I've got a pending qual that I requested a couple days ago to be a question editor for Content Research (A23UQ2KZH7FOZG). Is there any kind of rule of thumb for how long stuff like that usually takes, or does anybody have any experience with waiting on that from this requester? I found a guide on how to message requesters you haven't worked for and aren't qualified for, so I'm tempted to message them to demonstrate that I know how to use punctuation marks and capitalization and all that cool stuff, but I don't really know the etiquette on doing that.
What
@PeachyRider said below, in regard to winning the lottery...pretty much applies to your situation. If I'm understanding what you're saying, you clicked the "request qualification" link in the description of a HIT that you don't qual for. In most cases, requesters put out a qual HIT and issue quals as a result of that. Many requesters seem to leave that "Request Qualification" link enabled, but it's rare for a requester to respond to these requests, let alone issue a qual.
It's unfortunate, as some requesters might actually be hoping to get workers via those links, without posting qual HITs...but most people routinely ignore those "request qualification" links, as they rarely result in anything. I still click 'em occasionally, never got one. Hell, I request the Masters qual for giggles on occasion
you statistically have a better chance at getting struck by lightning TWICE than winning most lottos