07/22 - Scintillating Saturday!

[electrolyte]

The Favorite US City Hit yesterday was from a Mike.

Mike: https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/A21VKHODMVP8G3

Sounds like this guy, who asked your favorite color and then hit up people to write fake Angies List reviews. I'm remembering this now... https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/reports?id=A1IB9GMWLD3BUS

Also this guy, who asked how tall you are and then did the same thing: https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/A3V5ZGCINFL99G

 

[LisaPisa]

The Favorite US City Hit yesterday was from a Mike.

Last time he asked what's your favorite color ... TO:

https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/A1IB9GMWLD3BUS

and

https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/A3V5ZGCINFL99G

 

[sudilly]

I don't typically buy Oreos, but I can't resist the Joe Joe's from Trader Joe's. They're more tasty, cheaper, and supposedly healthier. The seasonal flavors like Candy Cane are ridiculous, and they even make other stuff out of them, like truffles and ice cream.

Everything is better at Trader Joes!

 

[jnalleyne]

Did 5's post today

 

[Peachy]

PE: $19.50

casually doing surveys on and off today. no batches

after tomorrow... I'll have 45 straight days of at least making double digits on mTurk

 

[bxpretzel]

I had never heard that term before moving out south.

I've never heard the term moving out south. It's moving down south. Or moving out west. Back east. Up north.

 

[sudilly]

Last time he asked what's your favorite color ... TO:

https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/A1IB9GMWLD3BUS

and

https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/A3V5ZGCINFL99G

Oh yeah, I remember the favorite color one.

 

[nopoopwarez]

Title: Cooperation & Technology (online game task, Bonus Available) | PANDA Worker: Preview | Accept | Requester Requester: David Lawrence [A2AARBFH09MBGR] (Contact) TO 1: Not Available TO 2: Not Available Description: Compete in an online game with academic participants for research. You can earn up to 2 additional dollars based on game performance, see the consent form for details. The study should take approximately 30 minutes of your time. Time: 1 hour HITs Available: 1 Reward: $2.00 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThan 75; Total approved HITs GreaterThanOrEqualTo 50; Location EqualTo US;

HIT exported from Mturk Suite v1.21.11​

 

[lil queen trashmouth]

Did 5's post today

No

 

[ChristopherASA]

Anyone else get this email from a requester? I have no idea who Mike is.


Message from Mike
---------------------------------
Hello,

Are you interested in more work? This is a $5 task.

Thank you.

Mike
---------------------------------

Greetings from Amazon Mechanical Turk,

The message above was sent by an Amazon Mechanical Turk user.
Please review the message and respond to it as you see fit.

Sincerely,
Amazon Mechanical Turk

Nope. No idea.

 

[Debatesmith]

Title: Cooperation & Technology (online game task, Bonus Available) | PANDA Worker: Preview | Accept | Requester Requester: David Lawrence [A2AARBFH09MBGR] (Contact) TO 1: Not Available TO 2: Not Available Description: Compete in an online game with academic participants for research. You can earn up to 2 additional dollars based on game performance, see the consent form for details. The study should take approximately 30 minutes of your time. Time: 1 hour HITs Available: 1 Reward: $2.00 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThan 75; Total approved HITs GreaterThanOrEqualTo 50; Location EqualTo US;

HIT exported from Mturk Suite v1.21.11​

My bad, thought this was a different 2 dollar survey lol

 

[TQueen]

 

[KittyTacos]

Did the color and city ones, but I never got an email.

Interesting way to harvest suckers. Don't reckon he gets too many bites, though.

But hey, I'll continue to take his nickles, and just jettison the invite, if and when it comes.

 

[electrolyte]

 

[Deleted member 526]

voted in the poll but it was a hard choice. also good morning late!

 

[Deleted member 526]

Anyone else get this email from a requester? I have no idea who Mike is.


Message from Mike
---------------------------------
Hello,

Are you interested in more work? This is a $5 task.

Thank you.

Mike
---------------------------------

Greetings from Amazon Mechanical Turk,

The message above was sent by an Amazon Mechanical Turk user.
Please review the message and respond to it as you see fit.

Sincerely,
Amazon Mechanical Turk

I've seen this before. over a month ago, maybe a few months ago. other people were saying on here that they were getting that email. iirc it was related to something kind of shady, but I could be wrong.

 

[alk69]

Sounds like this Mike is using a set of cheap HITs to harvest IDs, and then solicit more doubtful work. Sorta like sending an email to a Graigslister just to get a return email to add to the harvested email list. No doubt all for sale somewhere...this must be against TOS, as if MTurk cares..

 

[catnapped]

Anyone else need a shop.co invite/referral before I send them in?

 

[electrolyte]

Sounds like this Mike is using a set of cheap HITs to harvest IDs, and then solicit more doubtful work. Sorta like sending an email to a Graigslister just to get a return email to add to the harvested email list. No doubt all for sale somewhere...this must be against TOS, as if MTurk cares..

Totally is against TOS.

 

[nopoopwarez]

Title: Consumer Decisions(~ 15 minutes) | PANDA Worker: Preview | Accept | Requester Requester: cfdm lab [A15XGBBYAKKPBO] (Contact) TO 1: [Pay: 3.87] [Fast: 4.97] [Comm: 4.20] [Fair: 5.00] [Reviews: 53] [ToS: 1] TO 2: [Rate: $8.64/hr] [Pen: -- days] [Res: -- of 0] [Rec: -- of 0] [Rej: 0] [ToS: 0] [Brk: 0] Description: 15 minute decision-making survey Time: 1 hour 30 minutes HITs Available: 1 Reward: $1.50 Qualifications: Total approved HITs GreaterThanOrEqualTo 100; Exc: [51089198-51232] DoesNotExist ; HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThanOrEqualTo 85; Location In US;

HIT exported from Mturk Suite v1.21.11​