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General Discussion
Forum Name	RSS Feed	Threads	Messages	Last Post	Moderators
Viewpoints, Questions, Comments, Advice		1319	17602	Their costs of living are lower November 19, 2008 6:19 AM by Jacek Krankowski	Patrick Panifous, Becky Barath
Announcements		335	3184	Citizen's Media November 19, 2008 3:57 AM by Carmen Manetoiu	Laurent J. Krauland
Interpreting A place for discussion of all kinds of aspects related to interpreting.		175	1442	interpreting with text November 14, 2008 5:43 PM by Jonathan Downie	Terry Waltz, Ph.D.
Working as a Freelancer Share your experience with other freelancers.		491	7490	Taxes on invoice from US to Austria? November 18, 2008 4:07 PM by Jacek Krankowski	David Tucker
Translators and Agencies Tell the world about you or your agency.		217	3693	Well Deserved Recognition of Achievements November 19, 2008 7:07 AM by Jonathan Downie	Matilde Marziano, Musab Hayatli
From Language to Literature Explore all the aspects of linguistics and literature which also affect the translators' world: from ethnology to psychology, sociology, gender studies, politics, religion, economy, history, detective stories...		244	7316	...and war November 18, 2008 3:51 AM by Jacek Krankowski	Jacek Krankowski
Hall of Fame and Shame Share and request information on payment practices. Discuss good and bad clients. Only TC Moderators, Master Members, other paying members of the site and active participants have access to this restricted forum. Free access is provided on a case-to-case basis.		2117	8854		Musab Hayatli
All About Garbage Security issues: software, web-links, tricks & tips, warnings concerning spam, malware, spyware, scams and other vermin.		150	1803	SECURITY WARNING - Internet Antivirus Pro November 13, 2008 11:07 AM by Jonathan Downie	Nikita Kobrin
Translation
Forum Name	RSS Feed	Threads	Messages	Last Post	Moderators
Machine Translation MT doesn't have a very good reputation among professional translators and is a very delicate topic. There are many reasons for that. We'll be able to discuss these.		64	441	MT postediting poll November 15, 2008 3:50 AM by Jeff Allen	Jeff Allen
Medical Translation A place where translators can share their resources and knowledge but, most of all, seek and find answers to their questions on translating medical documents.		47	253	Where are all the medical translators? November 15, 2008 4:12 PM by Elsa Ramos	Aydin Yulug
TCTerms Features Discuss TCTerms features, suggest improvements, give us your feedback.		40	768	Answer Boxes and other boxes October 27, 2008 10:47 AM by Jane Lamb-Ruiz	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
CAT and other Software for Translators Translators are often asked to use various types of software - Here you can discuss, ask questions and find answers to your problems, share your stories and even make your wishes known about software for translators		622	3929	What is the Best Way of Organizing Translation Memory? November 17, 2008 11:28 PM by Daryl W	Denis HAY
Computer Work and Your Health Your good health is especially important when you work as a freelance translator - Find some health tips, exercises, ask questions, share stories... and improve your health!		50	799	Sanity November 5, 2008 7:28 AM by Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov	Angélica Portales
Translator Resources and Web Links		231	1309	Manual of Style for the Translator November 18, 2008 7:51 PM by Jeff Whittaker	Nikita Kobrin, Maxi Schwarz-Bastami
Recent Graduates: Ask Experts		117	1149	Could I make a career as a translator? November 18, 2008 9:29 AM by Nichole Barlow	Terry Waltz, Ph.D.
Techniques		137	1473	Translation of proverbs November 19, 2008 7:05 AM by Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov	Maxi Schwarz-Bastami
Ethics and Professionalism		81	1681	The Ethics of NonPayment November 5, 2008 3:05 AM by Thor Kottelin	Laurent Chiacchierini
Jobs, Outsourcers and Payment A place for discussing jobs posted on the site, quality of translation and payment issues.		247	3169	Please advice - I need a reliable alternative to Moneybookers November 18, 2008 5:36 AM by Jonathan Downie	Patrick Panifous
Other Things We Can Do...
Forum Name	RSS Feed	Threads	Messages	Last Post	Moderators
Localization Topics related to software and documentation localization, as well as software internationalization and globalization.		29	109	Spanish to English localization November 7, 2008 8:41 AM by Nichole Barlow	Jeff Allen
Subtitling All about subtitling. Feel free to post any comments or questions regarding subtitling and subtitling software here.		43	510	any good subtitler program? November 2, 2008 12:29 PM by Björn Hessle	Björn Hessle
