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{{policy}}This is the official OrthodoxWiki '''Style Manual'''. Refer to it when writing new articles or editing existing ones. It is officially in '''in effect''' but still under development. Articles and links should conform to the following standards. The purpose of this '''Style Manual''' is to maintain consistency throughout '''OrthodoxWiki'''. Please don't be intimidated by these guidelines. Your contributions are welcome even if they do not perfectly conform to what's below. These guidelines are meant to channel—not impede—your efforts! If what you contribute doesn't conform precisely to these guidelines, no doubt it will be honed by other members of the community. '''OrthodoxWiki''' is, after all, always a work in progress.
==Introduction==
The Style Manual is "enforced" primarily by the users of the site but also by the administrators. Enforcement comes in the form of composing articles according to the manual the first time they're created and also by continual editing to conform to the Style Manual. That means that '''we rely on ''you'' to help us keep things in order by using the Style Manual.'''
'''Note:''' All the following rules about articles and their names '''also apply to internal links''', because clicking on an as-yet-to-be-written article linked in an existing article will give the new article that name by default. Thus, when making links to articles, those links must conform to the naming practices defined here.
==Importing Articles from WikipediaTone==It Though there are certainly exceptions, the atmosphere being developed for most '''OrthodoxWiki''' articles is permitted (and even encouraged) to import relevant articles from [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]generally '''encyclopedic''', i. However, when doing so, keep a few things in minde. First, all material the style of writing one would expect from Wikipedia is not necessarily public domainan encyclopedia. Most That doesn't mean that articles have to conform to academic writing characteristic of secular scholarship, but it is probably released in several different forms does mean that a certain level of limited license, usually entailing that the material may be freely distributed so long as no monetary profit is made from it. The key thing professionalism and consistency is to look closely at the notes on the articledesired. '''This especially applies to images being imported.'''
It At the same time, our approach is also important to '''strip out irrelevant linkshagiographical'''. Leave only links —that are relevant is, attempting to write with reverence and humility regarding the awesome subjects which we'''OrthodoxWiki'''re addressing. Things As such, try to strip out include year links (even for an historically oriented church like ours, theredevelop your writing here in that manner. We's probably not going re trying accurately and humbly to be enough convey the truth of historic significance in the Church going on Orthodox Christian faith in a single year an easy-to warrant a whole article about it), city names-use, thorough and so on. Place name links should be left in only ifreadable resource, for instance, they are the name of a place which is almost exclusively an accessible compendium of religious significance (e.g., '''[[Iona]]''')Orthodox Christianity. We don't need an article for '''Constantinople''', however, mainly because anything specifically religiously relevant to the city is likely to be covered Always keep that in other articlesmind when contributing.
Things to leave in that might not otherwise be obvious==Importing Articles from Wikipedia==See: leave in dates (e.g., '''[[November 13]]'''), historic persons who have had an impact on the Church (even if not members, e.g., '''[[Arius]]''' or '''[[Julian the Apostate]]'''), events along those same lines OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (e.g., the '''[[Fall of Constantinople]]'''Importing), and so on. Also be sure to do searches on '''OrthodoxWiki''' to examine existing articles so that internal links might be made in a consistent way -- for instance, use '''[[First Ecumenical Council]]''' (the established '''OrthodoxWiki''' way) instead of '''First Council of Nicaea''' (the established Wikipedia way). Additionally, "Orthodoxize" the articles. Things which to secular scholars might appear to be biased might simply be a statement of truth for the Orthodox (e.g., "The Orthodox Church is the sole Church founded by Jesus Christ"). That doesn't mean that anything negative about the Church's members should be glossed over, but be sure to keep in mind that '''OrthodoxWiki''' is an ''Orthodox Christian'' website, and so things here are written and edited from that point of view.
==Copyrighted Material==
Once you've done that, ask an [[Special:Listadmins|administrator]] to '''protect''' it for you so that it can't be edited.
By default, all newly submitted content on '''OrthodoxWiki''' is released under a dual GNU Free Documentation license and [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons License].
