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ATA ILD Discusion forum

The discussion forum of the Italian Language Division is a tool for all members to communicate with each other. The forum is moderated. It is a benefit of your division membership and it is open only to division members. Any topic of discussion that can be of interest to the over 700 ILD members is welcome. Most of the messages are in Italian but both Italian and English are allowed.

Rules of the forum

Here are a few simple rules to make the forum more useful and easier to use for all members.

When you reply to a message remember that the reply goes to all the members of the list. If you want to send a reply only to the original sender of the message, make sure you change the email address on the to: line for your email program. The moderators will not be able to forward a message to an individual list member for you.

If you reply to a job offer posted on the forum please follow the instructions in the message and send a reply to the original sender or to another address provided, not to the ATA ILD forum.

If you ask for help on the meaning or the translation of some terms, we recommend sending a "thank you" message. If you include in your message the terms you have chosen as a translation or a summary of the messages you have received on the list and privately, please send that message to the forum. Otherwise we recommend sending a simple thank you directly to the people who have helped you.

Discussions about rates and pricing are not allowed on the forum because of ATA rules.

To help people filter messages coming from the forum, we recommend following a standard format for the titles of your messages to the forum:

  • For terminology questions, use the format "TERM [language combination] [topic]", for example "TERM IT>EN legal"
  • For "thank you" messages use the format use the same title but add THANKS at the beginning of the title "THANKS TERM IT>EN legal"
  • For computer related questions, use the format "COMP [title]"
  • For reviews of dictionaries and other tools of the trade, use the format "REVIEW [title]"
  • To recommend a web site use the format "URL [title]"
  • For other general discussion, use the format "DISC [title]"

Subscribing

The subscribe to the forum:

  1. Point your browser to ATA Italian Language Division Google Groups.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen.