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5841 polls, displaying 5451 through 5500
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.
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Do you negotiate your deadlines with your clients?
By Monika Coulson - featured on Sep 21, 2006
Sometimes 43.1%
Often 16.3%
Exceptionally 15.5%
Seldom 14.0%
Always 5.9%
Never 4.6%
N/A 0.6%
1253 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you read the manuals of the tools you are using?
By Harry Bornemann - featured on Sep 20, 2006
some paragraphs 32.1%
more than 50% 21.6%
more than 10% 16.1%
are you kidding? 15.9%
more than 90% 7.7%
N/A 6.6%
1342 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many kids do you have?
By Vladimir Dubisskiy - featured on Sep 18, 2006
none 53.8%
one 19.2%
two 17.4%
three 6.2%
four 2.3%
more 1.1%
1300 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you defragment and clean up the hard disk of your computer?
By Manuela Junghans - featured on Sep 16, 2006
every 6 months 26.7%
monthly 17.9%
never 16.9%
yearly 13.6%
Other 8.9%
weekly 8.6%
what does it mean? 5.4%
daily 2.0%
1153 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you absolutely had to choose, what would it be?
By Maria Rosich Andreu - featured on Sep 14, 2006
Quality 56.5%
Deadline 34.6%
N/A 8.9%
1253 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How have your average rates evolved in the last 12 months? They...
By anonymous - featured on Sep 13, 2006
are about the same 56.9%
have risen 38.8%
have fallen 4.3%
1336 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do (sports) to maintain your bio-rhythm
By Brandis (X) - featured on Sep 11, 2006
other 37.1%
none 30.4%
bycyling 11.2%
jogging 10.5%
swimming 9.3%
scuba 0.7%
speed-biking 0.3%
sprinting 0.2%
para-gliding 0.1%
1147 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many Internet browser windows/tabs do you have open while working?
By Manuel Martín-Iguacel - featured on Sep 10, 2006
> 5 34.2%
3 21.1%
4 13.4%
2 13.1%
5 9.4%
1 7.4%
none 1.5%
1325 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What % of your overall working time is spent bidding for or actively seeking new jobs?
By Antonio Barros - featured on Sep 8, 2006
< 10% 58.1%
10-20% 17.9%
20-30% 7.4%
N/A 6.6%
> 40% 5.9%
30-40% 4.2%
1259 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many source words have you translated since this time last year? (total, all pairs)
By Peter Shortall - featured on Sep 6, 2006
Don't know 37.5%
250K-500K 14.6%
100K-250K 14.4%
0-100K 13.2%
500K-750K 9.9%
>1million 4.6%
750K-1M 4.0%
N/A 1.9%
1133 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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On a typical day at ProZ, where do you spend the most time?
By JaneTranslates - featured on Sep 5, 2006
KudoZ 39.8%
Forums 20.7%
Jobs/Blue Board 19.6%
Glossary search 13.9%
Other 2.7%
N/A 1.7%
Profile pages 1.0%
Articles 0.6%
1214 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you raise your rates when the source text is of low linguistic quality?
By Monika Jakacka Márquez - featured on Sep 4, 2006
Never 35.6%
Didn't happen to me. 21.6%
Seldom 19.0%
I reject them 9.3%
Usually 7.2%
N/A 4.8%
Always. 2.5%
1176 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you adjust quality depending on rate (better rate gets more)?
By Enrique Cavalitto - featured on Sep 3, 2006
No, I always do my best 77.4%
It depends 13.4%
Yes 8.5%
N/A 0.8%
1123 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you attended powwows in the last year?
By RominaZ - featured on Sep 1, 2006
No 77.0%
Yes, one 13.4%
Yes, several 7.2%
What is it? 2.4%
1247 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you live in a country where the native language is your source or target language?
By Fan Gao - featured on Aug 31, 2006
Target 55.4%
Source 23.8%
Both 15.9%
Neither 4.9%
1376 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many times have you recommended another translator for a job you couldn't accept?
By Norman Buhagiar - featured on Aug 29, 2006
1 - 3 35.7%
Never 27.0%
more than 10 14.3%
4 - 6 13.9%
N/A 5.2%
7 - 10 3.9%
1126 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How long do you usually work on a translation before taking at least a short break?
By Ulrike MacKay - featured on Aug 28, 2006
1 to 2 hours 32.6%
2 to 4 hours 31.6%
depends on text 19.0%
up to 1 hour 11.8%
up to 6 hours 3.0%
up to 8 hours 1.0%
N/A 0.5%
depends on languages 0.4%
1281 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When do you close your KudoZ questions? After...
