How to contact the selected translator? Thread poster: cquest
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cquest 
Local time: 03:39
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The translators sending quotes are able to see my contact details, including telephone number and address (if made visible). My question is how to find out more about the selected translator for a job? There is an e-mail address and that's all. I posted a job, accepted an offer but could not contact the man to do the job! His profile did not include any other contact details than the e-mail which was not working. Should not it be compulsory for an applicant to provide more contact details?
| | | | Ralf Lemster
Germany
Local time: 03:39
English to German
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| ProZ.com profile | Jan 14, 2006 |
Hi,
Have you tried to contact the translator through his/her ProZ.com profile?
Best regards,
Ralf
| | | | cquest
Local time: 03:39
English to Polish
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TOPIC STARTER | The profile only allows to send an e-mail through Proz | Jan 14, 2006 |
Thank you for the quick reply.
Yes, I sent a message through the e-mail link, which was all I could do. The profile lacks any contact details.
Perhaps the translators who submit quotes should provide the outsourcers with more than one way of contacting them?
Best regards,
Cezary
| | | | Ralf Lemster
Germany
Local time: 03:39
English to German
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| More options *are* available | Jan 14, 2006 |
Hi again, Cezary,
Thank you for the quick reply.
Yes, I sent a message through the e-mail link, which was all I could do. The profile lacks any contact details.
Members are encouraged to provide as much information on their profile page as possible - whether they actually do so is their decision, of course.
Perhaps the translators who submit quotes should provide the outsourcers with more than one way of contacting them?
Members submitting a quote have the option of openly showing the e-mail address stored in their profile, alongside other contact options. Again, it's their decision what they want to show.
Best regards,
Ralf
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| Profile/Quote | Jan 14, 2006 |
Hi everybody!!
If someone tries to contact me through my ProZ profile, they can do it only by e-mail.
But if I send quotes for a job, at the end it is automatically written (that is to say, there is already the tick on the box) my phone and fax number and, if I tick the last box, my e-mail address, too. At the moment I don’t remember - probably I chose those options when I registered to ProZ. In that case maybe your translator had willingly decided to be contacted fo... See more Hi everybody!!
If someone tries to contact me through my ProZ profile, they can do it only by e-mail.
But if I send quotes for a job, at the end it is automatically written (that is to say, there is already the tick on the box) my phone and fax number and, if I tick the last box, my e-mail address, too. At the moment I don’t remember - probably I chose those options when I registered to ProZ. In that case maybe your translator had willingly decided to be contacted for that job only by e-mail.
It’s only an idea!!
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| | | | Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 02:39
Swedish to English
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| Not a serious translator | Jan 14, 2006 |
You are right - an applicant should provide more contact information. But if the applicant does not, that could be a warning sign. I am a little surprised that you have selected a translator who provides so little information.
| | | | cquest
Local time: 03:39
English to Polish
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TOPIC STARTER | Yes, apparently not a serious translator | Jan 14, 2006 |
Thank you all.
Then it was my mistake and surely I will not choose a translator who does not want to be contacted or/and identified.
Coming back to the question of rules, I still think it should not be just a translator's option to choose the amount of data visible to the outsourcer. Each serious quote should require the translator to provide more details, just as it is required of the outsourcer, regardless of their profile data.
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