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===Axius=== | ===Axius=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Axius}}, Status: | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Axius}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Axius is an ex-Muslim atheist humanist from the Americas. He is the founder and the former owner of WikiIslam. He has about 18,000 edits (approximately 20% of all edits; the 2<sup>nd</sup> highest) for various pages, many of them related to maintenance, administration, site interface and help. He was heavily involved in community building and decision-making. | Axius is an ex-Muslim atheist humanist from the Americas. He is the founder and the former owner of WikiIslam. He has about 18,000 edits (approximately 20% of all edits; the 2<sup>nd</sup> highest) for various pages, many of them related to maintenance, administration, site interface and help. He was heavily involved in community building and decision-making. | ||
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===Sahab {{small star}}=== | ===Sahab {{small star}}=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Sahab}}, Status: | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Sahab}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Sahab is a former Sunni Muslim now agnostic from South Asia who joined the wiki in April 2009 and became an administrator in 2011. Although not a Christian himself, his "positive experiences with them have left a lasting impression" and he considers Jesus Christ to be "the height of moral excellence." Politically he is "left-leaning" and responsible for the site's coverage of LGBT issues. He edited heavily for 5 years (from April 2009 to April 2014), accumulating over 47,000 edits (50% of all edits) that touched almost every page on the site. He created several hundred original articles, various original media files and templates and many original series that span several hundred more pages. As an administrator, he quality-controlled most of the site's edits (copy-editing, correcting and expanding as necessary), helped with decision-making, guiding newer editors and dealt with many other day-to-day duties. He helped to formulate and write the majority of the site's policies and guidelines, created its easy-to-navigate structure (site map, links, hub/core pages, layered categories, etc.) and helped shape its general direction. Offsite, he helped promote the wiki and networked with others to import several hundred more pages worth of articles (most of these were also copy-edited, corrected and/or expanded by him). In short, he is the most significant contributor to the site as of August 2014 and basically made WikiIslam into what it is today. | Sahab is a former Sunni Muslim now agnostic from South Asia who joined the wiki in April 2009 and became an administrator in 2011. Although not a Christian himself, his "positive experiences with them have left a lasting impression" and he considers Jesus Christ to be "the height of moral excellence." Politically he is "left-leaning" and responsible for the site's coverage of LGBT issues. He edited heavily for 5 years (from April 2009 to April 2014), accumulating over 47,000 edits (50% of all edits) that touched almost every page on the site. He created several hundred original articles, various original media files and templates and many original series that span several hundred more pages. As an administrator, he quality-controlled most of the site's edits (copy-editing, correcting and expanding as necessary), helped with decision-making, guiding newer editors and dealt with many other day-to-day duties. He helped to formulate and write the majority of the site's policies and guidelines, created its easy-to-navigate structure (site map, links, hub/core pages, layered categories, etc.) and helped shape its general direction. Offsite, he helped promote the wiki and networked with others to import several hundred more pages worth of articles (most of these were also copy-edited, corrected and/or expanded by him). In short, he is the most significant contributor to the site as of August 2014 and basically made WikiIslam into what it is today. | ||
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===Atheistig=== | ===Atheistig=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Atheistig}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Atheistig}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Atheistig is (as the name suggests) an atheist with two university degrees in Science. He has a strong interest in science and history, with the former being his profession and the latter his hobby. His interest in Islam lay within the 6<sup>th</sup>-7<sup>th</sup> century Syriac and Arabic legends and mythology and how they influenced the author of the Qur'an. Likewise, his contributions were concentrated on legends such as the [[Alexander Romance]], the [[Seven Sleepers]] of Ephesus and issues concerning the historicity of Prophet Muhammad. | Atheistig is (as the name suggests) an atheist with two university degrees in Science. He has a strong interest in science and history, with the former being his profession and the latter his hobby. His interest in Islam lay within the 6<sup>th</sup>-7<sup>th</sup> century Syriac and Arabic legends and mythology and how they influenced the author of the Qur'an. Likewise, his contributions were concentrated on legends such as the [[Alexander Romance]], the [[Seven Sleepers]] of Ephesus and issues concerning the historicity of Prophet Muhammad. | ||
