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Voters for removal of useless reclassification as PRO / non-PRO. Thread poster: Michael Beijer
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Michael Beijer United Kingdom Local time: 10:11 Member (2009) Dutch to English + ...
Are you also sick and tired of this useless function? What is the purpose of being able to distinguish between a PRO and a Non-PRO question? If questions I ask warrant non-PRO reclassification, and yet very few of my professional peers are actually able to answer the question ... then what, pray tell, is the point of this function? It is a confusing and useless waste of our time. Voters for REMOVAL of 'reclassification as PRO / non-PRO' Non-PRO ... See more Are you also sick and tired of this useless function? What is the purpose of being able to distinguish between a PRO and a Non-PRO question? If questions I ask warrant non-PRO reclassification, and yet very few of my professional peers are actually able to answer the question ... then what, pray tell, is the point of this function? It is a confusing and useless waste of our time. Voters for REMOVAL of 'reclassification as PRO / non-PRO' Non-PRO (1): Michael J.W. Beijer ▲ Collapse | | |
Henry Hinds United States Local time: 03:11 English to Spanish + ... In memoriam
I also vote for removal of PRO / non-PRO. I would also vote for removal of "not for points" questions. They are both useless options. | | |
Count me in too for removal of useless classification | Jul 16, 2009 |
I totally agree with Henry and Michael. I was going to bring this up in another forum, where there are some KudoZ abusers who abuse the system. For example, a certain question is asked as "Pro", but somehow, a notorious site user (members included) votes for non-Pro, and the KudoZ editor edits as Non-pro. Maybe for that person, the question is in the elementary school level due to the numerous points one has earned, but to others it may not be. One more thing: when a ... See more I totally agree with Henry and Michael. I was going to bring this up in another forum, where there are some KudoZ abusers who abuse the system. For example, a certain question is asked as "Pro", but somehow, a notorious site user (members included) votes for non-Pro, and the KudoZ editor edits as Non-pro. Maybe for that person, the question is in the elementary school level due to the numerous points one has earned, but to others it may not be. One more thing: when a non-logged in visitor asks a question which is obviously in the Pro category (ex. medical, nuclear) one has to change or vote so that the question can be categorized as Pro. This is also a waste of time. Non-logged in visitors necessarily don't ask questions such as "How do you say "Thank you" in Bulgarian. I agree to abolishing this Pro/Non-pro system and not for points questions to eliminate Kudoz abusers. ▲ Collapse | | |
The Misha Local time: 05:11 Russian to English + ... I do have a use for it | Jul 16, 2009 |
I use it to express my disgust when the Kudoz system is being unscrupulously used as an equivalent of a general purpose dictionary. That's about all we have left for the purpose. | |
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Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 10:11 Russian to English + ... In memoriam
Count me in as a supporter of both proposals. | | |
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Enza Longo Canada Local time: 05:11 French to English + ...
I vote to remove both options | | |
Laurent KRAULAND (X) France Local time: 11:11 French to German + ... +1: get rid of them! | Jul 16, 2009 |
A question is a question, an answer is an answer.
[Edited at 2009-07-16 17:35 GMT] | |
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liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 10:11 Member (2007) French to English + ... Vote for their removal | Jul 16, 2009 |
I agree with their removal. They are pretty useless. Liz Askew | | |
Amy Duncan (X) Brazil Local time: 06:11 Portuguese to English + ...
They're really not necessary, either of them. | | |
My opinion too | Jul 16, 2009 |
The Misha wrote: I use it to express my disgust when the Kudoz system is being unscrupulously used as an equivalent of a general purpose dictionary. That's about all we have left for the purpose. I absolutely support this position and use it for the same purpose. Siegfried | | |
Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 05:11 Member Spanish to English + ... Another precinct heard from | Jul 16, 2009 |
I agree with removing them both. | |
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Remove both 'pro/non-pro' and 'not for points' options. Marek | | |
Especially 'no for points' questions. | | |
The Misha wrote: I use it to express my disgust when the Kudoz system is being unscrupulously used as an equivalent of a general purpose dictionary. That's about all we have left for the purpose. I believe this is the basic purpose it serves. What else is a change to non-PRO saying other than "any fool should either know this, or be able to find it within 7 nanoseconds of opening a search engine or dictionary"? Of course, we are not allowed to call people fools and that is probably a good thing on balance, but the non-PRO vote can indicate that the question is foolish, if not the actual Asker (and let's be fair, we can all have a wood-trees-blurring moment once in a while).
[Edited at 2009-07-16 18:41 GMT] | | |
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