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vg7405

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Is it me, or do some of the tasks not work?
« on: November 22, 2014, 08:21:18 pm »
My favorite tasks to do are the .5-.6 cent tasks that ask you to search websites and answer a question about them. They are usually entitled "Find business online", "Find links", "See a couple of websites" and the like. Anyway, what I mean by the malfunctioning of these tasks is the following example:

What zip code is the business located? I am clearly on the website specified and I type in the zip code exactly as seen and it is incorrect. WTH?! Or What is the first word in the first paragraph? I type the answer as I see it, and it is incorrect. Has anyone else encountered this problem?

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Re: Is it me, or do some of the tasks not work?
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2014, 11:02:01 pm »
Sometimes I think these tasks are meant to confuse us or frustrate us...so I take them as they come, and ignore the ones that gives trouble...

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Re: Is it me, or do some of the tasks not work?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2014, 12:16:50 pm »
My favorite tasks to do are the .5-.6 cent tasks that ask you to search websites and answer a question about them. They are usually entitled "Find business online", "Find links", "See a couple of websites" and the like. Anyway, what I mean by the malfunctioning of these tasks is the following example:

What zip code is the business located? I am clearly on the website specified and I type in the zip code exactly as seen and it is incorrect. WTH?! Or What is the first word in the first paragraph? I type the answer as I see it, and it is incorrect. Has anyone else encountered this problem?

I like the same kind of Tasks, and do run in to the same problems as you.  If you still want to get credited for those tasks, here's what I do.  I will take a screen shot of the page where the word or the zip code or the last 4 digits of the phone number are obviously correct and the Task won't accept it.  I will fill out a Crowd Flower ticket telling them it's a "Broken Job," explain the problem, then attach the screen shot to the ticket.  I almost always get credited for these Tasks because Crowd Flower appreciates it when people get back to them, letting them know that there's something wrong with the Task.

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Re: Is it me, or do some of the tasks not work?
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2014, 05:31:58 am »
Unfortunately, many of those are broken.  I suggest the financial tasks for 5 and 6 cents. A few are broken but most are okay. Write down the numbers of the broken ones so you don't do them again and file a help ticket so you can get paid.

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Re: Is it me, or do some of the tasks not work?
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2014, 06:20:09 am »
Sometimes I think these tasks are meant to confuse us or frustrate us...so I take them as they come, and ignore the ones that gives trouble...
That's a good mind set to have across the board:  take what works and ignore the rest.  I know from my personal experience that I have to do that when attempting to complete surveys.

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Re: Is it me, or do some of the tasks not work?
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2014, 08:07:03 am »
some are broken but most aren't... I also send in a support ticket or see if others on CF are having same problem or have a solution

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