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The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.

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Should we allow questions/answers to be in Italian?

About this question, I think we should apply the golden rule that says that everyone is free to ask questions in one of those two languages (we restrict ourselves to English or Italian, of course). T …
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Shouldn't we allow questions regarding the Latin language?

I don't think we should transform the site into a Latin discussion one. With your kind of reasoning, every site about romance languages could do the same! …
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Please use the correct accents on Italian words

This is a plea for native Italians: could you please use the correct spelling of words with accents in your writing? I ask you this not only because it's nice to have things correctly spelled on a qu …
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Should the same language be used for question title and body?

I think we should have title and body in the same language, I have fixed the title of that question.
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What good reference works on Italian are available online?

Academic material and quality linguistic reference sites Accademia della Crusca Spazio di linguistica Zanichelli Garzanti Linguistica Enciclopedia dell'Italiano (2010) Grammatica italiana con nozion …
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Linguistic criticism and censorship (Il criticismo linguistico e la censura)

I'm not the censor and, on a personal level, I would not have deleted it, but the site is not intended for to collect users' opinions, even less so when they are of political nature. The purpose of th …
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Are you OK with the site participating in the Winter Bash?

YES, I definitely want the site to participate!
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Is it on-topic to ask for tips with learning?

A question about a grammatical construction, which shows effort in trying to research the topic and is not solely driven by the willingness to get a quick translation, is always on-topic! I'd encoura …
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Who should the moderators be?

I would love to see this site become an important point of discussion both for those who are learning our language, for those with a simple interest in it and its history, for those of us who want to share …
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Would a question asking how to interpret Google Ngram results be acceptable?

It is perfectly acceptable to me that questions asking to interpret and discuss results by Google Ngram viewer appear on the site. The tool is very interesting, but it has to be remembered that, espec …
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7 votes
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Users opinion about moderator policy on added noise to questions/answers

As a moderator, I sometimes find myself in the position of having to evaluate whether to edit or not a question/answer for added noise which is useless from the information point of view. I am referr …
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7 votes
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Incorrect way of classifying North and South in terms of language

In several questions and answers it looks like a precise distinction between North and South of Italy is given when it comes to the use of words and expressions. For instance, in some cases one tends …
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6 votes

Are etymology questions on topic?

Io direi proprio di sì! L'etimologia è molto interessante per qualunque lingua, perché escluderla?
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6 votes
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Proposal about being more detailed and precise in the title of questions

Now that the site has finally gone public, I would recommend everyone (if you agree, of course) to be more detailed and precise in the title of questions. I mean, the site is intended for the creatio …
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Answers consisting only of a quote

I think the quote adds the important source to the statement, but its content should be made clear throughout the answer. I'd then suggest to summarize what the citation says and report it. This mig …
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