Poll: If my ProZ.com profile were a car, it would be:
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "If my ProZ.com profile were a car, it would be:".

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 19:23
Lid 2007
Engels naar Portugees
+ ...
Other Feb 27, 2019

I have no knowledge and no interest whatsoever in cars, but if I were a car it would be one that has a solid frame, is reliable in all circumstances, can handle curvy roads, take a few chances, and make it through any obstacles when the going gets tough…

Morano El-Kholy
Ricki Farn
Thayenga
Angie Garbarino
Melanie Meyer
Gibril Koroma
 
Shyam Devendran
Shyam Devendran  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 20:23
Duits naar Engels
Other Feb 27, 2019

Electric or other environmentally friendlier alternatives.

 
Rita Utt
Rita Utt  Identity Verified
Frankrijk
Local time: 20:23
Engels naar Duits
+ ...
a very specialized car Feb 27, 2019

technical, useful, no glamour ...

Ricki Farn
 
Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Duitsland
Local time: 20:23
Engels naar Duits
A basic A to B car Feb 27, 2019

I know nothing about cars (for me, they're the colourful dots in the street that I should avoid when they're in motion), but there is one situation I look at cars. When I need a supplier such as a house painter or repairperson, if their car is too flashy, I think they'll be too expensive for me, and if their car is too ratty, I think they're shady and maybe not entirely above board. So I'll look for someone who has a basic, normal, clean car, not too old and not too new, maybe some vinyl letteri... See more
I know nothing about cars (for me, they're the colourful dots in the street that I should avoid when they're in motion), but there is one situation I look at cars. When I need a supplier such as a house painter or repairperson, if their car is too flashy, I think they'll be too expensive for me, and if their car is too ratty, I think they're shady and maybe not entirely above board. So I'll look for someone who has a basic, normal, clean car, not too old and not too new, maybe some vinyl lettering on it but neither super professional nor obviously handmade, and certainly not an unusual type of car. (Oh and I like excavators and such, but I hardly ever need any holes dug, so that is more of a theoretical love.)

I try to have a social-media presence, ProZ included, that shows a solid regular average type of human with a clear specialization. Not too flashy and not too ratty. (Squirrely, maybe.)
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Christine Andersen
 
Katalin Szilárd
Katalin Szilárd  Identity Verified
Hongarije
Local time: 20:23
Engels naar Hongaars
+ ...
I would have a full control over it Feb 27, 2019

If it was a car, I would have a full control over it: nobody would want to limit my creativity, ideas, marketing and business ideas if I wanted to add extras. I would own it.

 
Mónica Algazi
Mónica Algazi  Identity Verified
Uruguay
Local time: 15:23
Lid 2005
Engels naar Spaans
Perhaps Feb 27, 2019

a charming old banger.

 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Lid 2011
Zweeds naar Engels
+ ...
Pretty much like my actual car Feb 27, 2019

A four-year-old Passat estate. Neither flashy nor cheap but does what it's supposed to.

Except it doesn't, because (to continue the automotive analogy) visitors to this site seem to be looking for a shagged minicab of a translator, not my chauffeured limousine.

PS I noticed a misspelling of "continuous" in a previous poster's profile

[Edited at 2019-02-27 12:53 GMT]


 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Oekraïne
Engels naar Russisch
+ ...
Other Feb 27, 2019

Let me think:
- I am no [paying] member;
- I don't happen to have "my" profile here;
- I'm not doing biz via ProZ...

So, I'm just sunbathing and yachting in the calm open sea, occasionally listening to a distant ProZ broadcasting station)


 
Michael Harris
Michael Harris  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 20:23
Lid 2006
Duits naar Engels
Other Feb 27, 2019

It is not a car, itis a forum and comparing apples with pears is a bit superfluous.....

 
Gibril Koroma
Gibril Koroma  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 14:23
Frans naar Engels
+ ...
High-end Feb 27, 2019

Very professional and packed with resources. A university and job bank for translators.

 
Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Duitsland
Local time: 20:23
Engels naar Duits
@Chris Feb 27, 2019

[quote]Chris S wrote:
PS I noticed a misspelling of "continuous" in a previous poster's profile

Dang, cars sure scratch easily


Christopher Schröder
 
Egor Shapurov
Egor Shapurov  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 20:23
Engels naar Russisch
+ ...
Spaceship Feb 27, 2019

With Sun Ra. He will return, you know. I mean, it is not a planet where we all are, but we really need him to be here.

Another legitimate reply to another Proz.com poll.


 
Rebecca Garber
Rebecca Garber  Identity Verified
Local time: 14:23
Lid 2005
Duits naar Engels
+ ...
a toyota camry Feb 28, 2019

The most boring car on the market.
But dependable.


 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazilië
Local time: 15:23
Lid 2014
Engels naar Portugees
+ ...
Other Feb 28, 2019

It would be a very nice model, but not very new.
Let's say a 2015 MB 200 or something like that.

[Edited at 2019-02-28 06:39 GMT]


 


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