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| | 1. Login/Registration 1.1 What do I do if I forgot my password? 1.2 What do I do if I forgot my username AND password? 1.3 What if I forgot my password and my email address has changed? 1.4 What are cookies and why do I need them enabled? 1.5 How can I log out? 1.6 What limits are there on what my username may contain? 1.7 I am unable to sign in, and my username or password contains non-ASCII characters 1.8 How can I change my primary information? (username / given name / middle name / family name) 2. General 2.1 What is ProZ.com? 2.2 How is "ProZ.com" pronounced? 2.3 I want to use the old site design, the one with the full menu at the left. Can I? 2.4 How many glossaries are there on the site? 2.5 What is a ProZ.com "moderator"? 2.6 How are moderators selected? 2.7 My country is not listed on the site, or is not listed correctly. 3. Your Account 3.1 How can I edit the information in my Profile? 3.2 How can I receive more or fewer emails? 3.3 Why am I not receiving all job/KudoZ emails for my language pairs? 3.4 How can I change my email address? 3.5 How can I join as a member (or renew my current membership)? 4. Membership and Payments 4.1 Who are the site members? 4.2 What are the benefits of membership? 4.3 Does membership really make a difference in the rate at which I can expect to meet new clients? 4.4 I use ProZ.com regularly without paying. What would I gain by becoming a member? 4.5 How much does membership cost? 4.6 If I become a member, can I expect to get a return on my investment? 4.7 How can I pay for membership? 4.8 How can I upgrade to membership, paying partly with BrowniZ? 4.9 Why does ProZ.com sometimes charge VAT tax on memberships purchased from within the EU? 4.10 Is the membership fee tax deductible? Will I get an invoice? 4.11 What if I decide that I am not satisfied with my membership--can I get a refund? 4.12 I'm in the EU. Do I have to pay VAT? 4.13 Why does ProZ.com collect VAT? The company is not based in the EU. 4.14 In my case, the fees seem to add up during purchase. How can I avoid extra charges like VAT or payment fees? 4.15 Why are members in the Euro Zone charged in Euros, while members elsewhere are charged in dollars? 4.16 I am trying to upgrade, but ProZ.com's credit card processor will not accept my CVV2 number. What to do? 4.17 Your credit card processor cancelled my payment on the basis of my country of residence. What are my options? 4.18 Does ProZ.com accept payments via Moneybookers? 4.19 Why do you charge translators for membership, instead of companies that search for them? 4.20 Your fee is too high for translators in my country. 4.21 How can I change the currency of my credit card payment at 2checkout? 4.22 I am unable to pay by credit card via ProZ.com's credit card processor. Is there another credit card payment option? 4.23 What happens to my partial membership if I upgrade to full membership? 4.24 Am I considered a "member" of ProZ.com if I do not pay? 4.25 Why are members (ie. those who pay) given advantages when it comes to meeting clients? Just because you pay, it does not mean you are good. 4.26 I received an 10417/ 10505/10745 Error Message from Paypal. What is it? 4.27 I need my invoice in French/German for tax purposes. 4.28 If I renew my membership before it expires, what happens with my renewal date? 4.29 Somebody wants to donate me BrowniZ for my renewal, but I can't find the option. 4.30 I received a 10754 Error Message 4.31 I received a 15005 Error message 4.32 Could I submit a payment via Western Union or MoneyGram? 4.33 Will ProZ.com membership really help me to meet clients? Isn't my certification / degree more important? 4.34 How can I pay by wire transfer? 5. ProZ.com Directory and Maps 5.1 What is the ProZ.com directory? 5.2 Is the directory important to me if I want to meet clients? 5.3 How is placement in the directory determined? 5.4 How can I move up in the directory? 5.5 How can I hide my "online today" indicator in the directory? 5.6 Why am I not appearing and/or found in the directory? 5.7 Why don't I show up in the appropriate directory? 5.8 What is the Interpreter World Map? 5.9 Why don't I see myself on the Interpreter World Map? 6. Profile Page 6.1 How do I add a hit counter to my profile page? 6.2 How can I accept Paypal payments through my profile page? 6.3 Removing old resume 6.4 How do I enter "languages of interest"? 6.5 What are the detailed categories of expertise? 6.6 Why aren't my detailed categories of expertise displayed on my profile page? 6.7 How do I get my Identity Verified? 6.8 How do I upload a profile photo or image? 6.9 I uploaded an image/CV but it is not shown / can not be dowloaded. 6.10 How do I update/edit/replace my present CV/resume? 