WikiIslam:Site News - Revision history

Asmith at 21:23, 19 January 2021

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	'''December 2015'''		'''December 2015'''

	*WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] ~~and a steady clean up of the site began.~~		*WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America]

			'''December 2018'''

			*WikiIslam comprehensive cleanup begun

	==See Also==		==See Also==

IbnPinker at 02:56, 3 November 2020

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 *After about one year, the site was opened to the public.
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 *The server hosting WikiIslam was hacked on September 11, 2007 due to which the site was down for almost a month. Editing was disabled for about one year due to server issues.
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 *To maintain site integrity, the flagged revisions extension was installed so edits by new and IP users have to be approved by existing users.
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 *Work on the [[:ru:Заглавная страница|Russian]] sub-domain started and was then opened to the public.
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 '''December 2015'''
-*WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] and steady clean up of the site begun.
+*WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] and a steady clean up of the site began.
 ==See Also==

IbnPinker at 22:43, 22 October 2020

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	*The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.		*The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.

	'''December, 2015'''		'''December 2015'''

	* WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] and steady clean up of the site begun.		*WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] and steady clean up of the site begun.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

IbnPinker at 22:43, 22 October 2020

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	;October 8, 2007		;October 8, 2007

	*The ~~FFI~~ server was hacked on September 11, 2007 due to which ~~our~~ site was down for almost a month. Editing was disabled for about one year due to server issues.		*The server hosting WikiIslam was hacked on September 11, 2007 due to which the site was down for almost a month. Editing was disabled for about one year due to server issues.

	;August 25, 2008		;August 25, 2008

	*We moved ~~the site~~ to shared hosting and editing was enabled again. [[WikiIslam:Database Compaction\|Database compaction]] was done for the first time to reduce the size of the database.		*The site was moved to shared hosting and editing was enabled again. [[WikiIslam:Database Compaction\|Database compaction]] was done for the first time to reduce the size of the database.

	;February 22, 2009		;February 22, 2009

	*[[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|~~Donation page~~]] ~~created~~.		*[[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|Donations]] were collected on the website for the first time.

	;March 18, 2009		;March 18, 2009
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	;May 4, 2011		;May 4, 2011

	*WikiIslam page removed by Facebook~~. Apologies to our Facebook fans.~~		*WikiIslam's page was forcibly removed from Facebook

	;December 2011		;December 2011
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	;August 2012		;August 2012

	*Occasional traffic spikes caused high CPU usage. ~~We had~~ used ~~shared hosting~~ from August 2008-2012 (4 years) but it could no longer support ~~our~~ traffic.		*Occasional traffic spikes caused high CPU usage. Shared hosting was used from August 2008-2012 (4 years) but it could no longer support the site's traffic.

	;October 2012		;October 2012

	*We upgraded from shared hosting to VPS in October 2012. Database compaction was done before the move for the second time to reduce the size of the database.		*WikiIslam upgraded from shared hosting to VPS in October 2012. Database compaction was done before the move for the second time to reduce the size of the database.

	;February 2013		;February 2013

	*~~We were~~ on a VPS hosting plan but ~~were~~ still using a lot of CPU (on average, 70% of ~~our~~ allotted CPU). We moved to a new VPS server setup for improved speed and growth opportunities		*WikiIslam was on a VPS hosting plan but was still using a lot of CPU (on average, 70% of the allotted CPU). WikiIslam then moved to a new VPS server setup for improved speed and growth opportunities.
	*Work on the [[:ru:Заглавная страница\|Russian]] sub-domain started and ~~it is now open~~ to the public.		*Work on the [[:ru:Заглавная страница\|Russian]] sub-domain started and was then opened to the public.

	;April 12, 2015		;April 12, 2015

	*The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.		*The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.

			'''December, 2015'''

			* WikiIslam came under the management of [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] and steady clean up of the site begun.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

IbnPinker at 22:36, 22 October 2020

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	;December 2011		;December 2011

	*To maintain site integrity, the ~~[[WikiIslam:Pending Changes Protection\|~~flagged revisions]] extension was installed so edits by new and IP users have to be approved by existing users.		*To maintain site integrity, the flagged revisions extension was installed so edits by new and IP users have to be approved by existing users.

