Poll: How important do you think CPN is for profile visibility? Autor da sequência: ProZ.com Staff
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I suppose CPN means Certified Pro Network. I have been a Proz member since 2007, but I’ve never applied for the Pro seal, so I don’t know if it makes a difference.
| | | | Michael Harris 
Alemanha
Local time: 18:05
Membro (2006)
Alemão para Inglês
I hate these abbreviations that could be anything
| | | | | ProZ.com Certified PRO Network | Jun 11, 2024 |
https://www.proz.com/cpn
I agree the poll should have used the full name or have a link or something.
For one not having had a formal translation training, It has been useful in some instances.
[Edited at 2024-06-11 03:19 GMT]
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I'm guessing that the large vote for "Other" (56.7% as I write) reflects the people like me who didn't know what CPN stands for when they voted.
Another great poll from ProZ staff.
| | | | Barbara Carrara
Itália
Local time: 18:05
Membro (2008)
Inglês para Italiano
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| The colour red | Jun 11, 2024 |
The CPN badge adds a colourful splotch next to one's name, nothing else.
And the process to get one is amateurish at best: you submit a translation of an excerpt you pick yourself (!) and then one peer from that pair pool of CPN translators reviews it. The badge is then awarded - or not - based exclusively on that review.
And that's about it, as far as I can remember. But, it's been a while, and my recollection of the badge-awarding process might be inaccurate, so I'd welcome any a... See more The CPN badge adds a colourful splotch next to one's name, nothing else.
And the process to get one is amateurish at best: you submit a translation of an excerpt you pick yourself (!) and then one peer from that pair pool of CPN translators reviews it. The badge is then awarded - or not - based exclusively on that review.
And that's about it, as far as I can remember. But, it's been a while, and my recollection of the badge-awarding process might be inaccurate, so I'd welcome any additional details on that.
At some point, I was even one of the reviewers in my pairs, but had to stop eventually because of the pathetic quality of some of the translations submitted.
I remember one in which a list of "Yes" (and possibly "No") answers made up most of the earth-shattering exchanges in what was supposed to be a dialogue.
No idea what happened after I submitted my review on that, so you never know, that 'professional' could still be around, enjoying their CPN badge and hard-earned status. ▲ Collapse
| | | | neilmac
Espanha
Local time: 18:05
Espanhol para Inglês
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I didn't know what CPN was, and use of undefined abbreviations is one of my bugbears, so it put me off from the outset.
| | | | | The Communist Party of the Netherlands? | Jun 11, 2024 |
Not very important.
Edit: aha, the Certified ProZ Network! Well, a bit; some clients on the job board require it.
[Edited at 2024-06-11 08:11 GMT]
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