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Take a look at the numerous articles we now have in multiple [[Special:Categories|categories]] for some ideas for what we've already been developing, but don't feel limited by what you see there, either.
 
Take a look at the numerous articles we now have in multiple [[Special:Categories|categories]] for some ideas for what we've already been developing, but don't feel limited by what you see there, either.
  
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If you're serious about helping us, please [[Special:Userlogin|register]].  Then you can go to [[Special:Listusers]] and click on your name to create a custom profile page.
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If you're serious about helping us, please [[Special:Userlogin|register]].  Then click on your user name at the top right of the page to create a custom profile page.
  
 
==How to contribute==
 
==How to contribute==
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Hop right in—just click '''edit''' (at the top of any page or section) to begin.  Read the [[Help:Contents|help files]] for details on creating and editing articles.  Be sure to take a look at the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] for our official community standards and guidelines for articles.  Test and experiment in the [[OrthodoxWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]].  Also be sure to take a look at the [[OrthodoxWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] for news about ongoing projects and as a gathering point for our work here.
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Hop right in—just click '''edit''' (at the top of any page or section) to begin.  Read the [[Help:Contents|help files]] for details on creating and editing articles.  Be sure to take a look at the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] for our official community standards and guidelines for articles.  Test and experiment in the [[OrthodoxWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]].  Also be sure to take a look at the [[OrthodoxWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] for news about ongoing projects and as a gathering point for our work here. There is also a [[OrthodoxWiki:Help wanted|help wanted]] page to learn about projects that other users are working on and are looking for help.
  
 
Don't worry about messing up or breaking '''OrthodoxWiki'''—your work can always be cleaned up and honed by others, which is part of the spirit of this project.  Take a look at existing articles which may be similar to yours, and model yours after those.  You may also feel free to grab relevant content from [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] (it's under a free documentation license), "Orthodoxize" and expand on it, and then put it here (be sure to leave in only the links relevant to '''OrthodoxWiki''').  A lot of our starting content came from there.
 
Don't worry about messing up or breaking '''OrthodoxWiki'''—your work can always be cleaned up and honed by others, which is part of the spirit of this project.  Take a look at existing articles which may be similar to yours, and model yours after those.  You may also feel free to grab relevant content from [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] (it's under a free documentation license), "Orthodoxize" and expand on it, and then put it here (be sure to leave in only the links relevant to '''OrthodoxWiki''').  A lot of our starting content came from there.
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This site is shamelessly modelled on [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia].  Please visit their [http://meta.wikimedia.org/ Meta-Wiki] for lots of information about how things work around here.
 
This site is shamelessly modelled on [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia].  Please visit their [http://meta.wikimedia.org/ Meta-Wiki] for lots of information about how things work around here.
  
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==Community Life==
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==Community life==
 
Add your photo or browse the [[OrthodoxWiki:User gallery]] to see who's around these pages.
 
Add your photo or browse the [[OrthodoxWiki:User gallery]] to see who's around these pages.
  
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Some notes about wiki community living in general can be found at [[UseMod:BarnRaising]] (and [[Wikipedia:Barn raising]])
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Some notes about wiki community living in general can be found at [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising Meatball Wiki] (and [[Wikipedia:Barn raising]])
  
 
To get a sense of how we're doing here at OrthodoxWiki, check out [[OrthodoxWiki:Statistics]] and [[Special:Statistics]].
 
To get a sense of how we're doing here at OrthodoxWiki, check out [[OrthodoxWiki:Statistics]] and [[Special:Statistics]].
  
 
An [[OrthodoxWiki:Chat|OrthodoxWiki IRC channel]], sponsored by [[User:Joe Rodgers]] is now available for community chat. Please [[User_talk:Joe Rodgers|contact him]] if you have any questions.
 
An [[OrthodoxWiki:Chat|OrthodoxWiki IRC channel]], sponsored by [[User:Joe Rodgers]] is now available for community chat. Please [[User_talk:Joe Rodgers|contact him]] if you have any questions.
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On Facebook? Join the '''OrthodoxWiki''' group.
  
 
==Discussion pages==
 
==Discussion pages==
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Patron saint]] (Help us choose a patron!)
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* '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Trapeza]] (The main discussion page, intended to serve as the focal point for community talk)'''
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Inventory]] (Taking stock of the wiki, optimization discussion, etc.)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Roadmap]] (Plans for the future)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Roadmap]] (Plans for the future)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Meta Reflections]] (Discussions about the kind of project we're engaged in here)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Meta Reflections]] (Discussions about the kind of project we're engaged in here)
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Categories]] (Organization of articles and categories)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Categories]] (Organization of articles and categories)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:News]] (Updates about what's happening on OrthodoxWiki)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:News]] (Updates about what's happening on OrthodoxWiki)
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Questions]] (Post questions, ask for answers)
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Reference desk]] (Questions and answers about research subjects)
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Anything Goes]] (The name says it all!)
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* [[Category talk:Featured Articles]] (Nominate or contest a [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured article]])
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* [[Category_talk:Featured Articles]] (Nominate or contest a [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured article]])
 
