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| ProZ.com bugs | Blue board - error message | I can access it normally | No problem from this end at all.
Maybe it was a
temporary glitch?
| Walter Landesman | Jan 18 | | Scams | Scam or not? | Whats does the client really want? | Does the client want a Polish to English
translation or just a transcript of the Polish
audio? Those are different jobs and therefore you
charge different fees if you are accept either
| Walter Landesman | Nov 13, 2020 | | ProZ.com suggestions | Give site staff some training in “moderating” | Not the same | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
[quote]Chris S
wrote:
1. A thread is deleted because it’s
about a cat that lives in a church, making it
“religious”. [/quote]
Googled for
cat+c | Walter Landesman | Nov 5, 2020 | | Business issues | Scammed by a 5 stars rated agency. | Disagree | [quote]Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei wrote:
How about
this: offer to take the offending messages down in
exchange for payment within 48 hours. If they
don't pay within that time or begin to make | Walter Landesman | Oct 26, 2020 | | Spanish | ¿Comillas dentro de paréntesis? | Ir a KUDOZ | Esta es una pregunta para publicar en Kudoz
español - español: https://www.proz.com/ask, no
en este foro.
Alli seguramente obtendrás
asesoramiento adecuado en breve tiempo y la
con | Walter Landesman | May 7, 2020 | | ProZ.com suggestions | Always-editable thread summaries | How can it be useful? | I am sorry, Samuel. I fail to see the need for
this or how it can be useful.
| Walter Landesman | May 7, 2020 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | ALERTA | Gracias | Gracias por el aviso, Mónica. Estaremos
alerta.
Saludos,
Walter | Walter Landesman | Jul 19, 2019 | | Business issues | Service Level Agreements: Translator's liability for losses | Skip it | [quote]Kaya Green wrote:
What is people's
experience of these agreements, is it common to
have to agree to a clause like this? [/quote]
I
was asked to sign this kind of SLA only two | Walter Landesman | Jan 30, 2019 | | Scams | Potential scam, not sure | Scam for sure. | Yes, it is a scam. The same wording in first and
second email several colleagues received a few
weeks ago, myself included. Even the same excuse
on PayPal. Do not proceed, just delete it a | Walter Landesman | Dec 17, 2018 | | ProZ.com bugs | Impossible to post forum replies | Fixed? | No problem on my side, Thomas. I just posted on
that thread
https://www.proz.com/forum/scams/330824-is_this_cl
ient_legit_or_shady_not_sure_if_i_should_give_my_b
ank_info_out_to_them.h | Walter Landesman | Nov 30, 2018 | | Scams | Is this client legit or shady? Not sure if I should give my bank info out to them | RED FLAG | It looks like a scam to me. Do not provide that
info.
Please read this
thread:
https://www.proz.com/forum/scams/330580-d
oes_this_sound_like_a_legitimate_inquiry.html#2763
679
<< | Walter Landesman | Nov 30, 2018 | | Scams | Does this sound like a legitimate inquiry? | Paypal in the US | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
PayPal is not
available in all countries, and some clients'
accountants simply do not want to use PayPal (or
charge extra for using PayPal). What is your< | Walter Landesman | Nov 21, 2018 | | Proofreading / Editing / Reviewing | Do you work with a proofreader? | NO | I review / proofread my own translation thourougly
before delivering. I might miss something though,
a comma, a space, who knows?
Many clients have
the translation proofread by an indepe | Walter Landesman | Nov 21, 2018 | | Scams | Does this sound like a legitimate inquiry? | Similar wording | [quote]Colleen Roach, Ph.D. wrote:
Walter: you
said you received the same email. Do you mean that
the wording was exactly the same as what I
received but wanting an Eng>Spanish translat | Walter Landesman | Nov 21, 2018 | | Scams | Does this sound like a legitimate inquiry? | Scam | I received the same yesterday, but ENG to SPA. I
asked the same questions. They provided a PDF file
I aso found on tne internet. I insisted on info
about the client: name, address, phone n | Walter Landesman | Nov 20, 2018 | | Business issues | A client refusing to pay the full amount and Proz.com deletes my Blueboard review | Intermediates | A couple of times I received USD 70 less due to
fees and commissions charged by my bank and two
intermediate banks which took USD 25 each. That
may account for your difference as
wel | Walter Landesman | Oct 21, 2018 | | Scams | Possible scam attempt | Not a scam | It doesn't look like a scam to me. The agency
looks legit. The data required is to be provided
via their own webpage, not to any gmail address as
it is suggested in your post.
