User blog:MýnÆnglishTáwk/Wiktionary only lets in words that they like

There has been a lot of talk about Wiktionary not liking Anglish. I did not know what that meant, until today.

"Hi. Wiktionary only accepts words that are actually in use by many people (see WT:ATTEST for our exact requirements). Words that you wish were used because they're "Anglish", or "more pure", or anything else, do not belong here. Similarly, etymologies may mention cognate words where useful, but rare or dialectal descendants of already listed cognates are not particularly useful. Thanks!"

The thing is, none of the words that I put into Wiktionary were only Anglish words! They could be Anglish as they are Germanic. But they are words that are already in main English!

So it seems that the folks at Wiktionary only let in things that they like! If only they don´t like the words, or their meanings, they take them out.

Also, about this bit:

"Similarly, etymologies may mention cognate words where useful, but rare or dialectal descendants of already listed cognates are not particularly useful."

Who is he to say what is helpful to others and what isn´t? Showing how words in English are twinned to words in other Germanic speeches is helpful to a lot of folks. It helps them to see how English links to the others. I had to to dig and dig to find the links between them. So I put them on there to make it light-work for others to find out, only for him to come along and get rid of them since he doesn´t like them.

So I can now see what you all mean. On the foreside, it looks like Wiktionary is about learning new things. Therewhile, all of that goes on in the background.