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5840 polls, displaying 5401 through 5450
Does the content of the translations change you in any way?
By Astrid Elke Witte - featured on Dec 12, 2006
Sometimes 37.3%
Seldom 25.0%
Never 16.1%
Frequently 10.5%
N/A 6.3%
On a daily basis 4.9%
1307 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you be ready to share your TMs?
By Vito Smolej - featured on Dec 10, 2006
Depends on with whom 47.4%
No way! 13.2%
Yes, give and take 12.5%
Maybe 9.4%
What's a TM? 8.7%
N/A 8.7%
1377 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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During December, does your workload usually:
By Helena Genel - featured on Dec 7, 2006
Increase 33.8%
Stay the same 27.6%
Decrease 25.2%
N/A 13.4%
1306 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which should be added to the [LINK=http://www.proz.com/quick_profile]Profile Updater[/LINK]?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 6, 2006
Nothing 28.4%
Profile updater? 18.1%
N/A 15.9%
Payment methods 11.0%
Image 10.4%
Credentials 7.9%
Other 5.3%
Tagline 3.0%
888 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you have your own webpage?
By Paula Gayol - featured on Dec 5, 2006
Yes 36.4%
No, I'd like to 34.7%
No, don't want 13.9%
Working on one 12.1%
Not anymore 1.7%
N/A 1.2%
1477 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever lie to your client that your team is supported by particular specialist team?
By Portalkata - featured on Dec 4, 2006
Never 74.2%
N/A 17.7%
Occasionally 3.8%
Exceptionally 3.7%
Always 0.6%
1049 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Any regrets in becoming a translator?
By Kaliamma Ponnan - featured on Dec 3, 2006
No 65.2%
Occasionally 22.6%
Not sure 6.0%
All the time 3.4%
N/A 2.8%
1869 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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On what continent do you reside?
By Cecilia Falk - featured on Nov 29, 2006
Europe 67.0%
North America 11.6%
South America 9.9%
Asia 7.8%
Africa 1.4%
N/A 1.4%
Australia 1.0%
1618 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Roughly, what percentage of work volume you receive is related to your area of specialization?
By Pundora - featured on Nov 28, 2006
> 75% 34.0%
51-75% 25.9%
26-50% 20.6%
0-25% 13.7%
N/A 5.9%
1502 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you superstitious?
By Marion Schimmelpfennig - featured on Nov 26, 2006
No 52.2%
Sometimes 37.8%
Yes 7.8%
N/A 2.1%
1166 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (28)] [View this poll]

What is your favorite time of the day to work?
By Gabriella Ambs-Wettstein - featured on Nov 24, 2006
Morning 46.9%
Late night 15.8%
Evening 13.4%
Afternoon 11.7%
Indifferent 11.4%
N/A 0.8%
1355 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you provide a discount for early payment?
By Özden Arıkan - featured on Nov 23, 2006
No 79.0%
May consider 12.1%
Yes 3.8%
N/A 3.4%
Tried without success 1.7%
1549 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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On average, on which day do you receive the most job offers?
By Stephen Rifkind - featured on Nov 21, 2006
No pattern/don't know 57.6%
Friday 16.0%
Thursday 6.8%
Tuesday 5.8%
Monday 5.5%
Wednesday 5.4%
N/A 2.3%
Saturday-Sunday 0.6%
1331 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many books do you read per month?
By Portalkata - featured on Nov 20, 2006
1-2 55.2%
N/A 19.0%
3-4 14.9%
5-6 6.0%
7-8 5.0%
1378 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ask for a higher fee for translations of internet sites?
By ilker ingiz - featured on Nov 17, 2006
No 41.7%
Depends on the job 29.8%
I don't do websites 13.6%
Yes 6.6%
Depends on the customer 4.6%
N/A 3.8%
1222 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which Translation Memory System do you like best?
By Marinus Vesseur - featured on Nov 16, 2006
Trados 46.0%
Wordfast 26.4%
Other 14.6%
SDLX 6.3%
Deja Vu 4.8%
Star Transit 1.4%
Logoport 0.3%
Fusion 0.0%
1176 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As a freelancer, do you have insurance coverage?
By Shanie Ste-Marie (X) - featured on Nov 15, 2006
No 62.5%
No, thinking of it 20.4%
Yes, never used it 12.5%
Yes, used it 4.6%
1356 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (31)] [View this poll]

Which one is your main service?
By M. Laut - featured on Nov 14, 2006
Translating 93.7%
Interpreting 2.7%
Other 1.6%
Editing & Checking 1.1%
Proofreading 0.6%
DTP 0.3%
1565 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Did you study at a university to become a translator?
By Leanne Evans - featured on Nov 12, 2006
Yes 49.9%
No 40.9%
Studying now 3.3%
May study 2.3%
N/A 1.9%
Will study 1.7%
1457 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (28)] [View this poll]

