Can't find good HITs? 2/27

Acme_247 is an interesting fellow. He puts up a bunch of batches of like 100-150 nickel Google hits that are all duplicates for no particular reason, puts in a little line of text in the preview that says 1 hit per person, and then mass rejects everyone that doesn't notice and does more than 1 hit. Glad I was paying attention, but wtf.

 

Title: Story game
Requester: Paul [A1SLKSERKZOSFE] (TO)
Description: Quick survey
Reward: $0.60
Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 90, Location is US
Link: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=2593XERSQV66GHIE5CUH0WB2LKF91Q

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Took me 19 minutes instead of 15 like it said, but I guess I am slow.

 

Weird, it didn't ask me to install anything. Their TO is good, but not sure it would ask you to install something and not me.

 

Never got asked either, but it was quick and approved same day.

 

It doesn't ask you to install the first time. If you are approved, they send out an e-mail saying that you can continue to the $1.50 part. Then you have to install an app called Meep on your Android phone and complete a task. I did that part last night. Made me nervous to install also, but it hasn't caused any problems. Some people may not like the permissions it asks for and the data it draws from your phone (search history, even though it says that data isn't saved after exiting app).

 

Title: short study: 5-10 min for 50 cents- Actions and Reactions: A study about quick reactions and your perspective on common topics
Requester: Thomas Mann [A2APR21PBC7MG9] (TO)
Description: This is a psychology study examining your fast reactions to words presented quickly on the screen, as well as your perspective on a variety of everyday topics and behaviors. It takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete, and you will receive $0.50.
Reward: $0.50
Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 95, Location is US
Link: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=2RTSP6AUC26DHDQXSAUV7FK2GWK29N

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5 mins for me, good TO

 

Title: Grocery Shopping Experience Survey
Requester: James C McQuade [A1NXQ4JT3KNSIM] (TO)
Description: A five-minute survey about shopping for groceries -- new respondents only, please.
Reward: $0.50
Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is greater than 50, Total approved HITs is not less than 50, Location is US
Link: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=2BVM4F0OHOVRMT36MQTLI2HEE0D23M

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Great TO, took me under 3 minutes.

 

Thats a good way to get a requester to hard block you.

 

I know, right? I keep making my goal higher and higher... just $4 and I'll be off to bed... just $4...

 

Here's something fun -

Title: ABCs Shark Tank: Find the Contact Information of Companies on Shark Tank
Requester: David Taitz [AV0JE9XFRZQP2] (TO)
Description: For each of the companies on ABC's Shark Tank, please find the contact informaion.
Reward: $0.20
Qualifications: Masters has been granted
Link: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=2QPDNVP3TVOO7P1ZBUP70EOZH3W038

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Wow, that was really cool, thanks!

 

it is back!

 

Requestors can hard block over anything, it's not something worth carrying around. "You shouldn't protest to some guy for pushing you around. If you do, he might shoot you." Not the way to live life man.

 

That may be but why tempt them. 3 hard blocks and you get kicked off mturk. Not worth it to me.

 

You do?! Sheesh I didn't know that. Thankfully I have zero, but yeah, not worth it. ANYONE CAN REJECT ME FOR ANY REASON! I'll allow it.

 

I'm taking the qualification test now (the 15 hits) does anyone know how hard it is to pass? Are they really strict? PLEASE HELP.

 

Tempt who; you're talking about imagined demons. The vast majority of people are not malicious. If they understand that their decision affects you negatively in a way unforeseen by them, they are more than likely going to reconsider. I understand that hard blocks happen and am not a righteously indigent person, but going around towing the line out of fear is just sad.

Edit: As a follow-up this requester did send me an email informing me that they overturned the rejection. I told them I was sorry if they had incomplete data for some reason and would gladly retake the same HIT again for free if they reposted it.