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-It is not  necessary to log in to [[WikiIslam]] before viewing or editing pages. It does provide additional features, and is generally recommended. If you do not wish to have your IP address known then you should log in. It is quick and simple to create a personal user account.
+It is not  necessary to log in to [[WikiIslam]] before viewing pages, however users are required to log in in order to make edits (you can [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|request an account here]]). Nonetheless, logging in does provide viewers with additional features, and is generally recommended. Viewers wishing not to make their IP address known should log in (or request an account if they do not possess one).
 == Logging in ==
-Creating a user account means that you supply a username (your real name or a nickname) and a password. The system will reject a username that is already in use. A user account is created only once. You are then "logged in". The next time you log in, you supply your username again and demonstrate with the password that you are the same person. (Do not share your password with other people; this can allow them to misuse your account, which could lead to it being blocked.)
+Creating a user account means that you supply the login page with a correct username and password. The website will reject a login attempt by user who is already logged in elsewhere. If your account is nowhere else being used and your username and password are entered correctly, you will then be "logged in". The next time you log in, you supply your username again and demonstrate with the password that you are the same person. (Do not share your password with other people; this can allow them to misuse your account, which could lead to it being blocked.)
-Edits you make are recorded under your username. If you are not logged in your edits are labelled in page history with your IP address.
+Edits you make are recorded under your username. If you are not logged in you will be unable to make new edits or revise old ones, however you will still be able to view pages on the website.
-=== Creating an account ===
+=== Requesting an account ===
-To create an account, click on the ''<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin||qs=type=signup}} Create account] </span>'' link at the top right of the page. You will need to provide a username and password, as well as answer a visual "[[Special:Captcha|anti-spam]]" test.
+To request an account, [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|contact us]], and we will readily provide you with a login with the username of your choice, provided it complies with our [[WikiIslam:User Names and Pages|username policy]] (account requests with inappropriate usernames will be ignored as spam - if you have not received an account from us upon requesting one, make sure your username request meets our criteria).
-You may be unable to create an account if it contains certain symbols (particularly the '@' symbol, as well as certain non-Latin characters) or words, or if it is too similar to that of an existing user.
 == How to log in ==