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===='''For criticism, please go [[OrthodoxWiki:Meta_Reflections#Can_a_wiki_be_Orthodox.3F_Can_Orthodoxy_be_wikified.3F|here]].===='''
==Known hotlinkers==
* http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2005/04/why-is-orthodox-easter-so-much-later.html
* http://myspace.com/wutangbizzle
* http://www.freerepublic.com/~kolokotronis/
I've disabled hotlinking, but grandfathered these sites in. No need to be mean, but I'd like to prevent any future abuse, as well as respect those who have given us permission to use their images ''on this site.''
→Recent Off-Site Buzz
This page is meant to give members of the OrthodoxWiki community and its guests a sense of how OrthodoxWiki is being perceived and received across the web and in the larger Orthodox community.
==Number Three==
According to our [Alexa http://alexa.com] ranking, it looks like OrthodoxWiki might be the #3 site on the Internet for Orthodox Christianity. Check out [[OrthodoxWiki:Statistics]] for more info, and let us know if you think we're mistaken. — [[User:FrJohn|<b>FrJohn</b>]] ([http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit§ion=new talk]) 11:07, October 2, 2006 (CDT)
==OrthodoxWiki in Print==
* [http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com Fr. Joseph Huneycutt]'s new book, "[http://www.reginaorthodoxpress.com/oneflovondoa.html One Flew Over the Onion Dome]," references OrthodoxWiki (including URLs) a few times in its endnotes. This is the first print reference we know of for the wiki.
==Comments and Quotes, Endorsements and Criticisms==
===They’ve got their own Wiki!===
"They’ve got their own Wiki! I love the internet..." - [http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/all-things-orthodox/ Michael Hawkins]
===An Orthodox what?!===
===A New Place to Play===
Like [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia], [http://www,.orthodoxwiki.org OrthodoxWiki] is a free-content encyclopedia that anyone can contribute to (either by writing new articles or editing existing ones). In the case of OrthodoxWiki, the content is specifically oriented towards Orthodox Christianity. It was started in November, so it is still in the "ground floor" stage of development.
I've fallen in love with this new resource because it appeals to a number of my proclivities--writing, editing, theology, organizing, and technology. Until the Christmas Break ends and I must return to school, I think this will be one of my major diversions. Check it out! - [[User:DcnMatthew|Deacon Matthew]]
''From an email received July 13, 2005''
===Awesome!===
"The Orthodox Wiki is awesome." - [http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=45093&hl=orthodoxwiki thedude]
===Pretty neat===
Pretty neat. Lots of information. I hope theologians out there will help contribute new articles. - [http://descant.classicalanglican.net/?p=712 Bred Drell]
===Sailing by...===
Sailing by del.icio.us, I ran into with an pleasant initiative...<br>
... the creation of wiki on the part of the orthodox Christians .<br>
An interesting way to unite past and present.<br>
My best desires for them.<br>
- ''[http://www.geekzone.cl/v1 Geekzone.cl] - "[http://www.geekzone.cl/v1/articulo.php/2006/01/05/cristianos_ortodoxos_crean_su_propio_wiki Cristianos ortodoxos crean su propio WIKI]", with help from Google's autmated translation software.''
:This is very zen!
===It's exciting===
"Let me just say a big thanks to everyone's efforts at OrthodoxWiki. It's exciting to be working with people who have both the skills and commitment to make such a great website to the glory of Jesus Christ!" --[[User:RockOfVictory|J. J.]] 10:05, August 11, 2006
===Fun===
"For a good lot of fun, visit the Orthodox Wiki." - Lee at ''[http://www.kerygma.org/lee/2006/03/orthodoxwiki.htm A Worker in the Vineyard]''
===A valuable tool===
"...it looks like a highly-valuable tool with which to ascertain quick information on the many varying facets of the Eastern Orthodox faith." - Joseph at '''[http://didactic-perspacity.blogspot.com/2006/07/orthodoxwiki.html Didactic Perspacity]'''
===A wonderful resource===
"Glory be to Jesus Christ! Thank you for all the work that you and the rest of the OrthodoxWiki community has done in producing this
wonderful resource. It has served as a great aid to me in my own spiritual life and for that I am grateful." - Clement F. 12/23/06
===Wonderful work===
"Thank you for the wonderful work that you and everyone have done to start the OrthoWiki website. It is such a useful resource and I pray that it will continue to grow." - Saydeh 1/26/07
===Endorsements on [[w:Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/OrthodoxWiki|Wikipedia]]===
* "A well-maintained, informative place and with broad audience and editorship." - [[w:User:mikka|mikka]]
* "OrthodoxWiki isn't an obscure resource" - [[w:User:Critias]]
* "Looks like a quality resource that can only become more notable in the future." -[[w:User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]]
* "This wiki is notable." - [[w:User:Yuckfoo|Yuckfoo]]
A list of Wikipedia articles linking to [[w:OrthodoxWiki|Wikipedia's article on OrthodoxWiki]] can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=OrthodoxWiki here].
