User:Whale/Sandbox
[edit] Looking for editors
Our site has grown. We receive 200,000 views a month and about 4000 visitors a day. See what people say about us.
A lot of work is required to maintain the site. As this is a wiki, anyone can edit the site. We are looking for people who can help us maintain and grow the site. Please leave a message at the forum page or email us at wikiislam AT gmail.com if you are interested in helping.
Help can come in various forms:
- Bold and creative ideas on how to improve this site. We have certain ways of doing things but we're always open to suggestions and improvements.
- Helping us implement those ideas. We can teach you how to work on this site.
- Helping us complete our existing tasks. The tasks page contains an ever-growing list of tasks that need to be completed and we really need your help with that.
- Improving the quality and presentation of existing content
To familiarize yourself with our mission and the kind of site we are, please see the following links:
- Policies and Guidelines (see 'acceptable contributions')
- WikiIslam (see 'about' section)
- Frequently Asked Questions
[edit] How to use this site
When you're trying to make a specific point, copy paste the link to the article you want the reader to see and quote the reference that we use. In many cases, you may see people making all kinds of excuses to reject the link because it is anti-Islamic or a hate site, or a wiki. Here's what you can say to deal with such allegations:
- "Its an anti-Islamic or hate site": In the same post you make the link, as a preventative measure, tell the reader right away that they cannot reject the argument simply because its an anti-Islamic site. The references used are reliable. No one can expect to find criticism of Islam on a Muslim website.
- "Its a wiki so its not reliable information": We have a moderation system that prevents new users from putting in incorrect information. Every edit is monitored for accuracy. We are a facts-based website and require references for everything.
[edit] Tips
- Remind the reader of the reference being used.
- Ignore any allegations that this is an anti-Islamic or hate site
- advice, how to use this site in debates (), common types of attitudes seen from the other side and how to deal with it, rejecting a link because its a wiki, anti-Islamic or hate (also link to FAQ, or summarize those questions)
