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Since all of Africa is under the Alexandrian patriarchate, it would seem that instead of dedicating articles to particular countries, perhaps diocesan or regional articles would work better. The "Orthodoxy in ______" series of articles is for areas under multiple, overlapping jurisdictions, essentially meant to provide some sort of topical cohesion to regions where there is no single church. | Since all of Africa is under the Alexandrian patriarchate, it would seem that instead of dedicating articles to particular countries, perhaps diocesan or regional articles would work better. The "Orthodoxy in ______" series of articles is for areas under multiple, overlapping jurisdictions, essentially meant to provide some sort of topical cohesion to regions where there is no single church. | ||
| − | Additionally, as per the [OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual#Types_of_Articles|Style Manual]], articles named exclusively after places should be only for places whose primary significance in the world is religious. | + | Additionally, as per the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual#Types_of_Articles|Style Manual]], articles named exclusively after places should be only for places whose primary significance in the world is religious. |
On a related note, I think perhaps the articles [[Orthodoxy in Africa]] and [[Orthodoxy in Sub-Saharan Africa]] ought to be renamed as "History of..." | On a related note, I think perhaps the articles [[Orthodoxy in Africa]] and [[Orthodoxy in Sub-Saharan Africa]] ought to be renamed as "History of..." | ||
What do you think? —[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]</small> 04:35, March 15, 2007 (PDT) | What do you think? —[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]</small> 04:35, March 15, 2007 (PDT) | ||
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Some style comments: I thought I would interject some thoughts before this template's links get all filled out and a lot of adjustment may have to be made.
Since all of Africa is under the Alexandrian patriarchate, it would seem that instead of dedicating articles to particular countries, perhaps diocesan or regional articles would work better. The "Orthodoxy in ______" series of articles is for areas under multiple, overlapping jurisdictions, essentially meant to provide some sort of topical cohesion to regions where there is no single church.
Additionally, as per the Style Manual, articles named exclusively after places should be only for places whose primary significance in the world is religious.
On a related note, I think perhaps the articles Orthodoxy in Africa and Orthodoxy in Sub-Saharan Africa ought to be renamed as "History of..."
What do you think? —Fr. Andrew talk contribs 04:35, March 15, 2007 (PDT)