By default, everything on '''===Image Permissions===Please be sure to use to appropriate [[OrthodoxWiki''' is under :Templates|template]] to credit images taken with permission from other websites. See [[Help:Image licenses]] for detals. Special notes apply to the following:* [[Help:Image_licenses#OCA.org]] - an important note on using images from [http://creativecommonsOCA.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2OCA.0/ Creative Commons Licenseorg]* [[Help:Image_licenses#Holy_Transfiguration_Monastery]].- using icons from Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Boscobel, WI USA)
==Types of Articles==
For examples, browse around existing articles, click on the links already within them, and if you have information on subjects already being linked to, feel free to contribute to existing articles or create new ones. And, as always, don't worry about breaking '''OrthodoxWiki''' or messing things up, because your work will become part of the community effort and thereby be honed and improved, ever bringing us closer to achieving our goal of being a nearly endless compendium of information access and exchange regarding Orthodox Christianity.
 
===Articles not appropriate for OrthodoxWiki===
Obviously, anything which has no direct connection to the Orthodox faith is not appropriate. Further, some things which are characteristic of Wikipedia articles but don't make sense on '''OrthodoxWiki''' also should be left out, including the following: year articles (e.g., '''1054'''), places whose significance goes far beyond its exclusively religious meaning (e.g., '''Constantinople'''), or major historical personages who had nothing directly to do with the Orthodox Church (e.g., '''Ronald Reagan'''). Certainly, all of these items may have something to do with the Orthodox Church, but their connections can be noted in articles about the events related in other articles which more directly bear on the Orthodox faith.
 
===Controversial Subjects and Original Research===
Articles on controversial topics are welcome on OrthodoxWiki as long as they cite reputable, third-party publications (e.g., historians, news articles, etc.). Original research and unsourced articles are generally permitted for non-controversial material.
==Neutrality and the OrthodoxWiki Bias==
See: '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Point of View)]]''' purposes  ==Technical Terminology==A number of technical and theological terms in Orthodoxy differ according to present the Orthodox Christian viewpoint throughout languages of the sitecultures in which they're used. Articles on Thus, the preference for '''OrthodoxWiki''' will beto use Greek terms where no standard English word is predominant among Anglophonic Orthodox writers. The main issue is with article names, so far as use '''[[epigonation]]''' instead of '''palitsa''', or use '''[[exorasson]]''' instead of '''riassa''' or '''jibbee'''. Where appropriate, make note of other languages' terminology in the body of the article. The reason for preferring Greek terms is that Greek is the predominant "source language" for our Church's culture and terminology and is reasonably possiblethus universal. [[Western Rite]] articles will likewise probably prefer Latin, worded from though given the longer history of the Western Rite in England, there is already a more developed native English vocabulary for Western Rite liturgical and theological terms. ==Standard English Usage and Spelling==Use standard English spelling and usage for article names and in the bodies of articles. Thus, use ''icon''neutral point instead of view''ikon' '. What constitutes standard spelling will vary according to what variety of English (NPOVe.g., British, American, Canadian, Australian, etc.)a contributor uses, but try to make articles consistent throughout (e.g., every instance of ''center'' in an article should be spelled '''either''' ''centre'' or ''center'', not both).  ===English names===Use the form of the names of people and places most commonly used by English-speaking Orthodox Christians. That isSo, instead of '''Vartholomaios I (Archontonis) of Constantinople''', use '''[[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]]'''. Some ambiguity will of course exist here, especially with names that are not commonly used in English-speaking countries. Biblical names should conform to the varieties most common in English-language Bibles; for instance, disputes between Orthodox Christian groups use '''[[Elijah]]''' instead of '''Elias''' and '''[[Joshua]]''' for the prophet instead of '''Jesus'''. Some places will be characterized and described exceptional, such as '''[[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Hagia Sophia]]''', which is the most common way of referring to that ancient church, rather than entered into'''St. Sophia''' or '''Holy Wisdom'''. Continue reading for further clarificationThus, the rule is to use the form most commonly used in English, not necessarily an Anglicized or translated form.  ==Church Calendar==See: '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Church Calendar)]]''' == Churches ==See: '''[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Churches)]]''' ==Monasteries, Parishes, and Theological Schools==Because there are so many communities with the same names, articles about monasteries, parishes, and theological schools should be named in the following fashion: '''Name of Community (Also see Location)'''. For example, '''[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]]''', '''[[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)]]''', '''[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)]]''', or '''[[Wikipedia:NPOVSt. Paul's Monastery (Athos)]] '''. In article titles for Wikipediaplaces, use '''St.''' (i.e., a capital ''S'', followed by a lower-case ''t'', followed by a period) rather than '''Saint''', '''St''', or '''S.'''. For plurals, use '''Ss.''' (i.e., a capital ''S'', followed by a lower-case ''s version '', followed by a period). ==Books of the Bible==Articles and links to books of the NPOV policyBible should conform to the '''links''' in the canonical lists found at [[Holy Scripture]]—note that the names shown there do not always match the '''links''' to which they lead! For instance, which is essentially compatible with you might see '''OrthodoxWiki[[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]]''' policy, which takes you to [[Book of Nehemiah]], not to [[Nehemiah]] (which is an article about the prophet by that name). Articles about Biblical books should be included in [[:Category:Scripture]] and [[:Category:Texts]].)
