Welcome to the Greek forum.
Steps:
If someone's language background isn't perfect, don't treat him/her badly.
2.Quoted material
4 Look for the answer in dictionaries first (see the Ancient Greek and Modern Greek resources' posts for some links to online dictionaries).
5. Thread title
6. Always provide an example sentence and give context.
7. Chat language and chat spelling are not allowed in any language used (unless as the subject of a specific question). Use proper capitalisation.
Do not type the Greek part of your message using Latin characters unless you do not know the Greek alphabet. "Greeklish", unless it is itself the subject of the thread should not be used and posts written in Greeklish will be deleted.
8. Be polite.
The use of "Hello", “Hi” and "Thank you" is welcome.
9. Don’t use the forum as a chatboard (it is inefficient); use the private message (PM) feature if you want to send a personal message to another forum member
10. Do not post links to commercial sites. This is an advertising free forum and we want to keep it this way.
11. If you have further questions please post them in the "Comments and Suggestions" Forum or send a private message (PM) to your favorite moderator.
12 Use the report-a-postfeature in the top right corner of each post, if you read a post that contains questionable language/pictures or if you feel it does not belong to this specific forum. This will help to run the forum smoothly.
13. Please check the forum rules periodically since they will be updated whenever necessary.
For a detailed list, please check the comprehensive WR Rules
You may not post audio or video files or links unless you get moderator approval ahead of time.
All these posts need to say which moderator approved it.
All audio and video files and links that do not have prior approval will be deleted.
Permission will not be granted after the fact for deleted files or links. Please ask first.
PARTICULARLY FOR THE GREEK FORUM
It should be noted that ancient and modern Greek differ in pronunciation. There are many sites (as well as books and articles) dedicated to both the different theories about the reconstructed pronunciation of ancient Greek, and the arguments about which pronunciation should be used. Due to the controversial nature of the subject, we ask you not to open threads on the subject unless you have already conducted your own research and want to discuss a particular doubt you may have.
The same rules do not apply for the Modern Greek pronunciation since there's no controversy surrounding it.
Steps:
- Register.
- Click "New Thread" to ask a question.
When adding a link that leads to a site outside these forums, please also add a small summary of what the link is about, since it is not certain that the link will be active for ever.
1. Be helpful, not hurtful.
If someone's language background isn't perfect, don't treat him/her badly.
2.Quoted material
- Song lyrics may be quoted and translated up to a maximum of 4 lines. Threads and posts with song lyric quotations and translations beyond 4 lines will be removed.
- No web pages or copyrighted content may be inserted into WordReference posts except as indicated below. Minor fair use excerpts from dictionaries such as a definition/translation or two are permitted. Quotes and translations of texts up to 4 sentences are permitted. Links to content elsewhere are acceptable and appropriate, provided such links meet the requirements stated elsewhere in these rules. Always acknowledge the source. All forms of inserted content that do not meet these conditions will be removed without exception.
4 Look for the answer in dictionaries first (see the Ancient Greek and Modern Greek resources' posts for some links to online dictionaries).
5. Thread title
- Put the word or phrase in the title when asking a question (avoid "translation please", "how do I say this?", "does this word exist?", "I'm new", "Help!" and the like).
- If your question is about Ancient Greek, please indicate that in the title of your thread, unless it is obvious by the phrase/word in question.
If your question is about another language (question in that case must be posed in Greek) include the name of the language in the title.
6. Always provide an example sentence and give context.
7. Chat language and chat spelling are not allowed in any language used (unless as the subject of a specific question). Use proper capitalisation.
Do not type the Greek part of your message using Latin characters unless you do not know the Greek alphabet. "Greeklish", unless it is itself the subject of the thread should not be used and posts written in Greeklish will be deleted.
8. Be polite.
The use of "Hello", “Hi” and "Thank you" is welcome.
9. Don’t use the forum as a chatboard (it is inefficient); use the private message (PM) feature if you want to send a personal message to another forum member
10. Do not post links to commercial sites. This is an advertising free forum and we want to keep it this way.
11. If you have further questions please post them in the "Comments and Suggestions" Forum or send a private message (PM) to your favorite moderator.
12 Use the report-a-postfeature in the top right corner of each post, if you read a post that contains questionable language/pictures or if you feel it does not belong to this specific forum. This will help to run the forum smoothly.
13. Please check the forum rules periodically since they will be updated whenever necessary.
For a detailed list, please check the comprehensive WR Rules
You may not post audio or video files or links unless you get moderator approval ahead of time.
All these posts need to say which moderator approved it.
All audio and video files and links that do not have prior approval will be deleted.
Permission will not be granted after the fact for deleted files or links. Please ask first.
PARTICULARLY FOR THE GREEK FORUM
It should be noted that ancient and modern Greek differ in pronunciation. There are many sites (as well as books and articles) dedicated to both the different theories about the reconstructed pronunciation of ancient Greek, and the arguments about which pronunciation should be used. Due to the controversial nature of the subject, we ask you not to open threads on the subject unless you have already conducted your own research and want to discuss a particular doubt you may have.
The same rules do not apply for the Modern Greek pronunciation since there's no controversy surrounding it.
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Any pseudo-etymological suggestions that are either a) not posed as questions or b) after being satisfactorily and with arguments proven wrong still being supported will be deleted, since their perpetuation can mislead other members of the forums.
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