===From [http://wikiindex.com WikiIndex]===
* "Vibrant" [http://www.wikiindex.com/OrthodoxWiki]
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==Recent Off-Site Buzz==[https://www.google.com/search?q=orthodoxwiki%20-site%3Aorthodoxwiki.org&tbs=qdr%3Ay&rct=j Tailored Google search][[Category:Newsfeeds]] ==More Off-site Discussion==* http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=9243
* http://homepage.mac.com/gthurman/iblog/C735571802/E1743762675/
* http://www.christianforums.com/t1187900-orthodox-wikipedia.html
* http://www.annunciation.va.goarch.org/links.php (A "Fr. Poulos recommended link")
* http://www.noeticspace.com/ ("Just because I like it")
* http://www.pashitta.com/
* http://thrustofgrace.blogspot.com/
* http://www.ntom.org/ - North Texas Orthodox Missions
* [http://www.pelican-consulting.com/solisust.html Solidarity and Sustainability]
* [http://www.zeitun-eg.org/ThBibInformatics_idx.htm Theological & Biblical Informatics]
* [http://brianbork.blogspot.com Head full of sermons, mouth full of spiders]
* http://www.stnicholaspunchbowl.org.au - Orthodox Education Links
* '''and many more...'''
* http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/g/gr/greek_old_calendarists.htm - Lifted from Wikipedia
* http://www.stjamesok.org/ - Link to [[May_5]]!
* [http://cblankens.blogspot.com/2005/11/annual-womens-retreat-nov-11th-and.html http://cblankens.blogspot.com] - [[Protection_of_the_Holy_Virgin_Monastery_(Lake_George,_Colorado)]]
* [http://del.icio.us/zeplum?page=2] - [[Harold of England]] showing up in someone's [http://del.icio.us del.icio.us] links. Click [http://del.icio.us/search/?all=orthodoxwiki here] for more!
* [http://www.fyodordostoevsky.com/yabbse/index.php?action=search2 The Dostoyevsky Forum] - [[Apocatastasis]] and others (a discussion about purgatory)
:''This list is by no means exhaustive!''
==OrthodoxWiki Statistics==
::'''Update:''' Magda pointed out that we've passed the million mark on Alexa - that means OrthodoxWiki is in the top million websites for traffic on the web - right now we're at 817, 773 [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/related_links?q=&url=orthodoxwiki.org] - [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 12:37, 27 Jul 2005 (EDT)
::'''Update:''' I just noticed that we're passed the half-million mark at 465,624. Looks like we're moving quickly through the ranks! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 23:49, November 23, 2005 (CST)
==OrthodoxWiki is being used in many different ways==
'''May 24, 2006'''
Just ran across a [http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/cgi-bin/newsviews.cgi/Islam/New_Martyrs_of_the_.html magazine news article] which references OrthodoxWiki.
'''May 22, 2005'''
This month I'd like to comment on how people are using OrthodoxWiki. It seems that Heath at [http://lamented_elegy.blogspot.com/ lamented_elegy.blogspot.com] has taken to linking every possible OrthodoxWiki word in his blog posts. I'm sure our Google ranking will skyrocket as a result!
I've also been noticing cases of [http://altlab.com/hotlinking.html hotlinking] - witness [http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/2005/04/why-is-orthodox-easter-so-much-later.html Fr. John's post on the paschalion] and the dittoed link at [http://sergesblog.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_sergesblog_archive.html sergesblog.blogspot.com]. Now this isn't necessarily wrong or immoral, but if the site continues to grow this could [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/hotlinking/ eat up a lot of bandwidth] and prove a headache for our host, [http://www.orthodoxinternet.com/hosting/?rp=2 OrthodoxInternet.com]. I'd also like to respect those who have given us permission to use their images ''on this site''. Therefore, I'm going to nip this in the bud and say that we'll be disabling - as of November 20, 2005 hotlinking soon (with warm apologies to those who have linked icons in good will!)has been disabled. Please see [[OrthodoxWiki:Hotlinks]] for details.
We continue to see OrthodoxWiki popping up on a lot of linklists ([http://www.orthodoxytoday.org www.orthodoxytoday.org], http://stromata.typepad.com/, http://byzantinecalvinist.blogspot.com/), casually linked in blog posts (witness [http://vandrona.blogspot.com/2005/05/christ-is-risen.html vandrona.blogspot.com/2005/05/christ-is-risen.html]), and showing up in forum discussions ([http://www.christianforums.com/t1648600-modern-nestorians.html&page=5 www.christianforums.com/t1648600-modern-nestorians.html&page=5]).