Voice-Over and Narration Anything (except software and web resources) concerning voice-over and narration: techniques, hardware, marketing...		4	11	Tell a newbie the voice-over rates to start with! June 22, 2007 5:18 AM by Dimitar Mitev	Nikita Kobrin
Special
Forum Name	RSS Feed	Threads	Messages	Last Post	Moderators
Off-Topic Chit-Chat		735	27721	Bridging The Religious Divide (3) November 19, 2008 7:19 AM by Jacek Krankowski	Becky Barath, Nanna Mercer
Come Together A place to let others know where you'll be and when, to plan meetings with other TC members "in the real world". Get together for outings, events, sightseeing, romance, a cup of coffee or whatever...		27	312	Translators' Encounters October 14, 2008 4:24 AM by Lisa McGarry	Marina Oliveira, Nikita Kobrin
Flea Market Trade and Sell: Dictionaries, Software, Hardware, etc. No illegal items or wholesalers are allowed: any postings of this kind will be removed immediately.		39	128	Hosting September 28, 2008 3:44 AM by tang xian sheng	Nikita Kobrin
Language-Specific Forums
Forum Name	RSS Feed	Threads	Messages	Last Post	Moderators
Albanian		46	359	Fjala më e vështirë për t'u përkthyer November 9, 2008 11:50 AM by Αlban SHPΑTΑ	Anila Mayhew
Arabic		293	6591	A Palestinian Point of View November 19, 2008 2:57 AM by Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz	Abdelouadoud El Omrani, Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz
Bulgarian		9	111	Bulgarian Mar 3 June 28, 2008 12:00 AM by Margarite Velcheff	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
Chinese		162	2296	译友都进来报个道阿译友进来报个道留个言 November 17, 2008 10:35 AM by Mincho Young	Terry Waltz, Ph.D.
Czech		21	203	Anyone know of a good online SK-EN TECHN/CONSTRUCTION dictionary? August 22, 2008 5:24 AM by Martha Sullivan	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
Dutch		26	208	Flemish vs. Dutch November 18, 2008 10:24 PM by Dutch Dutch	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
English The place to discuss the finer points of the English language: usage, spelling differences, punctuation, and so on.		347	4787	Inside the language November 18, 2008 12:05 PM by Jacek Krankowski	Nanna Mercer
French		424	5052	Prospecter auprès des clients directs November 17, 2008 2:59 PM by Chani D	Laurent Chiacchierini
German		214	1056	Wie hoch ist das Gehalt angestellter Übersetzer in Deutschland ? November 13, 2008 10:16 AM by Hans Maulwurf	Daniela Hubrich
Indian Languages		67	736	Urdu for India versus Urdu for Pakistan November 19, 2008 3:54 AM by ikram haq	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
Italian		191	1286	Progetto di ricerca: didattica della traduzione specializzata (ES>IT) November 11, 2008 6:18 PM by Luisa Zucchini	Matilde Marziano
Japanese		110	656	Looking for a mentor (J-E medical translation) November 13, 2008 8:51 PM by Constance Ishikawa	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
Other Languages The place for discussion and finding possible solutions for those working with less used languages		71	771	Romanian thread November 16, 2008 12:55 PM by Liliana Rogers	Hoang Hoang, L.A.
Pidgins/Creoles		15	72	Introducing the Pidgins/Creoles forum August 31, 2008 1:34 PM by Jeff Allen	Jeff Allen
Polish		212	1325	Translation conferences in Poland 2009 November 16, 2008 6:56 PM by Lucja Biel, Ph.D.	Lucja Biel, Ph.D.
Portuguese		119	501	Curso de Tradução para Audiovisuais (Legendagem / Locução / Dogragem) July 28, 2008 12:11 PM by Laurent Chiacchierini	Marina Oliveira
Scandinavian		64	636	Swedish Furniture Name Generator November 19, 2008 6:12 AM by Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov	Becky Barath
Russian		83	620	Sci-fi translations November 7, 2008 7:56 AM by Čicak Chovancova	Nikita Kobrin
South Slavic Languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Bunjevac, Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian languages		11	332	Serbian July 16, 2008 6:24 PM by Radosveta Golden	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
Spanish		347	4594	Driveway November 13, 2008 8:03 PM by raquel martin	Walter Landesman
Turkish		36	284	Dünyadaki son kriz, tercüme işini nasıl etkiledi/etkileyecek October 9, 2008 5:43 PM by Zuhal BAKIR	Aydin Yulug
TranslatorsCafe.Com
Forum Name	RSS Feed	Threads	Messages	Last Post	Moderators
Suggestions on Web Site Design		66	757	Support for currencies and credit cards October 29, 2008 9:25 AM by Anatoly Zolotkov	Matilde Marziano
Bug Reports and Troubleshooting		60	530	Banner ad with grammar/spelling errors September 29, 2008 7:00 PM by Jeff Whittaker	Anatoly Zolotkov
Help!		54	352	Something`s wrong with posting? May 1, 2008 1:59 PM by Dodo Kaipdodo	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)
Testing Forum		74	234	How to use the QUOTE function... November 11, 2008 8:34 AM by Nanna Mercer	None (if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

