http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/forum-view.asp?forumid=1 TC Discussion Forums Copyright ANVICA Software Development 2002-2009. All rights reserved. TC RSS Generator 21 Nov 2009 03:59 GMT http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/images/SteamingCup40.gif http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/category-view.asp?showall=true /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189914.htm#189914 Matthias Hammelehle: Maxi, Is this really exclusively an issue for inexperieced start-up translators or is it the way that we all have been cheated once or the other time over the years as translators as you also admitted in your posting above? Best regards from Germany, Matt 21 Nov 2009 02:51 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189911.htm#189911 Maxi Schwarz-Bastami: I gather that Maria discovered this site today and was glad to see that they promised to do what she had hoped to set up - namely protect translators against scamming agencies. I didn't get to see the discussion forum itself since I didn't join. Since some translators have been badly burned, I ... 21 Nov 2009 01:36 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189908.htm#189908 dominique f.: How classy! More interesting yet: the blabla on that home page is signed 'Yours truly, K**AX Management": how about that! Click on the link and surprise! It's the same Czech agency site where we are redirected automatically when entering the other "translators defense" website posted ... 20 Nov 2009 22:43 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189901.htm#189901 Maxi Schwarz-Bastami: Here is a direct link to the "Brotherhood of Translators" 001yourtranslationservice.com/frontpageint/translating_agency_payment_practices/Brotherhood-of-translators.htm When beginning to register, we see the message to agencies and what they should expect as response if they complain ... 20 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189897.htm#189897 Matthias Hammelehle: I am not sure what you want to say with this - have I lost the thread? Coming back to the topic: In juxtaposition to the "tabloid" style of the warning about scam agencies and non-payers and my quote from a rather dodgy ToS (further above), my summing up would be that the risk of being ... 20 Nov 2009 19:38 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189894.htm#189894 Laurent J Krauland: The perfect candidate for unedited TM, a non-professional "translation"... and a call for trouble ahead. Who said translation was dull and boring? 20 Nov 2009 18:30 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189893.htm#189893 dominique f.: ... nor do we "bid" at descending auctions to get our jobs... take a look at their "hiring" method, not to mention the rates they practice and "suggest" (excerpt: " Sometimes a customer may require only an informative translation, not requiring great quality, nor ... 20 Nov 2009 18:23 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189886.htm#189886 Laurent Chiacchierini: Your link redirects automatically to an agency's website... How impartial are they supposed to be? :-R 20 Nov 2009 18:00 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189885.htm#189885 Maria Nerdrum-Harrison: Dear All Here is a Translation Agency Payment Reputation link to help protect our translators against dishonest customers. They also have "Brotherhood of Translators", who act together against scammers. For more detailed information regarding payment and how they work, including a link to ... 20 Nov 2009 17:49 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15167msg189877.htm#189877 dominique f.: Some recent threads about similar topics: http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=15077&start=1 http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=15051&start=1 ... 20 Nov 2009 16:52 GMT