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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, | 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 | 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:[email protected] infraction-reports] are welcome. | As always, the wiki is a work in progress. Serious [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|feedback]] and [mailto:[email protected] infraction-reports] are welcome. | ||