6.11 There are extra line breaks in my profile and I can not get rid of them. What should I do? 6.12 Where and what is my Personal Tab? 6.13 How do I use and enter HTML in my Personal Page? 6.14 Why isn't my HTML interface/design appearing correctly on my Personal Page? 6.15 How do I edit my working, interests, specialties, general fields on my profile page? 6.16 Who can view my Personal Page? 6.17 How many "general", "specialties", and "working" fields can I enter in my profile from the "Edit Specialties" page? 6.18 What is the "counter box" on the "edit expertise page"? 6.19 The "counter" is covering the specialty/working columns, what can I do? 6.20 How do I know which item I've chosen on the expertise page? 6.21 Why can't I enter more than 10 "specialty" fields (and 30 "working" fields)? 6.22 Why is my specialty not available? 6.23 Can I link to my ProZ.com profile from my personal website? Can I use the logo when I do so? 6.24 What is the "Visitor Tab"? 6.25 What can I find out with the IP Address? 6.26 What does the "checkmark" under the viewer type signify? 6.27 What does it mean by "Tabs Viewed"? 6.28 What exactly does the "Came From" column identify? 6.29 Who has access to my "Visitors Page"? 6.30 Does the "Visitors Page" count my visits? 6.31 Will anyone see my username or entity ID on their "Visitors Page"? 6.32 Will anyone be able to link to my profile page from their "Visitors Page"? 6.33 How do I edit my portfolio? 6.34 How can I upload images (besides my profile photo) to show in my profile? 6.35 What happened to the "your site" feature? 6.36 How do I add Skype to my profile page? 6.37 How do I delete my profile? 6.38 I'm not listed as interpreter 6.39 I am listed as an agency but I also work as a freelancer, should I have two profiles? 6.40 How can I set my location in the map? 6.41 How can I delete my Resume/CV/Photo 6.42 I deleted my profile/CV but Google still shows it. 6.43 I have entered my contact info but the quick profile does not show it. 6.44 Someone is coming to my visitors tab multiple times, should I be worried? 6.45 Can I control the online status shown in my profile? 6.46 Can I control the language in which visitors see my profile? 6.47 How can I accept Moneybookers payments through my profile page? 6.48 Can I make my email address visible in the "Contact" section of my profile? 6.49 Why are certain fields classified as 'required' or 'encouraged'? 7. KudoZ 7.1 ¿Qué es KudoZ? 7.2 ¿Cómo funciona KudoZ? 7.3 ¿Para qué sirven los puntos KudoZ? 7.4 ¿Qué pasa si no se cierra una pregunta? 7.5 PREGUNTAR: ¿Puedo añadir más información a mi pregunta? ¿Puedo corregirla? 7.6 PREGUNTAR: ¿Cómo puedo agredecer a colegas que han dado una respuesta en KudoZ, antes de rehusar respuestas o atribuir puntos? 7.7 RESPONDER: ¿Cómo puedo restablecer una respuesta que he ocultado? 7.8 RESPONDER: ¿Qué significa el botón "Ocultar respuesta"? 7.9 RESPONDER: Escribí un comentario y quisiera contestar a la respuesta que me dieron, ¿Puedo hacerlo? 7.10 RESPONDER: Ha aparecido una opción que me permite modificar las preguntas hechas por otros. ¿Para qué sirve? 7.11 ¿Cuáles son las reglas para participar en KudoZ? 7.12 RESPONDER: No puedo ver una pregunta KudoZ. ¿Qué puedo hacer? 7.13 RESPONDER: No recibo todas las notificaciones KudoZ que debería recibir. 7.14 RESPONDER: No recibo ningún correo electrónico de notificación KudoZ. 7.15 PREGUNTAR: No estoy seguro de si una pregunta debe ser clasificada no-PRO o PRO. ¿Cuál es la diferencia? 7.16 RESPONDER: Recibo demasiadas notificaciones por correo-e. 7.17 RESPONDER: ¿Qué debo hacer si no se respeta el reglamento KudoZ? 7.18 ¿Dónde puedo encontrar una lista de mis preguntas y respuestas anteriores? 7.19 ¿Cómo puedo evitar que la función de búsqueda de términos en ProZ.com haga una transliteración de signos diacríticos y caracteres con tilde? 7.20 RESPONDER: ¿Puedo comentar con "coincido" varias respuestas a una pregunta? 7.21 RESPONDER: He tenido que crear un perfil nuevo. ¿Puedo traspasar mis puntos del perfil anterior? 7.22 ¿En qué se basan las categorías de KudoZ? 7.23 RESPONDER: ¿Para qué sirve la función "Pedir + info"?¿Puedo usarla? 7.24 RESPONDER: ¿Cómo puedo cambiar lo que aparece en el resumen de puntos KudoZ de mi página de perfil? 7.25 RESPONDER: ¿Cómo se actualizan los puntos KudoZ? 7.26 RESPONDER: Veo que algunos miembros (no moderadores) reclasifican o eliminan preguntas de otros. ¿Como se seleccionan los miembros que pueden hacerlo? 7.27 ¿En qué casos se elimina una pregunta KudoZ? 7.28 PREGUNTAR: ¿Cómo puedo cerrar una pregunta que hice en Kudoz y que no ha recibido ninguna respuesta? 7.29 RESPONDER: Creo que mi total de puntos tenía que haber subido más hoy. 7.30 RESPONDER: Una de mis sumas de puntos KudoZ ha disminuido. ¿Cómo es posible? 