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With the exceptions of translations, content written by new editors should not exceed 30KB (page history shows the size). This helps existing editors to review your content and make sure it complies with guidelines before any more new work is done. | With the exceptions of translations, content written by new editors should not exceed 30KB (page history shows the size). This helps existing editors to review your content and make sure it complies with guidelines before any more new work is done. | ||
==Copyrights== | |||
When using text or images from another website, make sure that the material is not copyrighted. If it is, please ask permission from the original content owner(s) before using it. | When using text or images from another website, make sure that the material is not copyrighted. If it is, please ask permission from the original content owner(s) before using it. | ||
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Copyright holders may [[WikiIslam:Copyright Issues|contact WikiIslam]] to have their concerns addressed. | Copyright holders may [[WikiIslam:Copyright Issues|contact WikiIslam]] to have their concerns addressed. | ||
==Libel== | |||
The goal of WikiIslam is to create an [[w:encyclopedia|encyclopedic]] information source critical of Islam with all information being [[w:reference|reference]]d through the [[w:citation|citation]] of reliable [[w:published|published]] [[w:source text|sources]], so as to maintain a standard of [[w:verifiability|verifiability]]. | The goal of WikiIslam is to create an [[w:encyclopedia|encyclopedic]] information source critical of Islam with all information being [[w:reference|reference]]d through the [[w:citation|citation]] of reliable [[w:published|published]] [[w:source text|sources]], so as to maintain a standard of [[w:verifiability|verifiability]]. | ||
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It is WikiIslam [[w:policy|policy]] to delete [[w:libel|libel]]ous material when it has been identified. This policy applies to living people. | It is WikiIslam [[w:policy|policy]] to delete [[w:libel|libel]]ous material when it has been identified. This policy applies to living people. | ||
===Subject Guidelines=== | |||
If you believe that you are the subject of a libelous statement on WikiIslam, please [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|contact us]] with details of the article and error. | If you believe that you are the subject of a libelous statement on WikiIslam, please [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|contact us]] with details of the article and error. | ||
==Viewpoint== | |||
At WikiIslam, one is not required to stick to a neutral viewpoint. However, we exhort you to use non-polemic and scholarly sources, and attribute statements wherever possible. Questionable or controversial statements without a source, or with a [[polemic source]], may be removed in order to make our articles more reliable and worthwhile. | At WikiIslam, one is not required to stick to a neutral viewpoint. However, we exhort you to use non-polemic and scholarly sources, and attribute statements wherever possible. Questionable or controversial statements without a source, or with a [[polemic source]], may be removed in order to make our articles more reliable and worthwhile. | ||
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Potential contributors should also note that, unlike many other sites critical of Islam, WikiIslam is an international site with administrators, editors and contributors from all over the world. Our readership is also vast and not saturated by European or "Western" viewers, so our content should reflect this. Information on Islam in Asia or Africa is as important to us as information on Islam in Europe or the Americas. | Potential contributors should also note that, unlike many other sites critical of Islam, WikiIslam is an international site with administrators, editors and contributors from all over the world. Our readership is also vast and not saturated by European or "Western" viewers, so our content should reflect this. Information on Islam in Asia or Africa is as important to us as information on Islam in Europe or the Americas. | ||
==Making References== | |||
See [[Help:Making References]] for a guide on how to cite general references, and see [[WikiIslam:Standardization]] for a guide on how to reference Islamic texts (Qur'an and hadith). | See [[Help:Making References]] for a guide on how to cite general references, and see [[WikiIslam:Standardization]] for a guide on how to reference Islamic texts (Qur'an and hadith). | ||
==Usernames and Pages== | |||
Usernames should be chosen appropriately and should not be offensive or inflammatory in any way. Active users with over 50 constructive edits are welcome to post links on their user-pages as long as they are not linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content. | Usernames should be chosen appropriately and should not be offensive or inflammatory in any way. Active users with over 50 constructive edits are welcome to post links on their user-pages as long as they are not linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content. | ||
==Discussions== | |||
{{Main|WikiIslam:Talk Page Guidelines}} | {{Main|WikiIslam:Talk Page Guidelines}} | ||
The ''discussion'' pages for each article are there for discussing concerns directly relating to the article, such as inaccuracies, formatting and suggestions for further improvement. They are not there for debating the content of the article or for attacks on the site or users of the site. If your comment on an article's talk page does not directly relate to improving the article, it may be deleted without a response. | The ''discussion'' pages for each article are there for discussing concerns directly relating to the article, such as inaccuracies, formatting and suggestions for further improvement. They are not there for debating the content of the article or for attacks on the site or users of the site. If your comment on an article's talk page does not directly relate to improving the article, it may be deleted without a response. | ||
==Honorifics== | |||
{{Main|WikiIslam:Honorifics}} | {{Main|WikiIslam:Honorifics}} | ||
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Addition honorifics such as "Muhammad (saw)" or "Allah (swt)" are not allowed in articles. The same applies to using an uppercase "H" in words such as "he", "him" or "her" in reference to a deity or Jesus. An exception to this rule would be the talk pages or pro-Islamic articles. | Addition honorifics such as "Muhammad (saw)" or "Allah (swt)" are not allowed in articles. The same applies to using an uppercase "H" in words such as "he", "him" or "her" in reference to a deity or Jesus. An exception to this rule would be the talk pages or pro-Islamic articles. | ||
