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What's the new "squash" button in Kudoz for?
Thread poster: Tom in London
Tom in London
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Apr 9, 2013

A refreshing drink? I'm scared to click on it in case I do something severely prohibited !
 
Norskpro
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Where is it? Apr 9, 2013

A refreshing drink would be great. Where is this button?
 
Tom in London
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It's here Apr 9, 2013

Norskpro wrote:

A refreshing drink would be great. Where is this button?


If you ask a question in Kudoz, it appears on the right hand side, after "Reverse Pair". Maybe it isn't new, but I never noticed it before.

[Edited at 2013-04-09 15:22 GMT]
 
Norskpro
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No wonder I can't see it Apr 9, 2013

I haven't asked many questions yet. I usually answer questions. Maybe it means that the asker can squash his question, remove it?
 
Tom in London
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Nor I Apr 9, 2013

Norskpro wrote:

I haven't asked many questions yet. I usually answer questions. Maybe it means that the asker can squash his question, remove it?


Nor I - I hardly ever ask a question. You may be right, but I'm soooooo tempted to press on it ! If it's to delete a question, why doesn't it just say "delete question"?

[Edited at 2013-04-09 15:21 GMT]
 
Norskpro
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Squashing questions Apr 9, 2013

This article refers to removing/squashing questions: http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/articles/94/
 
Tom in London
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AHHH Apr 9, 2013

Norskpro wrote:

This article refers to removing/squashing questions: http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/articles/94/


Ah - I see. Thanks for clarifying. I don't think I'll ever dare to press it!
 
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This "new" button... Apr 9, 2013

... exists since some eight years...
 
Suzan Hamer
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Not to pick nits or anything.... Apr 9, 2013

but shouldn't it be "quash" and not "squash"?

Dictionary.com: "Quash: to make void, annul, or set aside.... Quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely, while squash means to compress, crush, or squeeze."
 
neilmac
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Yes, but Apr 10, 2013

Suzan Hamer wrote:

but shouldn't it be "quash" and not "squash"?

Dictionary.com: "Quash: to make void, annul, or set aside.... Quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely, while squash means to compress, crush, or squeeze."



You're right, but I like it anyway - it sounds more like squishing a bug. They could just as easily have called it "splat!"...
 


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