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===Pages of Interest===* [[OrthodoxWiki:Meta Reflections]] (Thinking Whatever else a wiki is, it is fundamentally about ''community'', about the kind bringing a group of project wepeople together for a particular work or conversation. '''You'''re engaged are formally invited to join this conversation and to take a role in here)* [[OrthodoxWiki:Suggestions]] (i.eshaping it. Your host is [[Suggestions for future development]])* [[OrthodoxWikiUser:AdministrationFrJohn|FrJohn]] (Sysop to-do's & general notes for admins, right?)* assisted by a team of [[OrthodoxWiki:Help wanted]] (Different from Special:WantedpagesListadmins|sysops]] because this one has to do help with tasks, ethe management of the site.gOur sysops hail from many jurisdictions all over the world. like getting Many thanks to everyone who has devoted some time towards making this place a killer logo, right?)* [[OrthodoxWiki:Categories]]* [[OrthodoxWiki:Free valuable resource for all]] (or should it be [[OrthodoxWiki:Anything Goes]])?* [[OrthodoxWiki:Chatter]] (reverse links and "what they are saying" )people!

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