  
 
==Notice boards==
 
==Notice boards==
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Help wanted]] (A place to solicit help for specific articles and projects)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Help wanted]] (A place to solicit help for specific articles and projects)
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Buzz]] (reverse links and "what they are saying" )
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Buzz]] (reverse links and "what they are saying" )
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* [[Relevant Wikipedia Articles]] (Some ideas for starting points)
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Importing)#Starting_Points|Starting Points]] - for importing Wikipedia articles
  
 
==Community Policies & Guidelines==
 
==Community Policies & Guidelines==
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]]
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]]
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:FAQs]]
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Templates]]
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Templates]]
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Administrators#Spam_Battleplan|Spam Battleplan]]
 
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Administrators#Spam_Battleplan|Spam Battleplan]]
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* [[Help:Contents]]
 
* [[Help:Contents]]
 
* [[Help:Citing OrthodoxWiki]]
 
* [[Help:Citing OrthodoxWiki]]
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* [[Help:InterWiki links]] - a list of our custom interwiki links
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* [[Help:InterWiki links]] - How to use interwiki links, with notes on our customizations; and [[Special:Interwiki]] - a list of all interwiki links
  
 
'''Please note:''' Users are not allowed to have more than one account. This is not just to forestall funny business, but also to prevent confusion.
 
'''Please note:''' Users are not allowed to have more than one account. This is not just to forestall funny business, but also to prevent confusion.
  
 
==Copyright and Permissions==
 
==Copyright and Permissions==
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:News#May_5.2C_2005]] - an important note on using images from [http://OCA.org OCA.org]
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Please see [[OrthodoxWiki:Copyrights]] and [[Help:Image licenses]]. Also, please pay particular attention to the following:
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:News#March_4.2C_2005]] - using icons from Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Boscobel, WI USA)
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* [[Help:Image_licenses#OCA.org]] - an important note on using images from [http://OCA.org OCA.org]
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* [[Help:Image_licenses#Holy_Transfiguration_Monastery]] - using icons from Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, MA USA)
  
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For lots more information, please see [[wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia_copyright]].
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For more general information, please see [[wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia_copyright]].
  
 
==Who's Who==
 
==Who's Who==
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Patron saint]] (''St. [[John of Damascus]], pray for us!'')
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* [[:Category:Sysops]] and [[Special:Listadmins]]
 
* [[Special:Listusers]]
 
* [[Special:Listusers]]
  
 
==Newsfeeds for recent pages==
 
==Newsfeeds for recent pages==
 
[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=atom Atom]. For new pages: [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=rss RSS] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=atom Atom]. Many other [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] also have newsfeeds available (e.g. "popular pages", "users", "wanted pages", etc.). They're a great way to keep up with what's happening on this site.
 
[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=atom Atom]. For new pages: [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=rss RSS] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=atom Atom]. Many other [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]] also have newsfeeds available (e.g. "popular pages", "users", "wanted pages", etc.). They're a great way to keep up with what's happening on this site.
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Category feeds are also now available. Please see [[Help:Newsfeeds]] for more information.
  
 
==OrthodoxWiki Images and Link buttons==
 
==OrthodoxWiki Images and Link buttons==
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[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe]] has released a small link-icon for OrthodoxWiki: [[Image:orthodox-wiki.png]]. Please feel free to plaster it all over the internet! You can save the image locally and then add it to your webpage using the XHTML code below (with no line break and the image path adjusted if necessary). You can make more buttons that match the color scheme of your website [http://blovspot.com/buttonmaker/index.php here] or [http://kalsey.com/tools/buttonmaker/ here].
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Please see [[OrthodoxWiki:Link buttons]].
  
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<a href="<nowiki>http://orthodoxwiki.org/</nowiki>" title="OrthodoxWiki: The Orthodox Open Encyclopedia">
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<img src="Orthodox-wiki.png" alt="OrthodoxWiki" /></a>
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* [[meta:Conflicting_Wikipedia philosophies]]
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* [[w:Category:Wikipedia guidelines]]
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He's also uploaded the "wiki theme icon" in different sizes for folks to play around with: [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Image:wiki.gif fullsize], [[Image:Favicon-large.png]] (32x32), and [[Image:Favicon.png]] (16x16). Other contributions are always welcome. (We'd be happy to upgrade the graphics on the site if we had something that looked nicer.) Thanks Joe!
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[[Category:OrthodoxWiki]]
  
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== [[Wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat|Internet Relay Chat]] (or IRC) ==
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[[ro:OrthodoxWiki:Portal Comunitate]]
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An official IRC channel has been created for the OrthodoxWiki. The channel is a place for live discussion about work on the wiki. Please feel free to use it as an addendum to wiki discussion via article talk pages.
 