7.31 PREGUNTAR: ¿Hay un límite para la cantidad de preguntas que puedo hacer? 7.32 PREGUNTAR: Suelo acumular mis preguntas de terminología hasta el final de un trabajo. ¿Cómo puedo resolver el problema del límite de preguntas diarias? 7.33 PREGUNTAR: ¿Puedo enviar la pregunta sólo a determinadas personas que conozco? 7.34 PREGUNTAR: ¿Por qué puede ser preferible hacer una pregunta sólo a ciertas personas? 7.35 PREGUNTAR: ¿Por qué puede ser preferible hacer una pregunta sólo a miembros de determinados grupos? 7.36 RESPONDER: ¿Pueden atribuirse puntos KudoZ a una respuesta dada a una pregunta limitada a ciertas personas o grupos? 7.37 PREGUNTAR: Si hago una pregunta privada, sólo a uno de mis grupos, ¿podrán verla otras personas? ¿Podrá aparecer cuando se busca en los archivos? 7.38 RESPONDER: ¿Qué significa que en una pregunta aparezca "Sin puntos"? 7.39 RESPONDER: Si alguien hace una pregunta tipo "Sin puntos", ¿deberá cerrarla? 7.40 RESPONDER: Si contesto una pregunta "Sin puntos", ¿aparecerá en el historial de KudoZ de mi página de perfil? 7.41 Sugiero que se haga pagar para participar en KudoZ. Así mejoraría la calidad. 7.42 RESPONDER: Si contesto preguntas "Sin puntos", ¿puedo mejorar mi posición en el cuadro de líderes de KudoZ o en el directorio de traductores de ProZ.com? 7.43 RESPONDER: Cuando busco sólo preguntas hechas por miembros, observo algo extraño. 7.44 RESPONDER: A veces recibo notificaciones de preguntas que no encuentro en el Sitio, y otras veces veo preguntas que no me han sido notificadas. 7.45 RESPONDER: ¿Cómo recibo notificaciones KudoZ de los miembros de mi equipo? 7.46 PREGUNTAR: ¿Cómo califico las respuestas a mi pregunta KudoZ? 7.47 PREGUNTAR: He perdido mi correo-e de confirmación con el enlace a mi pregunta. ¿Cómo puedo ahora atribuir los puntos? 7.48 PREGUNTAR: ¿Qué puedo hacer para dejar de recibir mensajes recordándome que debo calificar mi pregunta? 7.49 RESPONDER: ¿Qué es un resumen diario? 7.50 PREGUNTAR: ¿Puedo atribuir puntos a más de una respuesta? 7.51 PREGUNTAR: ¿Dónde está el botón "Rehusar"? 7.52 RESPONDER: ¿Qué sucede si alguien discrepa sobre una respuesta? 7.53 Veo un enlace para "editar/eliminar" mi comentario. ¿Para qué es? 7.54 ¿Pueden reclasificarse como "no PRO" las preguntas "PRO" hechas por traductores profesionales? 7.55 Cerré una pregunta sin haber seleccionado la mejor respuesta, ¿puedo volver a abrirla? 7.56 PREGUNTAS: ¿Puedo hacer una pregunta KudoZ monolingüe? 7.57 If the question is closed and points were awarded can I still answer it? 7.58 What is the criteria for the number of points (1-4) I should award to the selected answer? 7.59 What constitutes "term help" as defined in rule http://www.proz.com/siterules/kudoz_general/1.1#1.1 ? 7.60 ASKING: How can I close a question that has received answers without grading it? 7.61 ANSWERING: Can I edit the answer I've given to a KudoZ question? 7.62 What does the "Vote PRO" or "Vote non-PRO" button do? 7.63 ANSWERING: If I hide my answer and submit a new one, is this against site rules for answering? 8. Contacto con clientes / Contacto con traductores e intérpretes 8.1 ¿Cómo se asignan los trabajos? 8.2 ¿Quién puede ofrecer un trabajo a través de ProZ.com? 8.3 ¿Quién puede recibir trabajos? 8.4 ¿Cuáles son las tarifas de ProZ.com en relación con los trabajos? 8.5 ¿Quién fija los términos de pago y entrega de cada trabajo? 8.6 Tengo una pregunta acerca de un anuncio de trabajo específico. ¿Con quién tengo que ponerme en contacto? 8.7 ¿Cuáles son las distintas maneras de pagar para postular a un anuncio de trabajo? 8.8 Si postulo al trabajo y no lo obtengo, ¿se me informará? ¿Dentro de cuánto tiempo? 8.9 ¿Quién puede ver el historial de candidaturas a trabajos? 8.10 Obtuve el trabajo pero el comprador de servicios nunca se comunicó commigo... 8.11 Me gustaría saber quién es el comprador de servicios de un puesto específico. 8.12 ¿Qué son las referencias automáticas? 8.13 ¿Cómo puedo cerrar un anuncio de trabajo puesto por mí? 8.14 ¿Qué es el historial de ofertas de trabajo (Ofertas de trabajo previas)? 8.15 ¿Por qué no se me notifican todos los trabajos en mi par de idiomas? 8.16 ¿Debería utilizar el formulario para expresar mi interés por un trabajo o debería escribir directamente al cliente? 8.17 ¿Por qué algunos trabajos están marcados como sólo para miembros? 8.18 No estoy recibiendo los avisos de correo electrónico que debería recibir sobre los trabajos. 8.19 ¿Por qué no se me permite hacer una cotización en ciertos trabajos? 8.20 No estoy recibiendo notificaciones por correo electrónico sobre los trabajos. 8.21 ¿Por qué ProZ.com no establece una tarifa mínima para traducciones? 8.22 ¿Ofrece ProZ.com anuncios de texto (como Google) para que pueda anunciar mis servicios como traductor independiente? 8.23 ¿Cómo puedo controlar lo que se muestra en mi formulario de presupuesto? 8.24 ¿Qué es un trabajo "potencial"? 8.25 ¿Por qué hay alertas de trabajo que recibo cierto tiempo después de que fueran anunciadas? Parece haber un retraso. 8.26 ¿Está en línea el sistema de trabajo instantáneo? 8.27 ¿Qué tipos de pago puedo aceptar por parte de los ofertantes? 8.28 ¿Cómo puedo enviar un presupuesto? 8.29 I don't see the "Submit quote" button on this job 9. Foros 9.1 ¿Qué son los foros de ProZ.com? 9.2 ¿Cuáles son las reglas de los foros? 9.3 ¿Quién puede usar los foros? 9.4 ¿Se deben aprobar previamente las contribuciones enviadas a los foros? 9.5 ¿Puedo publicar algo sobre una agencia o un traductor malos? 9.6 ¿Por qué no puedo utilizar los foros para advertir a los demás acerca de una agencia que ha tenido un mal comportamiento? 9.7 ¿Se puede hablar de temas financieros? 9.8 ¿Cómo puedo recibir notificación de nuevas contribuciones (seguimiento de foros)? 9.9 ¿Por qué cambió mi título? 9.10 No encuentro mi contribución 9.11 ¿Por qué están prohibidos los temas políticas y polémicos? 9.12 ¿Qué pasa con los catástrofes naturales o catástrofes que de ningún modo son políticas? ¿Se pueden discutir en los foros? 9.13 ¿Qué se puede publicar? 9.14 How is it determined whether or not a forum thread will be featured on the home page? 9.15 ¿Los foros privados pueden ser indexados por los motores de búsqueda? 9.16 How do I post in the forums? 9.17 Can I request a private forum for discussion/work? 9.18 I have a question I would like to post to the forums. What is the best way to make sure I get an answer? 10. Publicar un trabajo 10.1 ¿Qué tipo de trabajos se puede publicar en ProZ.com? 10.2 ¿Cuáles son los factores clave para recibir una respuesta favorable a mi oferta? ¿Qué otra cosa debiera tener en mente? 10.3 ¿Qué tan rápido empezaré a recibir respuestas de traductores o intérpretes? 10.4 ¿Cuánto tengo que pagar? 10.5 ¿Qué me asegura que un traductor es de confianza? 10.6 ¿Qué tipo de trabajos están prohibidos en ProZ.com? 10.7 ¿Cómo se establecen los precios y los plazos para los trabajos? 10.8 ¿Competirán los proveedores de servicio entre sí con sus candidaturas? 10.9 ¿Cómo van a contactarme los proveedores de servicios? 10.10 No quiero publicar mi trabajo, es confidencial. ¿Qué puedo hacer? 10.11 Si publico un trabajo y quedo muy satisfecho con el traductor, ¿puedo trabajar con él directamente la próxima vez? 10.12 No tengo ningún trabajo que ofrecer, pero me gustaría ampliar mi base de datos de traductores. 10.13 ¿Qué significa que un trabajo está financiado por un grupo sin fines de lucro? 10.14 ¿Puedo publicar un anuncio si ofrezco un servicio para traductores que buscan trabajos? 10.15 ¿Puedo utilizar el formulario para las ofertas de trabajo para publicitar mis servicios? 10.16 ¿Por qué razones podría llegar a prohibirse la participación en ProZ.com al anunciante de un trabajo? 10.17 ¿Qué puedo hacer si necesito modificar la información de mi oferta de trabajo? 10.18 I've posted a job but it is not visible yet. 11. Rates 11.1 How do I enter my rates? 11.2 What are the minimum and target rates? 11.3 Why should I enter rates? 11.4 I am just getting started as a freelancer. What rate should I charge? 11.5 Is entering rates mandatory? 11.6 What rates are people asking? Can I view aggregated data? 11.7 I've entered my rates but I'm still receiving some jobs offering a rate under my minimum. Why is this? 11.8 Why doesn't ProZ.com set a minimum rate for translation? 12. Blue Board (Base de datos de compradores de servicios) 12.1 ¿Qué es el Blue Board? 12.2 Glosario de términos del Blue Board... 12.3 ¿Cuáles son las condiciones para crear una entrada acerca de mis probabilidades de volver a trabajar con un comprador de servicios? 12.4 ¿Cómo puedo ver las entradas de otros miembros acerca de sus probabilidades de volver a trabajar para un cliente determinado? 12.5 ¿Cuánto cuesta acceder a los historiales del Blue Board? 12.6 No soy miembro (pago) de ProZ.com... ¿puedo ver los historiales del Blue Board a pesar de eso? 12.7 No soy miembro (pago) de ProZ.com... ¿puedo crear entradas en el Blue Board a pesar de eso? 12.8 Me gustaría pedirles a los demás que escriban entradas acerca de un comprador de servicios determinado. ¿Cómo puedo hacerlo? 12.9 ¿Cómo puedo crear una entrada para un comprador de servicios que no figura en el Blue Board? 12.10 ¿Cómo puedo cambiar la información de contacto que sale para mi negocio en el Blue Board? 12.11 Un proveedor de servicios ha hecho un comentario acerca de sus probabilidades de volver a trabajar con mi empresa. ¿Puedo responderle? 12.12 ¿Qué tan fiable es el Blue Board? 12.13 ¿Cómo hago figurar mi negocio en el Blue Board? 12.14 Me gustaría que se retirara cierta información de contacto del Blue Board. 