Further, for administrative purposes, '''OrthodoxWiki''' is governed by what is called the '''''Mainstream Chalcedonian Bias''''' (MCB). By ''Chalcedonian'' we refer to those churches of the [[Orthodox Church]] who hold to the decrees of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]] at Chalcedon (A.D. 451). By ''Mainstream'' we refer to those "official" churches comprised of the fourteen or fifteen [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] and four [[autonomy|autonomous]] churches generally recognized as the "mainstream" of the [[Orthodox Church]] -- for those of us in North America, this will be all [[SCOBA]] jurisdictions and those with whom they're in communion.==People==
===What the Bias Means===The main places that the bias will apply will be in terms of naming. Naming is of course important, and the names by which we call things indicate what we believe about them. As is evident to anyone who knows anything of [[Church History]], names are a potentially inflammatory topic. What might be termed ''namespace'' will be given priority in terms of the MCB. So, for instance, an article called See: '''[[Church of Alexandria]]''' will refer to the Chalcedonian body by that name, whereas one called '''[[Church of Alexandria OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (CopticPeople)]]''' will refer to the non-Chalcedonian body by that name. It applies similarly with regard to parallel hierarchies along other disputational lines, so the official chuch in Greece will have its article named '''[[Church of Greece]]''' and not '''Church of Greece (State Church)''' (which is how some groups might refer to it).
Additionally, ==List articles==With the MCB is in effect in terms exception of the content in [[:Category:Links|Links]] articles, so articles on MC churches will not include content indicating in direct factual terms that they are hereticsconsist of a list of something (e.g., schismatics[[List of Patriarchs]], etc[[List of autocephalous and autonomous Churches]]) should be named '''List of [subject]'''.
===What the Bias Does Not Mean=Western Rite==The MCB does '''not''' mean that non-mainstream or non-Chalcedonian persons or groups For most topics regarding the [[Western Rite]] where there are unwelcome also Byzantine Rite equivalents, add a section to write or edit articles on '''OrthodoxWiki'''. It also does not mean that such groups or their members will be the subject of polemic in encyclopedic articles, though some non-encyclopedic articles may include polemic from any point of view ''if it is appropriately labelled regarding its own biases''single article for the Western Rite distinctives. SoFor instance, instead of saying "the Church of Greece has fallen into heresy, schism and is entirely uncanonicalhaving a separate article on Western Rite vestments,to [[vestments]] one would add a section titled " we might say, Western Rite"or the Church of Greece is regarded as heretical, schismatic and uncanonical by Group Xlike."
The best thing on '''OrthodoxWiki''' we can do with regard For topics extensive enough to any disputerequire a separate article for the Western Rite which might otherwise have the same name as a Byzantine Rite article, put "Western Rite" in parentheses, no matter what side we're one.g., is to ''characterize'' the dispute in the terms of the major disputants, rather than entering into that dispute and bringing the conflict here. That is, so far as we can, we try to word our articles from a neutral point of view [[Vespers (NPOVWestern Rite)]]'''.
==Language Mechanics==The MCB is not a judgment on any group or persons. It's simply a protocol following refer to the various mechanics of writing for the '''OrthodoxWiki''' projectarticles.
