"Visitors" profile tab: What does "You have been ADDED to the issue watch list" mean?
Peter Nicholson Poland Local time: 02:05 Member (2008) Polish to English + ...
May 16, 2011
Here is an excerpt from my list of most recent visitors for today:
Does anyone know what "You have been ADDED to the issue watch list" means?
I recently added the name Dariusz Grabowski to one of my sample translations (no 22).
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Carlos Saiz Brazil Local time: 21:05 Member (2011) Spanish to Portuguese + ...
Similar message in my yahoo inbox
May 17, 2011
I´ve received the following message in my yahoo inbox:
"XXXXX YYYYYY added your name to the Academia.edu directory of academics"
XXXXX YYYYYY is a Proz.com user.
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neilmac Spain Local time: 02:05 Member (2007) Spanish to English + ...
I don't know
May 17, 2011
... about this but my basic understanding is that when you sign up for sites like proz, you usually tick a box accepting that your data can and will be accessed by people, who, if you are lucky, may be potential clients, and if not, may simply be timewasters, spammers, or worse.
"You pays your money and you takes your chances."
[Edited at 2011-05-17 08:46 GMT]
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Suzan Hamer Netherlands Local time: 02:05 Member (2007) English + ...
I'm assuming that perhaps this person Dariusz Grabowski wants to be kept informed of any online mentions of his name? Something like that? Just google "issue watch list" and you'll get more information.
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'Issue watch list' and the handling of ProZ.com users' data
May 17, 2011
Hello all,
Peter Nicholson said:
Does anyone know what "You have been ADDED to the issue watch list" means?
I recently added the name Dariusz Grabowski to one of my sample translations (no 22).
It seems that, as Suzan mentions in her post, an "issue watch list" allows the email tracking of mentions and changes of specific items.
For the case you mention, Peter, it is possible that Dariusz Grabowski was notified via email that his name was mentioned in one of the sample translations in your ProZ.com profile and visited it to see what it was about.
neilmac said:
... my basic understanding is that when you sign up for sites like proz, you usually tick a box accepting that your data can and will be accessed by people, who, if you are lucky, may be potential clients, and if not, may simply be timewasters, spammers, or worse.
"You pays your money and you takes your chances."
You will find more information on how ProZ.com handles users' data here.
Regards,
Lucía
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