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Andrea Riffo 
Chile
Local time: 16:59
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| I didn't see this one coming... | Aug 31, 2007 |
... but I can't say I'm surprised...
Huge, HUGE loss for Proz, and for all the translation community.
I'd say Nolite te bastardes carborundorum, but things obviously reached the point of no return ...
Hugs
Andrea
| | | | | A foolish attitude to let you go away... | Aug 31, 2007 |
I was taught at the Prof that feelings should be dealt with in our mother tongue...so... I will switch and...
...diré que si en algo me benefició este sitio es en haber podido conocer tanta gente valiosa, luchadora y admirable. Au, encabezás mi lista. Estoy orgullosa de vos. A nadie se le debe restringir los derechos para hablar. Cualesquiera sean los motivos. ¡No hay derecho a quitar los derechos!
Gracias por lo mucho que hiciste y harás. Y no te extrañaré, gracias a ... See more I was taught at the Prof that feelings should be dealt with in our mother tongue...so... I will switch and...
...diré que si en algo me benefició este sitio es en haber podido conocer tanta gente valiosa, luchadora y admirable. Au, encabezás mi lista. Estoy orgullosa de vos. A nadie se le debe restringir los derechos para hablar. Cualesquiera sean los motivos. ¡No hay derecho a quitar los derechos!
Gracias por lo mucho que hiciste y harás. Y no te extrañaré, gracias a Dios, porque sigo disfrutando de tu vehemencia y voluntad.
¡¡¡Abrazo enorme!!!!!
Gaby
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| | | | Ana Brause
Local time: 16:59
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| ¡Qué tristeza Au...!!!!!!! | Aug 31, 2007 |
Pasé por los foros y encontrarme con esta noticia... se va la divina Aurora, no lo puedo creer, aunque sí te entiendo ... nos veremos por ahí (¡qué perdida para todos!) un abrazote desde Montevideo
Ana
| | | | Andrea Ali
Argentina
Local time: 16:59
Member (2003)
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THANK YOU for everything.
We will certainly miss you.
Andrea
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Irene N
United States
Local time: 13:59
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Aurora, all the best to you.
Irene
| | | | Clarisa Moraña
United States
Local time: 13:59
Member (2002)
English to Spanish
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| It's a pity. | Aug 31, 2007 |
If the site has grown a lot, and increased in prestige, I think that it is because many of your valuable interventions and inputs.
We will all miss you.
Clarisa
[Edited at 2007-08-31 02:21]
| | | | | Write a poem. | Aug 31, 2007 |
To think that just a couple of days ago you and I enjoyed a light-hearted exchange regarding a book on writing poetry--I had no idea that might be my last "conversation" with you.
Several have said that they understand your decision. I don't, because I know nothing whatever about it, but I respect it. I always urge people, in a variety of situations, to stay around and use their influence to improve things rather than give up and leave. However, sometimes that's the only option lef... See more To think that just a couple of days ago you and I enjoyed a light-hearted exchange regarding a book on writing poetry--I had no idea that might be my last "conversation" with you.
Several have said that they understand your decision. I don't, because I know nothing whatever about it, but I respect it. I always urge people, in a variety of situations, to stay around and use their influence to improve things rather than give up and leave. However, sometimes that's the only option left.
I would write a poem for you but I haven't gotten far enough in Stephen Fry's book yet.
I'll miss you, Au.
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| | | | | So long our dearest Au | Aug 31, 2007 |
When I came across Proz.com five years ago, I was truly impressed by the very first person I met there and that person was you Au. You Au always so creative, always looking for better ways for people to become aware of Proz.com. You have had an unequal ability to summon people to Proz's gatherings. Something unforgettable.
It must have been a very hard decision for you taking into account what you are personally going through in your life.
I know deeply you can make ev... See more When I came across Proz.com five years ago, I was truly impressed by the very first person I met there and that person was you Au. You Au always so creative, always looking for better ways for people to become aware of Proz.com. You have had an unequal ability to summon people to Proz's gatherings. Something unforgettable.
It must have been a very hard decision for you taking into account what you are personally going through in your life.
I know deeply you can make every endeavour to shine in wherever place you may be at.
We will be there with our minds and hearts.
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What a -big- shame...
Your posts are (were?) part of the best ones on ProZ.
I am so happy we can still find you in other interesting places. Keep up the good work, because we all need people like you, who say what they think for all translators' dignity's sake.
Good luck and good life to you.
JaneTranslates wrote:
To think that just a couple of days ago you and I enjoyed a light-hearted exchange regarding a book on writing poetry--I had no idea that might be my last "conversation" with you.