===Why Have the Bias?Capitalization===ItThe following items should be capitalized in OrthodoxWiki articles (some may seem obvious, but usage on these actually does vary):* ''God'' and ''Trinity''* 's 'Church'' when referencing the Church catholic or a proper name; not when used as a generic reference for administrative reasons as much as anything else. a local church**Capitalized examples: ''the Orthodox Church'OrthodoxWiki', '' is owned and operated by a priest the Church of Bulgaria'', ''the [[Albanian Orthodox Church in America]]'', ''the Church of the Nativity''**Uncapitalized examples: ''the Russian church'', ''the Orthodox churches'', a ''the church building''* ''Tradition'' should be capitalized when referring to the mainstream Chalcedonian churchbeliefs and practices held by Orthodox churches to be binding on Orthodox Christians (i.e. Also, if we think carefully"Big ''T''" tradition); it is not capitalized when referring to local traditions which are not binding in character (i.e., we realize that there must "little ''T''" tradition)* ''Scripture'' should be some sort capitalized when referring to the Bible, though not when referring to the scriptures of bias regarding other religions* ''Orthodox''* ''Christian''* ''East[ern]'' and ''West[ern]'' when referring to them as geo-cultural divisions (e.g., "the issues outlined aboveChurch in East" or "Western theology"), but not as merely geographical references (e.g., "the western provinces" or else we"the apostles moved east")* Titles: ''Lord'', ''Lady'', ''Theotokos''d have the potential for perpetual renaming and revision wars, all in one massive conflict''Christ''. * Titles with names: ''Saint'' John, ''Apostle'' Peter, ''Bishop'' Basil, etc., '''but not''' ''saint'', ''apostle'', ''bishop'', etc., as regular nouns* Proper names: ''Father'', ''Son'', ''Holy Spirit'', ''Jesus'', ''James'', ''John'', ''OrthodoxWikiSt. Paul's Church'', ''Dormition Monastery'', ''Church of Romania'', etc.* Feast days: ''Pascha'', ''Annunciation'', ''Theophany'', ''Transfiguration'', etc. ('''Note''' : Within texts for a particular feast, it isnot the title which is being referenced, but the event, after allso capitalization is unnecessary: "Your birth..." or "Thy nativity..., editable by anyone with an Internet connection" '''not''' "Your Birth..." or "Thy Nativity...")* O (as in ''O Lord'', or ''O Lady Theotokos''), i.e., the vocative
Additionally, the administration feels that the bias is warranted along what might be termed "definitional usage" lines -- that is, the rest of the world, when looking Other terms (including personal pronouns for information about OrthodoxyGod) leave uncapitalized, tends to think definitionally so use ''him'' in MCB terms. That is, it would probably look for an article on the [[Church middle of Russia]] (i.e., the Moscow Patriarchate) rather than one on the so-called [[Suzdalites]] when searching for "Russian Orthodoxy." Thusa sentence referring to God, the MCB helps prevent confusionnot ''Him''.
Of course, === Italics ===Use the MCB cannot prevent all confusion or conflict, but we hope that it will help. Where extra attention needs to be paid, extra care will be taken when the time comes. We ask you that, while we are certainly trying to be ''Orthodox'', we take special care also to be ''Christian<code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code> (italic) markup.Example:
== Churches =====Autocephalous and Autonomous Churches===Refer to [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] and [[autonomy|autonomous]] churches by this form when creating new articles and links: <code><nowiki>'''Church of Place'''. Referring with the adjectival form of the place (e.g., '''Smogarian Orthodox Church''') This is not only essentially incorrect but furthers the ethnic stereotyping of the Churchitalic. Thus, instead of '''Smogarian Orthodox Church''', you would use '''Church of Smogaria'''.</nowiki></code>
The only current exception to this rule is the '''[[Orthodox Church in America]]''', whose autocephaly is still in debate. To call it the '''Church of America''' would be to lend it a status not currently agreed upon (nor really even claimed by the OCA itself).which produces
===Non-Chalcedonian, Roman Catholic, and other Churches===Many Non-Chalcedonian and Roman Catholic churches have parallel sees to those among Chalcedonian Orthodox, so distinction needs to be made. Refer to these parallel sees with this convention: '''Church of Place (Common Identifier)'''This is italic. So, the Coptic church centered in Egypt would be '''[[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)]]''', or the Syrian Catholic Church would be the '''[[Church of Antioch (Catholic)]]'''.
For non-Latin Rite churches within the [[Roman Catholic Church]]===Quotations===Quotations should be enclosed between quotation marks (e.g., "quotation"), or, if long enough, using ''Roman'' in with indentation (produced by putting a colon (:) at the name could be misleading for two reasons:*Such churches typically do not refer to themselves as ''Roman'', often stressing that fact very strenuously.*Such beginning of a designation may also mislead readers into thinking that such churches are Latin Rite, which they usually are notline).
