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{{TOCright}}'''OrthodoxWiki ''' (''wikifying Orthodoxy since 2004'') has been serving as a directory, an encyclopedia, and an archive of Orthodox images. Soon, we will launch '''[[os:Main Page|OrthodoxSource]]''', which is to be a repository for Orthodox images, audio, video, and documents. This will serve to clarify the mission of each site and provide a space to build in a different direction.
Many other projects are possible as well. In some cases, new wikis, tied in to OrthodoxSource as a common image and media repository, would be beneficial. [[User:FrJohn|I]] am willing to handle the technical side of things and arrange for hosting, etc. - but I can't develop these projects alone. They will take a lot of community involvement to build.
==Wikimedia Projects==
By way of example, WikiMedia Wikimedia (the foundation that oversees Wikipedia) has the following major projects(with [[meta:Proposals_for_new_projects#Existing_projects|more constantly being recommended and occasionally added]]):
* The '''Wikimedia Commons''' is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. It is a common resource repository to all the various Wikimedia sister projects regardless of language.
* '''Wiktionary''' is a project intended to be a free wiki dictionary [http://en.wiktionary.org/ (hence: Wiktionary)] (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. It is located at [http://www.wiktionary.org wiktionary.org].
* '''Wikibooks''']] is a wiki for the creation of books.
* '''Wikijunior''' is the working title for a set of books targeted to children aged 8–11 being developed at the Wikibooks. This effort will consist of both a website and magazine.
* '''Wikispecies''' is an open, free directory of species.
* The '''Meta''' wiki serves a number of distinct roles, including discussion and coordination of all the various Wikimedia projects and a help guide to the MediaWiki software.
* The '''Wikimedia Incubator''' is used to test possible new Wikimedia projects and new languages for existing projects.
==Other Projects==
* [http://wikiindex.com WikiIndex] is a directory of Wiki sites, which aims to categorize all wikis by various criteria. It is related to [http://aboutus.com AboutUs.com], which aims to pull in information for every site on the world wide web.
==Future Possibilities==
* '''OrthodoxQuotes ''' - A huge collections of Patristic and other quotes?
* '''OrthodoxTexts ''' - A place to post full text (public domain, etc.) books (separate from OrthodoxSource, where they would probably be posted as PDFs instead?)
* '''OrthodoxSites ''' - Something like [http://wikiindex.com WikiIndex] or [http://aboutus.com AboutUs.com], but that caters specifically to the Orthodox community?
* '''OrthodoxBooks ''' - Summaries of Orthodox books and authors
* '''OrthodoxBlogs ''' - A catalogue of Orthodox Blogs, categorizing them by license (full copyright or [http://creativecommons.org Creative Commons]), themes (theology, politics, personal life, parish life, technology, etc.), jurisidiction, and locale, with descriptions, links, and RSS feeds for each. This could also include thematic distillations of material culled from Orthodox blogs, along with notes about the willingness of each blogger to let his or her content be repurposed in this way. * '''OrthodoxLiturgy''' - A catalogue of Orthodox liturgical commentary and real-life practices from various locations in the Orthodox cosmos.
==More...==
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