OneDocument Translation Workspace - too many e-mails Initiator des Themas: Jana Teteris
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Jana Teteris Vereinigtes Königreich Local time: 22:31 Lettisch > Englisch + ...
I haven't kept up with all the changes and enhancements to proz.com as I'm no longer a frequent visitor to the site. Despite having set up my preferences not to receive job-related e-mails I'm now being bombarded with numerous e-mails for bottom end MT post-editing jobs via some sort of new feature called OneDocument Translation Workspace. Firstly, I didn't opt in for this, so it's going against all GDPR rules. And secondly, it's simply annoying. I've tried to search on the ... See more I haven't kept up with all the changes and enhancements to proz.com as I'm no longer a frequent visitor to the site. Despite having set up my preferences not to receive job-related e-mails I'm now being bombarded with numerous e-mails for bottom end MT post-editing jobs via some sort of new feature called OneDocument Translation Workspace. Firstly, I didn't opt in for this, so it's going against all GDPR rules. And secondly, it's simply annoying. I've tried to search on the site where I can opt out of this, but there's nothing. Can anyone advise? ▲ Collapse | | |
Robert Forstag Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 17:31 Spanisch > Englisch + ... Annoying and useless... | Mar 5, 2020 |
...except for the "lucky winner" who responds within a minute or two to these offers. Every time I've clicked on the link provided in the e-mail, I received a response that the job was no longer available.
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Paul Stevens Local time: 22:31 Mitglied (2003) Spanisch > Englisch + ...
I too would like to know how to opt out of these annoying emails please. | | |
Jean Lachaud Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 17:31 Englisch > Französisch + ...
One may wonder whether GDPR is applicable to post-Brexit UK... | |
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Jessica Noyes Vereinigte Staaten Local time: 17:31 Mitglied Spanisch > Englisch + ...
Although I have never accepted one of these jobs, I actually wouldn't mind taking a look at one if I could get to it on time. However, they seem to pop up when I clearly post my status as "unavailable." Wouldn't it be nice if their algorithm or whatever showed results only for translators who have the green "available" light on their profile? | | |
Jana Teteris Vereinigtes Königreich Local time: 22:31 Lettisch > Englisch + ... THEMENSTARTER
Thanks everyone for the helpful replies. Looks like this useless feature has been around for a while. I just hadn't come across it, until the e-mail bombardment started last night. p.s. EU GDPR rules are still in force until the end of the year. | | |
Philip Lees Griechenland Local time: 00:31 Griechisch > Englisch
I had a couple of these a while ago, relating to "jobs" with hopeless proposed fees and deadlines, and I complained to ProZ staff about them. I haven't had any more mails, though I suppose it could just be that my language pair isn't popular enough for them. I suggest that anybody else who doesn't like receiving these mails should complain to ProZ staff. | |
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I suspect we have actually opted in through ProZ T&Cs... I asked them to leave me alone several times but I don’t know if they now have because I also blocked their emails... | | |
I don't think this is big issue. You can simply report to block them. | | |