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5877 polls, displaying 5651 through 5700
On average, how many times do you visit ProZ.com per day?
By Laura Massara - featured on Feb 24, 2006
More than 3 times 56.3%
2 to 3 times 26.3%
Once 9.9%
Less than once 7.5%
213 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How important is it to be certified in your primary language pair?
By Lindsay Sabadosa (X) - featured on Feb 24, 2006
It's great to have but not a must. 51.6%
Makes no difference. 20.3%
It's essential. 15.4%
Not needed. 9.3%
NA because none exists for my primary language pair. 3.3%
182 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you make full-system backups?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 24, 2006
Sometimes 40.0%
Never 31.2%
Every month 9.6%
Every week 9.4%
Every day 4.9%
Every two weeks 3.8%
Every two days 1.0%
1156 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever ask your customers for terms support?
By Marisa Condurso de Nohara - featured on Feb 23, 2006
Only in rare cases 40.9%
Yes - regardless of customer type 38.2%
No, never 12.3%
Yes - but only when dealing with end clients 5.6%
Yes - but only when dealing with agencies 3.0%
1077 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you consider yourself a workaholic?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 22, 2006
No 38.1%
Yes 32.4%
Depends 29.5%
1016 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you work at home and have a family, how do you feel (most) when you shut yourself in your office?
By Stephanie Mitchel - featured on Feb 21, 2006
Other (please comment) 41.2%
Relieved 29.6%
Guilty 29.2%
781 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you pronounce the *ProZ* in ProZ.com (in English)?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 20, 2006
proze (rhyming with grows) 63.4%
pro-zee 10.9%
pro-zed 10.2%
Other (please comment) 10.0%
pro-zet 5.4%
1225 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When do you do your best work?
By Lingua Port - featured on Feb 19, 2006
In the morning 45.3%
At night 21.0%
In the evening 18.0%
In the afternoon 15.6%
955 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is specialising in one field a good strategy for achieving a high level of income?
By Fiona Grace Peterson - featured on Feb 17, 2006
Yes 49.4%
Don't know 25.4%
No 25.2%
1071 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Did you build your own translation services website?
By Fred Neild (X) - featured on Feb 16, 2006
I don't have a website 58.5%
Yes 30.7%
No, I hired a third party 10.8%
984 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When translating, how often do you turn one sentence into two, or vice versa?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 16, 2006
Sometimes 58.5%
Rarely 24.3%
Often 15.4%
Never 1.8%
994 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How much do you invest (EUR/yr) in your translation business (hardware, software, marketing, etc.)?
By LATAM Agent - featured on Feb 15, 2006
1-1k 56.0%
1k-3k 29.3%
3k-5k 8.5%
5k-10k 3.6%
10k-20k 1.6%
20k+ 1.1%
943 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which of the following do you find most effective?
By Leanne Evans - featured on Feb 14, 2006
Translating alone 67.8%
Translating in a pair 21.6%
Translating in a team 10.6%
1071 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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On average, how many cups of coffee do you drink per day?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 12, 2006
2-3 34.6%
none 25.6%
1 22.1%
4-5 11.4%
6+ 6.3%
949 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you read ProZ.com's featured translation articles?
By Csaba Ban - featured on Feb 11, 2006
Only what I find interesting 72.7%
Never - I don't have time 10.1%
I search for articles in the knowledgebase 6.9%
Never - I didn't know they existed 4.9%
Never - I am not interested 4.4%
I read every one of them 1.1%
656 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many professional translators do you know personally (offline)?
By Leanne Evans - featured on Feb 11, 2006
<5 39.0%
6-10 22.7%
11-20 13.0%
21-50 10.4%
none 9.9%
50+ 5.0%
1101 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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On the whole, are we as translators contributing to making the world better?
By Thomas Johansson - featured on Feb 10, 2006
Yes, we are 56.3%
We have no effect 23.7%
I don't know 17.5%
We are making things worse 2.5%
684 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When quoting for projects that are posted (vs. ones that are not) do/would you cut your rates?
By Nikki Scott-Despaigne - featured on Feb 9, 2006
No 54.8%
Maybe 32.1%
Yes 13.1%
977 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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IOL/ATA/ITI members: has your membership helped you generate more work?
By Alexa Dubreuil - featured on Feb 8, 2006
No, it makes no difference 63.9%
Yes, slightly 21.1%
Yes, definitely 15.0%
487 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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For how many years have you been translating?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 7, 2006
6-10 26.3%
3-5 25.1%
11-15 15.5%
1-2 10.5%
16-20 7.6%
21-25 5.5%
<1 5.4%
26+ 4.1%
1268 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many spam messages do you receive per day?
