Reiteration: When posting, please indicate the topic or keywords in the title; otherwise, points may be deducted as appropriate

Learn the* rules first, then reply or post! With rules in place, everything becomes easier to handle

Today I received a text message that read as follows: .....I posted a request for help in your section, but it seems the post did not meet the requirements. I was asked to provide keywords, but I wasn’t sure how to do that, so I had to cancel first. I need to learn the rules of your community board before posting, so I have to ask you to help me answer this question first. Thank you here. ..... Perhaps he doesn’t come to the foreign language section very often, so he’s worried about not being familiar with the rules and therefore hesitates to post. This will inevitably scare away some sea friends. Of course, dealing with such irregular posts frequently is also very troublesome.

“If such titles appear again, points will be deducted! ” How about changing this sentence to “Points will be deducted as appropriate!” ”, so as to prevent people from being afraid to post. If it’s the first time, a text message reminder can be sent; if they don’t change their behavior after that, points will be deducted. The forum has a search function that allows you to look up someone’s posts to see if they have posted irregularly on multiple occasions.

I suggest: 1. This rule should be placed in a prominent location; there’s no need to mention things like point deductions. Of course, points will be deducted for those who do it on purpose despite knowing the rules. But one cannot punish without first teaching. 2. Everyone is actually reasonable; understanding the reasons behind this, they should be willing to cooperate. If a newcomer posts something that doesn’t comply with the rules, just give them a reminder and let them fix it on their own. It shouldn’t happen next time.

Hehe. Actually, this rule has been in place for a long time and is clearly displayed at the top, but some people still fail to follow it. Moreover, there was no response to the reminders or even to the help in changing their titles; at least they should have shown some acceptance. I think sometimes there must be laws to follow, and those laws must be obeyed. Allowing mistakes to happen each time, and then providing reminders and education, does not necessarily yield good results. Moreover, with discretionary point deductions, only a few points are taken away for a first offense; if one performs well during the discussion, those points can also be restored as appropriate! Doing this also facilitates discussion among everyone. I think no one wants to spend half a day discussing technical posts today only to have to go through the hassle of finding them again tomorrow.

Indeed, it’s common to see posts with the title “How to translate this sentence?” After replying, one might want to check out better answers from other users after some time, only to find several such posts and have to open them one by one, which is very inconvenient. To facilitate communication among learners, it’s better to establish some standards – it’s beneficial for everyone. Those who post messages don’t have to worry about losing points, and those who read and reply to messages can find them more easily. Why not do it?

Repeated calls for regulating posts have had little effect. Based on my experience, chemical engineering English essentially comes down to the translation and handling of various terms; there aren’t many difficulties in terms of grammar. Therefore, it’s essential to specify the key terms in the request for help. Terms such as turndown, boot, and inventory, which were recently brought up for assistance, have already been discussed on this forum before; they just couldn’t be found because they weren’t included in the title. So I hope everyone will take a little time to post requests for help; this will make things easier for others and also help to resolve one’s own requests more quickly.