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KudoZ: general

What is KudoZ?

How does KudoZ work?

How do I earn KudoZ points?

What good are KudoZ points?

How are KudoZ points updated?

Do I earn any KudoZ points by answering KudoZ questions?

What are the rules of KudoZ participation?

Can friends, family members or close associates participate in my KudoZ questions or answers?

What should I do if KudoZ rules are being broken?

What is the logic behind the KudoZ categories?

What happens if a KudoZ question isn't graded?

Are askers able to close a question without awarding points?

How often do askers close questions without awarding points?

Where can I find a list of my previous questions and answers?

Can I see questions in language pairs not reported in my profile?

Under what conditions will a KudoZ question be removed?

What information can I see about a KudoZ asker?

What does the "Vote PRO" or "Vote non-PRO" button do?

When posting my question I selected by mistake the wrong level (PRO, non-PRO). What can I do?

I think my point total should have gone up by more today. How can I check this?

One of my KudoZ point totals dropped. How is this possible?

How can I change what appears on my KudoZ points summary on my profile page?

What do the "ok" and "no" under the the "Gloss" (glossary) column in my KudoZ activity section indicate?

I had to create a new profile. Can I merge my points from the previous profile?

How can I enter a discussion entry?

I suggest requiring payment for participation in KudoZ. This would boost quality.

Are KudoZ questions indexed by search engines?

What do the time references next to the confidence level and in the peer section indicate?

Can the asker enter in the glossary a term different from the one suggested in the selected question?

A user in my sub-community regularly posts 'bad answers'. What can be done?

How does the first validated answer (FVA) mode work?

What is the KudoZ Leader Board?

How are the leaders ordered in the KudoZ leaderboard?

I can not see a KudoZ question. What can I do?

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KudoZ: asking

What is a KudoZ question?

What is the meaning of "one term is allowed per question" (KudoZ rule 2.1)?

Is there a limit on the number of KudoZ questions I can ask?

What happens if I ask questions beyond the daily or weekly limits?

I tend to store up my term questions until the end of a project. Is there any way I can get around the limit?

Can I post a question in more than one language pair?

Can I ask a monolingual KudoZ question?

I am not sure whether a question should be classified as non-PRO or PRO. What is the difference?

What should I do if I don't have context to include in my KudoZ question?

Can I edit or add more information to my KudoZ question after posting it?

Can KudoZ askers direct their questions to specific site users?

Why would I limit access to a question to certain classes of members?

If I ask a question privately, ie. restricting it to one of my teams, will it appear to others? Will it be searchable in the archives?

I see a "Squash" button under a KudoZ question I have posted, what does that mean?

How can I thank KudoZ answerers without declining or grading yet?

How do I grade my KudoZ question?

I did not enter the term to the KOG at the time I graded my question, but I would like to enter it now. How can I do that?

Can I grade my question less than 24 hours after posting it?

I lost my KudoZ email confirmation link, how can I grade my KudoZ question now?

Can I award points to more than one answer?

I closed a question without selecting a best answer. Can I reopen the question now?

How can I close a KudoZ question I have asked that has not been answered?

How can I stop receiving email reminders to grade my questions?

What are the criteria for the number of points (1-4) I should award to the selected answer?

Points were awarded to an answer to my question but I would like to select another answer instead. How can I un-grade my question?

I have included confidential information in a question. Can I have it removed?

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KudoZ: answering

If the question is closed and points were awarded, can I still answer it?

Can I edit or delete my KudoZ answers?

How can I un-hide an answer I've made invisible?

Can I hide one of my KudoZ answers and submit a new one?

Will my hidden answers be visible in my list of answers?

What is the meaning of "no more than one answer per question" (KudoZ rule 3.3)?

What does it mean when a question is marked "Not for points"?

If I answer "not for points" questions, will they appear in the KudoZ history in my profile page?

Does answering "not for points" questions improve my position in the KudoZ Leader Board or the ProZ.com's directory?

What does "Confidence level" mean when posting a KudoZ answer?

I don't know the answer to a KudoZ question, but I have some information that could help the asker. Where should I post this information?

I do not see the "Post reference" button in a KudoZ question. Why?

Under what conditions can an answerer use the discussion entries feature?

How can I avoid answering questions from askers who tend to close their questions without grading them?

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KudoZ: peer commenting

Can I agree with more than one answer to a question?

I entered a peer comment and want to respond to the reply I got. Can I?

Can I edit or delete my peer comments?

Can I comment on an answerer's confidence level in my peer comment?

KudoZ: editing

I see some users (not moderators) reclassifying, or removing, others' questions. How are these members selected?

Can KudoZ editors reclassify a PRO question as non-PRO and vice versa?

Is site moderation one of the responsibilities of KudoZ editors?

I would like to apply to become a KudoZ editor. Can I?

Does membership determine someone's eligibility to become a KudoZ editor?

An option appeared allowing me to edit other people's questions. Why?

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Glossary-building KudoZ

What is the purpose of the glossary-building KudoZ (GBK) questions?

How do glossary-building KudoZ (GBK) work?

How are the GBK questions created?

Who can participate in the glossary-building KudoZ (GBK) questions?

Why is the participation limited in glossary-building KudoZ?

Why are these limitations not applied to "help term" KudoZ as well?

I added in my profile the specialty field needed to answer a GBK question but I still can't answer it. Why?

What are the additional fields of expertise?

Can I provide more than one answer as different options when answering a GBK question?

Can I post more than one term in my answer to a GBK question?

Is it OK to to answer a GBK question suggesting the same term already offered in another answer?

How are GBK questions graded?

The submission period for a GBK question has ended and the question is still open. Can I still submit a translation?

There is no "neutral" option in the peer comments. How can I leave a comment to the answerer?

What is the "Glossary-building KudoZ questions" box displayed in the home page? Can I customize what I see there?

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Glossaries

What are ProZ.com glossaries?

How do I create a new personal glossary?

How do I add a term to a glossary?

How do I upload an existing glossary?

How can I rename an existing personal glossary?

How do I edit a glossary entry?

Can I download my ProZ.com glossaries to my computer?

How can I merge my glossaries?

How do I move a term from one glossary to another?

How can I remove one of my glossaries?

Can I create a multilingual glossary?

How can I send/receive glossaries through my profile?

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GlossPost

What is GlossPost?

What are the goals driving GlossPost at ProZ.com?

What are the possibilities created by the collaboration between GlossPost and ProZ.com?

How many links from the original GlossPost archives have been included?

Are links in the GlossPost database at ProZ.com checked to prevent dead pages and repeated URLs?

What are the searching capabilities included in the GlossPost database at ProZ.com?

How can I contribute to the expansion of GlossPost?

How are GlossPost links to glossaries submitted?

What language should be used when adding a glossary to GlossPost?

What are the benefits of adding new glossary links to GlossPost?

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Wikiwords

What is Wikiwords?

How is Wikiwords affiliated with ProZ.com?

What should I do if I can't find a term in Wikiwords?

Term search

What is ProZ.com Term search?

How are terms added to the Term search database?

How can I contribute to the expansion of the terms database?

Which Term search options are available?

Can I run a search for an exact phrase

Can I save my search settings?

From where are Term search results retrieved?

How are Term search results ordered?

What happened to the "Reverse lookup" search option?

How can I prevent the ProZ.com term search from transliterating diacritics and accented characters?

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