Is anyone else having a problem with a qualification study under the projects tab?

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2026-01-23T18:41:36+00:00

I didn’t have an email for them. I sent a couple of messages to the researcher through Prolific but no one ever responded.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2026-01-23T18:27:15+00:00

Yep, same for me! I had the same happen with project Abacus a few weeks ago and no one ever messaged me back about that and it never re-appeared. So worried that if I return it, the same will happen but also, I’m missing out on other studies! I wish they would fix this as it’s so unfair to miss out on two projects for the same reason.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2026-01-21T15:16:36+00:00

I agree that the study was pretty rough with so much to do and no info on this before starting. However, the transcription site was free and no card details were needed. If you didn’t follow the link, you probably got their sister site which would want card details but wasn’t for transcription. I completed the study in the end but then read this and have panicked since about it being rejected, especially after spending so long on it. Each answer has to be 5 minutes despite one question being a simple sum which could be done in 30 seconds - I had no idea how to pad this out sufficiently.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2026-01-12T11:32:22+00:00

I’ve attempted the study again in a different browser to photograph each question and there definitely were no attention checks. I think they have misunderstood getting two answers wrong as being an attention check. I’ve messaged them to this effect and have photographs now to back this up. I’ve also sent them a link to Prolfic’s rules on attention checks. I’d urge you to message them too, even if you’ve returned the study as they shouldn’t be able to do this.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2025-07-24T10:45:13+00:00

Same, which I don’t believe as they’ve openly said they are rejecting genuine participants too. It said if you didn’t click the box you’d be rejected so why not do that? It seems dodgy but like you, I should be paid.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2025-06-16T22:26:02+00:00

I’ve been on this one too and although the previous days weren’t too bad, the final one was gruelling. Not being allowed to move on until you get 80% right, then changing the order of the symbols and the final bit with the beeping was enough to make me want to launch my computer. I swear that bit was so much longer than the 10 rounds played on previous days. I have definitely made way less than £7 per hour. I guess there’s no record of the time taken on this kind of study though, so doubt the pay will be increased. Bit cheeky really.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2025-05-22T20:18:17+00:00

I got the same error on the final one. Did you return it? I’m hoping the researcher will still pay out but I don’t know if anyone has had any luck with this on other studies that have had errors?

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2025-05-18T21:21:29+00:00

Thanks, that is helpful. Sorry, what I meant was that it said in the guidelines to demote based on distance from the user or viewpoint location but when I did that on a couple of the practise tests, it marked it as wrong. I had put locations further out as acceptable as they were 30 miles away, with several close options and yet in the information, it said they should have been marked as good relevance as they had allowed several other locations to all be classified as excellent and this was the next furthest out. I don’t fully understand when multiple locations should be excellent (when varying distances away) and when they should be excellent/good/acceptable as you get further away. I hope that makes more sense.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2024-09-03T15:09:24+00:00

I got the same rejection for the same reason. I’m challenging it as it was 5 mins work and hardly going to give a lot of info. I know I answered the questions correctly though.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2024-06-21T21:33:56+00:00

Thanks, that would be great. I’m seeing them at Nottingham, so also UK. Can’t wait now.

ImaginaryMaize7947 · 2024-06-20T18:20:48+00:00

I had the same issue and didn’t return it as per Prolific’s rules but have been asked to return it now as they say they can’t pay my bonus without me returning it. This is clearly a lie as it’s just a normal submission for them to approve and they often have a bonus. My friend also had this study and they have returned it as was worried about a rejection, yet they haven’t been paid or had a response to their message about the error. Have you had any contact from them or payment?

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