Do you live in your native country?
By Olivia MAHÉ - featured on Nov 10, 2006
Yes 64.3%
No 35.7%
1411 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (21)] [View this poll]

What percentage of your clients is in your country of residence?
By Viktoria Gimbe - featured on Nov 9, 2006
1 to 15% 23.7%
None 15.1%
86 to 99% 14.5%
31 to 50% 10.5%
71 to 85% 10.2%
16 to 30% 9.5%
51 to 70% 9.4%
All my clients are local 7.0%
1446 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (18)] [View this poll]

What quality do you think is most important when choosing a translator?
By Henrik Pipoyan - featured on Nov 7, 2006
Experience 48.8%
Mother tongue 20.1%
Specialization 18.4%
Education 5.9%
Other 5.5%
Rate 0.8%
Publications 0.4%
Membership 0.0%
1480 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (29)] [View this poll]

A job is posted with no contact data but the outsourcer has an LWA average of 4. Do you still apply?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 5, 2006
No 22.1%
Yes 21.5%
Depends on number of entries 18.5%
Depends on rate 17.9%
What is LWA entry? 8.7%
N/A 6.1%
Depends on volume 5.2%
1277 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you use public libraries as a resource for your translations?
By anonymous - featured on Nov 2, 2006
Never 59.7%
Sometimes 20.3%
As a last resource 15.1%
N/A 3.6%
Always 1.4%
1195 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (19)] [View this poll]

Do you determine if a KudoZ answer is right or wrong based on the number of Google hits?
By texjax DDS PhD - featured on Nov 2, 2006
No 37.9%
Sometimes 27.4%
Only for confirmation 26.8%
N/A 4.7%
Yes 3.1%
1166 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (15)] [View this poll]

KudoZ questions allow just words - what about putting images as well?
By Fabio Descalzi - featured on Oct 31, 2006
Could be useful 46.6%
What for? 20.1%
Definitely 14.1%
Perhaps 8.0%
I don't care 5.8%
I am against 3.8%
Other 1.7%
1370 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (20)] [View this poll]

Should translation be a regulated profession?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 30, 2006
Yes 42.2%
No 20.9%
It depends 20.2%
I don't know 9.9%
I don't care 6.8%
1613 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (42)] [View this poll]

If you get really sick when you are on deadline, what do you do?
By Nicole Johnson - featured on Oct 26, 2006
Ask for an extension 37.9%
Keep working 34.7%
Get help 19.6%
N/A 3.9%
Other 2.7%
Stay in bed 1.2%
1232 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (25)] [View this poll]

Please select the option that best describes you:
By anonymous - featured on Oct 25, 2006
Female, translator 51.7%
Male, translator 25.0%
Female transl. & interpreter 12.8%
Male, transl. & interpreter 6.0%
Female, other 2.5%
Male, other 1.3%
Female, interpreter 0.4%
Male, interpreter 0.3%
1444 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would it be good for ProZ.com to attract more potential direct clients asking for translators?
By Fabio Descalzi - featured on Oct 24, 2006
Definitely 51.8%
Yes, but be careful 21.5%
Don't know 12.5%
It's hard to control them online 6.8%
No way! 5.3%
Other 2.0%
1258 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (34)] [View this poll]

Who are your main customers?
By Marina Lara Petersen - featured on Oct 23, 2006
Translation agencies 70.7%
Small companies 9.6%
Big corporations 8.4%
Other 5.8%
Individuals 4.0%
Other translators 1.4%
1338 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (15)] [View this poll]

How busy are you this week?
By Natalia Zudaire - featured on Oct 21, 2006
I can't take any more! 38.4%
Just OK 20.3%
I could do more 17.9%
No work at all 13.7%
A little busy 9.7%
1215 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (13)] [View this poll]

How much time did it take you before you had enough translations to work on them full time (40 hours
By Eleonora Timmons Militano - featured on Oct 20, 2006
N/A 24.0%
1 - 2 years 19.9%
2 -6 months 16.9%
7 - 12 months 14.7%
2 - 5 years 13.7%
Up to a month 5.8%
> 5 years 5.0%
1329 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (23)] [View this poll]

How would you rate on average the response time of ProZ.com's Support?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 18, 2006
I never used it 36.9%
Good 23.4%
Excellent 17.7%
Normal 15.2%
Poor 5.3%
Bad 1.6%
1160 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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You are asked to do an assignment for a company whose ethics you disapprove of. What do you do?
By Fiona Paterson - featured on Oct 17, 2006
Just decline 30.0%
It depends 28.6%
Decline and explain why 22.0%
Decline with an excuse 11.3%
Accept 7.0%
Other 1.2%
1208 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (39)] [View this poll]

