Poll: How often do you submit feedback on the Blue Board?
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Jun 24, 2018

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 15:14
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
+ ...
Whenever I have negative/positive remarks Jun 24, 2018

I must add that I’ve never been asked for positive feedback not to change or delete a negative comment.

Muriel Vasconcellos
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 08:14
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
+ ...
When I want to say something positive or negative Jun 24, 2018

I rarely post on the Blue Board, only when I have something really notable to say.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:14
Spanish to English
+ ...
Other Jun 24, 2018

Very rarely. In fact, I think I've only commented on the BlueBoard once, and that was a long time ago.

 
José Henrique Lamensdorf
José Henrique Lamensdorf  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 12:14
English to Portuguese
+ ...
In memoriam
On four types of occasions Jun 24, 2018

a) When a client gets classified as a solid business partner, after we've successfully completed 3-5 projects in half a year or so, and both are looking forward to work together again.

b) When a client asks me, after we've successfully completed at least 3 projects to mutual satisfaction over any time span.

c) When a client unduly delays (LWA =2) or defaults (LWA = 1) on payment.

d) To celebrate every 100 projects completed with a frequently recurring clien
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a) When a client gets classified as a solid business partner, after we've successfully completed 3-5 projects in half a year or so, and both are looking forward to work together again.

b) When a client asks me, after we've successfully completed at least 3 projects to mutual satisfaction over any time span.

c) When a client unduly delays (LWA =2) or defaults (LWA = 1) on payment.

d) To celebrate every 100 projects completed with a frequently recurring client.
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DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
+ ...
Outdated limited feedback Jun 24, 2018

There're different Black and Whitelists, yet how do 'so-privileged' non-members are supposed to leave feedback on the BB at the ProZ, I wonder?

Besides, it's rather subjective for a last-time "poor" client may often turn out much better than a once "trusted" one, not to mention that "best" are often but hyped up.


 
Olar Adrian Marius
Olar Adrian Marius  Identity Verified
Romania
Local time: 17:14
Member (2011)
English to Romanian
+ ...
Abusing the negative ratings Jun 24, 2018

This happened to me recently.
After unsuccessfully trying to get paid, I submitted a non-payment report through the blue board. As a pure act of revenge, the outsourcer decided to smear my reputation by entering a negative rating on my profile, having absolutely no basis for doing so. Although I complained to Proz about this, so far they don't seem to care. So I guess now the doors are wide open for abuse.


Joe Ly Sien
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Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 16:14
English to German
When I feel I have something meaningful to say, and Jun 24, 2018

... when fishing for a positive review for myself, directly asking the client for it in addition to giving them a positive entry. I'm surprised no-one seems to have mentioned this common practice.

 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 12:14
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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I have a routine Jun 24, 2018

I classify all my clients in the Blue Board. If everything goes fine, and payment is on time, it's a 5. I only made two negative comments in the BB, one non-payer and one rat-race site. Both well deserved and with several other low scores. All others were fives.




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