Re: the group description & policies

[Guest guest]

Hi Tiina,

> (It is " This is a group for discussion on medical terminology & other

> subjects of interest for translators specializing in medical texts. " )

I think it is direct and says everything! No need to do any change...

IMHO...

> At the moment, anyone can read the messages in the web. Anyone can also

> find all the group member's email addresses. Is it ok?

In my opinion, this is fine!

> Last time I looked, there were 56 members on this list. But no one

> seems to have any term questions or anything else...

We are a small community and we can foresee a low email volume here.

Would you like me to advertise this group at the Portuguese language

list?

If you think we better advertise our list in other translators list, I

can help you with the Trad-Port list!

Did you advertise this at Lantra?

Have a nice weekend!

Lúcia

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Lucia M. Singer, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Biomedical Translator

English --> Portuguese

Phone/Fax: (55) (11) 852-1908

Phone: (55) (11) 3064-1725

e-mail: Lsinger@...

Lsinger@...

http://www.aquarius.net/translator.cfm/10790

[Guest guest]

Hello:

> The description I wrote is a bit shortish. Should it be improved to

> be more inviting? To include more suggestions for topics? Any ideas?

>

> (It is " This is a group for discussion on medical terminology & other

> subjects of interest for translators specializing in medical texts. " )

---------> I think this is all that is required.

> At the moment, anyone can read the messages in the web. Anyone can also

> find all the group member's email addresses. Is it ok?

---------> OK with me.

> Last time I looked, there were 56 members on this list. But no one

> seems to have any term questions or anything else...

--------> I am sure the questions will come. We already had a lively debate

on " binary restenosis " , right?

These contributions were coming from medically oriented people I already

know from other lists.

And here is a question to the list:

I am translating a highly specialized book on acupuncture from German to

English (for medical doctors) and need a good reference book (no website,

please) to find the *currently used* English names of acupoints. Any

suggestion? All the books I have seen so far are more of a general nature.

Thanks for any hints (there is a medical library in my neighborhood - once

I know what to look for, I might get it from there).

Ursula

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Ursula Vielkind, Ph.D.

German/English Translation in Biological Sciences

Tel: +1 Fax: +1

e-mail: uvielk@...

http://members.xoom.com/Vielkind/ursula.html

http://home.istar.ca/~hpca/urvi.html

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lucia,

yes, it would be nice if you'd advertize the group at the Portuguese

list. I sent a line about it to Lantra a week ago, and there's also

a link to it from Aquarius.

I just changed one setting: now only list members (all of you) can

post. Others can post to medical_translation-owneregroups.

Have a nice week,

Tiina