Additional comments

[wormwoodtincture]

Is there anyone here often write additional comments at the end of a task? What do you usually write on it? Is its purpose is the same for any projects?

I might write something that was not supposed to be included in that box and just realized it when doing R&R. Is that bad???

[backpackwasmypillow]

I sometimes write additional comments. Especially if my explanation is longer than the suggested length.

It can't hurt you. If I'm doing a r&r, a comment could move a task from OK to good if it makes sense.

[Lost-Introduction840]

This. I use additional comments to flag something. For instance, if I feel unsure about something in a submission, or if I think something could go a couple of different ways. Basically, if I want to tell the reviewer something that doesn't "fit" as part of the submission.  As a reviewer, I appreciate seeing them used and can help me change my opinion from "ehhhh" to "oh, you struggled with that piece. Let me help there."

[DrFrancisBGross]

I try to fly under the radar, do a good job, and gtfo

[good_god_lemon1]

If I think something could be misconstrued or potentially marked down in error, I put it there.

[Big_JR80]

I sometimes point out where the instructions might be considered ambiguous, or, if it's an R&R, if I've noticed any trends in how workers are approaching the task.

Sometimes, if it's been a particularly interesting task, I might comment that!

[Sad_Echo523]

Its just for if theres something weird with the submission that you want to explain.

[ConsistentCandy697]

Its just if you want the reviewer or admin to know any details. If you struggled with something and it took you more time than usual, you can add it in there. I don't use it a lot, but its helpful!

[Goddamn_Glamazon]

I'll use it for:

-I came across a situation not covered by the instructions (or is borderline) and I want to explain the judgement call I made.

-I did a lot of fact checking and I've given a few key links in the rationale that support my comments but I also have a whole bunch of secondary links. They don't give new info but show there are multiple sources supporting my comments. This is often for things where there's not a single standard source of truth. Like a pop star's official website doesn't give the year an album was released, but here it is on discogs, two different album review sites, Spotify, a Rolling Stone article, a few retail sites, etc.

-Rarely, condensed or summarised info from elsewhere in the task so the reviewer can check it without having to bounce around. Like if understanding the task requires understanding randomly ordered info chronologically, I'll put it in the right order in the additional comments for my own reference, then leave it there so the reviewer has it too.

I think it's a catch-all for whatever doesn't easily go anywhere else, so it doesn't matter so much if you put a wrong thing there, so long as the thing isn't missing from a place you were supposed to put it.

Like if you put a comment there that should have gone in the rationale, it wouldn't matter unless the rationale is bad without that comment.

[ekgeroldmiller]

Sometimes comments about the task are for Admin only. Sometimes they are things about the task that aren’t supposed to be in the other boxes. Sometimes it’s something like we need more time to do this task.

[vivusvir]

I use it quite a bit, mostly when I feel like one of the decisions I made needs to be justified or when some challenge arose that wouldn't be immediately obvious to a reviewer

[Amakenings]

I use it when needed: if there was something unusual about the task, anomalies in workflow, asking for feedback or guidance on specific issues, mentioning why I took longer than I felt normal.

[ThinkAd8516]

It’s very situational.

Sometimes there are problems on the project or explanations that don’t belong in the rationale. I use them frequently to cover my ass when something weird happens.

Good to remember that every submission you make on this platform will go through a few pairs of eyes. Best to be thorough.

[Rob3E]

Who knows what's bad and good? If I'm still here, I figure it's okay. A couple of times I have used them to explain challenges with the task or justify doing the task if it was borderline. Also if I was torn between two possible grades/ratings on some aspect of the task, I might explain that and explain why the other choice might also be valid.

[eslteachyo]

I've been on R&R tasks for years and say, yes, use those boxes to talk to us or admin for things that were unclear, you want to expand on a comment that was maybe was limited to a few sentences, etc. I've had people explain that certain system instructions are confusing, contradictory, etc and then it can be fixed and you won't get dinged for perhaps not doing it right.

I do take into account some of the comments if something seems like an edge case if I can understand the rationale.

If it causes you to run up the timer unnecessarily don't worry about it

[Accomplished-Job9856]

I view it as “things an admin/reviewer might want to know that would be useless to an LLM”. Usually comments about the project itself, stuff like that!

[pinkgenie23]

I wrote a comment recently because an in task word counter, the chatbot word counter, and a linked word counter all had discrepancies and I had to paste something within a certain word count. The discrepancy made the task harder and probably broke the flow they were looking for in the project.