12/07 - Wars Wednesday!

[ccmet121]

I mean, they weren't really worth it before the pay drop

Yea .. no doubt. I gave up after 250 of them yesterday.

 

[T. Leela]

I mean, they weren't really worth it before the pay drop

What did you do instead? just curious.

 

[Horse Feathers]

Because there are always people who say that $2/hour is better than zero.

▽ ▽ ▽

 

[electrolyte]

And then they'll wonder why they are getting shit quality work.

And then they'll just leave Mturk.

It's the circle of life Mturk

I watched some videos yesterday (I linked to them here) from Amazon-affiliated companies at an Amazon conference that talked a lot about how to set up MTurk HITs and how to use it. They all basically said that the way to price HITs is to figure out how fast you need it done. If you don't need it done particularly fast, pay low. If you need it done quickly, pay more. They said over and over (and I've seen this in academic papers, too, which drives me nuts) that a difference in pay amounts doesn't relate THAT much to quality. It does a little, but not a lot. So they said to mostly focus on how urgent the work is to get done and set pay balanced on that.



(Only one speaker actually said to treat workers fairly, as humans, and know that some of them are doing this work for a living and you should respect that.)

 

[Kadauchi]

What did you do instead? just curious.

And that is the thing, while it was worth it to some at 4c and not at 3c, it is still worth it at 3c to some. They wouldn't be worth it to me until about 8c, so I could say that everyone doing them at 4c is an issue cause they could increase the pay if they sat.

 

[Turkster]

What did you do instead? just curious.

 

[SweetiePuff]

And that is the thing, while it was worth it to some at 4c and not at 3c, it is still worth it at 3c to some. They wouldn't be worth it to me until about 8c, so I could say that everyone doing them at 4c is an issue cause they could increase the pay if they sat.

But there are people who absolutely must turk and will take any/all work because they need to scrape as much as they can together to make their ends meet. Sadly, it's a demographic that's easily exploitable.

 

[Squatty]

Halfway to goal and it is time to make lunch....

I am hoping for good batches when I get back so I can't quit the 5 grind.

 

[ALinAL]

Title: Psych Research: Listen to Newscasts and Complete a Short Questionnaire | PANDA Requester: JS Researcher [A1QLBEM0FJVNQ8] (Contact) (TO): No TO (Submit a new TO rating for this requester) Description: We are social psychology researchers interested in studying how different news topics affect social and political attitudes. In this HIT, your participation will include listening to a brief newscast and completing several short questionnaires. Time: 2 hours Hits Available: 1 Reward: $1.50 Qualifications: Total approved HITs is not less than 100, HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 97

Anyone got a time on this?

 

[Pleco]

I watched some videos yesterday (I linked to them here) from Amazon-affiliated companies at an Amazon conference that talked a lot about how to set up MTurk HITs and how to use it. They all basically said that the way to price HITs is to figure out how fast you need it done. If you don't need it done particularly fast, pay low. If you need it done quickly, pay more. They said over and over (and I've seen this in academic papers, too, which drives me nuts) that a difference in pay amounts doesn't relate THAT much to quality. It does a little, but not a lot. So they said to mostly focus on how urgent the work is to get done and set pay balanced on that.



(Only one speaker actually said to treat workers fairly, as humans, and know that some of them are doing this work for a living and you should respect that.)

Are these meetings set up at night so that the vampires attending won't be affected by sunlight, or do they just keep the conference room very dark?

 

[Woofles]

This is me for about half of my work day...every day. I seriously need more to do. Receptionists can only do so much in an insurance office (legally).

 

[T. Leela]

Nah.

yuh-huh.

ok seriously. I'm logging out of here for a bit.
i have no self-control.
well after this.

I watched some videos yesterday (I linked to them here) from Amazon-affiliated companies at an Amazon conference that talked a lot about how to set up MTurk HITs and how to use it. They all basically said that the way to price HITs is to figure out how fast you need it done. If you don't need it done particularly fast, pay low. If you need it done quickly, pay more. They said over and over (and I've seen this in academic papers, too, which drives me nuts) that a difference in pay amounts doesn't relate THAT much to quality. It does a little, but not a lot. So they said to mostly focus on how urgent the work is to get done and set pay balanced on that.



