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==How to contributeCommunity life==Hop right in—just click '''edit''' (at the top of any page Add your photo or section) to begin. Read the [[Help:Contents|help files]] for details on creating and editing articles. Be sure to take a look at browse the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style ManualUser gallery]] 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 heresee who's around these pages.
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==Copyright and Permissions==
* [[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)
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[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.
Category feeds are also now available. Please see [[Help:Newsfeeds]] for more information.
==OrthodoxWiki Images and Link buttons==
Please see [[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 Link 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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