1 - 何谓ProZ.com论坛？

The ProZ.com 论坛 是为ProZ.com用户提供的公开讨论区，大家以相对松散的形式讨论共同感兴趣的话题。

2 - 可以发布哪些内容？

ProZ.com论坛为翻译领域、ProZ.com或ProZ.com社区的相关讨论而提供。不用于其它目的。此处发布有一个更为全面的论坛范围定义。

3 - 有哪些论坛规则？

论坛中有链接连至论坛规则。用户发贴的条件之一是必须接受这些规则。

4 - What should I do if I consider that site rules are being violated in a forum?

In this case you should refer the issue to the forum moderator or a member of site staff. At the bottom of each forum thread page you will see a little box with the name of the corresponding moderator(s) and a "Call to this topic" link:



When you click on this link, a small box will open to let you describe the rule(s) violation you perceived in the thread. This is a mandatory field. When you submit this information it will be included in a profile email to be submitted to the moderator.



You may contact site staff on the issue via support request, in the case of a forum which has no assigned moderator.

5 - 谁有权使用论坛？

ProZ.com全体注册用户均可在论坛发贴。

6 - 论坛发贴是否经过审查？

由会员及已获身份认证的用户张贴的帖子可以立即显示。* 所有其他人的帖子在显示前需要经过审查。大多数帖子在十二小时内获得批准。

* 关于对合作网络建立功能的使用，可能会涉及其它成员的权益，ProZ.com的工作团队拥有自由裁量权，对有问题的个案进行修改或取消。

7 - 我该如何在论坛中发帖子

To start a new thread in a forum you should visit its page and then click on the "Post new topic" link, on the upper left part of the screen. This will show you a posting window where you should write a good title in the "Topic subject:" field (instructions provided in the same page) and the body of your post in the "Topic body: " field.
If the planned thread will be on some of the tolerated off topic exceptions described in the Definition of ProZ.com's Scope you should click on the "This post is 'off-topic', ie. more play than work." box.

To answer to an already existing thread you should click on the “Reply / comment” button to create a new post or on he “Reply with quote” link inside a previous post to reply to this post in particular keeping it in a box inside your own reply.

8 - How do I select the forums I would like to see listed on the homepage?

Go to your forum dashboard and click on the "Homepage forums" tab. There you can select the forums you would like to appear on the homepage.

To see a brief introduction to the forum dashboard and its features, check out this video.

9 - I have a question I would like to post to the forums. What is the best way to make sure I get an answer?

Here are some tips to keep in mind when posting a question to the forums:

10 - How can I include smilies in my forum post?

Smilies are keyboard characters used to convey an emotion, such as a smile :) or a frown :( To see a list of smilies and how to make them, just visit the article Smilies & Other Basic Text Formats in Proz.com Forums: Quick Reference Guide.

11 - What is BBCode and how can I use it in the forums?

BBCode is a variation on the HTML tags you may already be familiar with. Basically, it allows you to add functionality or style to your message that would normally require HTML. You can use BBCode even if HTML is not enabled for the forum you are using. You may want to use BBCode as opposed to HTML, because there is less coding required and it is safer to use (incorrect coding syntax will not lead to as many problems).

URL Hyperlinking

You can create true hyperlinks using the [url] code. Just use the following format:
[url=http://www.totalgeek.org]totalgeek.org[/url]

In the example above, the BBCode automatically generates a hyperlink to the URL that is encased. It will also ensure that the link is opened in a new window when the user clicks on it. Note that the "http://" part of the URL is completely optional. The URL will hyperlink the text to whatever URL you provide after the equal sign. Also note that you should NOT use quotation marks inside the URL tag.

Italics and bold face

You can make italicized text or make text bold by encasing the applicable sections of your text with either the [b] [/b] or [i] [/i] tags.

Hello, [b]James[/b]
Hello, [i]Mary[/i]


Bullets/lists

You can make bulleted lists or ordered lists (by number or letter).

Unordered, bulleted list:

[list]
[*] This is the first bulleted item.
[*] This is the second bulleted item.
[/list]

This produces:

12 - 我如何才能收到论坛新贴通知（论坛追踪）？

所有网站会员都将收到论坛登帖的通知。

跟踪论坛动向
如果想要启动对整个论坛的跟踪功能，请选用论坛主页左栏的选项(需要菜单中的‘论坛’链接, 点击此处)。有三个选项供您选择：



选择‘新话题’('New threads)，将会启动在刊登新话题时为您发通知的功能。选择‘全部新帖’(All new posts)，将会启动在刊登新话题和所有新帖时为您发通知的功能。选择‘关闭’(Off)，将会停用该论坛的通知功能。当您完成您的选择后，请使用页面底部的追踪键来保存您的选择。

