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{{page title|Editing guide}} | {{page title|Editing guide}} | ||
:''For new accounts and IP edits: The answer for the anti-spam question is: '''{{Captcha response}}'''.'' | :''For new accounts and IP edits: The '''answer for the anti-spam question''' is: '''{{Captcha response}}'''.'' | ||
Login or create account: The first step for you would be to | Login or create account: The first step for you would be to [[Special:UserLogin/signup|create an account]] [[Image:Login-keys.png|25px|link=Special:UserLogin/signup]]. This only takes a moment and means your IP address will not be recorded in page histories. If you already have an account, you can [[Special:UserLogin|log in]]. When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on. | ||
Wiki editing is very easy and takes a short amount of time getting used to. Try any edit right now in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox|sandbox]] | Wiki editing is very easy and takes a short amount of time getting used to. Try any edit right now in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox|sandbox]]. The edit link for each page is found at the top left and the "Save page" button is below the text box where you make your edits. Experiment and make as many edits as you like. Here is a direct link to {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=WikiIslam:Sandbox&action=edit edit}} the sandbox page. | ||
Feeling lost, need help or have a question or suggestion? [[ | Feeling lost, need help or have a question or suggestion? Make a post on the relevant [[WikiIslam:Discussions|Discussions]] page. | ||
{{shortcut|[[WIEH]]}} | {{shortcut|[[WIEH]]}} | ||
==New Users== | |||
{{Main|WikiIslam:Message to New Users}} | |||
We understand that a newcomer on the site may not immediately understand how to make appropriate contributions. Our goal is to maximize user contributions, be fair and allow ample opportunities for users to receive feedback and improve their work so it is in compliance with the site guidelines. | |||
===Becoming a Regular Editor=== | |||
However, in order to become a regular editor, you should understand what the site is all about and the approach that is taken for criticism of Islam. Content added directly to WikiIslam main spaces must be of very high quality, and reviewing these additions can be very time-consuming for established editors. Therefore (excluding minor edits and corrections), new users should not edit or create main space articles until they demonstrate good judgement and the ability to make positive contributions, upon which they will receive the Editor or Reviewer user right. Until then, they should restrict any significant edits and page creations to user spaces and sandboxes. Articles in these spaces are not indexed by search engines and do not necessarily have to abide by guidelines (unless there are serious issues involved, such as clear examples of bigotry). Thus, they allow new users the freedom to work on content in any way they like. Even unfinished content or vague ideas contained within these pages can be of use to the site and is very much appreciated (e.g. other editors may use the material in the future and incorporate it into the main content of the site). And, naturally, new users are always welcome to ask for feedback, related to any temporary or sandbox content they have created, on the relevant [[WikiIslam:Discussions|Discussions]] page. | |||
==Exploring the Wiki== | ==Exploring the Wiki== | ||
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===Communicating with other editors=== | ===Communicating with other editors=== | ||
* The [[ | * The relevant [[WikiIslam:Discussions|Discussions]] pages can be used as a discussion area for any topic or for asking for assistance. | ||
* 'My talk' (top left) is a page where people can leave you messages. When your talk page is changed by a user, you will see a "new message" notice. Keep discussions on the pages they were started on. Do no use the other person's talk page for replies. | * 'My talk' (top left) is a page where people can leave you messages. When your talk page is changed by a user, you will see a "new message" notice. Keep discussions on the pages they were started on. Do no use the other person's talk page for replies. | ||
* Private communication: If you have set an email in your Preferences (top left), you can email another user who has also set their email by clicking the "Email this user" link in the Toolbox menu. | * Private communication: If you have set an email in your Preferences (top left), you can email another user who has also set their email by clicking the "Email this user" link in the Toolbox menu. | ||
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==Sandboxes== | ==Sandboxes== | ||
User Sandboxes can be created in the format [[User:MyUserName/Sandbox4]] | The main sandbox is present at [[WikiIslam:Sandbox]]. User Sandboxes can be created in the format [[User:MyUserName/Sandbox4]] | ||
