==General Comments==Welcome! Whatever else a wiki is, it is fundamentally about ''communityto the '', about bringing a group of people together for a particular work or conversation. 'OrthodoxWiki Community Portal''You'! We're glad you' are formally invited ve chosen to join this conversation stop by, explore and to take a role part in shaping it.the ongoing work of creating and developing the world's first online community-------------------------------I'd like to say '''Thank You!''' to everyone who has been helping this place take off. I'm excited to see how it is already becoming a valuable resource for peopleedited encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity. [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]]

::Whatever else a wiki is, it is fundamentally about ''community'', about bringing a group of people together for a particular work or conversation. '''You guys ''' are doing formally invited to join this conversation and to take a great job! I'm totally impressedrole in shaping it. Your host is [[User:FrJohn|Fr. JohnFrJohn]] 15:45, 26 Jan 2005 (CST)------------------------------Just as assisted by a general note: if you can't think team of what to work on, a good place to start is [[Special:WantedpagesListadmins|sysops]]. There's still a lot to help with the management of basic stuff needing coverage therethe site. --[[User:ASDamick|RdrOur sysops hail from many jurisdictions all over the world. Andrew]]Many thanks to everyone who has devoted some time towards making this place a valuable resource for people!

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