12.15 ¿Cómo puedo ocultar una entrada del BB? 12.16 ¿Cómo puedo modificar mi entrada en el Blue Board? 12.17 ¿Puedo crear una entrada para un comprador de servicios si la única experiencia con él se limita a una prueba de traducción? 12.18 Creé una entrada y no aparece 12.19 ¿Puedo crear más de una entrada por comprador de servicios? 12.20 How can I edit the information on my Blue Board record? 12.21 My company has a great Blue Board page. How can I display this in my profile? 13. Agencies and Outsourcers 13.1 Search Operators 13.2 Including Company Logo in Job Posting 14. Verified Identity Program 14.1 What is the Verified Identity Program (VID)? 14.2 How can I have my profile identity verified? 14.3 What is the timeline for the VID program? 14.4 Why is my identity not verified anymore? 14.5 How do I get VIDed at a powwow? 14.6 How can I get authorized to verify other users' identities? 14.7 I have paid with credit card but I am not ID verified yet. 15. Credentials 15.1 What is a "credential"? 15.2 How are credentials used at ProZ.com? 15.3 How do I get a credential verified? 15.4 How do I report my credentials? 15.5 Can I verify my memberships in organizations? 15.6 Can I verify reference letters from colleagues or employers? 15.7 Do I have to verify my credentials? 16. ProZ.com Native Speaker Credential 16.1 What is the ProZ.com Native Speaker credential? 16.2 How do I get the credential for a single language? 16.3 How do I get the credential in more than one language? 16.4 What definition of "native speaker" is used? 16.5 Will clients see the credential? 16.6 Does the PNS credential tell whether or not someone is a good translator? 16.7 How much does it cost to apply for the PNS credential? 16.8 I would like to get the credential. How do I proceed? 16.9 My two native languages are pending. How soon can I prove them? 16.10 What do the different colored icons mean? 16.11 I need to declare a second native language, or I've made a mistake in entering my native language(s). 17. Directory Text Ads 17.1 Who is allowed to create text ads? 17.2 How do I create a Directory Text Ad? 17.3 Why must I specify a language pair and expertise? 17.4 Can I trade BrowniZ for Directory Text Ad impressions? 17.5 Why can't I add BrowniZ to my Directory Text Ad balance? 17.6 I would like to create one text ad that will be displayed on both directories. Can this be done? 17.7 After I create my directory text ad, may I edit it? 17.8 Am I allowed to buy more than one text ad for the same language pair and field/specialty? 17.9 May I use my wallet to pay for my text ad? 17.10 Will there be a balance and history of my text ads available for me to view? 17.11 Can I have my browniz or wallet balance refunded to me? 17.12 I've created a text ad, but I can't see it on the directory. 17.13 I don't think the balance is correct on my text ad account. 18. Translation Teams 18.1 What is a ProZ.com translation team? 18.2 Who can be a part of a ProZ.com translation team? 18.3 How can I create a team? 18.4 How can I invite other translators to join my team? 18.5 How can a job quote be made on behalf of a team? 18.6 I want to leave the team, what should I do? 19. ProZ.com Wallet 19.1 How can I accept payments through my ProZ.com Profile page? 19.2 What are the fees for using the ProZ.com Wallet? 19.3 When are wallet withdrawals done? 20. Browniz points 20.1 What are browniz points? 20.2 How can I get browniz? 20.3 How can I use browniz? 20.4 My browniz point totals are wrong. 20.5 How are browniz points updated? 20.6 I have excess browniz points. Can I donate them to other members? 21. Powwows 21.1 What is a ProZ.com Powwow? 21.2 When is the next powwow in my area? 21.3 How are BrowniZ for organizing/attending Powwows awarded? 21.4 What happens at Powwows? 21.5 Who can go? 21.6 Will a ProZ.com representative attend? 21.7 Is there a fee to attend? 21.8 Can I bring children? Guests? 21.9 How do I sign up to attend? 21.10 Can I organize a Powwow? 21.11 Where does the word 'Powwow' come from? 21.12 Will I be expected to attend if I add my name? 21.13 I cannot find the "Enter attendance" link on the powwow page, why? 21.14 I uploaded my powwow's pictures and nothing happened. 22. Glossaries 22.1 How do I add a term to a glossary? 22.2 How do I upload an existing glossary? 22.3 How do I edit a glossary or an existing term? 22.4 How do I move a term from one glossary to another? 23. GlossPost 23.1 What is GlossPost? 23.2 What are the goals driving GlossPost at ProZ.com? 23.3 What are the possibilities created by the collaboration between GlossPost and ProZ.com? 23.4 How many links from the original GlossPost archives have been included? 