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Formatting errors in Blue Board etc. | Oh my teflon memory but...

Lesley Clarke — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:43:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.
Poster: Lesley Clarke
Post title: Oh my teflon memory but...

Why there are no comments with some negative scores. In my case, the only I could get an outsourcer's libel against me removed from the Blue Board was by deleting my own comment. You comment, then the outsourcer is allowed to comment but you are not allowed to answer that.

I'm sure there is no easy way around this, as the slanging match has to stop somewhere, but it is rough when on top of not being paid for two months work, they can also blacken your name.

Formatting errors in Blue Board etc. | Fear of legal conequences, maybe

Christel Zipfel — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:20:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.
Poster: Christel Zipfel
Post title: Fear of legal conequences, maybe

[quote]Simone Linke wrote:

Ok, thanks. Wasn't sure about the comments.. I just found it odd that many people would leave bad ratings without any comments.. :-/ [/quote]

In some countries, i. e. Italy, the outsourcer is entitled to take legal action against you if you say you have not been paid until it is confirmed before the court. This may sound unbelievable, but there has been a thread some years ago as this happened to a valuable colleague.

So not leaving a comment in such cases is of course fully comprehensible. You can always ask the peer for explanations which will certainly be given to you privately.

Formatting errors in Blue Board etc. | It makes sense

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:53:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.
Poster: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Post title: It makes sense

[quote]Simone Linke wrote:
Ok, thanks. Wasn't sure about the comments.. I just found it odd that many people would leave bad ratings without any comments.. :-/ [/quote]
The number just indicares your likeness of working for the company again. Some people feel that they could have trouble with the outsourcers for posting negative comments, whereas the likeness of working again just shows your desire to work for the company again, and I reckon nobody can sue you for that, huh? ;-)

As for comments, when I make a negative comment I make sure everything I say is true and can be confirmed with documents in an eventual court situation. No subjective comments.

[Edited at 2010-12-30 16:03 GMT]

Formatting errors in Blue Board etc. | Ah ok

Simone Linke — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:20:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.
Poster: Simone Linke
Post title: Ah ok

Ok, thanks. Wasn't sure about the comments.. I just found it odd that many people would leave bad ratings without any comments.. :-/

Formatting errors in Blue Board etc. | A comment is not compulsory

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:18:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.
Poster: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Post title: A comment is not compulsory

[quote]Simone Linke wrote:
This makes me wonder: what is the vetting process for? Do you read the entries at all? If they're published to the site automatically anyway, then the vetting seems redundant?[/quote]
To me this looks like a bug, and the vetting was probably done correctly.

[quote]Simone Linke wrote:
I've also noticed many empty BlueBoard entries - maybe the same thing happened there as well?[/quote]
Leaving a comment is not compulsory. :-)

Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.

Simone Linke — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:58:00 +0000

Forum: ProZ.com technical support
Topic: Formatting errors in Blue Board etc.
Poster: Simone Linke

This post may also belong to the Proz suggestion category. Please, move if needed.

Yesterday, I left a BlueBoard entry that contained quotes (" "). As usual, the entry had to be submitted for vetting before being allowed to appear on the site.
When it appeared this morning, my entry was cut off right after the first quotes. It ended right in the middle of a sentence.

This makes me wonder: what is the vetting process for? Do you read the entries at all? If they're published to the site automatically anyway, then the vetting seems redundant?

I've submitted the entry for vetting yet again.

Please, have a look at your submission process and make sure that entries are published exactly the same way they have been submitted.

I've also noticed many empty BlueBoard entries - maybe the same thing happened there as well?