	;August 2012		;August 2012

IbnPinker at 22:36, 22 October 2020

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	{{shortcut\|[[WISN]]}} __NOTOC__		{{shortcut\|[[WISN]]}} __NOTOC__
	~~==New Content==~~

	~~'''Articles'''~~
	~~{{WikiIslam:New Articles}}~~

	~~'''Translations'''~~
	~~{{WikiIslam:Latest Translations}}~~

	~~== Announcements ==~~
	~~===Submit an Essay/Op-Ed!===~~

	(30 December 2012) - Our submission form is live so what are you waiting for? [[Special:Form/Essay-oped-submission\|Submit an essay/op-ed]] and get your "voice heard" by 250,000+ readers every month. Guideline are currently under construction, thus are not well defined, but have a look at our [[Featured_Essays/Op-Eds\|Featured Essays/Op-Eds]] to get an idea of what we expect. Also make sure to save your work in a text file in case it doesn't make the cut.

	==Website News/History==		==Website News/History==

	;October 27, 2005		;October 27, 2005

	*WikiIslam was created. The URL was announced to a small group of potential editors who started work on the initial content.		*WikiIslam was created. The URL was announced to a small group of potential editors who started work on the initial content.

	;September 4, 2006		;September 4, 2006

	*After about one year, the site was opened to the public.		*After about one year, the site was opened to the public.

	;April 4, 2007		;April 4, 2007

	*WikiIslam was inaccessible from 3/20 to 4/4 (about 2 weeks) basically due to security problems in the server (no data was lost).		*WikiIslam was inaccessible from 3/20 to 4/4 (about 2 weeks) basically due to security problems in the server (no data was lost).

	;May 6, 2007		;May 6, 2007

	*Custom edit toolbar buttons were created for Islamic templates (Quran and Hadith).		*Custom edit toolbar buttons were created for Islamic templates (Quran and Hadith).

	;July 24, 2007		;July 24, 2007

	*Video tags were enabled.		*Video tags were enabled.

	;September 2, 2007:		;September 2, 2007

	*Anonymous IP address editing was enabled.		*Anonymous IP address editing was enabled.

	;October 8, 2007:		;October 8, 2007

	*The FFI server was hacked on September 11, 2007 due to which our site was down for almost a month. Editing was disabled for about one year due to server issues.		*The FFI server was hacked on September 11, 2007 due to which our site was down for almost a month. Editing was disabled for about one year due to server issues.

	;August 25, 2008		;August 25, 2008

	*We moved the site to shared hosting and editing was enabled again. [[WikiIslam:Database Compaction\|Database compaction]] was done for the first time to reduce the size of the database.		*We moved the site to shared hosting and editing was enabled again. [[WikiIslam:Database Compaction\|Database compaction]] was done for the first time to reduce the size of the database.

	;February 22, 2009:		;February 22, 2009
	* [[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|Donation page]] created.
			*[[WikiIslam:Join the Team\|Donation page]] created.

			;March 18, 2009

	~~;March 18, 2009:~~		*A [[WikiIslam:Administrators\|lockdown mode]] was created for the wiki which protected against persistent vandalism
	* A [[WikiIslam:Administrators\|lockdown mode]] was created for the wiki which protected against persistent vandalism

	;May 4, 2011:		;May 4, 2011
	* WikiIslam page removed by Facebook. Apologies to our Facebook fans.
			*WikiIslam page removed by Facebook. Apologies to our Facebook fans.

	;December 2011		;December 2011

	*To maintain site integrity, the [[WikiIslam:Pending Changes Protection\|flagged revisions]] extension was installed so edits by new and IP users have to be approved by existing users.		*To maintain site integrity, the [[WikiIslam:Pending Changes Protection\|flagged revisions]] extension was installed so edits by new and IP users have to be approved by existing users.

	;August 2012		;August 2012
	*Occasional traffic spikes caused high CPU usage. We had used shared hosting from August 2008-2012 (4 years) but it could no longer support our traffic.
			*Occasional traffic spikes caused high CPU usage. We had used shared hosting from August 2008-2012 (4 years) but it could no longer support our traffic.

	;October 2012		;October 2012

	*We upgraded from shared hosting to VPS in October 2012. Database compaction was done before the move for the second time to reduce the size of the database.		*We upgraded from shared hosting to VPS in October 2012. Database compaction was done before the move for the second time to reduce the size of the database.

