04/23/12 -- Posting and Answering Protocols
Dear Spanishdict.com members,
We have heard your concerns and we have reached what we believe will benefit all the members of Spanishdict.com.
We are continuing to be more organized with the forum rules, especially regarding proper punctuation, grammar and specific details in member questions.
At times, members have replied in an answer to these questions that overlook the rules. We understand your enthusiasm and desire to help others and are grateful for your wealth of knowledge and willingness to share. If you wish to answer or comment to the poster, we ask that you please consider including a gentle suggestion to the member to correct the errors in the post for the benefit of all.
The moderators will be watching for the following broken rules:
? Be nice. Treat everyone on the forum with respect.
? Focus on learning. Only post topics that help with language learning. No social chatting.
? Search first. Ask second. Search the dictionary and forum for answers before posting.
? Be detailed. Include the topic clearly in the title. Provide context for the question.
? Keep the language family-friendly. No profane, lewd, or obscene language or photos.
? Stay on topic. Start a new thread to discuss a separate topic.
? Use correct capitalization, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. We are a language site.
? No advertising or promotional activity. Our forum is for learning.
? Do your own homework. Homework questions will only receive help if you try to answer first.
We feel if you will follow these simple Protocols everyone will make Spanishdict.com great!
Estimados usuarios,
Nos damos cuenta de sus inquietudes y hemos llegado a lo que creemos que beneficiará a todos los miembros de SpanishDict. Seguimos siendo más organizados con las reglas del foro, especialmente con las que se tratan de la gramática y los detalles de las preguntas.
Aquí son las nuevas reglas, y les pedimos amablemente que las respeten:
Sea amable. Trate a todos con respecto.
Céntrese en aprender. Solo cree hilos que ayuden con el aprendizaje del inglés o español. No charla social.
Realize una búsqueda en el foro o diccionario antes de crear un nuevo hilo.
Sea detallado en su pregunta. El título debe definir claramente el tema del cual se va a tratar. Provea contexto para que podamos ayudarle mejor.
Utilice un lenguaje apto para todos. No publique contenido explícito o profano.
Manténgase en tema. Si el hilo comienza a salirse del tema original, cree un nuevo hilo para hablar de un tópico distinto.
Trate de usar correctamente la puntuación, la gramática y la ortografía. Absténgase de usar acrónimos (brb, lol, rofl) y jerga.
No utilice el foro como medio para hacer publicidad.
Haga su tarea usted mismo. No recibirá ayuda a menos que haga un intento primero.
Entendemos su entusiasmo y deseo de ayudar a los demás, y les agradecemos su buena voluntad. Por favor, no duden en responder a un usuario que utilizó gramática incorrecta. Solo les pedimos que consideren dar correcciones por medio de un comentario. Creemos que si todos se apegamos a las reglas, haremos SpanishDict un lugar mejor para aprender.
Nuestros moderadores nos ayudan a seguir estas simples reglas. Utilizan su buen juicio para decidir que hilos deben ser cerrados o borrados por violar las reglas, y que usuarios serán baneados por infracciones.
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Moderators / Moderadores
3 Answers
Yes, thanks for giving us a little bit of leeway. However, there is still no translation of the rules or posting protocols into Spanish. How will the English learner know the rules, if they are not in Spanish or is this primarily a Spanish learning site?
I appreciate the reconsideration of the protocols. Along with answering any legitimate question I will try to ask the poster to follow the rules. I hope that there will be no more emails to members who seek to assist with answering questions regardless of the quality of the grammar, punctuation, spelling or clarity of the question.
One question: Should we edit for such errors or leave them for a moderator or the poster to correct?
One question:
Gringo: Should we edit for such errors or leave them for a moderator or the poster to correct?
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If you wish to answer or comment to the poster, we ask that you please consider including a gentle suggestion to the member to correct the errors in the post for the benefit of all.
Your question was answered. What makes you ask "should we edit for such errors or leave them for a moderator or the poster to correct"?
Nothing in the new Protocols says anything about leaving them for a moderator or the poster to correct. You are bringing this in and it is not necessary.
