Guidelines

This wiki belongs to the Anglish Discord, which has developed its own style of Anglish we expect contributions to conform to. Join us on the Discord for more in-depth discussion, and to be granted additional rights here on the Wiki. Here are some guidelines to help you fit in:


 * 1) Respect: 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) Content & Translations: Articles must either be about Anglish or written in Anglish. Translated works must be in the public domain (not protected by Copyright). The content must also be of high quality. Examples include: folk tales, folk songs, and books in public domain.  Examples of content that should not be translated: Pop songs under copyright, film and tv show transcripts, fan fiction, or copies of Wikipedia articles.
 * 3) Wordings: Do not make up words on the spot unless their definitions are so obvious that they are not likely to be misunderstood. See the Anglish Wordbook for words that have been settled upon by the fellowship.
 * 4) Proper nouns & foreign concepts: 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 strange for a natural language to reject these kinds of loanwords.
 * 5) Pre-Norman borrowings: Do not be afraid to use foreign influence from before the Norman Invasion. This influence was borrowed willingly and usually for good reasons.
 * 6) Word Compounding: 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. Instead of directly translating glorious victory as woldry sye, consider making a compound like woldersye (glory-victory).
 * 7) Sources: Be skeptical of everything on Wiktionary. Recommended sources include: Etymonline and the Oxford English Dictionary
 * 8) Alternate Text: You can put alt-text, or hover-text into your writs, to give context to an Anglish word that is not also English. It will show alt-text when your cursor is hovered over the word. Beware that the hover text does not work on all devices. To do so, write out the following without spaces between the consecutive curly brackets: { {over|english word|anglish word} } So that it will read like this: