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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 20:35
Miembro 2007
inglés al portugués
+ ...
N/A Jun 10

I suppose CPN means Certified Pro Network. I have been a Proz member since 2007, but I’ve never applied for the Pro seal, so I don’t know if it makes a difference.

Michael Harris
Michele Fauble
neilmac
Soner Cubukcu
Ana Vozone
Nicholas Boline
Philip Lees
 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Alemania
Local time: 21:35
Miembro 2006
alemán al inglés
NA Jun 10

I hate these abbreviations that could be anything

Luca Tutino
Philip Lees
Barbara Carrara
Yasser Naguib
IrinaN
Yaotl Altan
Christopher Schröder
 
Jean Dimitriadis
Jean Dimitriadis  Identity Verified
inglés al francés
+ ...
ProZ.com Certified PRO Network Jun 11

https://www.proz.com/cpn

I agree the poll should have used the full name or have a link or something.

For one not having had a formal translation training, It has been useful in some instances.

[Edited at 2024-06-11 03:19 GMT]

Philip Lees
Yasser Naguib
Roberto Nogueira
Juan Jacob
 
Philip Lees
Philip Lees  Identity Verified
Grecia
Local time: 22:35
griego al inglés
Other Jun 11

I'm guessing that the large vote for "Other" (56.7% as I write) reflects the people like me who didn't know what CPN stands for when they voted.

Another great poll from ProZ staff.

IrinaN
ibz
Christopher Schröder
neilmac
Barbara Carrara
Grace Anderson
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Barbara Carrara
Barbara Carrara  Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 21:35
Miembro 2008
inglés al italiano
+ ...
The colour red Jun 11

The CPN badge adds a colourful splotch next to one's name, nothing else.
And the process to get one is amateurish at best: you submit a translation of an excerpt you pick yourself (!) and then one peer from that pair pool of CPN translators reviews it. The badge is then awarded - or not - based exclusively on that review.
And that's about it, as far as I can remember. But, it's been a while, and my recollection of the badge-awarding process might be inaccurate, so I'd welcome any a... See more
The CPN badge adds a colourful splotch next to one's name, nothing else.
And the process to get one is amateurish at best: you submit a translation of an excerpt you pick yourself (!) and then one peer from that pair pool of CPN translators reviews it. The badge is then awarded - or not - based exclusively on that review.
And that's about it, as far as I can remember. But, it's been a while, and my recollection of the badge-awarding process might be inaccurate, so I'd welcome any additional details on that.

At some point, I was even one of the reviewers in my pairs, but had to stop eventually because of the pathetic quality of some of the translations submitted.
I remember one in which a list of "Yes" (and possibly "No") answers made up most of the earth-shattering exchanges in what was supposed to be a dialogue.
No idea what happened after I submitted my review on that, so you never know, that 'professional' could still be around, enjoying their CPN badge and hard-earned status. ▲ Collapse


IrinaN
Baran Keki
Kay Denney
Susanna Martoni
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Ana Vozone
writeaway
 
neilmac
neilmac
España
Local time: 21:35
español al inglés
+ ...
N/A Jun 11

I didn't know what CPN was, and use of undefined abbreviations is one of my bugbears, so it put me off from the outset.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Liena Vijupe
Ana Vozone
writeaway
Philip Lees
 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Países Bajos
Local time: 21:35
Miembro 2016
inglés al neerlandés
+ ...
The Communist Party of the Netherlands? Jun 11

Not very important.

Edit: aha, the Certified ProZ Network! Well, a bit; some clients on the job board require it.

[Edited at 2024-06-11 08:11 GMT]

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Liena Vijupe
Juan Jacob
Philip Lees
 


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