The proce | Walter Landesman | Oct 7, 2018 | | Business issues | Shall I? | Don't | I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't comply with any of
those requests. This really sounds fishy. | Walter Landesman | Oct 5, 2018 | | Business issues | ProZ Pay™: A new way for freelancers to get paid | Currency conversion | I tried to update my payment preferences to Proz
Pay, but I had to stop because the payment methods
offered are Paypal, which is ok, and bank transfer
in Uruguayan pesos, but not in USD. | Walter Landesman | Sep 24, 2018 | | Spanish | effectiveness ¿ qué traducción es preferible ? | Kudoz | Esta pregunta deberías publicarla como pregunta
Kudoz, búsqueda de terminología. Allí
seguramente en pocos minutos recibirás muchas
respuestas y comentarios.
Este no es el lugar | Walter Landesman | Jul 17, 2018 | | Business issues | Dear outsourcers, I beg you, enough with tests | No begging | No need to beg outsourcers at all. I just don't do
tests. When I receive just a request, either I
delete it or quote fee for the test. | Walter Landesman | Jul 13, 2018 | | Business issues | Insisting on formats to be submitted by client | Ask for an editable file. | Unless you have a workable text editor software, I
would ask for and editable format or proper file I
could work on or just refuse to quote and reject
the offer, no thank you.<
[Edi | Walter Landesman | Apr 3, 2018 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | PayPal se instala en Uruguay | ACTUALIZACIÓN. ALERTA DE ESTAFA | Estimados colegas.
Alerta. Me llamó la
atención que hubiera desaparecido el enlace de
Paypal a esa página Retirar.uy. Pero tampoco
puedo acceder más a esa página de retirar.uy,
| Walter Landesman | Mar 30, 2018 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | PayPal se instala en Uruguay | Tarjeta de crédito | Hola Mónica:
La tarjeta es rápida, cierto,
mejor que el cheque, pero luego hay que sacar los
fondos para pasarlos al banco. Y el banco emisor
de VISA te cobra por recibir (como gasto | Walter Landesman | Mar 21, 2018 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | PayPal se instala en Uruguay | Retiros de PAYPAL en ABITAB y REDPAGOS | Estimadísimos:
Fenecido el acuerdo con Itaú,
surge otra propuesta interesante.
En la página
de Paypal vi destacado 'Retirar fondos usando una
cuenta bancaria local' y eso me llev | Walter Landesman | Mar 21, 2018 | | ProZ.com suggestions | Why do I have to prove that I´m not a robot every time I want to enter the forum? | New feature? | What you are saying is very weird. It has never
happened to me and I have never heard of such a
new feature.
Have you checked to log in
before entering the fora? | Walter Landesman | Dec 26, 2017 | | Spanish | ¿Qué uso tienen los puntos browniz? | Para descuento | Los browniz también te ofrecían descuentos en la
cuota anual de Proz, pero ya no. En realidad,
actualmente no tienen gran utilidad. | Walter Landesman | Dec 16, 2017 | | ProZ.com suggestions | Show the company's info closer to the company's name on the BlueBoard | OK now! | It looks OK now, Kevin, much better, thank
you!
[Edited at 2017-09-27 15:11 GMT] | Walter Landesman | Sep 27, 2017 | | ProZ.com suggestions | Show the company's info closer to the company's name on the BlueBoard | The new BB layout needs reviewing . | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
Hello
On the
BlueBoard, I suggest moving the address box closer
to the company's name, or alternatively that at
least some extra information is added next | Walter Landesman | Sep 26, 2017 | | Business issues | 10400 words in 24 hours | Agree with you | Dear Nicole,
10,000 words in 24 hours? If you
look for quality, accuracy, no grammar issues,
that's not possible at all.
And it is not just a
plain chit chat letter. It's on the medica | Walter Landesman | Jul 7, 2017 | | Powwows | Powwow: Punta del Este - Uruguay | Error | Debe ser "traductores E intérpretes", no "Y". | Walter Landesman | Jul 1, 2017 | | Scams | How do you find out if an agency is reputable? | That's not a test | I assume you mean +1000 word free test, am I
right?
If that is so, it is not a test but a
scam from the start. A test may be 100-200 words
long, not more than that.
