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:''For new accounts | :''For new accounts: The '''answer for the anti-spam question''' is: '''{{Captcha response}}'''.'' | ||
Login or create account: The first step for you would be to [[WikiIslam:Contact_Us|request an account]]. This only takes a moment. Once we receive your request, you will readily be provided with an account. 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 right of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on. | Login or create account: The first step for you would be to [[WikiIslam:Contact_Us|request an account]]. This only takes a moment. Once we receive your request, you will readily be provided with an account. 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 right of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on. | ||
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==Sandboxes== | ==Sandboxes== | ||
The main sandbox is present at [[WikiIslam:Sandbox]]. User Sandboxes can be created in the format [[User:MyUserName/Sandbox4]] | The main sandbox is present at [[WikiIslam:Sandbox]]. The main sandbox is for carrying out experiments. Users should not use the main sandbox to save work since subsequent users will be inconvenienced by that work and may delete it. 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. | 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. | ||
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===Citations and External links=== | ===Citations and External links=== | ||
{{main|WikiIslam:Citing,_Linking,_and_Quoting|WikiIslam:Source_Editing}} | |||
For non Quran/hadith citations, always use the [[template:citation|"Citation" template]]. At present, several other templates for citations exist (such as [[template:cite web quotebox|"Cite Web Quotebox" template]], [[template:cite book|"Cite Book" template]], and [[template:cite|"Cite" template]]), however these templates should not be used. These other templates for citation exist for now only because site administrators are in the process of removing these templates, which will take some time since much of the older content on the site is formatted using the several other, older, and messier templates for citations. | |||
Links in an "External links" section can be made using the [[Template:external link|External link]] template. | Links in an "External links" section can be made using the [[Template:external link|External link]] template. | ||
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[[w:Wikipedia:Link_rot|Link rot]] is a problem. In a 2003 experiment, one link out of every 200 links became inactive each week. Links to other websites should be archived if possible using archiving sites like [http://www.webcitation.org/ Web Citation] or [http://archive.is/ Archive.is]. | [[w:Wikipedia:Link_rot|Link rot]] is a problem. In a 2003 experiment, one link out of every 200 links became inactive each week. Links to other websites should be archived if possible using archiving sites like [http://www.webcitation.org/ Web Citation] or [http://archive.is/ Archive.is]. | ||
Both the | Both the Citation and External links templates provide variables for saving archive links. Higher priority should be given to links where the information is not likely to be found anywhere else. | ||
====How to archive links==== | ====How to archive links==== | ||
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===Anchor links=== | ===Anchor links=== | ||
Anchor links are links within the same page usually used on | Anchor links are links within the same page usually used on lengthy pages to jump from one section to another. A set of anchor links is automatically generated in the "Table of contents" section at the top. For manual links: | ||
* Use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>anchor|foo}}, to create a hidden anchor which can be accessed on the page with [[#foo<nowiki>]]</nowiki> | * Use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>anchor|foo}}, to create a hidden anchor which can be accessed on the page with [[#foo<nowiki>]]</nowiki> | ||
* Top of page: Links to the top of a page are already included in the software and don't have to be defined. Just use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>pagetop}} to place a link to the top, or use <nowiki>[[</nowiki>#top]] | * Top of page: Links to the top of a page are already included in the software and don't have to be defined. Just use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>pagetop}} to place a link to the top, or use <nowiki>[[</nowiki>#top]] | ||
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* For additional tips on other websites, see any of these links: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66pvfilotA How to Copy and Paste] and [http://www.bravenet.com/help/copypaste.php?t=practice Cut and Paste Practice] | * For additional tips on other websites, see any of these links: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66pvfilotA How to Copy and Paste] and [http://www.bravenet.com/help/copypaste.php?t=practice Cut and Paste Practice] | ||
'''Summary:''' In short, getting into a habit of doing a '''CTRL-A''' [select all], and '''CTRL-INSERT''' (or CTRL-C) [copy] right before a text submission into any website will make sure you have your work saved in the temporary copy buffer. When needed, you can retrieve that text by using SHIFT-INSERT (or CTRL-V, or right click and ''paste'' from the popup menu). | '''Summary:''' In short, getting into a habit of doing a '''CTRL-A''' [select all], and '''CTRL-INSERT''' (or CTRL-C) [copy] right before a text submission into any website will make sure you have your work saved in the temporary copy buffer. When needed, you can retrieve that text by using SHIFT-INSERT (or CTRL-V, or right-click and ''paste'' from the popup menu). | ||
==Search engine text== | ==Search engine text== | ||
About 70% of our traffic comes from search engines. Therefore the preview text for each result that is seen in a search is important. These texts are especially important for high traffic pages. This preview text is meant to give a short summary of the page so the visitor knows what they will be looking at. The following code generates the preview text. For example for the [[72 virgins]] article, we have: | About 70% of our traffic comes from search engines. Therefore the preview text for each result that is seen in a search is important. These texts are especially important for high-traffic pages. This preview text is meant to give a short summary of the page so the visitor knows what they will be looking at. The following code generates the preview text. For example for the [[72 virgins]] article, we have: | ||
:<nowiki><metadesc>What the Qur'an, hadith and Islamic scholars say about the 72 Virgins, and their physical, sexual and personality attributes.</metadesc></nowiki> | :<nowiki><metadesc>What the Qur'an, hadith and Islamic scholars say about the 72 Virgins, and their physical, sexual and personality attributes.</metadesc></nowiki> | ||
When preview text is not defined, the search engine usually takes text from the page (usually whatever is found first) and this may or may not be helpful but is never as good as our own defined text. | When preview text is not defined, the search engine usually takes text from the page (usually whatever is found first) and this may or may not be helpful but is never as good as our own defined text. | ||