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Vadim Pogulyaev
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Tajland
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English to Russian
great idea indeed Aug 17, 2007

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Deborah do Carmo
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Dutch to English
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Good idea in principle, but ... Aug 17, 2007

... I agree with Gerard about limiting it to registered users.

Just as long as it doesn't become another excuse - like KudoZ sometimes - for people to take on work they are clearly not qualified to do.

However, I'd expect true experts in fields (law, finance, medicine, engineering, whatever) to quickly be able to distinguish who is in totally over their head and hopefully not waste their time or expertise encouraging those individuals to abuse what is otherwise a good i... See more
... I agree with Gerard about limiting it to registered users.

Just as long as it doesn't become another excuse - like KudoZ sometimes - for people to take on work they are clearly not qualified to do.

However, I'd expect true experts in fields (law, finance, medicine, engineering, whatever) to quickly be able to distinguish who is in totally over their head and hopefully not waste their time or expertise encouraging those individuals to abuse what is otherwise a good idea.

In other words, I'd be happy to share my knowledge as a lawyer with another genuine legal translator, as opposed to a self-professed legal translator who thinks it's easy to jump on the legal bandwagon and make a quick buck.

By this, I don't mean that someone has to have the same level of legal training as I do, many excellent legal translators are self-taught (and conversely not all lawyers make good translators) but I'd honestly have to feel I was dealing with a true professional.

But otherwise a very promising idea!
Debs



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Heinrich Pesch
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Finska
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Member (2003)
Finnish to German
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Aquire your own experts Aug 17, 2007

If you regularly translate automotive material, you should aquire a bunch of fellow translators with whom you can collaborate. You could also outsource different parts and at the same time find trustworthy helpers for future use.
I did this once and found a colleague who nowadays employs me (!) quite a lot, so I do not regret searching for help.

I believe the suggested system would be prone to abuse in many way.
But why not try at least.
Cheers
Heinrich
 
Mats Wiman
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Švedska
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Member (2000)
German to Swedish
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Absolutely brilliant idea! Aug 18, 2007

Should have haedings for orientation like

Automotive:
Pumps:
Dentistry:
Forestry:
etc.

Mats
 
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