General Discussion

Forum Name

RSS Feed

Threads

Messages

Last Post

Moderators

Viewpoints, Questions, Comments, Advice

1319

17602

Their costs of living are lower
November 19, 2008 6:19 AM by Jacek Krankowski

Patrick Panifous, Becky Barath

Announcements

335

3184

Citizen's Media
November 19, 2008 3:57 AM by Carmen Manetoiu

Laurent J. Krauland

Interpreting
A place for discussion of all kinds of aspects related to interpreting.

175

1442

interpreting with text
November 14, 2008 5:43 PM by Jonathan Downie

Terry Waltz, Ph.D.

Working as a Freelancer
Share your experience with other freelancers.

491

7490

Taxes on invoice from US to Austria?
November 18, 2008 4:07 PM by Jacek Krankowski

David Tucker

Translators and Agencies
Tell the world about you or your agency.

217

3693

Well Deserved Recognition of Achievements
November 19, 2008 7:07 AM by Jonathan Downie

Matilde Marziano, Musab Hayatli

From Language to Literature
Explore all the aspects of linguistics and literature which also affect the translators' world: from ethnology to psychology, sociology, gender studies, politics, religion, economy, history, detective stories...

244

7316

...and war
November 18, 2008 3:51 AM by Jacek Krankowski

Jacek Krankowski

Hall of Fame and Shame

Share and request information on payment practices. Discuss good and bad clients. Only TC Moderators, Master Members, other paying members of the site and active participants have access to this restricted forum. Free access is provided on a case-to-case basis.

2117

8854

Musab Hayatli

All About Garbage
Security issues: software, web-links, tricks & tips, warnings concerning spam, malware, spyware, scams and other vermin.

150

1803

SECURITY WARNING - Internet Antivirus Pro
November 13, 2008 11:07 AM by Jonathan Downie

Nikita Kobrin

Translation

Forum Name

RSS Feed

Threads

Messages

Last Post

Moderators

Machine Translation
MT doesn't have a very good reputation among professional translators and is a very delicate topic. There are many reasons for that. We'll be able to discuss these.