I'll miss you, Au.
Jane
Jane, it doesn't have to be the last "conversation", Aurora is still on the web...
| | | | Yolande Haneder (X)
Local time: 20:59
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| I read your comment yesterday and I am sorry it ended so | Aug 31, 2007 |
Bye..
Edit: I think you were right to say what you send and the fact that your 2 liner without name and without link was squashed a second time and you asked to leave proz because you asked for the logic of some rules shows clearly a trend of Proz in the last 2 year of repressing everything they are not comfortable about before too many readers can see it. I have see so many posts of members (where the content not being checked) being squahed within 10 min of being online and disapp... See more Bye..
Edit: I think you were right to say what you send and the fact that your 2 liner without name and without link was squashed a second time and you asked to leave proz because you asked for the logic of some rules shows clearly a trend of Proz in the last 2 year of repressing everything they are not comfortable about before too many readers can see it. I have see so many posts of members (where the content not being checked) being squahed within 10 min of being online and disappearing as if they had never been written (which is pretty much disrespectful) that I can't think of the things that never go through when they had to be accepted by an moderator.
If I see it once more, I will remove my profile too. Probably not with being asked to (or even if, I have nobody to say goobye for me).
Aurora, when my profile get removed, people will probably hardly notice it but you will be in my thought.
You will be in my thought for having tried to say an uncomfortable truth where so many of us have already given up on asking "why?".
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| | | | | This is a great shame and impoverishes the site once again | Aug 31, 2007 |
So all dissenting voices are to be suppressed in the name of a fistful of potential dollars. It’s a shame that something that started as being such an altruistic and beautiful thing has to also be converted to such a dirty exercise.
Good on you Leticia for publishing Au’s letter. I have not always agreed with Au nor have I always believed she is on the right track but I do want to hear what she says! She truly represented what ProZ was all about for me. A meeting place for profe... See more So all dissenting voices are to be suppressed in the name of a fistful of potential dollars. It’s a shame that something that started as being such an altruistic and beautiful thing has to also be converted to such a dirty exercise.
Good on you Leticia for publishing Au’s letter. I have not always agreed with Au nor have I always believed she is on the right track but I do want to hear what she says! She truly represented what ProZ was all about for me. A meeting place for professional translators. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Natalia Zudaire
Argentina
Local time: 16:59
Member (2004)
English to Spanish
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| A great loss... | Aug 31, 2007 |
Au, I feel that you leaving the site is a great loss for everybody... nobody wants to be on a partial place, everybody needs to hear both sides of the story, just as Marijke said, it is good for everybody to read what you have to say.
I don't know how it is going to be here without you, you are the heart of this site, you worked hard to make proz what it is, and just for the love for our proffesion, and pure passion.
I know we will be seeing you around and reading you somewhere else... See more Au, I feel that you leaving the site is a great loss for everybody... nobody wants to be on a partial place, everybody needs to hear both sides of the story, just as Marijke said, it is good for everybody to read what you have to say.
I don't know how it is going to be here without you, you are the heart of this site, you worked hard to make proz what it is, and just for the love for our proffesion, and pure passion.
I know we will be seeing you around and reading you somewhere else, but I am afraid of what may happen now, you were one of the few strong voices and now you've been forced to leave, leaving the future translators without your insights on our proffession that had helped so many of us.
I know you'll keep helping translators realize they are not factories of words, but professionals, and that they should be respected as such. I know I will help you on your quest.
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Sonja Tomaskovic (X)
Germany
Local time: 20:59
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| That's really sad... | Aug 31, 2007 |
You will be greatly missed, Aurora.
I really wonder who will be the next.
Sonja
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I'll miss you Aurora - a great loss indeed...
Hugs,
Roberta
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Once upon a time, when I was a poor graduate student and had no money to decorate my house, I put on the wall a piece of burlap with some clippings, some thougths, as the ones you send to some of us via private email. There was one that said: "Please give me the fastest horse in the kingdom; I have just said the truth to the king."
Well, my friend, you have said your truth. Yet, you have not been silenced. We'll hear from you in other places.
Till then, my friend,
... See more Once upon a time, when I was a poor graduate student and had no money to decorate my house, I put on the wall a piece of burlap with some clippings, some thougths, as the ones you send to some of us via private email. There was one that said: "Please give me the fastest horse in the kingdom; I have just said the truth to the king."
Well, my friend, you have said your truth. Yet, you have not been silenced. We'll hear from you in other places.
Till then, my friend,
Luis ▲ Collapse
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