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==What is '''OrthodoxWiki? (i''' was inaugurated in November 2004.e. what it aspires to)==
#It's a wiki.#It's a wiki-community. Personal pages and opinions are welcome as long as they are marked and in the proper place.#It's an Orthodox mind-meld.#A communal project.#It's an encyclopedia#A simple Orthodox knowledge-management system#It has many audiences - It's a resource for non-Orthodox as well as Orthodox clergy and laity#It's a discussion forum with attention to the development of documentation to help clarify / articulate some fundamental issues in Church Life.__NOTOC__
Hopes ==What is OrthodoxWiki?==*It's a wiki.*It's a community focused on content creation.*It's a place for Orthodox Christians to be more than a human edited directoryshare their knowledge.*It's international in scope. Wikipedia*It's pan-like / Encyclopedia like Orthodox.*It's an encyclopedia aimed at producing articles on various topics will that can be considered used freely (with attribution), especially for Christian education.*It has many audiences—it's a valuable part of this enterpriseresource for non-Orthodox as well as Orthodox clergy and laity. The most fundamental aspect of all this is *It's a discussion forum with attention to the consolidation development of documentation to help clarify / articulate some fundamental issues in Church life.*It has [[NPOV|a knowledge landscape within Orthodoxyspecific bias]].
This project will shine in the way difficult and/or divisive topics are worked outAlthough OrthodoxWiki contains many links to external sites, articulated hopefully in descriptive pro and con formats, complete with an outline of different thinkers and their argumentsit aspires to be much more than a human edited directory. A solid descriptive overview Encyclopedia-like articles are considered a valuable part of some of these things simply does not exist, at least in Englishthis enterprise. This could be the The most important contibution fundamental aspect of all this OrthodoxWiki projectis the consolidation of a "[http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/kd/ke_4_biz. This would be a push towards a constructive conversation on polemicized issues which threaten to, and in fact do, divide Orthodox Christiansshtml knowledge landscape]" within Orthodoxy.
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[[OrthodoxWiki was inaugurated in November 2004. It is a [http://www.dayblue.com Dayblue NetworksWelcome|Welcome]] production! We're glad you're here.
OrthodoxWiki shines in the way difficult and/or divisive topics are worked out, articulated in descriptive pro and con formats, complete with an outline of different thinkers and their arguments. A solid descriptive overview of some of these controversies simply does not exist, at least in English. In cases of disagreement, OrthodoxWiki hopes to push its users towards a constructive conversation on polemicized issues which threaten to, and in fact do, divide Orthodox Christians. ==DonationsWhat OrthodoxWiki is not==We* '''It is not a typical social networking site'''—OrthodoxWiki is focused on content and isn're t a little bit worried about how great place to pay network.* '''It is not an official voice of Orthodoxy'''—among other things, this means that official documentation from particular Church officials does not constitute binding editorial policy for OrthodoxWiki. In other words, OrthodoxWiki regards itself as a beneficiary of the freedom of the press granted by the country of its server's residence.* '''It is not a substitute for your priest or bishop.'''* '''It is not perfect'''—OrthodoxWiki is a work in progress. It's also a communal effort, which means that not every member of the bandwidth should this site take offcommunity would agree with every statement made in an article. Donations We try hard to this end weed out anything that is flatly inaccurate or heretical. We press authors to provide sources and document diverging interpretations in a thorough and non-polemical manner. Nevertheless, it is certain that we don't catch or correct everything. If you see that something is lacking, please step in and fix it! You may also simply note your disagreement on the article's discussion page.* '''It is not a battleground'''—you are gladly acceptedfree to state your opinions in appropriate places (a personal user page or in a discussion on a talk page), but do not threaten, harass or intimidate those with whom you have a disagreement.Rather, we encourage everybody to approach matters in an intelligent manner and engage in polite discussion.* '''It is not Wikipedia.''' We borrow heavily from Wikipedia's structure, we use the same software as Wikipedia, we link to Wikipedia, and a number of our articles find their initial source in Wikipedia, but OrthodoxWiki is completely unaffiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. ''(With inspiration from [[meta:What_Meta_is_not|Meta]] and [[w:What_Wikipedia_is_not|Wikipedia]].)'' ==OrthodoxWiki's bias==Please see: [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Point of View)]]. ==Important pages==*[[OrthodoxWiki:Community portal]]*[[:Category:OrthodoxWiki policies]] ==Colophon==OrthodoxWiki uses [http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki] and is maintained and administered by [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]]. The OrthodoxWiki logo was designed and donated by [[User:HappyGrevling|Zander]] and is Copyright © OrthodoxWiki and its administrator. [[Category:OrthodoxWiki]] [[ar:ارثوذكس ويكي:حول]][[bg:Дверия:За ПРАВОСЛАВНА ЕНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ "ДВЕРИ"]][[el:OrthodoxWiki:Περί του Εγχειρήματος]][[es:OrthodoxWiki:Acerca de]][[fr:OrthodoxWiki:À propos]][[mk:Православна-енциклопедија:За Православна-енциклопедија]][[ro:OrthodoxWiki:Despre]][[ru:Православная-Летопись:Описание]]