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Hi members,

Submissions are now open in the latest ProZ.com translation contest, Movie Night. Source texts are available in English, Spanish and Norwegian.

Let's have fun while doing what we love: translating!

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Happy translating,

Ana
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Mário Martins
 
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Any change? Nov 15, 2023

Compared with the last translation contest, has anything changed with regard to rules and voting system?

https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_translation_contests/364369-non_transparent_contest_rules_and_illogical_winner_determination.html

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Christel Zipfel
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nope Nov 15, 2023

texjax DDS PhD wrote:

Compared with the last translation contest, has anything changed with regard to rules and voting system?

https://www.proz.com/forum/prozcom_translation_contests/364369-non_transparent_contest_rules_and_illogical_winner_determination.html



Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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but Nov 15, 2023

chances are we will finally get proper contest rules with clear criteria for winner determination.

Christel Zipfel
 
texjax DDS PhD
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sure Nov 16, 2023

Zea_Mays wrote:

chances are we will finally get proper contest rules with clear criteria for winner determination.


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Steve Robbie
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The English source text is a poor choice Nov 16, 2023

The English source text is a sloppy, amateurish piece of writing. I wouldn't want to translate it professionally. Why would anyone do it for fun?

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Lucky is the translator who only ever receives well-written texts! Nov 16, 2023

Steve Robbie wrote:
The English source text is a sloppy, amateurish piece of writing. I wouldn't want to translate it professionally. Why would anyone do it for fun?

Well, it's a lot better than the Norwegian text, which reads like something from a village newsletter

I wouldn't normally touch this kind of thing either, but I'm quite excited about finally getting a chance to compete, demonstrate my magnificence and be crowned the GOAT of GOATs.

Except I won't. Judging from KudoZ, I imagine my pearls will be trampled to bits by the word-for-word mob. But let's wait and see.

Maybe ChatGTP will win.

My main objection is that the text is so loooooooooooooooooooooooooong, because I'm a busy boy.

(I see, by the way, that someone has entered a translation into Middle English. Attempting the subvert the system are we?!)

[Edited at 2023-11-16 17:43 GMT]

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Because they like to suffer? Nov 16, 2023

Steve Robbie wrote:

The English source text is a sloppy, amateurish piece of writing. I wouldn't want to translate it professionally. Why would anyone do it for fun?

Because they are masochistic and want to be frustrated by not understanding (and not being told) why they did not win despite they got the most points?
 
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@ProZ Nov 28, 2023

What about making your contest rules compliant with consumer protection laws,
instead of posting boring polls?

expressisverbis
 
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In addition, Nov 30, 2023

Christopher Schröder wrote:
Except I won't. Judging from KudoZ, I imagine my pearls will be trampled to bits by the word-for-word mob.


you will get elementary grammar lessons in your own language by eager non-native speakers.

Christopher Schröder
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Barbara Carrara
Cyril Tollari
 
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Contest seems to have to be abandoned Dec 13, 2023

Based on the entries so far, I think it is clear what translators think about this contest.
Time to update the rules and make them transparent and fair, don't you think?

Thomas T. Frost
 


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