| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Site bugs, errors? Thread poster: expressisverbis
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Hello,
Today, every time I receive a job notification and click the link, I get the message: “No job found with that ID”.
This has happened with all job notifications I received today.
Could you please check if this is a known issue or a bug?
Thank you!
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And when, after several attempts, you finally manage to click on the link successfully, it is the Show URL that does not work!
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 20:46
English to Portuguese
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TOPIC STARTER | I’m honestly... | Nov 13, 2025 |
I’m writing this because I’m honestly disappointed with the current state of ProZ.
For years, this platform was supposed to support translators and help us connect with real opportunities, and for a long time, it seemed to do that well. But lately, it feels like the opposite.
It’s already hard enough for many of us to keep a translation business running these days, and instead of helping, ProZ seems to be making it harder.
Between constant bugs, AI-generated job ads and o... See more I’m writing this because I’m honestly disappointed with the current state of ProZ.
For years, this platform was supposed to support translators and help us connect with real opportunities, and for a long time, it seemed to do that well. But lately, it feels like the opposite.
It’s already hard enough for many of us to keep a translation business running these days, and instead of helping, ProZ seems to be making it harder.
Between constant bugs, AI-generated job ads and others that have nothing to do with our profession, very low rates, technical issues that could be fixed quickly, scammers reaching out through the site, and now jobs that disappear almost instantly... it’s becoming nearly impossible to use the platform effectively.
I’m not writing this just to complain, but because many of us have invested years (and still invest) into this community and expected better.
I truly hope ProZ takes these issues seriously and starts addressing them, not only for the sake of the professionals who still care about this place, but also for their own sake.
After all, image and reputation take years to build, but only seconds to lose.
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| | | | Zea_Mays 
Italy
Local time: 21:46
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| server errors for days now - guess what that means for potential new clients! | Nov 13, 2025 |
When trying to open a discussion thread, I get this error message since at least yesterday.
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| It's still going on today... | Nov 14, 2025 |
It looks like a lighthouse, as quickly as it is seen, so quickly is it gone... More often than not, I'm faced with an empty page...
| | | | | Thank you, I'm escalating this report! | Nov 14, 2025 |
Thanks, everyone, for reporting this. I've escalated the situation and I expect you'll see an improvement soon. Thank you for your patience.
| | | | AllegroTrans (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:46
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This thread, and two others that I started, raise serious issues concerning job ads that have nothing to do with translation (for example, using personal data for "AI training" and even asking for photograhs of children) as well as what appear to be fake member profiles posting fake KudoZ questions. Many of us think that ProZ is no longer taking any steps to check these and, where necessary, to eliminate them.
What exactly is the current policy and why does it appear that there is ... See more This thread, and two others that I started, raise serious issues concerning job ads that have nothing to do with translation (for example, using personal data for "AI training" and even asking for photograhs of children) as well as what appear to be fake member profiles posting fake KudoZ questions. Many of us think that ProZ is no longer taking any steps to check these and, where necessary, to eliminate them.
What exactly is the current policy and why does it appear that there is little or no control of activities such as these? ▲ Collapse
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 20:46
English to Portuguese
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TOPIC STARTER | This is also an issue to address | Nov 15, 2025 |
I have received this private message yesterday:
"Jerry Fernanda:
Job offer
I am reaching out to offer you a translation project from English to Portuguese . We believe your expertise would be a valuable asset to this project.
If you are interested in learning more about the project details, such as the scope, deadline, and requirements, please do not hesitate to contact me.
You can reach me via WhatsApp at +44 7533 529341.
... See more I have received this private message yesterday:
"Jerry Fernanda:
Job offer
I am reaching out to offer you a translation project from English to Portuguese . We believe your expertise would be a valuable asset to this project.
If you are interested in learning more about the project details, such as the scope, deadline, and requirements, please do not hesitate to contact me.
You can reach me via WhatsApp at +44 7533 529341.
I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this project further with you.
Best regards."
It's a generic "job offer" with no project details and a request to contact them via WhatsApp!
A very odd name and a request to move communication to WhatsApp. Huge red flags! This is clearly a scam.
These fraudulent PMs are becoming more frequent and disruptive. It would be very helpful if ProZ could strengthen filters or implement better verification measures to reduce scam accounts and protect translators.
