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Hey you made a typo. Why would you go backwards? Cause you don't like your job.

Posted By: Backwards indeed! on 2005-08-06
In Reply to: Why would I go backwards? Simple thing is to fire the MTs whose quality is crappy. Weeded out abou - sm

That's why people don't like editor. Read between the lines. This editor/poster feels it is going "backwards" to be an MT. I rest my case.


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