Turker Nation

Discussion in 'General' started by tdelight, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. ohsostrange

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    Posting there has become like trying to tip-toe through a minefield. And frankly, Spamgirl appears to have lost her damn mind. I used to love the place. Hell, I used to really like Spamgirl.

    Now I'd sooner stick a fork in a wall socket than visit TN.
     
  2. Playa_hamm420

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    Word it was just one of those whats the point of another forum kinda questions :D Thanks for answering :D
     
  3. Stlrfn

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    I used to love the place too ohso. But please.... no wall socket... okay hun? lol
     
  4. Athena

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    That's about where I'm at.

    I remember the early discussions about "malicious lurkers" who read about the good hits/surveys/requesters, but apparently use that info and never share their own tips. I remember thinking/saying that a 2 tiered forum of some sort could fix that, but christ on a cracker! I wasn't suggesting that 99% of the forum population get relegated to non-turk-only discussions for...months? Hundreds or thousands of OT posts?
     
  5. Maggiemw

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    Athena, you're spot on.

    I stopped going there when a thread on transcription tips I posted on (and got thanked for) disappeared behind the Wall... There's no point to hanging out there trying to please the powers-that-be for, what, 150 posts? Why bother?

    Any forum has lurkers and contributors - it's the nature of the beast.

    I don't give a damn, really, what they do or do not do, know or do not know, "over there". I'm quite happy where I am.
     
  6. petmak

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    i tried it and got banned after 20 mins
     
  7. November

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    Except that you're not banned. If you were banned, you wouldn't show up on their member list. By looking at your posting habits, it appears you posted in rapid-fire fashion, so I'm surprised you weren't banned for spamming. And you weren't banned after 20 minutes as you posted there over a period of a few days. If you're going to slag another forum, at least don't lie about it or it makes what you're posting all look like BS.
     
  8. Whimsy

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    And what if just the IP address is banned? They'd still show up in the members list, wouldn't they?

    And I don't think their posting looks like BS, no matter how you put it. 20 minutes or a week - they're ban-happy and...

    well really - who gives a fekk? they've been too private for too long and Andy's enabled people to get almost-real time help and leads for HITs. It's incredible to me how well it's worked out for everyone. I just like to watch, as I'm no longer concentrating on turking.
     
  9. Playa_hamm420

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    ^^^ Agreed with everything whimsy says :D
     

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