So I've added more to the rules, and I have also added other possible changes. I want to make sure that everyone agrees with everything (like a consensus or ijma ul-/r/Islam lol). If you feel something(s) are not good then please voice your opinion! Trust me, don't worry about hurting my feelings, I'm not going to be offended :).
Related Subreddits:
I'm personally of the opinion that we should not include links to /r/shia, /r/salafiyyah, /r/insertsecthere because that would be us promoting division amongst Muslims. We are all Muslims here on /r/Islam and we should all feel free to voice our opinions; there is no need to lead certain groups of Muslims away from /r/Islam and to other subreddits, nor should we be promoting this. Therefore, I have opted to change some of the dead sub-reddits for some other good ones, and not for sect-related subreddits (suggestions are welcome). If you disagree with what I said above, please let me know.
/r/Hijabis - A fun place for the modern Muslimah. (Keep)
/r/Converts- Resources and helpful discussions by and for converts to Islam. (Keep)
/r/Recitation- Recitation of the Qur’an by redditors and others. (Keep)
/r/TheDailyMuslimRage- A place for Muslim rage comics. (Remove)
/r/EatingHalal- A place to share tips on.. well, eating halal! (Keep)
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Be kind, respectful, and sincere. Please feel free to ask any questions, engage with us in positive intellectual discourse, or just hang around :)
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Users should always phrase their questions in a polite manner to ensure proper responses. Failure to do so may result in your post being removed.
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Frequently reoccuring questions:
There should be a bigger or more visible notification for people to see which says to check the wiki and search the history of this subreddit for common/general questions before posting. I was thinking right under the yellow notification we can add a red one so that it stands out. Please consider this highly professionally photoshopped image by yours truly as an example:
http://i.imgur.com/DYlgpgN.png
And we can add something along the lines of what /u/Logical1ty said to make them feel better "Posting the same things over and over will result in your post not getting much attention. It's not because people are willfully ignoring you, it's because your question was probably just recently addressed."
