Talk:Holy Week

request to include Holy Week 'Traditions' as a topic in the article

As an Orthodox, I would love to say that Holy Week is the most beautiful part of being Orthodox. The lenten preparation, the liturgical services, the cultural preparation that goes into participating in our Lord's death and then resurrection is what makes being Orthodox worth it. There are so many wonderful traditions associated with this week depending on where you come from in the world.

I would like to see a heading in the Encyclopedia article with TRADITIONS and sub-headings for different areas of orthodoxy describing their 'traditions' ... Is this acceptable as per the rules? Vasiliki (Ixthis888) 14:38, January 13, 2008 (PST)

Vasiliki: Yes, I don't see why not! That sounds excellent, and please go ahead and add this section if you'd like. Anything that relates to Orthodoxy and adds (correct) information to the main article topic is always welcome, no permission needed. Gabriela 16:48, January 13, 2008 (PST)

Gabriela: I wanted to ask because last week someone removed an entire section of information and I was pretty disappointed that they did that. They then snapped at me that I should 'ask permission' before adding things to articles. So .... as a courtesy I thought I would ask because it is one of the more major topics. Thanks again for your help. Vasiliki

Anything that has been removed can always be reverted—all edits in an article's edit history can be recovered by any editor (unless it has been removed from the history by an administrator, as is often done in the case of obscene vandalism). The main thing to remember is that articles are not scratch-pads, especially not the more developed ones. (That's what the Sandbox or one's own userspace is for.) What is added to an article should be "ready for press" when it's added. Major changes to developed articles should usually be proposed on the Talk page first. —Fr. Andrew ^talk contribs 18:52, January 14, 2008 (PST)