跟踪单一话题
如果需要跟踪单一话题(比如: 当您不要追踪该话题所在的论坛时)，只需要在阅读该话题的讨论时点击该页上方的‘[跟踪话题]’链接即可。当启动此跟踪功能后，该链接便显示为‘[停止跟踪话题]’，供您在需要停止跟踪话题时使用。

在通知中，我可以收到新帖子的全部内容吗？
不可以。这是因为考虑到带宽，例外的情况是，帖子的文字内容被包括在该通知的电子邮件中。

13 - 搜索引擎是否检索私人论坛？

我们的忠告是：使用因特网的任何人均应假设其在线发表的任何内容都有可能在发布后被所有人看到。讲明这一点后，如果没有遗漏什么的话，我们想说明的是，搜索引擎要检索私人论坛中发布的内容，需要作为该组成员之一登陆，或略过认证程序进入。因此，相对而言，搜索引擎不太可能检索到私人论坛中发布的内容。

14 - 怎么决定了一个论坛的话题是否会在网站主页上得到专门介绍？

ProZ.com 网站的网页是这个社区的宝贵财富，收到会员的高度重视，并花费了大量的时间。为了创造为翻译提供的最理想的工作园地，ProZ.com 网站的工作人员将对出现在本网站的文字内容行使编辑控制权。(如同出版行业一样。)

选择任何话题刊登在首页是一项半自动性的工作。对于多数话题来说，是否允许在主页刊登标题(取决于论坛)是自动设定的。但是，当工作人员发现某个话题，比如：向管理人员投诉的，而不是供大家讨论的帖子，其显示状态就会受到重新设定。另外，被锁死的话题也会停止在主页上显示。

15 - What is the RSS feed for forums?

RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication, a family of Web formats used to publish frequently updated content such as news headlines or blog entries in a standardized format and that allows users to subscribe to it.

A feed reader is client software or a Web application that is used to subscribe to and collect syndicated web content in a single location for easy viewing.

You can subscribe to your favorite ProZ.com public forums in your RSS feed reader by clicking the orange button in the forum page to get started.

You can subscribe using any news reader that you would like. If you encounter any encoding issues or have questions, comments or concerns, please contact site staff via a support request.

16 - 我的主题行为什么改变？

ProZ.com 网站的版主和工作人员，在看到标题与帖子内容不相符时，可能需要修改帖子的标题。(这一点已经在张贴和回复表格内作出陈述，同时还在论坛规则中作出规定。)

为何需要这样做呢？首先，标题会显示在本网站的主页。具有误导性和不完整的标题导致人们不能有效地寻找和查看自己感兴趣的话题。话题的标题还会被用作电子邮件通知函的内容，发送给选择跟踪论坛动向的订户。因此，话题的标题要尽可能地写得贴切达意就显得至关重要了。

不好的标题举例：

- KudoZ (问题：太笼统)
- 供所有翻译阅读 (问题：不能反映帖子的内容)

好的标题举例：

- Indemnity insurance - do I need it? Where can I get it? (损失赔偿保险 - 我需要买它吗？哪里可以买到？)
- New freelancer seeks tips on translation software (新自由翻译寻找翻译软件的提示)

写出好的标题不是一件容易的事，所以要学会表现出你的创意来！

17 - 我无法找到自己的帖子。

如果你找不到你登的帖子，可能是因为你还不是本网站的会员，而且你的识别号码还没有得到验证，所以你的帖子需要经过批准后才能刊登出来。*

你登的帖子也可能被从一个类别转移到另一个更适合的论坛类别。你可以查看一下相关的讨论主题。

* 关于对合作网络建立功能的使用，可能会涉及其它成员的权益，ProZ.com的工作团队拥有自由裁量权，对有问题的个案进行修改或取消。

18 - 我是否可以发布有关不良译社或译员的帖子？

绝对不可以。信誉栏是您就某个客户是否合意公开发表意见的适当场所。

19 - 为何不能使用论坛警告他人小心某个不良译社？

您可能已经猜想到了，公开的批评指责可能会是暴发性的，常常会激发十多和或甚至几百个电子邮件、电话，甚至法律追究。

再者，ProZ.com 网站现有的注册用户已有万人，远比现有的付费计划和仅有的少于一千名的付费会员，更为变化不定。因此，在ProZ.com 网站刊登一篇指责性的帖子通常会使我们的管理人员、版主，以及围观的人们花费数小时的时间和精力进行处理。