(Only one speaker actually said to treat workers fairly, as humans, and know that some of them are doing this work for a living and you should respect that.)

I saw one article once by a requester who did work as a turker for a little bit, I guess just to see that side of things, and it completely changed how he posted hits and saw the workers. Though I'm sure it is as eye-opening the other way around also, too bad it wasn't a requirement.

 

[Kadauchi]

But there are people who absolutely must turk and will take any/all work because they need to scrape as much as they can together to make their ends meet. Sadly, it's a demographic that's easily exploitable.

Which is what I said, there is always someone that a HIT will be worth it to work on it. It ties into what @electrolyte mentioned in her post. If you can afford to wait, you can pay like shit because someone will always work on the HITs.

 

[electrolyte]

Are these meetings set up at night so that the vampires attending won't be affected by sunlight, or do they just keep the conference room very dark?

It looked light to me.

It was from the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas in November.

 

[Empress328]

More like a minute.

Title: 2 Min Survey | PANDA Requester: Didem Kurt [A2JCQKSRBXRRZT] (TO) TO Ratings: ★★★★★ 4.67 Communicativity ★★★★★ 4.54 Generosity ★★★★★ 5.00 Fairness ★★★★★ 4.95 Promptness Number of Reviews: 55 | TOS Flags: 1 Submit a new TO review Description: This survey is a part of an academic research examining the differences in consumers’ decision making. The survey should take about 2 minutes to complete. You can take this survey only once. Time: 60 minutes HITs Available: 1 Reward: $0.35 Qualifications: Have already taken a similar survey has not been granted;Total approved HITs is not less than 50;HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 95;Location is US

 

[JenniLeigh]

Title: 2 Min Survey | PANDA Requester: Didem Kurt [A2JCQKSRBXRRZT] (Contact) (TO): [Pay: 4.54] [Fair: 5.00] [Comm: 4.67] [Fast: 4.95] Description: This survey is a part of an academic research examining the differences in consumers’ decision making. The survey should take about 2 minutes to complete. You can take this survey only once. Time: 60 minutes HITs Available: 1 Reward: $0.35 Qualifications: Have already taken a similar survey has not been granted; Total approved HITs is not less than 50; HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 95; Location is US;

 

[JenniLeigh]

Title: Consumer Decisions - Product Survey(~ 6 minutes) | PANDA Requester: UCLA Anderson Researcher [A3F2ELCFTPI9GB] (Contact) (TO): [Pay: 4.23] [Fair: 4.96] [Comm: 5.00] [Fast: 4.91] Description: Behavioral Survey. Approximately 6 minutes. Compensation: $0.60. Time: 12 minutes HITs Available: 1 Reward: $0.60 Qualifications: Total approved HITs is not less than 100; Exc: [-891552711-28061] has not been granted; HIT approval rate (%) is not less than 95; Location is one of: US;

 

[PhantomCatt]

Is there a way to change your browser settings so that when you click on a link it will automatically open in a new page? (So I don't have to keep doing right click and select "open in new page")... or a script??? or something???

EDIT: I know the keyboard shortcut of pressing CTRL + clicking... I'm looking for something where I don't have to use my keyboard. Hoping to go one handed with my mouse.

 

[Kadauchi]

Is there a way to change your browser settings so that when you click on a link it will automatically open in a new page? (So I don't have to keep doing right click and select "open in new page")... or a keyboard shortcut??? or a script??? or something???

ctrl+click

 

[SweetiePuff]

Is there a way to change your browser settings so that when you click on a link it will automatically open in a new page? (So I don't have to keep doing right click and select "open in new page")... or a keyboard shortcut??? or a script??? or something???

Middle mouse click?

 

[Yatagarasu]

Title: Answer a survey about community engagement | PANDA Requester: Roger Merrill [A2RS3F1ZBXOC10] (Contact) (TO): [Pay: N/A] [Fair: N/A] [Comm: N/A] [Fast: N/A] Description: Give us your view on community engagement and your opinion in regards to services and activities such as human libraries and makerspaces Time: 60 minutes HITs Available: 1 Reward: $2.00 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) is greater than 95; Location is US;