441

MT postediting poll
November 15, 2008 3:50 AM by Jeff Allen

Jeff Allen

Medical Translation
A place where translators can share their resources and knowledge but, most of all, seek and find answers to their questions on translating medical documents.

253

Where are all the medical translators?
November 15, 2008 4:12 PM by Elsa Ramos

Aydin Yulug

TCTerms Features
Discuss TCTerms features, suggest improvements, give us your feedback.

768

Answer Boxes and other boxes
October 27, 2008 10:47 AM by Jane Lamb-Ruiz

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

CAT and other Software for Translators
Translators are often asked to use various types of software - Here you can discuss, ask questions and find answers to your problems, share your stories and even make your wishes known about software for translators

622

3929

What is the Best Way of Organizing Translation Memory?
November 17, 2008 11:28 PM by Daryl W

Denis HAY

Computer Work and Your Health
Your good health is especially important when you work as a freelance translator - Find some health tips, exercises, ask questions, share stories... and improve your health!

799

Sanity
November 5, 2008 7:28 AM by Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov

Angélica Portales

Translator Resources and Web Links

231

1309

Manual of Style for the Translator
November 18, 2008 7:51 PM by Jeff Whittaker

Nikita Kobrin, Maxi Schwarz-Bastami

Recent Graduates: Ask Experts

117

1149

Could I make a career as a translator?
November 18, 2008 9:29 AM by Nichole Barlow

Terry Waltz, Ph.D.

Techniques

137

1473

Translation of proverbs
November 19, 2008 7:05 AM by Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov

Maxi Schwarz-Bastami

Ethics and Professionalism

1681

The Ethics of NonPayment
November 5, 2008 3:05 AM by Thor Kottelin

Laurent Chiacchierini

Jobs, Outsourcers and Payment
A place for discussing jobs posted on the site, quality of translation and payment issues.

247

3169

Please advice - I need a reliable alternative to Moneybookers
November 18, 2008 5:36 AM by Jonathan Downie

Patrick Panifous

Other Things We Can Do...

Forum Name

RSS Feed

Threads

Messages

Last Post

Moderators

Localization
Topics related to software and documentation localization, as well as software internationalization and globalization.

109

Spanish to English localization
November 7, 2008 8:41 AM by Nichole Barlow

Jeff Allen

Subtitling
All about subtitling. Feel free to post any comments or questions regarding subtitling and subtitling software here.

510

any good subtitler program?
November 2, 2008 12:29 PM by Björn Hessle

Björn Hessle

Voice-Over and Narration
Anything (except software and web resources) concerning voice-over and narration: techniques, hardware, marketing...

Tell a newbie the voice-over rates to start with!
June 22, 2007 5:18 AM by Dimitar Mitev

Nikita Kobrin

Special

Forum Name

RSS Feed

Threads

Messages

Last Post

Moderators

Off-Topic Chit-Chat

735

27721

Bridging The Religious Divide (3)
November 19, 2008 7:19 AM by Jacek Krankowski

Becky Barath, Nanna Mercer

Come Together
A place to let others know where you'll be and when, to plan meetings with other TC members "in the real world". Get together for outings, events, sightseeing, romance, a cup of coffee or whatever...

312

Translators' Encounters
October 14, 2008 4:24 AM by Lisa McGarry

Marina Oliveira, Nikita Kobrin

Flea Market
Trade and Sell: Dictionaries, Software, Hardware, etc. No illegal items or wholesalers are allowed: any postings of this kind will be removed immediately.

