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Thread poster: Frank Zou
Frank Zou
Frank Zou  Identity Verified
China
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Sep 29, 2021

I answered a question and got 4 points from the asker, then the moderator deleted the question.

I asked a question and then got an answer but the moderator deleted the question (he doesn't even work in the field and yet came to the "verdict" that it "lacks technical merit").

I don't think the moderators are doing anything good for us translators. Instead, they are more of a hindrance than a help on this website.

I understand there are rules, but if a questi... See more
I answered a question and got 4 points from the asker, then the moderator deleted the question.

I asked a question and then got an answer but the moderator deleted the question (he doesn't even work in the field and yet came to the "verdict" that it "lacks technical merit").

I don't think the moderators are doing anything good for us translators. Instead, they are more of a hindrance than a help on this website.

I understand there are rules, but if a question was posted and people were talking about it, the question was worth asking, right? Maybe some rules need to be changed.

Just wonder your opinions, guys. ▲ Collapse
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:45
Italian to English
My opinion? Sep 29, 2021

Frank Zou wrote:

..... the moderator deleted the question...... and ..... came to the "verdict" that it "lacks technical merit").



It is not the moderator's business to make judgments on the "technical merit" or otherwise of a question.

Frank Zou
Thomas T. Frost
P.L.F. Persi (X)
Barbara Carrara
Ester Vidal
Rui Domingues
Robert Forstag
 
Samuel Murray
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Netherlands
Local time: 12:45
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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@Frank Sep 29, 2021

Frank Zou wrote:
I asked a question and then got an answer but the moderator deleted the question (he doesn't even work in the field and yet came to the "verdict" that it "lacks technical merit").


You should file a complaint about this moderator. The lack of technical merit should never be a reason for deleting a question or even downgrading it from pro to non-pro.

Thomas T. Frost
Tom in London
Arabic & More
P.L.F. Persi (X)
Barbara Carrara
Ester Vidal
Rui Domingues
 


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