898
edits
Changes
http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising
Welcome to the '''OrthodoxWiki Community Portal'''! Whatever else a wiki is, it is fundamentally about ''communityWe're glad you've chosen to stop by, about bringing a group of people together for a particular work or conversation. '''You''' are formally invited to join this conversation explore and to take a role part in shaping itthe 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 [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]], assisted by a team of [[Special:Listadmins|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! ==General CommentsJoin in!==IPlease 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 like love to see it! 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. 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 say create a custom profile page. ==How to contribute==Hop right in—just click '''Thank You!edit''' (at the top of any page or section) to everyone who has been helping 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 place take offproject. 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. The WYSIWIG editor helps with most browsers. We also recommend the [http://www.bananeweizen.de/mozilla/wikipedia/firefox_wikipedia.html Wikipedia Extension] for [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox]. IIf you'm excited re using FireFox, you can also make use of [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/live-bookmarks.html Live Bookmarks] for quick access to [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]], [[Special:Newpages|New Pages]], or many of the other [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]]. An [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/tools/ OrthodoxWiki search engine plugin] is now available for Firefox and related browsers (see [[OrthodoxWiki:Searching]] for details). 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. ==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 [http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/BarnRaising Meatball Wiki] (and [[Wikipedia:Barn raising]]) To get a sense of how it 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 already becoming a valuable resource now available for peoplecommunity chat. Please [[UserUser_talk:FrJohnJoe Rodgers|FrJohncontact him]]if you have any questions. On Facebook? Join the '''OrthodoxWiki''' group.
==Discussion pages==
* '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Trapeza]] (The main discussion page, intended to serve as the focal point for community talk)'''
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Inventory]] (Taking stock of the wiki, optimization discussion, etc.)
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Roadmap]] (Plans for the future)
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Meta Reflections]] (Discussions about the kind of project we're engaged in here)
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Administrators]] (Sysop to-do's & general notes for admins)
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Categories]] (Organization of articles and categories)
* [[OrthodoxWiki:QuestionsNews]] (Updates about what's happening on OrthodoxWiki)* [[OrthodoxWiki:Reference desk]] (Post questions, ask for Questions and answersabout research subjects)* [[OrthodoxWikiCategory talk:Anything GoesFeatured Articles]] (The name says it all!Nominate or contest a [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured article]])
==Notice boards==
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Help wanted]] (A place to solicit help for specific articles and projects)
* [[OrthodoxWiki:Buzz]] (reverse links and "what they are saying" )
* [[Relevant Wikipedia ArticlesOrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Importing)#Starting_Points|Starting Points]] (Some ideas - for starting points)importing Wikipedia articles
==OtherCommunity Policies & Guidelines==* [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]]* [[OrthodoxWiki:FAQs]]* [[OrthodoxWiki:Templates]]* [[OrthodoxWiki:Administrators#Spam_Battleplan|Spam Battleplan]]* [[OrthodoxWiki:Mediation]]* [[Help:Contents]]* [[Help:Citing OrthodoxWiki]]* [[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. ==Copyright and Permissions==Please see [[OrthodoxWiki:Copyrights]] and [[Help:Image licenses]]. Also, please pay particular attention to the following: * [[Help:Image_licenses#OCA.org]] - an important note on using images from [http://OCA.org OCA.org]* [[Help:Image_licenses#Holy_Transfiguration_Monastery]] - using icons from Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, MA USA) For more general information, please see [[wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia_copyright]]. ==Who's Who==* [[OrthodoxWiki:Patron saint]] (''St. [[John of Damascus]], pray for us!'')* [[:Category:Sysops]] and [[Special:Listadmins]]* [[Special:StatisticsListusers]]
==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.
==Community Policies & GuidelinesSee also==* [[OrthodoxWikimeta:Style Manual|Style ManualConflicting_Wikipedia philosophies]]* [[OrthodoxWikiw:FAQWikipedia:Wikiquette]]* [[OrthodoxWikiw:Category:TemplatesWikipedia guidelines]]* [[OrthodoxWikiw:Administrators#Spam_Battleplan|Spam Battleplan]]* [[HelpWikipedia:ContentsAssume good faith]]
[[Category:OrthodoxWiki]]
[[ro:OrthodoxWiki:Portal Comunitate]]
