Poll: Do you mind your full name being displayed on the client's CAT tool/TM? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you mind your full name being displayed on the client's CAT tool/TM?".
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| | | | Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 15:24
Member (2020)
English to German
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It depends on the nature of the tool and/or the location of the TM. I'm totally fine as long as things remain local, but once a tool is run online or accesses an online TM, I insist of having my name at least partially anonymized (especially since my name as a German translator is not exactly "Michael Müller").
In most cases, my local tools use my Windows shorthand, which is anonymous enough anyway.
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I'm one of those dinosaurs (yes, there are still some of us left) who don't use CAT tools...
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For reasons of understanding, my first name "Angioletta" is constantly distorted even by Italians, so years ago I decided to shorten it, the surname is the real one, and I don't mind it being displayed.
[Edited at 2024-03-20 09:17 GMT]
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 15:24
Spanish to English
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I only work with direct clients, not agencies, and I don't think any of them has a proprietary CAT tool or TMs. One of them does sometimes use automatic translation, with the inevitable pitfalls when the person using the tools is not an experienced translator. For example, "culo" appearing as a Spanish translation of "butt", which in the context is actually a type of barrel rather than the gluteus maximus.
| | | | Ana Vozone 
Local time: 14:24
Member (2010)
English to Portuguese
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and I feel that this (the use of TM's created by me) should be discussed between the client and myself 'before the fact'.
| | | | Liena Vijupe
Latvia
Local time: 16:24
Member (2014)
French to Latvian
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I do mind my full name being displayed or disclosed anywhere without a legal or otherwise justified reason. This is the only public site where I use it (as well as a photo of my face) by my own choice because I find it important to appear as a real person for professional purposes.
In case of TMs or documents I'm ok with being identified by those who know who I am, for anybody else I'd rather be just Translator5729.
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Over the years, I have been sent TMs by clients, where I could see who had contributed the individual segments, including my own, or at least their initials. Three letters were often enough. Then I knew that the terminology was reliable - or in rare cases, that I preferred to double check before accepting anything.
I am not sure I am entirely happy with people seeing my contributions in the same way, but on the other hand, I have been very grateful for other people's. I often check... See more Over the years, I have been sent TMs by clients, where I could see who had contributed the individual segments, including my own, or at least their initials. Three letters were often enough. Then I knew that the terminology was reliable - or in rare cases, that I preferred to double check before accepting anything.
I am not sure I am entirely happy with people seeing my contributions in the same way, but on the other hand, I have been very grateful for other people's. I often check anyway, as contexts vary, clients update their preferences etc. etc. I like to see that the entry was made by a real human, not an algorithm.
There is never time to check EVERYTHING, so it is helpful to know where to start and what to choose first.
So I suppose I should go along with contributing in the same way, if I still can. Where everything is mixed up, realigned and fed into the big stewpot for MT and AI, I definitely want to be anonymous!
I still work offline as far as possible, without MT links, and as recently as last week I have promised a good client I will continue to do so. ▲ Collapse
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 14:24
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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First: I like to use my own CAT Tools.
Second: If using the client's TM and contributing to it, the name that will appear on it will be the name of my laptop or desktop and not my real and full name.
Third: I do mind if I create myself a glossary, dictionary or TB, and after that I see a different name on it, for example, the name of a fellow translator. (It never happened so far!)
But in general, I don't mind.
On the other hand, Portuguese people have very long full nam... See more First: I like to use my own CAT Tools.
Second: If using the client's TM and contributing to it, the name that will appear on it will be the name of my laptop or desktop and not my real and full name.
Third: I do mind if I create myself a glossary, dictionary or TB, and after that I see a different name on it, for example, the name of a fellow translator. (It never happened so far!)
But in general, I don't mind.
On the other hand, Portuguese people have very long full names, which would scare any client away from using it on their CAT Tool or TM. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Aline Brito
Brazil
Local time: 10:24
Member (2020)
English to Portuguese
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| Focusing specifically on the name issue | Mar 26 |
Would I mind my full name being displayed anywhere? Yes. I like having as much privacy as I can.
Would I mind my professional name (first and last) being displayed? No. I want to be credited and recognized for my work.
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