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'''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. |}
*[[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:About|About OrthodoxWiki]] (what it is and is not)* '''[[OrthodoxWiki:User guidelines|User guidelines]]*[[OrthodoxWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal{{PAGENAME}}]]*'''. Feel free also to add your picture to the [[OrthodoxWiki:Questions|Questions]]*[[Special:Listusers|User list]]*[[Special:Listadmins|Admin list]]*[[OrthodoxWiki:News|News about OrthodoxWikigallery]].
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*[[Help: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:Copyrights|Copyrights]] (By the OrthodoxWiki copyright policy)*[[Help:Image licenses|Image licenses]] (a must for all images way, you upload)*[[OrthodoxWikican sign your name on Talk and other discussion pages using three tildes, like this:Style Manual|Style Manual]] &#126;&#126;&#126;. Four tildes (official standards&mdash#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;a must read!)  *'''PLEASE''' carefully read the section of the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] titled '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Point of View)]]'''. *Also '''please note''' that other editors will assume that you have read the '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]]''' and will edit produces your articles accordingly. It will save a lot of time and effort if you familiarize yourself with it before you begin creating name and editing articles.  Do be sure to read the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] thoroughly, as it could answer some questions as to why your edits may be getting reverted, your articles renamed, or other unexpected changes madecurrent date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a part of our community! Please also take a few moments to edit sign your user page by clicking comments on your name hereTalk pages, so that we can know a bit about you: '''[[User:{{PAGENAME}}]]'''. Feel free also everyone will easily be able to add your picture to the [[OrthodoxWiki:User gallery]]see who left them.
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