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Sammelantwort

English translation: collective response

15:01 Aug 24, 2018
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Internet, e-Commerce
German term or phrase: Sammelantwort
an article about CEO Twitter use. discussion about their lack of interaction with other users...the study says they interact with other users in only 0.4% of tweets commented on...
looking for translation of "Sammelwort".
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Vielen Dank!
Elisabeth Purkis
United States
Local time: 22:01
English translation:collective response
Explanation:
The context seems to be not dissimilar to this:

"Depending on the number of comments received and the resources available,
acknowledgement
can take the form of:

an individual response (by e-mail or acknowledgement slip), or

a collective response (by e-mail or on the Commission’s single access point for
consultation on the Internet; if comment
s are posted on the single access point
within 15 working days, this will be cons
idered as acknowledgement of receipt).

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2...
Selected response from:

Armorel Young
Local time: 04:01
Grading comment
In the context, I believe this was the right response. It's vague enough to mean a lot of different things! I mean that in a good way. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4general statement / generic response / broad-brush answer
Björn Vrooman
3 +2collective response
Armorel Young
4generic answer
Rene Driessen (X)
3sweeping response
jccantrell


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"In beiden Fällen erfolgte die CEO-reaktion als Direktantwort auf ein einzelnen Kommentar und nicht also Sammelantwort"
collective response


Explanation:
The context seems to be not dissimilar to this:

"Depending on the number of comments received and the resources available,
acknowledgement
can take the form of:

an individual response (by e-mail or acknowledgement slip), or

a collective response (by e-mail or on the Commission’s single access point for
consultation on the Internet; if comment
s are posted on the single access point
within 15 working days, this will be cons
idered as acknowledgement of receipt).

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2...

Armorel Young
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
In the context, I believe this was the right response. It's vague enough to mean a lot of different things! I mean that in a good way. Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help and thoughtful response. Much appreciated. Best, Elisabeth


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
22 mins
agree  Allan Wier: Agree
28 mins
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"In beiden Fällen erfolgte die CEO-reaktion als Direktantwort auf ein einzelnen Kommentar und nicht also Sammelantwort"
sweeping response


Explanation:
Another choice, IMO.


    https://etradeforall.org/weak-recovery-youth-labour-markets-demands-sweeping-response/
    Reference: http://time.com/3404285/roger-goodell-nfl-ray-rice-domestic-...
jccantrell
United States
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"In beiden Fällen erfolgte die CEO-reaktion als Direktantwort auf ein einzelnen Kommentar und nicht also Sammelantwort"
generic answer


Explanation:
generic answer

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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-08-25 00:54:29 GMT)
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an "antwort" is an answer (or a reply), a "sammelantwort" is an pre-written answer/reply to all, so a generic answer (or reply)

Rene Driessen (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: Déjà vu
22 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
"In beiden Fällen erfolgte die CEO-reaktion als Direktantwort auf ein einzelnen Kommentar und nicht also Sammelantwort"
general statement / generic response / broad-brush answer


Explanation:
"If you visit someone’s profile, you’ll see two types of tweets – ones that are general statements for everyone to see and ones that are a direct tweet to another user."
https://www.chocolatemoosey.com/2012/09/29/understanding-twi...

In my opinion, a collective response is a coordinated effort. More than one person needs to be involved:
https://www.ahpnw.nhs.uk/latest-news/291-request-for-comment...
https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2018-06/Response_to_Ca...

A sweeping response, on the other hand, would need to be comprehensive:
https://www.pe.com/2016/12/29/obama-administration-announces...
http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_5...

I think it's neither.

A Sammelantwort is when you gather questions from people on Twitter and respond to all of them in a single tweet or series of tweets (or post a screenshot). Naturally, this won't be enough to address specific issues.

There is, of course, this kind of Sammelantwort:
https://twitter.com/corinnamilborn/status/101355035359641600...

Not very detailed, though; merely describes a sequence of events and responds in a very limited fashion. Also, see JT: https://twitter.com/jtimberlake/status/747300505492168704?la...

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Note added at 5 days (2018-08-29 19:49:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Also, blanket response.

Examples:
"For instance, instead of putting out fires as they come up on Twitter and Facebook as a result of my off-the-cuff tweet, I can have a blanket response to all of them in one big post I can link to."
https://sites.psu.edu/astrowright/2017/06/22/outreach-and-re...

"Seen a few comments and had some DMs on this topic, so just thought I’d send a blanket response...."
https://twitter.com/FPLFamily/status/1028702986724368386

"Martin Shkreli was arrested by the Feds on securities fraud charges yesterday, but the field office in NYC took to Twitter to give a blanket response to all who were inquiring about the coveted Wu project."
http://thesource.com/2015/12/18/fbi-we-did-not-seize-the-wu-...

That's a match.

Björn Vrooman
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: with generic response. A collective response would come from a group of respondents.
1 hr
  -> Thanks! That reminds of the time when I emailed Walmart, asking about their giftcards. What I got back was a paragraph copied and pasted from the company's website--the exact same one I had read a few minutes before writing the email.
agree  Herbmione Granger: I prefer general statement. Pretty sure Direktantwort here refers to replying as a comment to the tweeter, so this is the visible alternative.
1 hr
  -> Thanks! And agree RE Direktantwort. Don't you just love those screenshots, BTW? It's like you create a service people can use to post short messages and all they do is add photos of their page-long public apologies :D
agree  Mair A-W (PhD)
13 hrs
  -> Thanks! Low participation isn't good for their business model: https://www.feedough.com/how-does-twitter-make-money
agree  gangels (X)
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks! Am I glad that we can use more than 280 characters--my answers would be a huge cryptic mess...
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