128

Hosting
September 28, 2008 3:44 AM by tang xian sheng

Nikita Kobrin

Language-Specific Forums

Forum Name

RSS Feed

Threads

Messages

Last Post

Moderators

Albanian

359

Fjala më e vështirë për t'u përkthyer
November 9, 2008 11:50 AM by Αlban SHPΑTΑ

Anila Mayhew

Arabic

293

6591

A Palestinian Point of View
November 19, 2008 2:57 AM by Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz

Abdelouadoud El Omrani, Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz

Bulgarian

111

Bulgarian Mar 3
June 28, 2008 12:00 AM by Margarite Velcheff

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

Chinese

162

2296

译友都进来报个道阿译友进来报个道留个言
November 17, 2008 10:35 AM by Mincho Young

Terry Waltz, Ph.D.

Czech

203

Anyone know of a good online SK-EN TECHN/CONSTRUCTION dictionary?
August 22, 2008 5:24 AM by Martha Sullivan

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

Dutch

208

Flemish vs. Dutch
November 18, 2008 10:24 PM by Dutch Dutch

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

English
The place to discuss the finer points of the English language: usage, spelling differences, punctuation, and so on.

347

4787

Inside the language
November 18, 2008 12:05 PM by Jacek Krankowski

Nanna Mercer

French

424

5052

Prospecter auprès des clients directs
November 17, 2008 2:59 PM by Chani D

Laurent Chiacchierini

German

214

1056

Wie hoch ist das Gehalt angestellter Übersetzer in Deutschland ?
November 13, 2008 10:16 AM by Hans Maulwurf

Daniela Hubrich

Indian Languages

736

Urdu for India versus Urdu for Pakistan
November 19, 2008 3:54 AM by ikram haq

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

Italian

191

1286

Progetto di ricerca: didattica della traduzione specializzata (ES>IT)
November 11, 2008 6:18 PM by Luisa Zucchini

Matilde Marziano

Japanese

110

656

Looking for a mentor (J-E medical translation)
November 13, 2008 8:51 PM by Constance Ishikawa

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

Other Languages
The place for discussion and finding possible solutions for those working with less used languages

771

Romanian thread
November 16, 2008 12:55 PM by Liliana Rogers

Hoang Hoang, L.A.

Pidgins/Creoles

Introducing the Pidgins/Creoles forum
August 31, 2008 1:34 PM by Jeff Allen

Jeff Allen

Polish

212

1325

Translation conferences in Poland 2009
November 16, 2008 6:56 PM by Lucja Biel, Ph.D.

Lucja Biel, Ph.D.

Portuguese

119

501

Curso de Tradução para Audiovisuais (Legendagem / Locução / Dogragem)
July 28, 2008 12:11 PM by Laurent Chiacchierini

Marina Oliveira

Scandinavian

636

Swedish Furniture Name Generator
November 19, 2008 6:12 AM by Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov

Becky Barath

Russian

620

Sci-fi translations
November 7, 2008 7:56 AM by Čicak Chovancova

Nikita Kobrin

South Slavic Languages
Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Bunjevac, Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian languages

332

Serbian
July 16, 2008 6:24 PM by Radosveta Golden

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

Spanish

347

4594

Driveway
November 13, 2008 8:03 PM by raquel martin

Walter Landesman

Turkish

284

Dünyadaki son kriz, tercüme işini nasıl etkiledi/etkileyecek
October 9, 2008 5:43 PM by Zuhal BAKIR

Aydin Yulug

TranslatorsCafe.Com

Forum Name

RSS Feed

Threads

Messages

Last Post

Moderators

Suggestions on Web Site Design

757

Support for currencies and credit cards
October 29, 2008 9:25 AM by Anatoly Zolotkov

Matilde Marziano

Bug Reports and Troubleshooting

530

Banner ad with grammar/spelling errors
September 29, 2008 7:00 PM by Jeff Whittaker

Anatoly Zolotkov

Help!

352

Something`s wrong with posting?
May 1, 2008 1:59 PM by Dodo Kaipdodo

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

Testing Forum

234

How to use the QUOTE function...
November 11, 2008 8:34 AM by Nanna Mercer

None
(if a moderator is required, select one from the list.)

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