That sounds pretty good - I'd love to help with medieval history, you'd definitely need at least an Ælfred ðe Great article!

>From: "James R. Johnson" <modean52@comcast.net> >Reply-To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org >To: <wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org> >Subject: RE: [Wikipedia-l] Re: FW: Wikipedia for Old English >Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 20:27:25 -0400 > >Hey Adam, > Thanks for the help and kinds words - these are all very good and >important questions. > >As for types of articles, I (myself as a writer/contributor to the AS wiki) >would like to start out with simple fact-based articles, perhaps the ones >listed on the "100 articles every wiki should have." I would hope that >people would contribute articles, either Pokemon, Mario, News, Biography, >whatever. I have no doubt someone will want to write Anglo-Saxon related >articles, but I'd rather do modern history, some biographies, biology, >technology, etc. If you'd like to write the Pokemon article, feel free! Ic >wille þæt séon, gif þu þæt wille wrítan. There are people who can >contribute readily on the Forum for Old English mailing list, English-L >mailing list, and Old English Made Easy mailing list. > >The form of the language would be early West Saxon, as used in the Clark >Hall Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, without the syncopation of endings in >verbs (a more formal syntactic convention). > >The groups are above mentioned, as well as other groups that can be found >with a google search. There is already a terminology page for the technology >terms, as well as many biology and other terms native to the language. As >Icelandic has created new uses for old words, I'm sure Old English can do >the same (How about an article about a circulwyrde or the symantec fyrweall >rungestreon, or þá Nipponiscan léode (the Japanese people)?). > >Does that help? > >James > >-----Original Message----- >From: wikipedia-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org >[mailto:wikipedia-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Adam Bishop >Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:22 PM >To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org >Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Re: FW: Wikipedia for Old English > >I think an Old English Wikipedia sounds interesting (although I don't know >very much OE myself), and now that you are also discussing Latin, I wanted >to point out a few problems you might encounter (I am an admin on the Latin >Wikipedia): > >Most importantly, you should start off by making some guidelines about what >should and should not be included. The Latin wikipedia is pretty old and >only recently has there been a concerted effort to give it some direction - >I think any new wikipedia in a dead language would benefit from having the >rules first. > >For example, you would (I assume) want to have articles about Anglo-Saxon >related topics, but will people also want to write about unrelated subjects? > > Will the stereotypical Pokemon article be allowed? > >What form of the language will you use? For Latin, I think we try to be as >classical as possible, although there is some medieval and neo-Latin there >too. As far as I understand, the 9th century Wessex dialect is the most >attested form of Anglo-Saxon, right? Would you accept alternate >spelling/grammar found in other dialects (Northumbrian, perhaps)? > >(As a side note, you would probably also want to specifically state that Old >English is not the same as "ye olde English", nor is it Chaucerian or >Shakespearian English, as has been mentioned already.) > >Are there groups who still use Old English, from whom you can draw either >contributors or information on where to begin? Is there any information on >how to use OE words for modern concepts? For Latin it is fairly easy to find >Neo-Latin terms, but what if you want to write about Japan, for example, in >OE? I guess my point is, can OE still be used in a meaningful way, or will >you be limited by existing vocabulary? > >I hope these questions/suggestions help, and I hope I can contribute when it >is created! > >Adam Bishop > > >>From: Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.hn.org> >>Reply-To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org >>To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org >>Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Re: FW: Wikipedia for Old English >>Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:40:55 -0400 > >On Thursday 05 August 2004 >10:48, Karl Eichwalder wrote: >> > "James R. Johnson" <modean52@comcast.net> writes: >> > > I guess it's like Latin in being a dead language, but just as >> > > deserving of a Wiki. >> > >> > Encyclopedia writer should try to get the facts right before >posting. >> > Latin is still in use (and it was never dead). And, more >important, > > Latin something like a sleeping lingua franca. >> >>"Dead" referring to a language means "having no native >speakers". Unlike Manx, >which died with its last native speaker >(but is still in use), Latin died >(but remained in use) when its >descendants differentiated sufficiently that >none of them was Latin, >which can't be pinpointed as precisely. >> >>phma >>-- >>li fi'u vu'u fi'u fi'u du li pa >>_______________________________________________ >>Wikipedia-l mailing list >>Wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org >>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l > >_________________________________________________________________ >Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. 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