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===Al-Qaum=== | ===Al-Qaum=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Al-Qaum}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Al-Qaum}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Al-Qaum is a close friend of Sahab's and also a former Sunni Muslim from South Asia. He is a devout Christian. He took charge of editing the "Islam in the News" section on the front page (now inactive). This was a massive task that involved sifting through hundreds of news articles on a weekly basis in order to stay on top of current affairs across the globe. Other articles he worked on include the "Persecution" and media related pages (now inactive -- his research is now being used in part, however, to aid with this: https://persecution.exmuslims.org/). | Al-Qaum is a close friend of Sahab's and also a former Sunni Muslim from South Asia. He is a devout Christian. He took charge of editing the "Islam in the News" section on the front page (now inactive). This was a massive task that involved sifting through hundreds of news articles on a weekly basis in order to stay on top of current affairs across the globe. Other articles he worked on include the "Persecution" and media related pages (now inactive -- his research is now being used in part, however, to aid with this: https://persecution.exmuslims.org/). | ||
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===Sanitarium=== | ===Sanitarium=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Sanitarium}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Sanitarium}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Sanitarium is an atheist feminist from Australia. She administered the site over several years and contributed heavily to female-related articles. She also wrote the "[[Islamic Prophecies]]" series, did the necessary research behind the "[[Revelational_Circumstances_of_the_Quran|Revelational Circumstances of the Qur'an]]" series and recruited other editors such as Sahab. | Sanitarium is an atheist feminist from Australia. She administered the site over several years and contributed heavily to female-related articles. She also wrote the "[[Islamic Prophecies]]" series, did the necessary research behind the "[[Revelational_Circumstances_of_the_Quran|Revelational Circumstances of the Qur'an]]" series and recruited other editors such as Sahab. | ||
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===Farside=== | ===Farside=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Farside}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Farside}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Prophet Farside sometimes claims to be the founder of "Farsideology – the ultimate belief system." In reality, Farside is the original inspiration behind the site. He is the creator of the satirical "Farsideology" series on Islam (now inactive) and is one of the earliest editors of WikiIslam. | Prophet Farside sometimes claims to be the founder of "Farsideology – the ultimate belief system." In reality, Farside is the original inspiration behind the site. He is the creator of the satirical "Farsideology" series on Islam (now inactive) and is one of the earliest editors of WikiIslam. | ||
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===Natassia=== | ===Natassia=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Natassia}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Natassia}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Natassia is a Christian. Her contributions to WikiIslam concentrated on Islam's history, its attitude towards women, and its treatment of minorities such as Christians and Jews. | Natassia is a Christian. Her contributions to WikiIslam concentrated on Islam's history, its attitude towards women, and its treatment of minorities such as Christians and Jews. | ||
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===Selfworm=== | ===Selfworm=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Selfworm}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Selfworm}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Selfworm is an atheist mathematician and computer scientist. He was an early contributor to WikiIslam and started the "[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars]]" (QHS) series which now spans almost eighty pages. | Selfworm is an atheist mathematician and computer scientist. He was an early contributor to WikiIslam and started the "[[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars]]" (QHS) series which now spans almost eighty pages. | ||
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===Careylj=== | ===Careylj=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Careylj}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Careylj}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Careylj is an ordained Christian minister with a Master’s degree who has studied Islam for over a decade, and has been teaching Islam at the college level for several years. His contributions to WikiIslam include the article "[[Convenient Revelations]]". | Careylj is an ordained Christian minister with a Master’s degree who has studied Islam for over a decade, and has been teaching Islam at the college level for several years. His contributions to WikiIslam include the article "[[Convenient Revelations]]". | ||
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===Maqsoodshah=== | ===Maqsoodshah=== | ||
:{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Maqsoodshah01}}, Status: Inactive | :{{refbegin}}''{{user2|Maqsoodshah01}}, Status: Inactive'' {{refend}} | ||
Maqsoodshah is a much-respected member of WikiIslam and a practicing Muslim from South Asia. He studies genealogy and issues surrounding his faith as a hobby. He speaks several different languages, including; English, Urdu, Persian, Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi and Brahui. | Maqsoodshah is a much-respected member of WikiIslam and a practicing Muslim from South Asia. He studies genealogy and issues surrounding his faith as a hobby. He speaks several different languages, including; English, Urdu, Persian, Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi and Brahui. | ||