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Blocking from Term Help askers who have not graded 5-10 questions
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Martin Perazzo
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Spain
Local time: 08:16
Spanish to English
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Flimsy criteria, affected by other factors Nov 20, 2001

The decision to limit questions should be based on more solid, unbiased criteria than the number of answers one offers, or the Kudoz or Brownies one has accrued. Whether I answer a question or not depends on multiple factors - my language pairs (ex.: I get around 30-40 questions in SP-EN per day, but only one every blue moon for CAT-EN), the speed with which I can reply or attempt to reply (when I log on I often find that 4-5 people have offered answers, more often than not the right ones, makin... See more
The decision to limit questions should be based on more solid, unbiased criteria than the number of answers one offers, or the Kudoz or Brownies one has accrued. Whether I answer a question or not depends on multiple factors - my language pairs (ex.: I get around 30-40 questions in SP-EN per day, but only one every blue moon for CAT-EN), the speed with which I can reply or attempt to reply (when I log on I often find that 4-5 people have offered answers, more often than not the right ones, making my contribution useless), the subject matter I\'m knowledgeable in (I may get 50 questions in a day about chemistry, a field in which I have no expertise whatsoever), etc., etc.

I think we should be real careful when it comes to curtailing the access of people to such a valuable resource.



My 2 euros\' worth.



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Jean Houwert (X)
Jean Houwert (X)
Local time: 08:16
Dutch to French
questions.... Nov 22, 2001

I begin to get tired of some \'translators\' asking about terms you would find in the cheapest pocket dictionary...

Translating implies a knowledge of at least two tongues. 100% perfect knowledge of two languages is probably impossible, that\'s why I appreciate the opportunity to ask for help. I find that some people abuse this.



Jean
 
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