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This page lists some basic policies and guidelines.

Contents 1 Policies 1.1 Copyrights 1.2 Libel 1.2.1 Subject guidelines 1.3 Viewpoint 1.4 No original research 1.5 Standardization for Islamic references 1.6 Discussions 1.7 Deletions 2 Guidelines 2.1 Sources 2.2 Wikipedia 2.3 Creating content 2.4 Edits on main page

[edit] Policies

[edit] 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.

Copyright holders may contact WikiIslam to have their concerns addressed.

[edit] Libel

The goal of WikiIslam is to create an encyclopedic information source about Islam with all information being referenced through the citation of reliable published sources, so as to maintain a standard of verifiability.

For this reason, all contributors should recognize that it is their responsibility to ensure that material posted on WikiIslam is not defamatory. Libel or defamation is defined as the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may harm the reputation of an individual, business, product, group, government or nation.

It is WikiIslam policy to delete libellous material when it has been identified.

[edit] Subject guidelines

If you believe that you are the subject of a libellous statement on WikiIslam, please contact us at wikiislamyahoo.com with details of the article and error.

[edit] Viewpoint

At WikiIslam, one isn't required to stick to a neutral viewpoint. However, we exhort you to use sources and attribute statements wherever possible. Unsourced statements will generally not be removed, nevertheless it is preferred that we make our articles reliable and worthwhile.

[edit] No original research

Original research has a slightly different meaning on this website: whatever information you enter on this website, should be generally agreed upon by non-Muslims.

[edit] Standardization for Islamic references

See WikiIslam:Standardization for a guide on how to reference Islamic texts (Quran and hadith).

[edit] Discussions

The discussion pages for each article are for discussing concerns directly relating to the article, such as inaccuracies, formatting and suggestions for further improvement. They're not there for general debating on the topic. So if your comment on an article's talk page does not directly relate to the article, please use the FFI Forum (you'll have to create a separate account there if you dont have one already). General comments on topics that do not directly relate to the article will be removed. So for example if you're trying to prove that Muhammad was not a pedophile, that really belongs on the forum. The reason for this rule is not to create disruptions on article talk pages because debates can get lengthy and debating is not what this website is for.

[edit] Deletions

All articles and categories for deletion can be viewed at WikiIslam:Articles or categories for deletion.

[edit] Guidelines

Guidelines are less restrictive than policies. They serve as official advice to gear the WikiIslam project in the right direction.

[edit] Sources

There are three types of sources:

• Primary sources are those such as the Quran, hadiths, and in an article about a book it would be the book itself. In the case of a person, it would be the subject itself; if John Doe said something about himself, his statement would be a primary source.

In order to allow greater leeway in criticism of Islam, primary sources aren't limited and may be freely used in articles. In other words, an editor should not remove a primary-sourced statement by asserting that primary sources are to be avoided.

• Secondary sources are typically based primary sources. For example, a statement by Robert Spencer about a certain battle in the history of Islam would be a secondary source. The news articles "Hamas Appears To Be Winning Civil War" and "Indonesia captures most-wanted Islamic militant" that report on a development or an incident are also secondary sources. One is encouraged to use secondary sources.

• Tertiary sources are sources that rely upon primary and secondary sources. The Columbia Encyclopedia would be an example. They may be used as well.

There are a variety of encyclopedias.

[edit] Wikipedia

Please do not copy and paste articles from Wikipedia onto WikiIslam. Instead, you should link directly to Wikipedia by using the [w:Target article|Text]] feature. We do not want WikiIslam to turn into another Wikipedia dump site. Some exceptions to this rule are allowed; please contact an administrator if you wish to dump a Wikipedia article onto WikiIslam. One exception where a copy paste is allowed is where a Wikipedia article is going to be deleted or has been deleted.

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.

[edit] Creating content

Please dont recreate content which already exists in Wikipedia. This means if there's something that is better defined in Wikipedia, let it stay there. On the other hand, if you want to create a short summary of a topic, please do so. You should give primary importance to creating unique content which cannot exist in Wikipedia. This is what this website is for. 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 any way you want. 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:

Bad ideas

• Original research (ideas not agreed upon generally by critics of Islam)
• Anything not directly related to Islam
• Anything that is better defined in Wikipedia
• Anything that is more likely to remain updated in Wikipedia
• An exact copy of a Wikipedia article
• Content that is not related to criticism of Islam

Good ideas

• Practically anything that doesnt qualify for the bad ideas list. Just a few examples:
  • Analysis of Islamic texts (Quran, hadiths and scholars)
  • An essay or op-ed
  • Wikifying an excellent forum post

[edit] Edits on main page

Links on the Main Page should only be made for articles which have significant content.