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Our channel is registered through [http://freenode.net/ freenode] and classifies as a [http://freenode.net/primary_groups.shtml primary], [http://freenode.net/policy.shtml#ontopic on-topic] channel because it is used to primarily talk about official work on the wiki. We are further classified as a [http://freenode.net/policy.shtml#ontopic Web Media] channel, as we are an online community reference site. You can find out more about freenode at [http://freenode.net/faq.shtml their frequently asked questions page].
 
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In order to use IRC you must have an IRC client. This is, generally, a small piece of software installed locally on your computer. IRC is sometimes considered the grandfather of modern instant messaging. You may be more familiar with instant messaging using software packages like AOL, Yahoo!, or MSN Instant Messager.
 
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You can easily find a [[Wikipedia:List of IRC clients|list of IRC clients]] available for your operating system. The following tutorial assumes you will be using ChatZilla as an extension to the Mozilla Firefox internet browser.
 
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'''Using IRC with Mozilla Firefox'''
 
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Welcome to the OrthodoxWiki Community Portal! We're glad you've chosen to stop by, explore and take part in the ongoing work of creating and developing the world's first online community-edited encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity.

Whatever else a wiki is, it is fundamentally about community, about bringing a group of people together for a particular work or conversation. You are formally invited to join this conversation and to take a role in shaping it. Your host is FrJohn, assisted by a team of sysops to help with the management of the site. Our sysops hail from many jurisdictions all over the world. Many thanks to everyone who has devoted some time towards making this place a valuable resource for people!

Join in!

Please feel free to start a new discussion by creating a new article or category. What do you know about? The life of a saint? Do you know some excellent Byzantine chant CDs? An episode from Church History? Share the knowledge! Have you read an excellent book? Post a review. See something missing? Add it! Want to adopt OrthodoxWiki in a language besides English? Let us know! Driven to submit a new logo? We'd love to see it!

Take a look at the numerous articles we now have in multiple categories for some ideas for what we've already been developing, but don't feel limited by what you see there, either.

If you're serious about helping us, please register. Then click on your user name at the top right of the page to create a custom profile page.

How to contribute

Hop right in—just click edit (at the top of any page or section) to begin. Read the help files for details on creating and editing articles. Be sure to take a look at the Style Manual for our official community standards and guidelines for articles. Test and experiment in the Sandbox. Also be sure to take a look at the Community Portal for news about ongoing projects and as a gathering point for our work here. There is also a help wanted page to learn about projects that other users are working on and are looking for help.

Don't worry about messing up or breaking OrthodoxWiki—your work can always be cleaned up and honed by others, which is part of the spirit of this project. Take a look at existing articles which may be similar to yours, and model yours after those. You may also feel free to grab relevant content from Wikipedia (it's under a free documentation license), "Orthodoxize" and expand on it, and then put it here (be sure to leave in only the links relevant to OrthodoxWiki). A lot of our starting content came from there.

The WYSIWIG editor helps with most browsers. We also recommend the Wikipedia Extension for Mozilla Firefox. If you're using FireFox, you can also make use of Live Bookmarks for quick access to Recent Changes, New Pages, or many of the other Special pages. An OrthodoxWiki search engine plugin is now available for Firefox and related browsers (see OrthodoxWiki:Searching for details).

This site is shamelessly modelled on Wikipedia. Please visit their Meta-Wiki for lots of information about how things work around here.

Community life

Add your photo or browse the OrthodoxWiki:User gallery to see who's around these pages.

Some notes about wiki community living in general can be found at Meatball Wiki (and Wikipedia:Barn raising)

To get a sense of how we're doing here at OrthodoxWiki, check out OrthodoxWiki:Statistics and Special:Statistics.

An OrthodoxWiki IRC channel, sponsored by User:Joe Rodgers is now available for community chat. Please contact him if you have any questions.

On Facebook? Join the OrthodoxWiki group.

Discussion pages

Notice boards

Community Policies & Guidelines

Please note: Users are not allowed to have more than one account. This is not just to forestall funny business, but also to prevent confusion.

Copyright and Permissions

Please see OrthodoxWiki:Copyrights and Help:Image licenses. Also, please pay particular attention to the following:

For more general information, please see wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia_copyright.

Who's Who

Newsfeeds for recent pages

RSS and Atom. For new pages: RSS and Atom. Many other Special pages also have newsfeeds available (e.g. "popular pages", "users", "wanted pages", etc.). They're a great way to keep up with what's happening on this site.

Category feeds are also now available. Please see Help:Newsfeeds for more information.

OrthodoxWiki Images and Link buttons

Please see OrthodoxWiki:Link buttons.

See also

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