Article Sandboxes can be created in the format: [[WikiIslam:Sandbox/Name of Article]]. Article Sandboxes are excluded from search indexing and can be safely used to work on articles if needed. This method of working on a Sandbox page first and then moving the content to the main article space when it is ready is preferred because Google usually indexes new pages very quickly and we don't have control over when it will index the page again. New incomplete pages may thus remain indexed for a while until they are indexed again. | |||
View {{plainlink|1={{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&prefix=Sandbox&namespace=4&stripprefix=1 existing Sandbox pages}}. | |||
==How to Create a New Page== | ==How to Create a New Page== | ||
Enter the name of the page to be created in this box: | Enter the name of the page to be created in this box. Edit only the text "EDIT THIS PART": | ||
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default=WikiIslam:Sandbox/EDIT THIS PART | |||
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You can also type in the name of the article for example <tt><nowiki>[[My new article]]</nowiki></tt> and it will appear as [[My new article]]. When you click this link, it will create your new page with the title ''"My New Article"''. Another way of creating an article is typing its name in the URL above, such as: <tt><nowiki>http://wikiislam.net/wiki/My New Article</nowiki></tt> | |||
This creates a page in the WikiIslam:Sandbox namespace. Your article will be moved to the main space when it is complete. The reason for not directly creating a page in the Main article namespace is so that Google does not index incomplete articles. | |||
You can also type in the name of the article for example <tt><nowiki>[[WikiIslam:Sandbox/My new article]]</nowiki></tt> and it will appear as [[WikiIslam:Sandbox/My new article]]. When you click this link, it will create your new page with the title ''"My New Article"''. Another way of creating an article is typing its name in the URL above, such as: <tt><nowiki>http://wikiislam.net/wiki/WikiIslam:Sandbox/My New Article</nowiki></tt> | |||
===Changing the name of a page=== | ===Changing the name of a page=== | ||
After a page has already been created and edited, its title can be changed by clicking the "move" tab to move the page to a new title. | After a page has already been created and edited, its title can be changed by clicking the "move" tab to move the page to a new title. | ||
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==Formatting Text== | ==Formatting Text== | ||
See | See [[WikiIslam:Formatting]]. Practice using the wiki software in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox|sandbox]] | ||
==Referencing the Qur'an, Hadith and other Sources== | ==Referencing the Qur'an, Hadith and other Sources== | ||
It is easy to make automatic linked references to the Qur'an and Hadith - no longer will you have to find the URL of the verse or hadith you're looking for. Refer to [[ | {{main|WikiIslam:Citing Sources}} | ||
It is easy to make automatic linked references to the Qur'an and Hadith - no longer will you have to find the URL of the verse or hadith you're looking for. Refer to [[WikiIslam:Citing Sources]] for how to use this method. Also, below the edit box and on the editing toolbar, you'll find shortcuts to these Islamic markups. | |||
==Making links== | ==Making links== | ||
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**<tt><nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename}}</nowiki></tt>: For this page gives: {{fullurl:pagename}} | **<tt><nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename}}</nowiki></tt>: For this page gives: {{fullurl:pagename}} | ||
**'''Controls for TOC:''' Putting <tt><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></tt> anywhere forces the TOC (table of contents) to appear at that point (instead of just before the first header). Putting <tt><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></tt> anywhere forces the TOC to disappear. <tt><nowiki>{{TOCright}}</nowiki></tt> causes the table of contents to float to the Right like on the top of [[#top|this]] page. <tt><nowiki>{{TOCleft}}</nowiki></tt> causes the TOC to float to the left. | **'''Controls for TOC:''' Putting <tt><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></tt> anywhere forces the TOC (table of contents) to appear at that point (instead of just before the first header). Putting <tt><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></tt> anywhere forces the TOC to disappear. <tt><nowiki>{{TOCright}}</nowiki></tt> causes the table of contents to float to the Right like on the top of [[#top|this]] page. <tt><nowiki>{{TOCleft}}</nowiki></tt> causes the TOC to float to the left. | ||
**To '''make a link to the Discussion tab''' of the present page: <tt><nowiki>[[{{ | **To '''make a link to the Discussion tab''' of the present page: <tt><nowiki>[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|Article's Talk page]]</nowiki></tt>. If there's a namespace (such as for this page, Help:), you'll have to use the specific namespace e.g.: <tt><nowiki>[[{{ns:13}}:{{PAGENAME}}|Discussion]]</nowiki></tt>, which for this page produces this link: [[{{ns:13}}:{{PAGENAME}}|Discussion]]. <tt><nowiki>[[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]]</nowiki></tt> also works. | ||
**To '''make a link to the Edit tab''' of the present page: <tt><nowiki>[{{fullurl:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page]</nowiki></tt>. If