经过处理数起善意的批评指责后，ProZ.com 网站的工作人员们决定，我们不再花时间处理这类事件，断绝这类情况发生的唯一办法，就是谢绝在公共论坛的批评指责言论，无论其理由如何正当和充分，无一例外。为此，我们还完善建立了“信誉栏”，以结构化和可管理化的形式，供大家获取和张贴所需要的信息。

“信誉栏”对您有用吗？有用。上面可以找到你所想要的所有信息吗？不可以。我们也从来没有这样的承诺。但是，我们在不断地改善和更新它，就我们网站的发展现况来说，其速度是卓有成效的。

20 - 可以讨论经济话题吗？

可以，但仅限在论坛的‘经济事务’栏目讨论。

21 - 为何禁止政治性和争议性话题？

本网站创办人的期望是，无论在“真实”世界里发生过什么事情，在我们ProZ.com这里仍然还有一个虚拟的环境，让持有冲突性的观点，来自各种文化的人群，可以在语言领域以和平的方式一起工作。

因此，本网站的一贯政策是*立即*删除任何与语言无关的帖子，以及任何*有可能会*引起争议的帖子。本网站的工作人员和论坛版主们均要求按照同样的规定行事。

你可以期待这项政策始终适用于所有引起争议的帖子，不管版主的个人意见如何。(因此，当一个话题被锁死或删除，不代表锁死该话题的人的个人观点。) 请注意，版主不值班，有时一个帖子可能在数小时或甚至数日后才被关闭。

有其它适合于谈论政治的的途径，而且那些途径都比本网站更加有效。

22 - 有关自然灾害，或非政治性的灾害话题，可以在论坛中讨论吗？

是的。尽管不属于语言学范畴，在这个集体社区里，就自然灾害(比如：地震、洪水、龙卷风、台风、热浪、寒流、海啸、火山、雪崩、火灾、泥石流，以及其它不是由冲突导致的自然现象)而张贴的帖子，均认为是适合的。

在灾难发生时，我们鼓励会员刊登相关由具有良好组织和信誉可信的团体在其区域内开展的救灾信息。比如：如果在世界某个地方发生了地震，一位在西班牙的会员可能会登出信息，帮助你了解如何通过设在西班牙境内的信誉可靠的组织提供自愿服务或提供捐赠。

请注意以下几点：
- 刊登于自然灾害救助相关内容的帖子都要标为“题外话”。
- 刊登于救灾话题下的帖子中包含了政治性的评论，无论观点如何，均会被删除。
- 如果在帖子中谈论组织私下的救灾合作，无论作者是谁，此类帖子均会被删除。

23 - If a forum thread has been locked, does that mean the topic cannot be discussed ever again?

When a forum thread has been locked, forum rule 6 helps to protect this action and allow a discussion to "cool down". Immediately posting with the intention of continuing the discussion in a locked thread is not allowed, but this does not mean that the topic itself cannot be discussed at a later point, provided it is in line with site rules.

24 - What about freedom of speech? There should not be censorship in the forums

The forums are limited in scope and subject to rules. It is important to know that the site rules and scope have been in place for some time now, and they are there and enforced precisely in the interest of maintaining a positive, results-oriented workplace. The only way for this to happen is for those rules and the scope to be enforced consistently, and that is what moderators and site staff do.

This said, it should be noted that, within the framework of site rules and the aim of those rules, not everyone is going to be able to say whatever they want at ProZ.com. Keeping a positive, results-oriented translation workplace means that posters will not be able to swear, or to talk politics, or make offensive remarks in the forums, for example. There are other places to do that. Everyone has valid opinions, views and statements; but it should not be assumed that ProZ.com can be used to advertise these.

If you feel you have received rules enforcement action which was not rules-based, please report this to site staff through the support system, where the issue can be properly reviewed. The forums are not an appropriate channel for discussing individual rules enforcement issues.

25 - 我能申请一个用于讨论/工作专有论坛吗？

Paying members may request a private forum be created, and invite colleagues to participate. To do this, just submit a support request, stating the name you wish to give the forum and including the profile numbers of any initial participants you wish to include in the forum.

Once the forum is created, it will be assigned to the member(s) who requested it, who will act as the private forum owner(s). The forum owner(s) will be able to add other site users to and remove them from the forum. Only the users invited to the forum (and site staff) will be able to see it, and only the forum owners and members can participate in it. Private forums will not be made public.

Note that private forums are also subject to site forum rules, though in some cases these rules may be interpreted more loosely for the purpose of the private forum. It is the private forum owner's responsibility to clarify this with all who are invited to participate in the forum.

26 - I have a survey I would like to publish. Can I post it in the forums?

If you have a survey you would like to publish, and it is within ProZ.com site scope, please contact staff via the support system with the specifics for help. Note that not all surveys can be published.