I want to squash a question.... Thread poster: Nesrin
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Nesrin 
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
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United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
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TOPIC STARTER | Now I know why! | Dec 28, 2005 |
ok, I just checked the question again, and someone has noted that once an answer has been provided, only a moderator can squash the Q.
That makes sense... hopefully a moderator can take care of the question and the asker's profile..
| | | | | Squashing question | Dec 28, 2005 |
Hi Nesrin, this is (at least) the second time the asker has posted this scam. I squashed the first instance as "not a language question." I've squashed this one too, and I'll see what we can do about the profile.
Best wishes, Kim
| | | | Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 14:18
French to Spanish
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| Do we need to know what this is about? | Dec 28, 2005 |
Kim Metzger wrote:
Hi Nesrin, this is (at least) the second time the asker has posted this scam. I squashed the first instance as "not a language question." I've squashed this one too, and I'll see what we can do about the profile.
Best wishes, Kim
Nesrin wrote:
ok, I just checked the question again, and someone has noted that once an answer has been provided, only a moderator can squash the Q.
If the question posted was a "scam," and if someone was fooled enough to have provided an answer, and if this has happened before, is this a recurring problem that the rest of us need to be aware of/warned about? Of course, out of curiosity, I clicked on the links, but Kim had already squashed the question and the offending profile is gone as well, presumably through his actions.
Now, I totally support Kim and the other moderators and site staff in protecting the community. But, would it be possible both to warn us against future occurrences and, at the same time, to satisfy my curiosity? I'm dying to know what it was all about!
| | | | Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
English to Arabic
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TOPIC STARTER | Nothing too exciting... | Dec 28, 2005 |
Hi Jane
Basically, it was posted as a Kudoz question (En>Arabic, then changed to En>En), and it was just another one of those scams in which the sender claims he is the prince of Ghana or whatever and has a huge sum of money (in this case it was an impossibly precious stone if I remember correctly)... You know the rest.
Nesrin
| | | | Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks Juan, everything is solved now | Dec 28, 2005 |
I did pass the test long ago, but I was puzzled that - in that particular case - I was unable to squash that question. Then I found out that non-moderators can only squash a question if an answer had already been provided.
Nesrin
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JaneTranslates wrote:
Now, I totally support Kim and the other moderators and site staff in protecting the community. But, would it be possible both to warn us against future occurrences and, at the same time, to satisfy my curiosity? I'm dying to know what it was all about!
Hi, Jane. A moderator with the authority to remove profiles removed it. This is the first time anyone has used KudoZ for this purpose, as far as I know. I'm confident that if it happens again, it will be dealt with immediately, as was the case here.
Basically, the poster claimed to have discovered gold in his backyard and was looking for investors. And I've got a lovely beach-front property in Florida. Interested?
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| Thanks, Kim, but no thanks! | Dec 28, 2005 |
Kim Metzger wrote: Basically, the poster claimed to have discovered gold in his backyard and was looking for investors. And I've got a lovely beach-front property in Florida. Interested?
No, Kim, thanks very much! I already have a lovely property in the mountains of Puerto Rico...
Thanks, Kim and Nesrin, for satisfying my curiosity. A healthy, happy and prosperous New Year to you both, and to all my colleagues at ProZ!
[Edited at 2005-12-28 19:57]
| | | | | Gold in the backyard? | Dec 28, 2005 |
Kim Metzger wrote:
Basically, the poster claimed to have discovered gold in his backyard and was looking for investors.
This reminded me of the translator's joke with the Mexican bandit, so I searched for it and found a whole bunch of language jokes:
http://www.multilingualplanet.com/mlp_humor.htm
| | | | Gina W
United States
Local time: 16:18
Member (2003)
French to English
| I understand your (now resolved) issue but | Jan 7, 2006 |
I understand why you would ask about it, but I really think that if you are going to bring up an issue linked to an actual question, it might be best as a general rule to submit a support ticket and/or contact a moderator. Just a suggestion, because it would seem to me that forum topics are meant as general discussions and not discussions that should be linked to particular questions. However, please do not take that the wrong way, because I understand your issue and your desire to resolve such an issue, I just think that issues linked to specific questions are best dealt with on an individual basis. I think this applies to ALL questions/issues linked to individual questions - I've seen threads started in the past with links to questions posted and I have always wondered how that falls into something that would be appropriate as a general discussion topic on a forum.
Cheers.:)
| | | | Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
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TOPIC STARTER | You're right of course, gad, but.... | Jan 7, 2006 |
... I did contact the moderators in question, but it appears that because of the Christmas season they weren't available at the time, so no action was taken. And since there was another issue involved, namely that I was intrigued by the fact that I was unable to squash the question myself (later I found out why that was), I decided to raise the question on the forum.
Nesrin
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Gina W
United States
Local time: 16:18
Member (2003)
French to English
| OK, makes sense | Jan 7, 2006 |
Nesrin wrote: ... I did contact the moderators in question, but it appears that because of the Christmas season they weren't available at the time, so no action was taken. And since there was another issue involved, namely that I was intrigued by the fact that I was unable to squash the question myself (later I found out why that was), I decided to raise the question on the forum. Nesrin
Thanks so much for your reply.:)
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