Survivor Season 5 Challenge Thread

[scrmcasey]

WEEK 1 CHALLENGE

CAN YOU HELP AN ALIEN OUT?

Do you remember the first time you heard of Amazon Mechanical Turk? How about when someone asked you what exactly it is you do? I’ll bet you can see where we’re headed with this.

For this challenge, we want you to imagine that an alien just received their approval email from Amazon to begin turking. This poor and/or evil alien has no idea where to begin, and has luckily stumbled upon MTC aka the best forum ever. You get the following frantic private message asking for your help:

Hi there new friend!

I’m brand new to turking and see your name pop up on MTC a lot. I’m really hoping you’ll find it in your heart to assist me. I have a list of inquiries about this job. I’m not really sure what I’m doing, or even what this mechanical turking thing is about. Can you shed some light by answering the questions below for me?

1. What exactly is a turker?
2. What does a turker do on an average day?
3. Is there a special set of skills I need?
4. What are hits? Is that something to do with mafia?
5. I saw some people mention surgery videos, what is this? Are we training to be doctors, because that would be so cool!
6. Is there a dress code or uniform I need to buy?
7. Who do I submit my work schedule availability to? I want to make sure the turking supervisor gives me some hours.
8. Do we have co-workers? Will it be noisy?
9. What is your favorite part of turking?
10. What do you least enjoy about turking?
11. Anything I should avoid doing? I don’t want to make a bad impression!

I appreciate your help immensely!!! I will not soon forget your kindness when my planet comes to invade yours. If I find your answers helpful, I will report to my queen that you should keep your prestigious place as a turker. If I dislike your answers, you will become a food source for our slaves.

Talk soon,

Alf E.T. Borg


Your mission:

• Work with your tribe to compose a reply, making sure to answer all of the questions. Your responses don’t need to be completely serious so feel free to take creative liberty, but please keep it family friendly.
  
  
• Everyone on your tribe should contribute to at least one answer. We’ll be using executions to enforce this.
  
  
• Your responses to the Alien email will be due Thursday, March 14th by 9 pm est.
  
  
• Pick one person on your tribe to pm your submission to both @Vanyanka and @scrmcasey. We will then hold a forum vote to determine the winner that will be announced on Saturday evening.
  
  
• Sign up for the next challenge and we will have fun all over again.
  
  
• Please no campaigning. To keep this fair to everyone playing, we will keep submissions anonymous for voting.

In addition to points, each person on the winning tribe will receive an Amazon gift card to rent the movie “Alien.” This way you can learn more about the culture of the cuddly and/or cannibalistic alien you just attempted to assist. You can actually use the gift card for whatever you’d like, just don’t tell us if you choose to go rogue or you might make us cry.

This week, we are starting strong out the gate with five tribes. Please check out who your fellow tribe members are below and help this poor and/or diabolical alien turker out.

Tribe 1 - @themildone, @420incognito, @JenniLeigh, @Katia2019

Tribe 2 - @mboone73, @LucyO, @TinaBanina, @Despairagus, E @El Pablo

Tribe 3 - @MeTurks, @Krikket, @DareAngel3, @savvylabell, @DemiNin

Tribe 4 - @GemStone, @Sciency McScienceface , @A6_Foul_Out, @basketcasey

Tribe 5 - T @theturkscribe, @Nikoratos, @Turtlefemm, @vandaria

Helpful Tip: During previous seasons, we have found that many players enjoy starting a Discord chat to help coordinate brainstorming. You can also start a group pm if you prefer.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask in this thread. This is @scrmcasey and @Vanyanka ‘s first time hosting, so there may be a few bumps along the way so be nice to us. Thanks for taking a chance and trusting us to create great challenges for you. Have fun and may the odds be ever in your favor.

 

[basketcasey]

I’d like an actual alien as the prize.

 

[TinaBanina]

I’d like an actual alien as the prize.

This can be arranged.