	;February 2013		;February 2013
	* We were on a VPS hosting plan but were still using a lot of CPU (on average, 70% of our allotted CPU). We moved to a new VPS server setup for improved speed and growth opportunities
	* Work on the [[:ru:Заглавная страница\|Russian]] sub-domain started and it is now open to the public.		*We were on a VPS hosting plan but were still using a lot of CPU (on average, 70% of our allotted CPU). We moved to a new VPS server setup for improved speed and growth opportunities
			*Work on the [[:ru:Заглавная страница\|Russian]] sub-domain started and it is now open to the public.

	;April 12, 2015		;April 12, 2015
	* The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.
			*The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

	*[[WikiIslam:Site Map\|Site Map]] ''- Use to navigate WikiIslam and find the information you need''		*[[WikiIslam:Site Map\|Site Map]] ''- Use to navigate WikiIslam and find the information you need''

	[[Category:WikiIslam]]		[[Category:WikiIslam]]
	~~[[Category:News]]~~

Axius at 10:55, 24 August 2015

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	;September 4, 2006		;September 4, 2006
	*After about one year, the site was opened to the public.		*After about one year, the site was opened to the public.

	~~;October 26, 2006~~
	*After being open to the public for less than two months, WikiIslam came under its first bot-based vandalism attack. This resulted in a large number of pages being edited and moved by a vandalism bot. It took a few hours for editors to revert to their original states. Editing was restricted temporarily and the [[MediaWiki:Auto Block\|auto block]] system was created to protect the website against such attacks.

	~~;November 20, 2006~~
	*The third and last unrestricted bot attack occurred. Fixes were made to the auto block system.

	;April 4, 2007		;April 4, 2007
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	;February 2013		;February 2013
	* We were on a VPS hosting plan but were still using a lot of CPU (on average, 70% of our allotted CPU). We moved to a new VPS server setup for improved speed and growth opportunities		* We were on a VPS hosting plan but were still using a lot of CPU (on average, 70% of our allotted CPU). We moved to a new VPS server setup for improved speed and growth opportunities
	* Work on a Russian sub-domain ~~(http://ru.wikiislam.net/)~~ started and it is now open to the public.		* Work on the [[:ru:Заглавная страница\|Russian]] sub-domain started and it is now open to the public.

			;April 12, 2015
			* The [[:bg:Начална_страница\|Bulgarian]] sub-domain was created.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Axius at 14:41, 27 July 2014

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	==New Content==		==New Content==

	~~'''News'''~~

	~~{{WikiIslam:Latest News}}~~

	'''Articles'''		'''Articles'''

Sahab at 02:19, 6 March 2014

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	===Submit an Essay/Op-Ed!===		===Submit an Essay/Op-Ed!===

	(30 December 2012) - Our submission form is live so what are you waiting for? [[Special:Form/Essay-oped-submission\|Submit an essay/op-ed]] and get your "voice heard" by ~~120~~,000+ readers every month. Guideline are currently under construction, thus are not well defined, but have a look at our [[Featured_Essays/Op-Eds\|Featured Essays/Op-Eds]] to get an idea of what we expect. Also make sure to save your work in a text file in case it doesn't make the cut.		(30 December 2012) - Our submission form is live so what are you waiting for? [[Special:Form/Essay-oped-submission\|Submit an essay/op-ed]] and get your "voice heard" by 250,000+ readers every month. Guideline are currently under construction, thus are not well defined, but have a look at our [[Featured_Essays/Op-Eds\|Featured Essays/Op-Eds]] to get an idea of what we expect. Also make sure to save your work in a text file in case it doesn't make the cut.

	==Website News/History==		==Website News/History==

Axius at 02:17, 6 March 2014

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	'''Translations'''		'''Translations'''
	{{WikiIslam:Latest Translations}}		{{WikiIslam:Latest Translations}}

			== Announcements ==
			===Submit an Essay/Op-Ed!===

			(30 December 2012) - Our submission form is live so what are you waiting for? [[Special:Form/Essay-oped-submission\|Submit an essay/op-ed]] and get your "voice heard" by 120,000+ readers every month. Guideline are currently under construction, thus are not well defined, but have a look at our [[Featured_Essays/Op-Eds\|Featured Essays/Op-Eds]] to get an idea of what we expect. Also make sure to save your work in a text file in case it doesn't make the cut.

	==Website News/History==		==Website News/History==