By Klaus Urban - featured on Aug 26, 2006
It depends 26.9%
a good answer 22.1%
24 hours 15.4%
completion of project 14.0%
N/A 11.5%
first reminder 8.0%
second reminder 1.5%
Never 0.6%
1245 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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With your education and experience, could you earn more doing something other than translation?
By Bill Greendyk - featured on Aug 24, 2006
A lot more 28.0%
About the same 17.2%
A little more 16.7%
A lot less 14.9%
N/A 8.7%
Translation is just a sideline 7.4%
A little less 7.0%
1148 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Suppose that you get several job offers together but you can only accept one. Your criterion to sele
By Manuel Martín-Iguacel - featured on Aug 22, 2006
rate 33.5%
old client first 27.6%
subject 11.7%
size 10.7%
other 7.6%
recent client first 4.0%
N/A 3.4%
source language 1.3%
1190 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which would you consider the most user-friendly?
By Dina Abdo - featured on Aug 21, 2006
N/A 32.0%
Trados 24.5%
Wordfast 21.8%
SDLX 6.0%
DejaVu 5.0%
Other 4.9%
SDL Trados 4.6%
Transit 2000 1.2%
1124 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you agree to your translation fees being reduced on the basis of Trados repetition analysis?
By HelenG - featured on Aug 19, 2006
Yes 25.8%
No 24.5%
Don't own Trados 23.1%
Depends on client 19.2%
Was never asked to 4.0%
N/A 3.4%
1250 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you rely on your intuition for your translation work?
By Elías Sauza - featured on Aug 17, 2006
Yes, but I research 73.7%
No, I always research 18.6%
Mostly 5.4%
What's it? 1.3%
N/A 1.0%
1158 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How many different translation/proofreading projects do you usually work on at the same time?
By Nicole Johnson - featured on Aug 16, 2006
2 - 3. 47.6%
Only one 44.6%
4 - 5 4.1%
More than 5 1.9%
N/A 1.8%
1142 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you use as the home page of your browser?
By sandrita - featured on Aug 15, 2006
Other 49.0%
A blank page 14.0%
ProZ.com 12.3%
Online email 11.7%
Online newspaper 9.0%
My ISP 3.8%
A jokes site 0.4%
1139 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever start to work in the morning without being dressed properly (e.g. in your pajamas?)
By Carla Schaudt - featured on Aug 14, 2006
Quite often 27.3%
Almost always/always 26.7%
Occasionally 23.0%
Never 11.2%
Exceptionally 10.6%
N/A 1.2%
1176 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever suffered from keyboard related "repetitive strain injuries"?
By Athanasios F - featured on Aug 13, 2006
No 58.3%
More than once 20.9%
Yes, once 16.1%
N/A 4.0%
I had surgery 0.6%
969 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have the CAT tool translation memories impaired your own human memory?
By claudia bagnardi - featured on Aug 11, 2006
Not at all 51.5%
N/A 24.5%
Somewhat 16.8%
Yes 5.2%
Greatly 1.9%
1033 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you refer to paper-based reference materials?
By Paul Appleyard (X) - featured on Aug 10, 2006
Daily 37.2%
Several per week 20.7%
Several per month 14.5%
Several per year 11.4%
What is paper? 11.0%
N/A 5.2%
1130 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your rate (relative to your normal one) for an urgent job requiring work all night?
By Thomas Johansson - featured on Aug 9, 2006
100% (normal rate) 22.5%
N/A 22.4%
126-150% 21.6%
101-125% 14.1%
176-200% 8.0%
151-175% 7.9%
201% or more 3.4%
1123 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What percentage of your work comes from other countries?
By Paul Appleyard (X) - featured on Aug 8, 2006
76-100% 39.8%
0-25% 28.3%
51-75% 14.8%
26-50% 14.0%
N/A 3.1%
1144 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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While looking for a very specific and rare term, which source do you tend to trust the most?
By Maciej Andrzejczak - featured on Aug 7, 2006
Internet 33.1%
Specialized dictionary 31.1%
Branch expert 25.3%
KudoZ glossaries 5.1%
Other 4.4%
N/A 1.0%
1148 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What percentage of your assignments do you translate using a CAT Tool?
By Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X) - featured on Aug 5, 2006
76-100% 38.7%
I translate w/o CAT tools 26.8%
1-25% 12.8%
51-75% 11.5%
26-50% 6.6%
N/A 3.6%
1070 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How likely would you work with a demanding and annonying client again?
By Hikmat Gumilar - featured on Aug 4, 2006
Depends on job 40.8%
Unlikely 32.0%
Depends on my workload 20.1%
Likely 4.6%
Other 2.0%
N/A 0.6%
1065 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What would you do if a regular client insists that you do a job outside your specialization
By Ma. Fernanda Blesa - featured on Aug 3, 2006
Accept, talk about field 32.5%
Recommend a specialist 22.6%
Reject it 14.3%
Accept, hire a specialist 14.1%
Accept, no disclaimer 9.1%
Other 5.5%
N/A 1.9%
1100 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you were a final client, would you prefer engaging an agency or a freelancer?
By Levan Namoradze - featured on Aug 2, 2006
Depends on job 47.1%
Freelancer 25.9%
Agency 18.2%
I don't know 7.9%
Other 1.0%
1105 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If you are not interested in a job offered to you by email, what do you do?
By Ramona Ali - featured on Aug 1, 2006
Reply to decline 76.4%
Don't reply 10.8%
Refer it to a colleague 8.7%
Other (please discuss) 4.1%
1159 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you agree with lowering the weekly limits of KudoZ questions to 45/15 for member/non-members?
By Enrique Cavalitto - featured on Jul 31, 2006
No, keep them at 60/20 35.4%
I don't care 34.5%
Yes 22.6%
I don't know 7.5%
1310 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you ever do mini-jobs (1-2 sentences) for free?
By Nesrin - featured on Jul 28, 2006
Depends on client 43.3%
Sometimes 24.6%
Always 15.6%
Never 10.3%
N/A 3.3%
Depends on text 2.7%
1165 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As a freelance translator/interpreter, what do you mostly need to improve?
By Nathalie Reis - featured on Jul 27, 2006
Marketing skills 30.1%
Time management 26.6%
Technical skills 15.5%
Linguistic skills 11.2%
Administrative skills 10.4%
Other skills 3.6%
N/A 2.6%
1138 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What percentage of translation tests have you have completed have actually resulted in a paid job?
By Patricia Fierro, M. Sc. - featured on Jul 26, 2006
0 - 10% 42.7%
Over 35% 23.3%
10- 20% 12.4%
20 - 35% 10.5%
Never did a test 7.7%
N/A 3.5%
1101 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you include Translator Notes in your documents?
By BelkisDV - featured on Jul 25, 2006
Sometimes 56.1%
Never 28.9%
Frequently 9.3%
What are they? 3.8%
N/A 1.9%
1055 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you think that cat tools could lead you to a more literal translation?
By Alicia Casal - featured on Jul 24, 2006
No 32.7%
Sometimes 26.9%
Yes 21.3%
I don't know 15.2%
N/A 3.9%
1057 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In technical translations, do you convert between bar and psi?
By Rebecca Garber - featured on Jul 23, 2006
N/A 43.8%
never 20.1%
depends on client, exactly 17.0%
original plus (conversion) 8.4%
depends on client, a range 4.8%
always, exactly 4.2%
always, a range 1.7%
688 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the main way used by potential employers and clients to get in touch with you?
By Anne Spitzmueller - featured on Jul 21, 2006
Email 88.0%
Phone 10.0%
Other 0.6%
Messenger 0.6%
Personally 0.5%
Fax 0.4%
1205 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How much of your income is from your biggest client?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 20, 2006
26-50% 27.6%
51-75% 22.0%
11-25% 19.8%
76-100% 12.9%
<10% 8.9%
N/A 8.9%
878 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Literary or non-literary translations? Which makes you happier?
By claudia bagnardi - featured on Jul 19, 2006
Non-literary 40.6%
Literary 22.8%
Either 19.2%
Only in my field 12.9%
Other 2.9%
Neither 1.6%
1138 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How far would you travel to attend a powwow?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 18, 2006
Not interested in powwows 20.0%
Up to 100 km 18.0%
Up to 50 km 15.1%
I don't know 14.6%
Up to 10 km 10.5%
Up to 250 km 9.4%
More than 500 km 8.2%
Up to 500 km 4.2%
1040 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Who is the main breadwinner in your family?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 17, 2006
I am 34.6%
My partner 20.8%
We earn about the same 20.1%
I have no partner 18.0%
Other 6.4%
1210 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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5841 polls, displaying 5451 through 5500