海纨百儿有容乃大 Conceptual contributions Why is interpreting quality perception by participants highly variable? Why do the two primary parties tend to look at the interpreter when they are encouraged to look at each other and ignore the existence of the interpreter? Why do interpreters choose to gatekeep certain information even if they are required to al ways produce verbatim or close renditions?7 Conceptual contributions -- Why is interpreting quality perception by participants highly variable? -- Why do the two primary parties tend to look at the interpreter when they are encouraged to look at each other and ignore the existence of the interpreter? -- Why do interpreters choose to gatekeep certain information even if they are required to always produce verbatim or close renditions?