23.5 Will the links in the GlossPost database at ProZ.com be checked to prevent dead pages and repeat URLs? 23.6 What are the searching capabilities included in the GlossPost database at ProZ.com? 23.7 How can I contribute to the expansion of this glossary database? 23.8 What is the posting procedure? 23.9 In what language should I post? 23.10 As a ProZ.com user, will I get any benefits from posting glossaries? 23.11 How can I report bugs or send suggestions? 23.12 What will happen to the GlossPost list at Yahoogroups? 23.13 Where can I learn more about the history of GlossPost? 24. ProZ.com Exchange 24.1 What is the ProZ.com Exchange? 24.2 Who can use the ProZ.com Exchange? 24.3 Is the Exchange just for trades, or can I sell something there? 24.4 I submitted a post to the exchange. Why can't I see it yet? 24.5 What kinds of posts aren't allowed on the Exchange? 25. Hosting 25.1 What is ProZ.com hosting? 25.2 Who can take advantage of ProZ.com hosting? 25.3 How much does it cost? 25.4 What is the difference between hosting and domain registration? 25.5 Who will own my domain if I register it at ProZ.com? 25.6 Are there any restrictions on the content of my web site? 25.7 I forgot my password. How can I reset it? 25.8 How do I get started with my hosting account? 25.9 How do I use the mail hosting features? 25.10 How do I use anonymous FTP or create new FTP accounts? 25.11 How do I use multiple domains, subdomains, or other advanced domain-related features? 25.12 How do I access the WYSIWYG editor? 25.13 I am unable to connect to my control panel or webmail, and I use a personal firewall. 25.14 How can I get information about my account in the old hosting system? 25.15 I have the standard hosting package. Can I change my hosted domain name? 25.16 How can I have my hosted site indexed by search engines? 25.17 Are domain registrars required to remind domain owners to verify their contact information annually? 25.18 How can I edit the contact information and other details for my domain name? 25.19 Why have I stopped receiving email sent to my account? 25.20 I cannot transfer my current domain to ProZ.com because my registrar is locked. 25.21 I'd like to host two domains, how can I do this? 25.22 Are there any limitations regarding my monthly bandwidth usage? 25.23 Can I renew my domain name for 5 years without renewing my Proz membership? 26. Email 26.1 How can I unsubscribe from all ProZ.com email notifications? 26.2 How can I get more, fewer, or different email notifications? 26.3 I don't receive any email from ProZ.com 26.4 I receive some email from ProZ.com, but I don't receive all the email notifications that I should 26.5 I got an email virus that appeared to come from ProZ.com 26.6 How do I report abuse of the ProZ.com mail system? 26.7 My email notifications are delayed. What can I do? 26.8 How do I view the complete headers of an email message? 26.9 Why does the link in my KudoZ/job/forum email notification go to a page saying the ID does not exist? 26.10 What is a daily digest? 26.11 Why is there an xxx at the start of my email address? Why am I being told my email address is bad? 26.12 My Mail Monitor says that notifications are been sent but still I can't get them. 27. Willingness to Work Again (WWA) 27.1 What is WWA? 27.2 What does a WWA entry consist of? 27.3 What are WWA entries good for? 27.4 What are the conditions under which a WWA entry can be (requested from / made by) an outsourcer? 27.5 If a translator requests feedback from an outsourcer, does the outsourcer have to sign up with proz.com if they have not already done so? 27.6 Is "yes" the only possible response to the "willingness to work again" question asked of outsourcers? 27.7 Sounds good -- I would like to show "willingness to work again" entries from my clients in my profile. How can I do that? 27.8 How can I provide a positive "willingness to work again" entry on behalf of a site user that worked for me? 27.9 What are my options regarding the visibility of my WWA entries? 27.10 Is this feature also intended to benefit outsourcers? 27.11 How can WWA be beneficial for both service providers (ie. translators and interpreters) and outsourcers at the same time? 27.12 What about confidentiality? I can not / would rather not disclose my client's names. 27.13 I don't have confidentiality agreements per se, but I don't want others to know who I work for. How can I prevent my clients from being disclosed? 27.14 What about members' desire to be able to prevent others from making unsolicited WWA entries? 27.15 If I withdraw from WWA potential clients may think I don't want feedback displayed because I am a bad translator. Would it be ok to write that in my profile explaining that I opted not to use this feature to protect my clients or something like that? 27.16 Is there staff and/or moderator oversight? 27.17 Is the WWA feature limited to members? 