Oscar Smith HIT query

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  1. vkn2007

    vkn2007 User

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    I am using latest version of Firefox. But for the past few months I am unable to select / crop the company name / logo as the cursor point is not displaying the "+" symbol when I move over the card and the cursor stays as Arrow mark. Every time I am reloading the frame and work on the HITs. Is there any permanent solution for this?
     
  2. Screamingbark

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    Try it in chrome.
     
  3. vkn2007

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    I had tried it in Chrome. In firefox, the card is loading, but I am unable to select / crop the company logo. But in Chrome, the Card itself is not loading and so I am returning most of the HITs.
     
  4. cyndyg

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    I usually use Firefox, but Oscar's hits were not loading at all, so I checked Brelig and his receipts weren't loading either. Tried them in Chrome and everything worked - just sayin'.

    Update: Boy, was I wrong! I can only do a few and then it crashes. Again, any advice appreciated.
     
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  5. laceyjw

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    i've been having trouble with oscar's in chrome, too. they just freeze and won't let me submit but they're fine if i close it and go back.

    brelig's show up and everything but after i finish, the last few i did a few hours ago said there was a problem submitting and didn't go through and also weren't still assigned to me. kind of annoying after a long receipt
     
  6. cyndyg

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    I'll have to do some more work in Chrome to see if this happens to me - I have to admit I didn't do many. I've done some of those long receipts - it would be "annoying" to lose a hit like that after all that work!
     
  7. vkn2007

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    I won't do much of brelig's HITs. But I usually do Oscar HITs. But as said, in chrome, after finishing all the entries, you will not be able to submit and in some cases the card will not load at all. In Firefox, the card will load, but you will not be able to select or crop the company logo/name.
     
  8. cyndyg

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    post in error
     
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  9. cyndyg

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    Same here, don't do much of brelig, do Oscars all of the time. Now I can't do them at all! Same issues as you stated. The pitts.
     
  10. Codswallop

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    Same stuff, different day

    I'm having this same exact problem today. Did anyone on this thread get this resolved? Or know how to fix it? I am new to mTurk but was doing Oscar's HIT's just fine (to build up numbers/%) but suddenly today I'm having a terrible time of it. It will let me finish the entire HIT, then freeze when I hit submit. I can access it if I open a new tab and choose "hits assigned to me" but what a pain!! And some I know still don't work. Sigh. Anyone figure this one out? (It does it in both FF & Chrome for me, btw)
     
  11. vkn2007

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    For the past few weeks, it all went off well and suddenly for the past 2 / 3 days, I am again having the same problem.
     
  12. ennaira

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    If it doesn't load, open it through "Hits assigned to you" tab.
     
  13. luyten

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    I am still having the freezing problem with oscars cards as well. using google chrom now, but have tried the new version of firefox and the old version of firefox. the problem is still there. has anyone found a solution to this?
    also have a few questions on keying the cards. I return the following card due to questions on how they are to be keyed:
    i return cards that contain 2 or more addresses / names / business names
    do i need to caps names / business names / addresses if the card is in caps?
    i return all foreign addresses as i am not sure how he wants them keyed
    if phone numbers do not contain prefix 390-0000 can i key 000-390-0000?
    can anyone please help me?
    thank you )
     
  14. ewd76

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    If anything is all capitalized, capitalize it all in the hit. In almost all cases, just choose one name, it's usually prominent, or just choose the one on the right. If it says something like Jane & Joe Smith, that's what I would put. If it's foreign, like India, do it exactly as it says. If everything is on one line, transcribe it that way. If things are on five lines, transcribe it that way. Don't return anything. If it has Western Style letters that you can type on your computer, type them. Even if it isn't in English. If it's all in Russian or Chinese or something like that, type "Foreign Language" in the name box and submit it. If it is a foreign address, even Canada, do it that way. And write "International" in the first line, then add lines as needed. Only use the city/state/zip boxes for the US. Even if it would fit well, like Canada or Australia. Also, make sure you change to the international format for all telephone numbers outside the US. Even if it looks the same and would fit(Like Canada).
     
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  15. luyten

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    tyvm , thats most helpful )
     
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    uhmm im having issues getting my ranking up on oscars cards? not sure what i am doing wrong. can anyone tell me what NOT to do, or have any tips. for the past 10 days I started at 82 , my highest was 86, now i am back to 82? help. please. tyvm )
     
  17. turklyfe

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    Type them verbatim. I think the biggest issue is that some people don't add the proper amount of lines for an address, or they include the job title in the address, or they abbreviate the state - write the state's name in full if that's how it appears.

    I never had below 90 on Oscars so this is all from feedback that I got on various business card transcription HITs.

    edit: And these are much better pay (double - $0.04-$0.05/minute generally) than Oscars, assuming you have high enough approval percentage.
    Title: Find if the website is active and if it contains "Powered By SuperMedia" at the bottom of page
    Requester: Brittany Graham [A266Q06ARNKH5T] (TO)
    Description: Given the company information determine if the website is active and if it contains "Powered By SuperMedia" at the bottom of the page
    Reward: $0.01
    Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 98
    Link: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=2J2GSCWY2AOTUJK969FOQQSDS9L113
    [size=-2]Powered by non-amazonian script monkeys [/size]​
     
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  18. luyten

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    ty. I do have some questions, mainly when the company name is on the card as an image (not typed) such as ID but in the email or web discription the ID is innovative Design.com, can i use this information in the business section of the card? or can i just put ID under business name. I think this is is where i am having some problems. normaly i only use the info that is on the card or typed, not the e-mail or web. exampe. I type ID in the business name, should i be leaving this bank instead? geez i hope that made sense LOL. tyvm for your help.
     
  19. ewd76

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    I'm down to 82 today too. Eventually it will go back up if you are doing them right.
     
  20. kashi

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    My rating for the Oscar hits was 88 and then dropped to 82. I think it is because I returned some of the hits, there were a few that I wasn't sure how to handle. I don't do many Oscar HITs anymore. I do a lot of the Brelig HITs (extract info from 6 receipts) now. I do a lot of CrowdSource survey HITs as well. They are quick, easy, and pay anywhere from .04 to .24 cents. You are limited in the number you can do, however. I am trying to get my number of hits and % up, and these really help.
     

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