On average, how many hours a week do you work?
By Tim van den Oudenhoven - featured on Oct 16, 2006
40-50 28.0%
30-40 21.3%
50-60 15.1%
20-30 13.7%
> 60 9.8%
10-20 7.2%
< 10 4.9%
1463 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (7)] [View this poll]

Do you have your fixed working hours although working at home?
By Inga Jakobi - featured on Oct 14, 2006
No 38.9%
Depends on my projects 31.2%
Most of the time 19.8%
Yes 7.8%
Other - N/A 2.4%
1346 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you prefer viewing a document before taking on a job?
By Norman Buhagiar - featured on Oct 12, 2006
Yes 60.4%
Depends on subject 17.7%
Sometimes 10.5%
Depends on customer 8.6%
Never 1.8%
N/A 0.9%
1261 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (13)] [View this poll]

When you outsource, how much of the payment do you usually keep for yourself?
By Nesrin - featured on Oct 11, 2006
I don't outsource 46.2%
10-20% 12.7%
It depends 12.2%
< 10% 10.0%
20-40% 8.7%
40-60% 6.7%
60-80% 2.2%
> 80% 1.4%
1328 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (18)] [View this poll]

When you have several pending projects, in which order do you complete them?
By Reed James - featured on Oct 10, 2006
By due date 85.7%
By length 4.0%
By client 3.2%
Other 3.2%
By interest in subject 2.5%
N/A 0.7%
By amount paid 0.7%
1204 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (11)] [View this poll]

How do you rate ease of use of the [LINK='/quick_profile']new profile updater[/LINK]? (Please commen
By anonymous - featured on Oct 9, 2006
Easy enough 35.4%
I didn't use it yet 31.0%
Very easy to use 23.7%
Somewhat hard to use 8.2%
Very hard to use 1.7%
1189 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (25)] [View this poll]

What is the proportion of the time that you use for translation and interpretation?
By Steffen Walter - featured on Oct 6, 2006
100%/0% (only translation) 78.6%
75%/25% 16.3%
50%/50% 2.6%
25%/75% 2.4%
0%/100% (only interpretation) 0.1%
968 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (7)] [View this poll]

How do you dispose of hardcopies of confidential documents?
By Nicole Schnell - featured on Oct 5, 2006
I don't make printouts 28.8%
I use a shredder 26.1%
Regular trash/recycling 19.2%
Other 12.5%
Never thought of that 10.0%
Why bother? 3.5%
1325 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (26)] [View this poll]

Are you active on the ProZ.com's forums?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 4, 2006
I post little but I read a lot 31.5%
No 21.7%
Occasionally 18.9%
Seldom 14.0%
Only on some issues 7.2%
Yes, a lot 5.4%
Other 1.3%
1283 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (21)] [View this poll]

Did you know Sep. 30 is International Translation Day?
By humbird - featured on Oct 2, 2006
No, but It's great! 36.1%
Yes, it's great! 28.6%
No, but I don't care 17.9%
Yes, but I don't care 14.5%
Other 2.8%
1464 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (15)] [View this poll]

What % of your invoices are paid on time?
By Konstantin Kisin - featured on Sep 29, 2006
80-95% 28.3%
60-80% 20.1%
95-99% 15.4%
40-60% 13.1%
20-40% 9.1%
0-20% 8.7%
100% 5.3%
1385 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (24)] [View this poll]

Do you lower your standard rates in order to get some jobs?
By Valérie Oliveira (X) - featured on Sep 28, 2006
Sometimes 42.0%
Exceptionally 32.4%
Never 15.8%
Often 7.8%
N/A 1.5%
Always 0.6%
1458 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (13)] [View this poll]

On average, how many e-mails do you send per day?
By Andres & Leticia Enjuto - featured on Sep 26, 2006
0-10 59.0%
11-20 27.9%
21-30 6.4%
More than 31 5.9%
N/A 0.8%
1063 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (5)] [View this poll]

In your country is there a fixed/official price for translation/interpreting?
By gianfranco - featured on Sep 25, 2006
No 78.5%
Yes, advised 9.7%
I don't know 8.4%
Other 2.1%
Yes, compulsory 1.3%
1346 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (16)] [View this poll]

Do you read through the text before you start translating?
By Marketa Dolezalova (X) - featured on Sep 22, 2006
Sometimes 28.3%
Always 22.2%
Depends on volume 20.8%
Never 14.9%
Depends on subject 12.8%
Other - N/A 0.9%
1459 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (16)] [View this poll]

5840 polls, displaying 5401 through 5450