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Login or create account: The first step for you would be to [[Special:UserLogin/signup|create an account]] [[Image:Login-keys.png|25px|link=Special:UserLogin/signup]].  This only takes a moment and means your IP address will not be recorded in page histories. If you already have an account, you can [[Special:UserLogin|log in]]. When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on.

Wiki editing is very easy and takes a short amount of time getting used to. Try any edit right now in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox|sandbox]]. The edit link for each page is found at the top left and the "Save page" button is below the text box where you make your edits. Experiment and make as many edits as you like. Here is a direct link to {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=WikiIslam:Sandbox&action=edit edit}} the sandbox page.

We understand that a newcomer on the site may not immediately understand how to make appropriate contributions. Our goal is to maximize user contributions, be fair and allow ample opportunities for users to receive feedback and improve their work so it is in compliance with the site guidelines.

However, in order to become a regular editor, you should understand what the site is all about and the approach that is taken for criticism of Islam. Content added directly to WikiIslam main spaces must be of very high quality, and reviewing these additions can be very time-consuming for established editors. Therefore (excluding minor edits and corrections), new users should not edit or create main space articles until they demonstrate good judgement and the ability to make positive contributions, upon which they will receive the Editor or Reviewer user right. Until then, they should restrict any significant edits and page creations to user spaces and sandboxes. Articles in these spaces are not indexed by search engines and do not necessarily have to abide by guidelines (unless there are serious issues involved, such as clear examples of bigotry). Thus, they allow new users the freedom to work on content in any way they like. Even unfinished content or vague ideas contained within these pages can be of use to the site and is very much appreciated (e.g. other editors may use the material in the future and incorporate it into the main content of the site). And, naturally, new users are always welcome to ask for feedback, related to any temporary or sandbox content they have created, on the relevant [[WikiIslam:Discussions|Discussions]] page.