By Mihai Badea (X) - featured on Feb 6, 2006
1-5 37.9%
6-10 18.4%
11-20 14.6%
None 13.2%
21-50 10.2%
51-100 3.6%
100+ 2.2%
783 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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KudoZ answerers: Why do you answer KudoZ questions? (Choose your top reason.)
By Claire Titchmarsh (X) - featured on Feb 5, 2006
To gain points / exposure 26.5%
To help others 24.5%
For the challenge 23.9%
To learn 8.4%
To take a break 7.2%
The networking aspect 3.5%
Other (please comment) 3.3%
I've nothing better to do 1.4%
To build the archive 1.3%
937 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Should ProZ.com accept member-suggested polls such as 'Are women better translators than men?'
By Henry Dotterer - featured on Feb 4, 2006
Yes - accept them 49.5%
No - reject them 33.1%
I abstain 17.4%
918 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are women better translators than men?
By Niraja Nanjundan (X) - featured on Feb 3, 2006
They are equal 49.3%
I don't know 29.2%
Yes 11.6%
No 9.9%
1077 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What percentage of your customers are not fluent in the target language?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 2, 2006
More than half 49.4%
31-50% 12.2%
Not applicable to me 11.1%
1-10% 10.1%
11-20% 6.2%
21-30% 6.1%
0% 4.8%
850 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which one of the following would most lead you to believe that a translator is qualified?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 1, 2006
A good portfolio of previous work 36.1%
Satisfactory completion of a sample text 25.9%
Two satisfied clients 15.4%
A tested credential 8.4%
A university degree 8.4%
Three years of experience 5.7%
1149 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many languages do you speak fluently? (including your working ones)
By Natalia Zudaire - featured on Jan 30, 2006
2 43.2%
3 36.1%
4-5 13.9%
1 5.5%
6-8 1.0%
>8 0.3%
967 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you like to see ProZ.com migrate to Unicode?
By Mihai Badea (X) - featured on Jan 29, 2006
What is Unicode? 48.2%
I don't care. 25.4%
Yes. 17.7%
No. 8.7%
678 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How old is your computer?
By Marion Schimmelpfennig - featured on Jan 28, 2006
1-2 yrs old 28.3%
<1 year old 22.7%
2-3 yrs old 19.0%
Brand new! 10.9%
>4 yrs old 10.0%
3-4 yrs old 9.2%
1058 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you rate the appearance (ie. attractiveness) of the ProZ.com website?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 27, 2006
Good 47.2%
Very good 25.8%
Average 22.3%
Poor 3.8%
Very poor 0.9%
1093 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How busy are you this January, compared to last?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 26, 2006
Busier 43.0%
Less busy 21.9%
About the same 21.8%
Not applicable 13.3%
972 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In your opinion, what is the current trend in the quality of KudoZ *questions*?
By Allen Harris - featured on Jan 25, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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In your opinion, what is the current trend in the quality of KudoZ answers?
By A Hayes (X) - featured on Jan 23, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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Do you ever work through the night?
By Emanuela Ankrom (X) - featured on Jan 22, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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Does whether or not a ProZ.com user shows his/her real name affect how you view that person?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 21, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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Powwow attendees: Have powwows been useful to you, professionally and socially?
By Patricia Torres - featured on Jan 20, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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What percentage of work proposed to you seems to have an unrealistic deadline?
By Viktoria Gimbe - featured on Jan 19, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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Some outsourcers use test translations in their translator qualification process. Is this wise?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 18, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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How old are you?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 17, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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Do you work on Sundays?
By Patricia Torres - featured on Jan 16, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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Which is more challenging for you overall, translating or interpreting?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 15, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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When it comes to your language work, are you primarily a translator or an interpreter?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 14, 2006
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How many hours of television do you watch per day (on average)?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 13, 2006
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How many books do you read per month, for pleasure?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 11, 2006
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Active KudoZ answerers: have you passed / received work to/from professionals met via KudoZ?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 10, 2006
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Do you sometimes indulge in unprofitable but interesting jobs for the sheer fun of it?
By heikeb - featured on Jan 9, 2006
You have not voted on this poll.
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What kind of translation project do you most prefer?
By Monika Coulson - featured on Jan 8, 2006
Weekly projects (up to 15,000 words) 53.7%
Daily, short projects (up to 2,000 words) 24.3%
Monthly projects (up to 100,000 words) 11.6%
Longer term projects (>100,000 words) 10.3%
774 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If it were possible for ProZ.com to set a minimum rate for you and others--should it do so?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 7, 2006
Yes 49.3%
No 29.6%
Not sure 21.1%
871 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is it possible for ProZ.com to control minimum rates?
By Alicia Casal - featured on Jan 6, 2006
No 67.4%
Yes 32.6%
840 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you keep a record of daily production when working on a large job?
By Muriel Vasconcellos - featured on Jan 5, 2006
Yes 59.3%
No 40.7%
892 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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5877 polls, displaying 5651 through 5700