The fact that these churches are subject Quotations should not be italicized unless they conform to the Vatican would be noted in the relevant articlesrules below for titles and words as words.
In other places, there are no parallel sees, so one would simply use the ====Titles====''Italics''Church should be used for titles of Place''' convention, e.g., the '''[[Church of Armenia]]'''.following:
===Non-Mainstream Churches===* booksSuch churches will generally be referred to by whatever official name they call themselves, e.g., the '''[[Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church]]''' * films* long poems* musical albums* newspapers* periodicals (a.k.a. the "Suzdalites"journals and magazines) rather than as the '''Church of Russia'''. If they claim a title identical with that of one of the mainstream Chalcedonian churches, an appropriate modifier would be included in parentheses, e.g., '''Church * plays* TV series* works of Alexandria (Smogarian)'''.visual art
===Dioceses, Archdioceses, Metropolises, etc.===Articles on component parts Italics are generally used for titles of autocephalous and autonomous churches should be named by their official self-naming conventionlonger works. Examples: '''[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Titles of North America]]'''shorter works, '''[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]'''such as the following, '''[[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]]'''.should be enclosed in quotation marks (""):
===Extinct Churches===When writing * articles on great churches that no longer exist, exist only as minor or titular seesessays, or whose modern successors appear to be in permanent [[heresy]] or [[schism]], use the '''Church papers * chapters of Place''' convention and be sure to include the article in [[:Category:Church History]]. Examples include the '''[[Church a longer work * episodes of Carthage]]''', the '''[[Church of Rome]]''' (as distinct from the modern day [[Roman Catholic Church]]), and the '''[[Church of Persia]]''' (as distinct from the [[Assyrian Church of the East]], i.e., the [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]]s). a television series* short poems* short stories * songs
There is some potential ambiguity here, especially regarding are a few cases in which the [[Oriental Orthodox]], but let's keep them as an exception, mainly due to their closeness with the Chalcedonian Orthodox and the ongoing talks regarding reunification.title should be neither italicized nor placed in quotation marks:
===Categories===* the BibleAll articles on church bodies should be included in [[* legal documents (examples:Category:Jurisdictions]].the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence)
==Monasteries and Parishes==Words as Words====Because there are so many communities with the same names, articles Use italics when writing about monasteries and parishes should be named in the following fashion: '''Name of Church (Location)'''words as words or when referring to letters. For example, '''[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]]''', '''[[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)]]''', or '''[[St. Paul's Monastery (Athos)]]'''.:
==People==Articles about people should be named without any titles in them. That way, searches and automatic alphabetization will work correctly. When naming an article, consider how and where it might be listed in an encyclopedia. However, instead of being alphabetical by last namem, on '*The term ''OrthodoxWikipanning''is derived from ' articles are named with the form 'panorama''Firstname Lastname''' (or sometimes in parentheses if applicable), so for instance, there's an article named '''[[Alexander Schmemann]]''', but not '''Schmemann, Alexander'''. There are a number of special cases which require further explanation, so read onword originally coined in 1787.
===Saints===Articles about saints should be titled with *The letter ''E'' is the most common letter in English version of how the saint is known, e.g., '''[[Seraphim of Sarov]]''' rather than '''Serafim Sarovskii''' or '''[[Cosmas and Damian]]''' rather than '''Kosmas and Damianos'''.
====Don't use "Saint" for article titles=Dates===Saints Links to dates within articles should not include "Saint" (or any variant thereof) in the article names. That can be taken care full name of in the body month followed by the Arabic numeral of the articleday. Not only would it mess with alphabetization and searching to have every article name for a saint start with "saint," but there would also be potential issues with regard to which form we use: Use '''Saint[[January 1]]''', '''St.''', '''St''', not '''SJan.1''', or '''S1 January''' (all are currently in use in English convention). Additionally, there are potential quibbles over which persons are considered saints or not ('''Augustine of Hippo''', '''Saint Augustine of Hippo''', or '''Blessed Augustine of Hippo'''). Not using "saint" for article titles also means This standardization is to assure that the necessity of moving articles will be lessened should a person already with an article be declared a saint[[Church Calendar]] page works correctly. The note can simply Years should be made in the article bodyleft unlinked, because at this point we aren't including articles dedicated to particular years.
==Wiki Mechanics==Categories====All articles about saints should be included in [[:Category:Saints]] and include a link to the saint's feast day(s), e.g., [[November 13]].