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I’ve received yesterday evening exactly the same private message. I’ve reported it as spam. In my opinion, Proz should configure a new button: Report as SCAM.
| | | | | In my opinion... | Nov 15, 2025 |
... besides all the rest that happens here, also the Cloudflare thing must be a bug. We never were informed about this (and actually, at first I was convinced it was a bug). And since when someone registered on a site, and even members, must be verified each time they try to access the site??? Has anyone of the staff ever wondered how many hours every day the comunitiy is being "verified" and how much time this is costing each one of us? Not to mention all the times the Thing is stuck! This is ... See more ... besides all the rest that happens here, also the Cloudflare thing must be a bug. We never were informed about this (and actually, at first I was convinced it was a bug). And since when someone registered on a site, and even members, must be verified each time they try to access the site??? Has anyone of the staff ever wondered how many hours every day the comunitiy is being "verified" and how much time this is costing each one of us? Not to mention all the times the Thing is stuck! This is completely ridiculous and extremely irritating. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Daryo
Local time: 20:46
Serbian to English
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| For that, you could say a big 'thank you' ... | Nov 15, 2025 |
Christel Zipfel wrote:
... besides all the rest that happens here, also the Cloudflare thing must be a bug. We never were informed about this (and actually, at first I was convinced it was a bug). And since when someone registered on a site, and even members, must be verified each time they try to access the site??? Has anyone of the staff ever wondered how many hours every day the comunitiy is being "verified" and how much time this is costing each one of us? Not to mention all the times the Thing is stuck! This is completely ridiculous and extremely irritating.
For that 'feature' (definitely not a bug), you could say a big 'thank you' ... to all and any AI.
They all desperately need as much 'training data' as they can get so they keep trying to lift wholesale any wensite that would let them.
Forcing more and more sites to use Cloudflare (and similar services) to fend them off. That Cloudflare behaves like an overzealous badly trained guard dog is only the final ingredient in this mix.
Just one more cost of 'free' AI.
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 20:46
English to Portuguese
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TOPIC STARTER | One more bug.. | Nov 17, 2025 |
When I try to post in any topic, I get a blank page twice before it finally goes through.
This happens fairly often today and may indicate one more of the endless bugs with the posting system.
Also, today I saw a job ad that initially displayed no agency information: no name, no contact details, nothing.
After some time, the agency information suddenly and magically appeared on the same page.
This is concerning because it gives the impression of a suspicious or unverif... See more When I try to post in any topic, I get a blank page twice before it finally goes through.
This happens fairly often today and may indicate one more of the endless bugs with the posting system.
Also, today I saw a job ad that initially displayed no agency information: no name, no contact details, nothing.
After some time, the agency information suddenly and magically appeared on the same page.
This is concerning because it gives the impression of a suspicious or unverified job post.
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Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 21:46
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| Serious issue: personal messages can be sent without being registered/logged in | Nov 17, 2025 |
I just tried the Send Message feature in a Private Mode window and found that any visitor could send direct messages to anyone on this site.
While in the past this might have been useful, today it opens the door for fraudulent use of the feature with hundreds of messages sent automatically with the help of programs and ai.
| | | | Simone Linke
Germany
Local time: 21:46
English to German
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| Playing hide-and-seek with job details | Nov 17, 2025 |
expressisverbis wrote:
Also, today I saw a job ad that initially displayed no agency information: no name, no contact details, nothing.
After some time, the agency information suddenly and magically appeared on the same page.
This is concerning because it gives the impression of a suspicious or unverified job post.
[Edited at 2025-11-17 11:46 GMT]
I've had the same thing happen repeatedly for a while now and came here to say the same thing.
And in addition to information magically appearing, it's also magically disappearing again. There are two URLs, and I just tested it with a job posted a few minutes ago:
When I click on the e-mail notification link, it leads to https://www.proz.com/job/xxxxxxx – all the job poster information is missing on this page even though I meet all criteria.
But then I went to the Browse Jobs section and clicked on the link to the exact same job ad, with the URL https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/xxxxxxx – and now all the job poster details were suddenly visible but still invisible on the other page. However, when I refreshed this page a few minutes later, all these details were now hidden, too.
So, I agree, the number of bugs that would be very easy to spot is ruining the UX on Proz. I'm not here to play the lottery hoping that I'll be the lucky one who gets to see the contact details this time!
| | | | Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 21:46
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expressisverbis wrote:
When I try to post in any topic, I get a blank page twice before it finally goes through.
This happens fairly often today and may indicate one more of the endless bugs with the posting system.
Same 1 - when clicking on "Reply" or "Quote", 2 times out of 3 a blank page is displayed on forum threads.
Also, today I saw a job ad that initially displayed no agency information: no name, no contact details, nothing.
After some time, the agency information suddenly and magically appeared on the same page.
This is concerning because it gives the impression of a suspicious or unverified job post.
Same 2 - when opening a job post, there's no poster information and the ad appears like I don't meet the criteria for applying, while the main box on top is still green. After refreshing the page, the poster information appears, only to disappear again when re-refreshing the page.
ProZ, you constantly outdo yourself in silly bugs bad for (your and our) business!
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