Brūcendmōtung:AmandaPanda

Hi Amanda! I hope you enjoy the OE wikipedia, and make a lot of contributions! So far, as for a standard, have you seen Clark Hall's dictionary? That's essentially the standard spelling we use. There were still a few errors in there (they didn't even have computers back then!), but those were corrected at Old English Made Easy. It's essentially early West Saxon, not using y for i, always spelling gifan as gifan, not giefan, gyfan, etc. It makes things easier so we don't have a hundred spellings across the site, making it look sloppy. I know it's not 'real' OE without a dozen different ways to spell, but we don't use that many ways to spell 'toast', so we're kind of trained to use one spelling for one word. Luckily, Old English words are easier to pronounce by looking at them than Modern English! I'm working on a manual of style for the OE wikipedia, so check it out - there's a vote coming up on that very topic! Have fun, and write on what you like! --James 11:01, 2 Ēastermōnaþ 2008 (UTC)

He only states the spelling issue out of his dislike for my spelling preferences. Feel free to spell however you want. Is it center or centre? The Wikipedia Manual of Style states that, as long as various spellings or styles are correct, then they are acceptable, and that differences are trivial and unimportant. Forced standardization results in Edit Wars, which is to be avoided. —Ƿōdenhelm 11:44, 2 Ēastermōnaþ 2008 (UTC)

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Wes hāl, and wilcume tō Wicipǣdian! Wē þanciaþ þē þīnra forðunga.
Ic hopie þæt þē gelīcaþ se stede and gecēosest tō belīfenne. Hēr sind sume trametas þe þu gelāstfulle findan meaht:

Ic hopie þæt þē gelīcaþ tō ādihtenne hēr and tō bēonne Wicibōcere! Bidde sett þīnne naman on gesprectrametum þurh brȳcunge fēower ofertācna (~~~~ ); þis wrīteþ būtan underscyte þīnne naman and þā tælmearce. Gif þu helpes þearft, besēo Wikipedia:Frignunga, bide mec on mīnum gesprectramete, oþþe sett <nowiki>{{helpme}} on þīnne gesprectramet and bide mec þǣr þīnre frignunge. Eft wilcume! James 03:01, 3 Ēastermōnaþ 2008 (UTC)

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[adiht fruman]

Just a small attempt to spruce up the Main Page a touch. Eventually I'd like to get downright artistic with it :) I was thinking that ivy leaves would look nice, with Runic writing behind the primary text. But that'll come once I figure out the technical issues behind it. Feel free to send messages my way, since I check this site on a very regular, daily basis. —Ƿōdenhelm 11:34, 2 Ēastermōnaþ 2008 (UTC)

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[adiht fruman]

Please vote in the Style vote poll, especially regarding using yogh/wynn  --~~~~