{"id":6199,"date":"2014-01-25T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2014-01-25T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-25T16:02:08","slug":"suggest-a-topic-for-eltchat-29-01-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2014\/01\/25\/suggest-a-topic-for-eltchat-29-01-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for  a topic for #eltchat 29.01.14"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Vote for this week&#8217;s topic<\/h1>\n<p>Remember chat is at 21.00 This week<\/p>\n<p>[polldaddy poll=7748789]<\/p>\n<p>If you have an idea for a topic for Wednesday\u2019s chat then leave it as a comment\u00a0<strong>below this post<\/strong>\u00a0and we\u2019ll include it in the poll once voting starts on\u00a0<b>Monday.<\/b> Since we now only have one chat a week, we&#8217;ll add the unsuccessful topics from the previous week to poll.<\/p>\n<p>The top choice in the poll will be discussed at 21.00 p.m. GMT.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6200\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/12076234916_14df45b3a8_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6200\" alt=\"The result of ice-rain in Krasnodar, Russia3 Alexandra Guzik from #eltpics\" src=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/12076234916_14df45b3a8_b-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The result of ice-rain in Krasnodar, Russia3 Alexandra Guzik from #eltpics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please bear in mind that if you are proposing a topic you should try and join the chat if it is chosen (though time zones can make that difficult).<\/p>\n<p>Please also note that the chat moderators\u00a0<strong>do monitor<\/strong>\u00a0the voting. There have been recent cases of block voting which has skewed and manipulated the polls. In such cases the votes will be disqualified and results of poll will be announced on our blog.<\/p>\n<p>Since we started #ELTchat in September 2010, we have discussed a wide number of topics, but with many new members joining our conversations every week, it is very natural that we will get requests for topics which we \u201chave done\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Check\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/eltchat-summaries-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our summaries page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to see if your idea has already been included in a past #ELTchat<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Please, include topics which<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>have not been covered already in previous #ELTchats<\/li>\n<li>are relevant to ELT teachers and teaching foreign languages<\/li>\n<li>are not targeted attacks on individuals or institutions<\/li>\n<li>are simply and clearly expressed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The #ELTchat moderators reserve the right to edit or reword a topic or not to include in the poll if it does not follow the above guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Before you propose a topic, do please check the \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/eltchat-summaries-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">summaries pag<\/a>e<\/strong>\u00a0on this blog or go to the #ELTchat wiki and click on the Transcripts or Summaries Links to see what has been covered so far.<\/p>\n<p>If you see your topic but would still like to discuss a different aspect or set of issues, do submit it and we will consider including it again!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Our Summaries &amp; Transcripts Index<\/h2>\n<p>Here you can find links to all the transcripts and summaries available<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0to find it or look for it on the pages menu on the right hand side.<\/p>\n<p>Read those great posts which we have collected and make sure you visit the pages of the bloggers who contributed them too!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vote for this week&#8217;s topic Remember chat is at 21.00 This week [polldaddy poll=7748789] If you have an idea for a topic for Wednesday\u2019s chat then leave it as a comment\u00a0below this post\u00a0and we\u2019ll include it in the poll once voting starts on\u00a0Monday. 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