=== Bishops Categories=======Basic Style====When creating Many articles about [[:Category:Bishops|bishops]]may fit into multiple categories. Therefore, name when listing the article with the following style: '''Firstname I (Surname) of See''', so if there is a bishop named Moses Jones who is category entries at the fifth bishop named Moses bottom of the Patriarchate of Springfieldarticle, list the name of the article would be: '''Moses V (Jones) of Springfield'''categories on separate lines. In cases where no surname is knownFor instance, it is of course omitted, which will especially be the case with ancient bishops, e.ga category list for St., '''[[John I Raphael of AntiochBrooklyn]]'''. might look like this:
Additionally, most sees will not usually have need of the ordinal (the I, II, III, etc.), so if the bishop is of a more minor see (as most are), the ordinal would be omitted, e.g., ''':<b><nowiki>[[Anthony (Bloom) of SourozhCategory:American Saints]]'''. It's typically used only to refer to the primate of an autocephalous church, e.g., '''</nowiki></b>:<b><nowiki>[[Alexei II (Ridiger) of MoscowCategory:Bishops]]'''.</nowiki></b>:<b><nowiki>[[Category:Missionaries]]</nowiki></b>:<b><nowiki>[[Category:Saints]]</nowiki></b>
====Sainted bishops (and other historic personages)=Stubs===Exceptions would be saints or other historical figures who are generally known by other names. For instance, instead of having an article named A '''John I (Chrysostom) of Constantinople''', we simply have '''[[John Chrysostom]]stub'''is an article or section which needs additional material in order to be complete. Or instead of '''Cyril I of Alexandria'''If you create or see an article or section which needs more information in order to be complete, we have '''[[Cyril please include the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> tag in the appropriate place in the body of Alexandria]]'''the article. Some ambiguity will exist for recently glorified bishops, e.g., '''[[Raphael Also try to avoid creating empty articles that consist only of Brooklyn]]''' rather than '''Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn''', because the former is currently the more commonly used forma stub notice unless you intend to expand them soon.
====English names====Additionally, use the most commonly used English form of the name of When you include the bishop. So, instead of '''Vartholomaios I (Archontonis) of Constantinople'''<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> tag, use '''[[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]]'''. Some ambiguity this message will of course exist here, especially with names that are not commonly used be seen in English-speaking countries.the article:{{stub}}
====Categories==Miscellaneous style considerations==Also be sure to include the bishop in [[:Category:Bishops]]Generally speaking, and if he is the bishop of an important see, include him in the category of that seebest way to learn '''OrthodoxWiki''''s bishopsstyle is to look at existing, ewell-developed articles.g., [[:Category Here follows a list of various conventions that are in place:Patriarchs of Constantinople]].
====Other notes====The primary argument against naming *Begin articles with the bishops' first name ''subject in ALL CAPS is that such bold print''' as part of an introductory paragraph about the subject. The introductory paragraph should give a usage is not common when referring to saintsbrief summary of the content of the article. *When creating '''wiki-links''' within an article, and it 's only necessary to link a given term once in the introductory section or when the term is not a universal custom, anyhowfirst introduced in the article. CertainlyIn longer articles, within it is acceptable to link a given term again at the text beginning of later major sections.*When using a title of an article a writer may choose to use ALL CAPS person for bishopsthe first time, spell it out completely (e.g., ' names''Metropolitan'''), but when creating articles or linking abbreviate it afterward (e.g., '''Metr.'''). *Try to vary the manner in which persons are referred to&mdash;it is not necessary to existing or potential include '''St.''' in front of a saint's name in each instance nor the title and surname of a bishop each time you name him.*List '''See also''' (for internal links on related articles, ) and '''External link[s]''' sections as the above convention should be followedlast items in an article.
A potential problem with this naming style is that ==See also==*'''[[Help:How to write a bishop may be transferred great article|How to another see, thus requiring the moving of the write a great article to incorporate the new name. This wouldn]]'''*'''[[Help:Editing]]'''*'''[[Help:Contents]]'''t happen often, however, and having the move will be helpful if searchers are looking for the bishop under his old title.
==External links==
* [[w:Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia:Manual of Style]] includes many useful bits regarding style for encyclopedia writing for a wiki.
* [http://www.bartleby.com/141/ The Elements of Style], by William Strunk, Jr., is the classic manual on English usage.
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