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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 | 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. | ||
===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. | ||