27.18 The WWA item is marked incomplete in my quick profile updater even though I have received an entry. Why? 27.19 I accidentally entered a WWA comment on a wrong translator. How I can delete this entry? 27.20 How do I get the green completion mark for WWA in my profile? 28. Localization / Character sets 28.1 The localization in my language is inconsistent. What can I do? 28.2 How does ProZ.com handle character sets? 28.3 How can I set the character encoding used by my browser? 28.4 What is Unicode? 28.5 Why should I use Unicode? 28.6 This text is in Unicode, why is it showing up as question marks or missing character symbols? 28.7 I am unable to sign in, and my username or password contains non-ASCII characters. 28.8 My name appears garbled in some parts of the site. How can I correct it? 28.9 My data appears garbled in some parts of the site. How can I fix this? 28.10 What are these checkmark and arrow icons appearing by text throughout the site? 28.11 I am viewing the site in a language I cannot understand. What happened? 29. Miscellaneous 29.1 What kinds of content (text, HTML, etc.) can I put in my profile page? 29.2 Can I use HTML in my personal information (first name, last name, username, etc.)? 29.3 How often are point totals updated? 29.4 What character sets (Cyrillic, etc.) can I use throughout the site? 29.5 I think I received an email virus from the ProZ.com site? Is that possible? 29.6 What is a "group mail"? 29.7 I sometimes receive Job/KudoZ emails late. Can you explain where this delay might come from? 29.8 What time zone is used on the site? 29.9 How can I clear my browser's cache? 29.10 How can I contact ProZ.com staff? 29.11 How do I take a "screenshot" to send to ProZ.com support? 29.12 Can I link to ProZ.com from my website? 29.13 Where can I see my past tickets? 30. Database of translator organizations 30.1 What is the organizations database? 30.2 My organization is not listed in the organizations database. How can I get it added? 30.3 What is the process for getting my organization removed from the database? 31. Languages 31.1 How was the list of languages used throughout ProZ.com created? 31.2 I would like a certain language added to the list. How can I request that? 31.3 What about other changes? 32. Fields of Expertise 32.1 How are fields of expertise classified at ProZ.com? 32.2 How were the fields used determined? 32.3 The fields don't seem to make any sense. 32.4 What are some categories shown twice - like "cars" and "automotive"? 32.5 Can I suggest a change to the structure? 32.6 There is a field available in the directory, but I can not enter it as a speciality of mine. How do I get listed under that category? 33. Project History 33.1 What is the ProZ.com Project History(SM)? 33.2 Who can use the Project History(SM) system? 33.3 What type of projects can be listed? 33.4 Can I list projects obtained from clients outside of ProZ.com? 33.5 I/my company managed a project. Should I list that? 33.6 Is my Project History(SM) private? 33.7 I see other users' project histories. Why is that? 33.8 I notice that client names are sometimes shown in other users' project histories. What determines whether or not a clients' name is shown? 33.9 What is outsourcer "corroboration"? 33.10 How does outsourcer "feedback" work? 33.11 How does my project history affect how I am shown in the directory? 33.12 How can making selections from my project history visible help me to meet new clients? 33.13 Can I keep track of, or display, who I have worked together with on my projects? 33.14 Can I hide my projects if I get negative feedback from the outsourcer? 33.15 My client gave me negative/neutral feedback, is there any way it can be removed/changed? 33.16 Why I can not delete a project in my Project History(SM) list? 33.17 My client never received a notification to review my project, can they still review it somehow? 33.18 Should I include only big projects? 33.19 How can I enter projects if all my work is confidential? 33.20 I don't want to ask my client for corroboration, what can I do? 33.21 I am an interpreter, I seldom (or never) do translations. Project history does not apply to me. How can I complete my profile? 33.22 I don't want to add project history information at this time. How can I complete my profile? 34. Articles Knowledgebase 34.1 What is the ProZ.com "Articles Knowledgebase"? 34.2 What are knowledgebase "contributions"? 34.3 What is a "recommendation" bar shown with some articles? 34.4 What does "add article to favorites" mean? 34.5 What authors are included in the "featured authors" lists? 34.6 How are "popular authors" and "popular articles" selected? 34.7 What is the copyright policy for these articles? 