "editor", "checkuser", "oversight", or similar terms like "admin", "sysop" or "moderator".
	*Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts) or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes), unless the account is of that type.		*Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts) or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes), unless the account is of that type.
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	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive:

	*Usernames that contain contentious material about living persons, or those that are offensive towards any race, ~~religion~~ or social groups.		*Usernames that contain contentious material about living persons, or those that are offensive towards any race, ethnicity or social groups, or names which appear to attack not religious doctrines but rather the followers of such doctrines as may appear indistinguishable from racism (names referencing criticisms of religious doctrines shall be allowed).
	*Usernames that are likely to offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible, for example by containing profanities.		*Usernames that are likely to offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible, for example by containing profanities.
	*Usernames that contain or imply personal attacks.		*Usernames that contain or imply personal attacks.
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	The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:		The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:

	*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AhmadsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities).		*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AhmadsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities).
	*Email addresses and URLs (such as "Amina@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person.		*Email addresses and URLs (such as "Amina@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person.
	*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam).		*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam).
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	*Flooding the userpage with links (try to keep the number of links within 10)		*Flooding the userpage with links (try to keep the number of links within 10)
	*Intending to provide external websites with free promotion through links.		*Intending to provide external websites with free promotion through links.
	*Linking to sites that ~~may be offensive towards the irreligious~~, religious or ~~any other social group~~.		*Linking to sites that make broad and bigoted generalizations about groups of people such as races, ethnicities, or groups of religious or irreligious people.
	*Linking to sites that push a political view.		*Linking to sites that push a political view.
	*Linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content.		*Linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content.
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	All new discussion topics should be given a relevant heading and created at the bottom of the page, below all previous discussions, and all messages should be [[WikiIslam:Signatures\|signed]] by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>).		All new discussion topics should be given a relevant heading and created at the bottom of the page, below all previous discussions, and all messages should be [[WikiIslam:Signatures\|signed]] by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>).

	=== User-Created Sandboxes===		===User-Created Sandboxes===

	While working on an article, categories should be placed temporally as hidden comments (i.e. using "''<nowiki><!-- Comment --></nowiki>''"). Sandboxes should also be blanked once their content is approved and moved to the mainspace.		While working on an article, categories should be placed temporally as hidden comments (i.e. using "''<nowiki><!-- Comment --></nowiki>''"). Sandboxes should also be blanked once their content is approved and moved to the mainspace.
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	==See Also==		==See Also==

	* [[WikiIslam:Signatures]]		*[[WikiIslam:Signatures]]
	* [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines]]		*[[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines]]

	[[Category:Policies and Guidelines]]		[[Category:Policies and Guidelines]]