there's a namespace (for this page, it is "Help:"), then use: <tt><nowiki>[{{fullurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page]</nowiki></tt>, which produces for this page: [{{fullurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page] | **To '''make a link to the Edit tab''' of the present page: <tt><nowiki>[{{fullurl:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page]</nowiki></tt>. If there's a namespace (for this page, it is "Help:"), then use: <tt><nowiki>[{{fullurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page]</nowiki></tt>, which produces for this page: [{{fullurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page] | ||
**To make | **To make direct links for account creation and login, use: <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Special:UserLogin/signup|create an account]] or <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Special:UserLogin|log in]]. You can also use: <tt><nowiki>[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=signup}} Create an account]</nowiki></tt>. This results in: [{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=signup}} Create an account] | ||
*":" indents text | *":" indents text | ||
*";" shortcut for a small bold heading | *";" shortcut for a small bold heading | ||
* <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Special:Mypage]]: This produces a link to the logged in user's page: [[Special:Mypage]]. <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Special:Mytalk]] produces a link to the logged in user's talk page. For other Special page names, see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special_page_names Special page names] on the Mediawiki site. | * <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Special:Mypage]]: This produces a link to the logged in user's page: [[Special:Mypage]]. <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Special:Mytalk]] produces a link to the logged in user's talk page. For other Special page names, see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special_page_names Special page names] on the Mediawiki site. | ||
* '''Refresh Page cache''': Add this at the end of a URL to refresh the page cache: <tt><nowiki>?action=purge</nowiki></tt> | * '''Refresh Page cache''': Add this at the end of a URL to refresh the page cache: <tt><nowiki>?action=purge</nowiki></tt> | ||
* '''Username of last editor:''' Gives the username for the last edit of a page and their talk page: <tt><nowiki>[[User:{{REVISIONUSER}}|{{REVISIONUSER}}]] ([[User_talk:{{REVISIONUSER}}|talk]])</nowiki></tt> - for example: [[User:{{REVISIONUSER}}|{{REVISIONUSER}}]] ([[User_talk:{{REVISIONUSER}}|talk]]) | |||
More help on variables and general editing at WikiPedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page] | More help on variables and general editing at WikiPedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page] | ||
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* [[WikiIslam:Wikipedia Content Converter|Wikipedia Content Converter]] ([http://www.wikiislam.com/external/wp-to-wi.htm link to tool]) can be used to automatically convert <nowiki>[[article]]</nowiki> formatted links into <nowiki>[[w:article|article]]</nowiki> format. This is helpful when you have a page with a lot of links that should be linked to articles in Wikipedia. | * [[WikiIslam:Wikipedia Content Converter|Wikipedia Content Converter]] ([http://www.wikiislam.com/external/wp-to-wi.htm link to tool]) can be used to automatically convert <nowiki>[[article]]</nowiki> formatted links into <nowiki>[[w:article|article]]</nowiki> format. This is helpful when you have a page with a lot of links that should be linked to articles in Wikipedia. | ||
* Use Microsoft's Search and Replace to search and replace (^p for paragraph mark and so on) | * Use Microsoft's Search and Replace to search and replace (^p for paragraph mark and so on) | ||
==Welcome Message for New Users== | |||
The welcome message for new users can be accessed here: [[Template:New Member]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Helpful Links== | ==Helpful Links== | ||
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Mediawiki's help page for Help on Editing] | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Mediawiki's help page for Help on Editing] | ||
*[[ | *[[WikiIslam:Citing Sources|How to cite sources]] | ||
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wikitext examples] | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wikitext examples] | ||
*[[WikiIslam:Sandbox|Practice using the wiki software here]] | *[[WikiIslam:Sandbox|Practice using the wiki software here]] | ||
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* [[WikiIslam:Administrators]] - Admin related help | * [[WikiIslam:Administrators]] - Admin related help | ||
If you would like further assistance with anything on this website or have questions, please use the [[WikiIslam: | If you would like further assistance with anything on this website or have questions, please use the relevant [[WikiIslam:Discussions|Discussions]] page. | ||
[[Category:Help Pages]] | [[Category:Help Pages]] | ||
{{page_title|Editing Help}} | {{page_title|Editing Help}} | ||