 

[Nikoratos]

Execution by :questionwhite::questionwhite::questionwhite: :Tossed overboard:anchor::anchor::anchor::questionwhite:, Bad :friedshrimp::friedshrimp::friedshrimp::questionwhite:, all I can eat izza:izza:izza::questionwhite:, Bottle flu :questionwhite::questionwhite::questionwhite:

 

[TinaBanina]

Execution by :questionwhite::questionwhite::questionwhite: :Tossed overboard:anchor::anchor::anchor::questionwhite:, Bad :friedshrimp::friedshrimp::friedshrimp::questionwhite:, all I can eat izza:izza:izza::questionwhite:, Bottle flu :questionwhite::questionwhite::questionwhite:

 

[scrmcasey]

Execution by :questionwhite::questionwhite::questionwhite: :Tossed overboard:anchor::anchor::anchor::questionwhite:, Bad :friedshrimp::friedshrimp::friedshrimp::questionwhite:, all I can eat izza:izza:izza::questionwhite:, Bottle flu :questionwhite::questionwhite::questionwhite:

It won't be pleasant, that's all we can disclose.

 

[Vanyanka]

Whichever team has the worst answers has to be publicly shamed on the forum. I think @scrmcasey edited that part out.

 

[scrmcasey]

Whichever team has the worst answers has to be publicly shamed on the forum. I think @scrmcasey edited that part out.

That was just going to be a surprise ending - you know how much I love those.

 

[Nikoratos]

It won't be pleasant, that's all we can disclose.

That's fair.

I'm kind of a mumbler. My bad.

 

[Nikoratos]

I’d like an actual alien as the prize.

Is it this guy? Is this the alien?

Spoiler: Is this what we're dealing with here. Where's my cat?

Log in or register now. to view Spoiler content!

 

[scrmcasey]

Is it this guy? Is this the alien?

Spoiler: Is this what we're dealing with here. Where's my cat?

Log in or register now. to view Spoiler content!

If I plan to send her an alien, it would be this:

 

[scrmcasey]

Just checking in! Hopefully all tribes have had a chance to at least say hi to one another and get some ideas going.

We understand that things come up and schedules change, so if you are unable to participate in this week's challenge, just shoot us and your tribe a message. This way nobody is waiting for someone to help that might be unable to devote the time. We, unfortunately, will not be able to award points to anyone who doesn't participate in a challenge, but you will still be eligible to sign up for future challenges and get back in the game.

Also, tribe members, if you find that someone has gone radio silent, please let Vanyanka and me know as well. It just helps us make sure all tribes are even going forward so that everyone playing has a good experience.

Now, back to work on helping your alien! :electrolyte:

CC: @themildone, @420incognito, @JenniLeigh, @Katia2019
@mboone73, @LucyO, @TinaBanina, @Despairagus, E @El Pablo
@MeTurks, @Krikket, @DareAngel3, @savvylabell, @DemiNin
@GemStone, @Sciency McScienceface , @A6_Foul_Out, @basketcasey
T @theturkscribe, @Nikoratos, @Turtlefemm, @vandaria

 

[Tandem In Time]

 

[mboone73]

I just wanted to point out that no one has made a Star Trek reference, and to say that I’m disappointed in all of you.

 

[scrmcasey]

I just wanted to point out that no one has made a Star Trek reference, and to say that I’m disappointed in all of you.

I'm not a trekkie.

 

[vestibule]

Just checking in! Hopefully all tribes have had a chance to at least say hi to one another and get some ideas going.

We understand that things come up and schedules change, so if you are unable to participate in this week's challenge, just shoot us and your tribe a message. This way nobody is waiting for someone to help that might be unable to devote the time. We, unfortunately, will not be able to award points to anyone who doesn't participate in a challenge, but you will still be eligible to sign up for future challenges and get back in the game.

Also, tribe members, if you find that someone has gone radio silent, please let Vanyanka and me know as well. It just helps us make sure all tribes are even going forward so that everyone playing has a good experience.

Now, back to work on helping your alien! :electrolyte:

 

[Vanyanka]

Tomorrow is judgment day. I'm excited to witness executions.

 

[El Pablo]

Tomorrow is judgment day. I'm excited to witness executions.

Sicko

 

[JenniLeigh]

Sicko

You say that like you're surprised.

 

[JenniLeigh]

It's so damn quiet in here, are y'all dissecting your aliens or something? o.0