I would stay away fr | Walter Landesman | Jun 29, 2017 | | Business issues | A new? translation agency offering services as a proz member | Why this fuss? | It seems a new member who is either outsourcing or
expanding and trying to open or increase his
translators data base. You are free to continue
wit the mentioned recruiting procedure or ju | Walter Landesman | Jun 15, 2017 | | Business issues | Send copy of passport to agency? | Do not send | [quote]Anna Fredrikson wrote:
I have been
contacted by an agency that wants to start
collaborating with me. They are a serious agency
with many years in the business and a good Blue
| Walter Landesman | May 16, 2017 | | Spanish | Problemas con PayPal | cheque | Pero Paypal no te envía un cheque como en el
resto del mundo? O transferencia a tu VISA? | Walter Landesman | May 1, 2017 | | Scams | Mark Anderson - Rip off artist | Scam 101 | As the colleagues said, this is one of the oldest
and known scam. Sorry it was your turn now,
Victor. | Walter Landesman | Mar 24, 2017 | | ProZ.com suggestions | Please remove "More translators and interpreters: [your language pair(s)]" from our profiles | Thank you | [quote]Maria Kopnitsky wrote:
Dear
members,
The option to disable this prompt has
now been made available for paying members of the
site. To do so, just click "Disable" in the
"R | Walter Landesman | Mar 16, 2017 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | PayPal se instala en Uruguay | Otras opciones | [quote]Alan Corbo, CT wrote:
Que llame a PayPal
para informarme de otras opciones....
Yo
sospecho que todo el asunto de la inclusión
financiera y el lavado de activos tiene que ver. < | Walter Landesman | Feb 16, 2017 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | PayPal se instala en Uruguay | No | [quote]Alan Corbo, CT wrote:
Buenos días,
Espero que estén bien.
Me llegó hoy una
comunicación del Banco Itaú. Parece que el
servicio de retiros de Paypal queda sin efec | Walter Landesman | Feb 16, 2017 | | Scams | Test translation as a scam? | Gmail account | No legit translation agency would correspond from
a gmail account. That sould have been your first
red light. I am sorry, but it looks you have been
scammed.
You may read more about th | Walter Landesman | Feb 13, 2017 | | Business issues | Do you know of any existing identity verification systems that freelancers can use? | bank account security | Dear Samuel,
I wouldn't disclose my banking
login details to anyone, for security reasons. No
matter how reliable that site might be.
Walter | Walter Landesman | Dec 21, 2016 | | Business issues | Blue Board and Low Rates | Not the issue | [quote]jyuan_us wrote:
How come 201 linguists
who have been paid around 0.03 per word have all
given this agency a score of 5?
That's the
issue. So OP's question is well grounded. | Walter Landesman | Sep 22, 2016 | | Business issues | Blue Board and Low Rates | Agree | [quote]John Fossey wrote:
The BlueBoard rating
only relates to whether colleagues are willing to
work with them again. It has nothing to do with
rates. You can only give them a rating | Walter Landesman | Sep 22, 2016 | | Translation in Uruguay / La traducción en Uruguay | PayPal se instala en Uruguay | Acuerdo Paypal-Banco Itaú | [quote]Rossana Triaca wrote:
(adiós tarjeta
Alfabrou, adiós cheques del cambio
Gales).
Saludos,
Rossana [/quote]
Sí, pero
solo si tienes cuenta en el Itaú. Cada uno
valo | Walter Landesman | Sep 19, 2016 | | ProZ.com: Translator Coop | Announcing ProZ.com Mobile - The translation workplace. Anytime, anywhere. | Windows Phone | Is it going to be developped for Windows Phone as
well? | Walter Landesman | Jun 15, 2016 | | Business issues | Freelance Boomerang | IP | IP address is from Italy, indeed. Rome,
actually.
| Walter Landesman | Feb 6, 2016 | | Business issues | Freelance Boomerang | Same here | I got the same, Beatriz. I just replied on my
fees.
He insisted on the boomerang issue. I
said I was not interested. Period. | Walter Landesman | Feb 5, 2016 | | ProZ.com job systems | Money is not the only thing that matters, proz.com! | Agree with Enrique | [quote]Enrique Cavalitto wrote:
Dear
members,
The premise that “ for each business
account proz.com gets some $$$” is simply wrong.
ProZ.com gets income from membership fees paid | Walter Landesman | Feb 2, 2016 | | Spanish | Sad news for the Spanish ProZ community | Verysad news. | I am very very sorry to hear about that too. | Walter Landesman | Dec 24, 2015 | | ProZ.com: Translator Coop | You may receive job notifications from companies using the translation center powered by ProZ.com | Rates | Dear Enrique,
Is there a standard rate as in
the turnkey translation jobs? Or is the company
free to offer any rate and we free to accept or
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