User talk:GlaikitGowk
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[edit]Hello, welcome to Wiktionary, and thank you for your contributions so far.
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Please note that we call 'Anglo-Saxon' Old English around here. Thanks! --Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:36, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
Welcome
[edit]I would also like to welcome you, GlaikitGowk!
Wiktionary is edited by a relatively small number of people, but we tend to be pretty serious about lexicography. I'm glad to see you've been making contributions to Scots in particular. We just finished a vote to make it easier to add words for lesser-used languages such as Scots.
We also have a new mentoring program to assign a specific person to help new editors learn the ropes here. If you're interested, you can sign up on that page or just mention it here.
Cheers! --BB12 (talk) 01:12, 5 August 2012 (UTC)