Guidelines

This wiki is linked with the Anglish Discord (which you should probably join if you want to be given full rights here), which has developed its own style of Anglish we expect contributions to conform to. Here are some guidelines to help you fit in:


 * 1) Do not edit other people's work without their permission unless you are fixing something which is indisputably a mistake, or adding something the owner would almost certainly agree is worthwhile.
 * 2) Do not make up words on the spot unless their definitions are so obvious that they are not likely to be misunderstood.
 * 3) As a broad rule with occasional exceptions, do not attempt to translate loanwords which refer to foreign places (like Tokyo), people (like Mark Antony), concepts (like karma), or objects (like kimono). Our kind of Anglish is meant to have a natural feel, and it is unheard of for a natural language to reject these kinds of loanwords.
 * 4) Be aware that Germanic languages often make compound words where Italic languages use adjectives. If you find yourself using -y constantly, that is a sign that you are aping French. For example, instead of directly translating glorious victory as woldry sye, consider making a compound like woldersye (glory-victory).
 * 5) No low effort, boring articles. For example, a thirty word long article about the capital of Zimbabwe would be no good. Meanwhile, a translation of a Zimbabwean folktale might be good.
 * 6) Be skeptical of everything on Wiktionary.