AnglicanWiki:Community Portal
AnglicanWiki: Community Portal
Welcome to the Community Portal — the central hub for editors, contributors, clergy, scholars, and friends of AnglicanWiki. Here you can find ongoing projects, requests for help, editing guidelines, and places to collaborate.
This page exists to:
Coordinate community work
Recruit editors for high-priority tasks
Discuss improvements
Share resources
Help new contributors get started
1. Getting Started
New to AnglicanWiki? Begin here:
Read the AnglicanWiki:Style Guide
Create an account (optional, but recommended)
Review basic MediaWiki markup
Visit the Help Desk (below) if you have questions
If you're unsure where to start, scroll down to the Projects & To-Do Lists section.
2. Current Projects & To-Do Lists
A running list of what needs work. Editors may add tasks.
2.1 High Priority
Build out articles for classical Anglican theologians (Hooker, Cranmer, Jewel, Cosin, Andrewes)
Expand Notable Anglicans pages with reliable entries
Create pages for important historic dioceses and missionary efforts
Cleanup and standardize existing stubs
Add citations to pages tagged with Needs Sources
2.2 Medium Priority
Add liturgical pages for 1662 BCP: Calendar, Collects, Lectionary
Improve categories and navigation menus
Upload public-domain images, properly licensed
Add introductory articles: What is Anglicanism?, The English Reformation, The Homilies
2.3 Long-Term Projects
Build a complete library of classic Anglican texts (public domain)
Create a map of global Anglican jurisdictions
Develop templates for theologians, parishes, dioceses, and historical events
Create a glossary of Anglican terms with standardized definitions
3. Help Desk
If you need assistance, ask here. Questions may include:
“How do I format citations?”
“Where should this article be categorized?”
“Is this topic notable?”
“Does this page meet style guidelines?”
Responses will be posted by experienced editors.
4. Collaboration Requests
Editors may request help for:
Article expansion
Fact-checking
Adding citations
Media uploads
Template design
To request collaboration, add:
Assistance Needed: [Page Title]
Describe what help is needed. SteveMacas (talk) 00:56, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
5. Guidelines for Participation 5.1 Anglican Identity
AnglicanWiki is committed to classical, orthodox Anglicanism. Please ensure contributions:
Uphold historic Anglican doctrine
Maintain a respectful tone
Avoid modern revisionist theological frameworks
5.2 Conduct
Be charitable
Assume good faith
Critique ideas, not individuals
Collaborate rather than contend
Keep discussions mission-focused
5.3 Talk Pages
Use Talk Pages to discuss improvements—not personal debates.
6. Templates & Tools
Helpful links:
Article Templates (coming soon)
Citation Guide
Infobox Templates
Category Tree
Image Upload Guide
7. News & Announcements
New: Style Guide published
Upcoming: Import of public-domain Anglican texts
Discussion: Standardizing biographical infoboxes
8. How You Can Contribute Today
Even 5–10 minutes helps! Simple ways to contribute:
Fix typos
Add categories to uncategorized pages
Add a citation to one fact
Expand a stub with a paragraph
Copy public-domain text into an article draft
9. Join the AnglicanWiki Community
AnglicanWiki thrives when Anglicans, clergy, and scholars work together. Whether you’re a rector, a student, a historian, or someone who loves the Prayer Book tradition, your contributions help preserve and share the Anglican patrimony with the world.
Welcome — and thank you for helping build something lasting.