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{{Main|WikiIslam:Reliable Sources}} | |||
There are three types of sources: | |||
===Primary Sources=== | |||
Primary sources are original materials, an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. In an article about a book it would be the book itself. In the case of a person, it would be the subject itself. For the [[Qur'an]] and [[hadith]] we generally use the University of Southern California Muslim Students Association's [[Compendium of Muslim Texts]]. WikiIslam's criticism of Islam is based on its own sources, the Qur'an, hadith and Islamic scholars. So primary sources are not limited and may be freely used in articles. | |||
===Secondary Sources=== | |||
Secondary sources are documents or recordings that relate or discuss information originally presented elsewhere. For example, a statement by a scholar about a certain battle in the history of Islam would be a secondary source. News articles that report on a development or an incident are also secondary sources. Statements of fact concerning Islam from polemic sources such as books, articles or commentaries by individuals such as Robert Spencer, Pamela Gellar, Mark A. Gabriel etc. are not to be used under any circumstances as references on WikiIslam. If you come across any such statements, remove them immediately. | |||
===Tertiary Sources=== | |||
Tertiary sources are sources that rely upon primary and secondary sources. Unlike secondary sources, they attempt to provide a broad introductory overview of a topic. ''The New Encyclopedia of Islam'' would be an example. They may be used as well. There are a [http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref32.00.00/ variety of encyclopedias]. | |||
==Wikipedia== | |||
Copies of articles from Wikipedia are not allowed for various reasons. Instead, you can link directly to Wikipedia by using the <nowiki>[[w:Target article|Text]]</nowiki> feature or <nowiki>{{</nowiki>wp|article name}}. Some exceptions to this rule are allowed; please contact an administrator if you wish to create a copy of a Wikipedia article. One exception where a copy paste is allowed is where a Wikipedia article is going to be deleted or has been deleted. | Copies of articles from Wikipedia are not allowed for various reasons. Instead, you can link directly to Wikipedia by using the <nowiki>[[w:Target article|Text]]</nowiki> feature or <nowiki>{{</nowiki>wp|article name}}. Some exceptions to this rule are allowed; please contact an administrator if you wish to create a copy of a Wikipedia article. One exception where a copy paste is allowed is where a Wikipedia article is going to be deleted or has been deleted. | ||
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Images can usually be safely copied from Wikipedia if available. Before copying them please check there are no issues with their license tags. Also copy the license tag, or include in the summary that its a free image from Wikipedia. Templates can be copied if needed. | Images can usually be safely copied from Wikipedia if available. Before copying them please check there are no issues with their license tags. Also copy the license tag, or include in the summary that its a free image from Wikipedia. Templates can be copied if needed. | ||
==Creating Content== | |||
Please do not recreate content which already exists in Wikipedia. On the other hand, if you want to create a short summary of a topic that is already on Wikipedia or would like to approach the same topic from a different angle, please do so. Also, WikiIslam is not restricted to just being an encyclopedia of Islam. It is there for you to make use of in contributing and arranging information about Islam in many ways. For examples of what kind of articles you can write, look at the links on the [[Main Page]]. Here are some ideas for good and bad articles: | Please do not recreate content which already exists in Wikipedia. On the other hand, if you want to create a short summary of a topic that is already on Wikipedia or would like to approach the same topic from a different angle, please do so. Also, WikiIslam is not restricted to just being an encyclopedia of Islam. It is there for you to make use of in contributing and arranging information about Islam in many ways. For examples of what kind of articles you can write, look at the links on the [[Main Page]]. Here are some ideas for good and bad articles: | ||
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* Expanding and wikifying a good forum post | * Expanding and wikifying a good forum post | ||
==Images== | |||
If an image adds value to an article and the loss of it would mean that people would not know something important, that image should be included. | If an image adds value to an article and the loss of it would mean that people would not know something important, that image should be included. | ||
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Articles at WikiIslam are not judged on their shock value, so images within written articles should be tasteful. For example, in an article about [[stoning]], the least graphic image should be chosen. Or in an article about [[Diseases and Cures in the Wings of Houseflies|houseflies and bacteriophages]], an electron micrograph of bacteriophages should be chosen over the closeup image of a fly (which some people may find sickening). | Articles at WikiIslam are not judged on their shock value, so images within written articles should be tasteful. For example, in an article about [[stoning]], the least graphic image should be chosen. Or in an article about [[Diseases and Cures in the Wings of Houseflies|houseflies and bacteriophages]], an electron micrograph of bacteriophages should be chosen over the closeup image of a fly (which some people may find sickening). | ||
==Multilingual Sites== | |||
All multilingual sites for WikiIslam are free to edit, administer and manage in any way their community likes (style or content) as long as our core guidelines are followed. | |||
==Style Guidelines== | ==Style Guidelines== | ||
Generally, an article should begin with a short introduction that summarizes the most important content of the article. It should also end with a conclusion that does the same. The conclusion can also repeat in short the most important references in the article. | |||
==Pro-Islamic Content== | ==Pro-Islamic Content== | ||