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===Content style and policies===
===Content style and policies===
{{see also|WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide}}
{{see also|WikiIslam:Writing Style Guide}}
An encyclopedic, neutral style with a [[WikiIslam:Writing better articles#Tone|formal tone]] is important: straightforward, [[WikiIslam:Summary style|just-the-facts]], instead of essay-like, argumentative, or opinionated. The goal of a WikiIslam article is to create a comprehensive and [[WikiIslam:Neutral point of view|neutrally written]] summary of existing mainstream knowledge about a topic. WikiIslam does not publish [[WikiIslam:No original research|original research]]. An encyclopedia is, by its nature, a [[tertiary source]] that provides a survey of information already published in the wider world. Ideally, all information should be [[WikiIslam:Citing sources|cited]] and [[verifiable]] by [[WikiIslam:Reliable sources|reliable sources]]. Sourcing requirements are significantly stricter in [[WikiIslam:Biographies of living persons|articles on living persons]].
An encyclopedic, neutral style with a formal tone is important: straightforward, just-the-facts, instead of essay-like, argumentative, or opinionated. The goal of a WikiIslam article is to create a comprehensive and strictly factual articles based on scholarly and primary sources about Islamic topics. All claims must be strictly backed by primary and sound, scholarly secondary sources.


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===Edit screen(s)===
===Edit screen(s)===
Editing most WikiIslam pages is simple. WikiIslam uses two interface methods: classic editing through [[WikiIslam:Source Editing|source editor]] (using the wiki markup language), and a new VisualEditor (VE). The source editor is chosen by clicking the <kbd>Edit</kbd> tab at the top of a WikiIslam page. This will take you to a new page containing the editable contents of the current page. The source editor is used extensively throughout WikiIslam for such things as [[Citing, Linking, and Quoting|hyperlinking, quoting, and citations]], tables and columns, special characters, and so on.
Editing most WikiIslam pages is simple. WikiIslam uses two interface methods: classic editing through [[WikiIslam:Source Editing|source editor]] (using the wiki markup language), and a new VisualEditor (VE). The source editor is chosen by clicking the <kbd>Edit</kbd> tab at the top of a WikiIslam page. This will take you to a new page containing the editable contents of the current page. The source editor is used extensively throughout WikiIslam for such things as [[Citing, Linking, and Quoting|hyperlinking, quoting, and citations]], tables and columns, special characters, and so on.
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