Are KudoZ questions too easy? Thread poster: Magdalena Paśnikowska (X)
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Magdalena Paśnikowska (X)
Local time: 19:42
English to Polish
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I have joined your community quite recently, so let me say \"Hello!\" first.
I signed up to receive KudoZ questions in the Polish-English-Czech field, but as yet have not answered any. Why?
Because I have the impression that people out there, instead of looking in a regular dictionary, or thinking hard for a few minutes, think that any phrase, sentence, or word will be immediately translated by someone - without effort on their own part. I understand asking for assistance in ... See more I have joined your community quite recently, so let me say \"Hello!\" first.
I signed up to receive KudoZ questions in the Polish-English-Czech field, but as yet have not answered any. Why?
Because I have the impression that people out there, instead of looking in a regular dictionary, or thinking hard for a few minutes, think that any phrase, sentence, or word will be immediately translated by someone - without effort on their own part. I understand asking for assistance in case of really difficult or very obscure words/phrases. But the e-mails I have received contain quite simple terms. I consider it a waste of my time to answer them when the translation is to be had in any good dictionary. Please, please Dear Translators - do some of the work on your own.
Magdalena Paœnikowska ▲ Collapse
| | | | BernieM
Canada
Local time: 10:42
French to English
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Magdalena - yes, you are quite right that some of the Kudoz questions are very easy. However, in the case of the French/English Kudoz questions which I answer, there seems to be a clear distinction between questions posted by genuine translators and those posted by individuals who are looking for help on a one-off basis e.g. writing a letter or doing their school homework. The latter category obviously includes most of the easy questions that you refer to. You will soon begin to recognise the... See more Magdalena - yes, you are quite right that some of the Kudoz questions are very easy. However, in the case of the French/English Kudoz questions which I answer, there seems to be a clear distinction between questions posted by genuine translators and those posted by individuals who are looking for help on a one-off basis e.g. writing a letter or doing their school homework. The latter category obviously includes most of the easy questions that you refer to. You will soon begin to recognise these 2 categories. As well as the complexity of the question, other signs are also present e.g. generally speaking, questions from \'non-translators\' do not have a registered \'asker\'s name\'. Also, you will quickly become familiar with the names of the genuine translators in your own language pairs as you come across them frequently. I would just say that, as a matter of principle, I usually avoid answering questions which appear to come from someone doing their school homework. I do not believe that the asker will ever learn the language properly by simply being given the answers rather than going through the thought processes themselves. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ralf Lemster 
Germany
Local time: 19:42
English to German
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| Not just translators out there... | Nov 27, 2001 |
Hi Magdalena,
Don\'t forget that ProZ membership is not (and IMHO should not be) restricted to translators; also, some of the KudoZ questions are entered via linked sites.
Your obvious choice is, of course, to simply kick out the e-mails, or change your profile settings - but that is probably not what you want...
I queried a similar problem in the German/English sub-community - have a look at the discussion in this forum (\"Attempts to get...\").
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