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==User | ==User names== | ||
This section lists the types of usernames that are considered inappropriate. The same criteria also apply to signatures. Usernames that fall under one of these categories will be renamed by an administrator. They will do this by: | This section lists the types of usernames that are considered inappropriate. The same criteria also apply to signatures. Usernames that fall under one of these categories will be renamed by an administrator. They will do this by: | ||
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The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely. | The choice between the first and second method is left to the discretion of the administrator. If the username is overtly offensive/malicious and the user has not made any constructive edits, they can be blocked indefinitely. | ||
===Misleading | ===Misleading names=== | ||
The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project: | The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project: | ||
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*Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the WikiIslam signature format. | *Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the WikiIslam signature format. | ||
===Disruptive or | ===Disruptive or offensive names=== | ||
The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive: | The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are disruptive or offensive: | ||
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Note that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate. | Note that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate. | ||
===Promotional | ===Promotional names=== | ||
The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional: | The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional: | ||
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*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam). | *Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration) or preach (e.g. LeaveIslam, ConvertToIslam). | ||
==User | ==User pages== | ||
Userpages are not placeholders or homes for articles and essays. Any such use of the userpage will result in it being blanked. Articles should be worked on in a user sandbox. Personal email addresses should also not be displayed. | Userpages are not placeholders or homes for articles and essays. Any such use of the userpage will result in it being blanked. Articles should be worked on in a user sandbox. Personal email addresses should also not be displayed. | ||
===Linking to | ===Linking to external sites=== | ||
Active users with over 50 constructive edits are permitted to post links on their userpages. However, the following should be avoided: | Active users with over 50 constructive edits are permitted to post links on their userpages. However, the following should be avoided: | ||
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*Flooding the userpage with links (try to keep the number of links within 10) | *Flooding the userpage with links (try to keep the number of links within 10) | ||
*Intending to provide external websites with free promotion through links. | *Intending to provide external websites with free promotion through links. | ||
*Linking to sites that make broad and bigoted generalizations about groups of people such as races, ethnicities, or groups of religious or irreligious people. | *Linking to sites that make broad and bigoted generalizations about groups of people such as races, ethnicities, or groups of religious or irreligious people. | ||
*Linking to sites that push a political view. | *Linking to sites that push a political view. | ||
*Linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content. | *Linking to hateful/racist/pornographic or otherwise illegal content. | ||
*Linking to sites that are derogatory towards WikiIslam or one of its projects. | *Linking to sites that are derogatory towards WikiIslam or one of its projects. | ||
===User | ===User talk pages=== | ||
User talk pages should not be blanked, and other users' messages should not be removed or altered unless a valid reason is provided (e.g. insults, trolling, harassment). Profanities, [[Ad Hominem|ad hominem]] or threats against another user or the site should be avoided. | User talk pages should not be blanked, and other users' messages should not be removed or altered unless a valid reason is provided (e.g. insults, trolling, harassment). Profanities, [[Ad Hominem|ad hominem]] or threats against another user or the site should be avoided. | ||
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All new discussion topics should be given a relevant heading and created at the bottom of the page, below all previous discussions, and all messages should be [[WikiIslam:Signatures|signed]] by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>). | All new discussion topics should be given a relevant heading and created at the bottom of the page, below all previous discussions, and all messages should be [[WikiIslam:Signatures|signed]] by typing four tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>). | ||
===User | ===User sandboxes=== | ||
Sandboxes should be blanked once their content is approved and moved to the mainspace. | |||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[WikiIslam:Signatures]] | *[[WikiIslam:Signatures]] | ||