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Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Please note that OrthodoxWiki is always in development, so not everything works quite right yet. You can help, though!
'''OrthodoxWiki''' is a community-edited encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity. Articles are created and edited by our members, and so everything that we do here is subject to review and revision. The result is a true consensus product, with every interested editor contributing his own knowledge and writing skills. As such, when you feel that criticism of an article is warranted, we encourage you to '''join in and fix it!''' Don't worry about breaking anything or doing something wrong—the other editors here are happy to jump in and help you learn.
Here are {| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" align="center" border="2" style="background: #f9f9f9"|- ! width=150 | '''For newcomers'''! width=175 | '''For editors'''! width=300 | '''Important notes'''|-| '''[[OrthodoxWiki:About|About OrthodoxWiki]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:User guidelines|User guidelines]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:Questions|Questions]]<br>[[Special:Listusers|User list]]<br>[[Special:Listadmins|Admin list]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:News|OrthodoxWiki News]]| '''[[:Category:Help|Help files]]<br>[[Help:Editing|How to edit a few good links for newcomerspage]]<br>[[Help:How to create a new page|How to create a new page]]<br>[[Help:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:Copyrights|Copyright policy]]<br>[[Help:Image licenses|Image licenses]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]]<br>[[OrthodoxWiki:Disciplinary policy|Disciplinary policy]]'''| '''PLEASE''' read carefully the section of the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] titled '''[[OrthodoxWiki: Style Manual (Point of View)]]'''. <br><br>Also please note that other editors will assume that you have read the Style Manual (our official editing guidelines). If you're wondering why an edit was reverted, an article renamed, or any other unexpected changes were made by another editor, check there. |}
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]*[[OrthodoxWikiPlease also take a few moments to edit your user page by clicking on your name here, so that we can know a bit about you:Questions|Questions]]* '''[[Special:Listusers|User list]]*[[Special:Listadmins|Admin list{{PAGENAME}}]]*'''. Feel free also to add your picture to the [[OrthodoxWiki:News|News about OrthodoxWikiUser gallery]].
'''If you are uploading images''', be sure you're doing so legally and according to '''[[Help:Image licenses|OrthodoxWiki policy]]'''. Failure to abide by policy may result in your images getting deleted without warning.
Essential reading for editorsIf you would like to experiment with the wiki, please feel free to do so in the '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]]'''.
*[[HelpBy the way, you can sign your name on Talk and other discussion pages using three tildes, like this:Contents|Help files]]*[[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]*[[Help:How to create a new page|How to create a new page]]*[[Help:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]*[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] &#126;&#126;&#126;. Four tildes (official standards&mdash#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;a must read!)produces your name and the current date. Please sign your comments on Talk pages, so everyone will easily be able to see who left them.
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*'''PLEASE''' carefully read the section of If you have any questions, see the [[OrthodoxWikiHelp:Style ManualContents|Style Manualhelp pages]] titled ''', add a question to the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual#Neutrality and the OrthodoxWiki BiasQuestions|Neutrality and the OrthodoxWiki BiasQuestions page]]''', or ask me on my Talk page.
 I We hope you enjoy editing here and being an "OrthoWikian"a part of our community! <noinclude> Please take a few moments to edit your user page by clicking on your name here: '''[[Category:User:templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]'''  Your user page can also be reached by holding down the '''Alt''' key and pressing '''.''' (the period or dot) or by clicking above on your username&mdash;so that we can know a bit about you. You can also use that page to include links you find helpful for your work here on '''OrthodoxWiki'''. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and other discussion pages using three tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;. Four tildes (&#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the [[Help:Contents|help pages]], add a question to the [[OrthodoxWiki:Questions|Questions page]] or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!</noinclude>
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