34.8 I notice some articles in the knowledgebase that have come from other sites. Why is that? 34.9 How can I submit an article? What are the submission guidelines? 34.10 Why would I want to submit an article? 34.11 How can I edit my article? 34.12 I would like to edit my article, but I do not have a ProZ.com account. 34.13 I have a ProZ.com profile, but I still can not edit my article. How do I get the article linked to my profile? 34.14 What is a call for articles? 34.15 Can I suggest a topic for an article I would like to see written, or make my own call for articles? 34.16 I found an article that I would like to see put in the knowledgebase. How can it be added? 34.17 Can non members read/search/contribute articles? 34.18 What benefits are there for site members in the articles section? 34.19 What happened to the old "Howtos" section? 34.20 Can I publish an article containing pictures? 35. Job Track Record 35.1 This feature is temporarily offline 36. Lists 36.1 What are "My Lists" of members, and what can I do with them? 36.2 How can I send email or a ProZ.com message to members of my lists? 36.3 Are there any restrictions on the content of list messages? 37. Polls ("Quick Polls") 37.1 What are ProZ.com "Quick Polls"? 37.2 Who can vote in the quick polls? 37.3 Who determines the poll questions? 37.4 Is the data collected in these polls reliable? 37.5 Where does the discussion on the polls take place? 37.6 Can I see/vote on past polls? 37.7 Which of the partial memberships gives me access to past polls? 37.8 What does it mean to be credited for a quick poll? 38. New Members 38.1 What are some helpful hints on setting up my profile page? 38.2 What can I do to get started as a translator/interpreter? 38.3 Do you process payments for jobs? 38.4 How does the Quote system work? 39. New profile 39.1 How do I begin filling in the new profile? 40. Store and translator group buying (TGB) 40.1 I purchased SDL from your site and my membership has not been upgraded. 40.2 What happens to my existing ProZ.com membership if I buy a TGB package that includes membership? 40.3 Is SDL TRADOS distributed on a CD with physical packaging, or by downloading the software? 40.4 How can I get another copy of SDL TRADOS if my computer crashes or I need to reinstall for some reason? 40.5 I bought Trados/Wordfast but I didn't receive the license key/can not download/can not install it. 41. Corporate membership 41.1 What is corporate membership? 41.2 What are the benefits of corporate membership? 41.3 Where is the corporate directory? 41.4 Are any of the benefits of individual membership included in corporate membership? 41.5 What happens to my current individual membership if I purchase a corporate membership? 41.6 I understand I get 'test drive' access to ProZ.com CONNECT! as a corporate member. What is ProZ.com CONNECT!, and what does 'test drive' mean? 41.7 How do I join as a corporate member? 41.8 Are there any conditions under which a company that wants to join will be refused? 42. ProZ.com Trainings 42.1 What are ProZ.com Professional Training Sessions? 42.2 On what topics are trainings held? 42.3 How are trainers selected? Can I be ProZ.com trainer? 42.4 How can I get a training organized in my city? 42.5 How can I book a place in a ProZ.com Professional Training Sessions? 42.6 I paid the Local Organizer. Why has my status not changed yet? 42.7 I am a ProZ.com member. Am I entitled to a discount? 42.8 I am a student member of ProZ.com. Am I entitled to a discount? 42.9 I paid but I will not be able to attend. Can I be refunded? 42.10 The number of people registered in the session page is higher that the capacity reported for the course. Can I still register? Will I have a place in the Session? 42.11 What do I need to attend the Training? 42.12 Will I receive any proof of having attending the training? 42.13 I want to leave feedback about a training I attended. How can I do it? 43. Mentoring/Apprenticeship 43.1 What is the experimental mentoring/apprenticeship program? 43.2 What are the guidelines and requirements for the mentorship / apprenticeship program? 43.3 Who may participate in the mentoring / apprenticeship program? 43.4 Is there a required amount of time and work I need to commit to weekly to participate in the program? 43.5 Am I allowed to have more than one mentor/apprentice? 43.6 Where can I sign up to participate in the mentoring / apprenticeship program? 43.7 I found a mentor/apprentice that has agreed to work with me, who do I need to notify? 44. Student Membership 44.1 What is ProZ.com student membership? 44.2 What are the benefits of ProZ.com student membership? 44.3 Who is eligible for student membership? 44.4 Which of the site's services are open to students? 44.5 Will student membership help me to get clients? 44.6 What is the mentoring / apprenticeship program? 44.7 |