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{{box | text==Starting A New Page==The following information is a brief guide to the layout and writing style generally encouraged at WikiChristian. To learn the more technical aspects of creating and editing a page (for example using italics or inserting images) see the [[Wikichristian.org:Tutorial|WikiChristian Tutorial]].}}

New pages can be created by following a link to a nonexistent page ("red link"). You can search for any existing There are two general types of articles with the same or similar content and create a new page if none existsat WikiChristian. In order to create a new page, go to any relevant existing pages, and enclose the word or words in double square brackets '''<nowiki>[[like this]]</nowiki>''' and the link will be displayed '''[[like this]]'''These are:# Information Articles# Opinion Articles

When editing or creating We recognize that there is a wide variety of opinions within the Christian community on many issues. Where there is debate about details of doctrine, the Information Article should explain this debate in a pagenon-emotive way, showing both sides of the argument. We also recognize that there is a wide variety of opinions regarding what makes a particular denomination Christian. A line in the sand has been drawn at WikiChristian so that users and editors have clear guidelines. Essentially, a denomination is considered Christian if those in its leadership would agree with the following:# A loving God# The Nicene Creed# The Bible is God's wordIf a religious group is related to Christianity but its leaders would not generally agree with those three points above, then it is considered, from WikiChristian's view, to be a separate religion. We recognize that these 3 points may be considered ambiguous by some people, but unfortunately, these lines in the sand are no set guidelines never perfect.  ====Writing Style of Information Articles==== In general, Information Articles should be written in a manner that makes them clear and easy to understand. Theological terms should be explained. Information Articles should be accessible and understandable to a person who has never had theological training. However, the aim of an Information Articles is that it should also be useful for a person who has studied theology. This standard aims to make WikiChristian significantly different from some of the other useful sources of religious information. For example, encyclopedias such as the online [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] and [[Theopedia]] have very useful resources but individual articles are often written using very technical and dry language. WikiChristian's Information Articles ideally should be written using simple language to what explain difficult concepts. Furthermore, if an article evokes emotion and passion for Jesus in a reader, then it is all the more successful. Some examples of pages that hopefully reach this standard include [[Christianity]], [[Old Testament]] and [[Denominations]]. ====Page Style of Information Articles==== It is hoped that readers would browse WikiChristian a little like they might browse a text-book. As such, for any given topic there will be related sub-topics. For example, under the topic [[Church]] there are a number of sub-topics including: [[Church building]], [[Church history]], [[Denominations]] and [[Church service]]. These sub-topics should be clearly located in a Table of Contents in the Church article. If the page reader decides to click on [[Church service]] then in its Table of Contents, its sub-topics are listed, including: [[Liturgy]], [[Hymns]], [[Prayer]], [[Sermons]] and [[Communion]]. Thus each article should look branch out into sub-topics, a little like a tree, or perhaps more likea web.  The following main topic of WikiChristian is [[Christianity]] and from here it should be possible to reach any other topic by a guideline to series of following links in the layout Table of Contents of various pages. To get a better idea, take a look at some of these pages:* [[Christianity]] -> [[Christian doctrine and debates]] -> [[Justification]]* [[Christianity]] -> [[Essence of Christianity]] -> [[Living as a Christian]] -> [[Love]]Some examples to look at to get a better idea* [[Christianity]] -> [[Bible]] -> [[New Testament]] -> [[Gospels]] -> [[Gospel of Matthew]] -> [[Matthew 16]] This standard pagelayout can be achieved by looking at the following template.

It is quite acceptable to write an article which argues your opinion in WikiChristian, but this needs to be separate from the main article on a topic. These articles need to be labelled as opinion articles, and the author named (using his or her real name). See: [[Wikichristian:Opinion articles]]