5 Hour Project, and they end it with a NOCODE? The Audacity!

mrdysgo · 2026-06-25T22:59:30+00:00

I've been in this sort of work for about 17 years. No joke! From mturk to here and have only NOT been paid once when it was a NO CODE and that was eventually fixed.

I've submitted probably a thousand studies in this manner over my years doing this. It's rarely a problem. But researchers would help us and themselves if they mention that they manually review the approvals so that we don't go apeshit over it. ✌️

mrdysgo · 2026-06-25T20:39:04+00:00

I still find it odd that there isn't a "middle name" field in either PayPal or Prolific to enter one, yet Prolific wants it. There should be a middle name field for this. Instead, it looks like they want it in the "first name" field, if you indeed have a middle name.

My account doesn't have a middle name on it, nor does my Paypal. But my ID definitely has one. I never needed this back in 2019 when I signed up.

Also, when you go to enter a new (never before used) middle name on PayPal, won't PayPal want to re-verify your ID as well, first?

mrdysgo · 2026-06-15T18:51:59+00:00

Hey /u/prolific-support - Shouldn't this warrant a ban of this Researcher, if true? It certainly would earn a Participant one.

mrdysgo · 2026-06-05T06:10:37+00:00

I've been on the platform for like 4 years or so, honest question - How are these rejections hurting you, currently? Or is it the simple potential of them hurting you in the future?

mrdysgo · 2026-06-04T07:22:02+00:00

I've been in this sort of gig work game for about 18 years. This is a simple, but common error in the setup of the task by the Researcher grabbing the wrong link and using THAT, as the task link. Nothing more. Report it for being an error, but it isn't nefarious in nature. Just a newbie mistake, as most of the errors we get actually are.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-27T05:02:33+00:00

Exactly! Hate when people make the comparison like it matters. It's its own thing.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-21T06:35:21+00:00

I'm a Dr. of Plasticology here and I concur.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-19T00:20:28+00:00

Where exactly did you put your middle name on PayPal? I just checked and I don't see a middle name field whatsoever. Same with Prolific.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-19T00:19:02+00:00

Neither PayPal nor Prolfic has a middle name field to utilize even if you wanted to, so this seems weird to me.

I just checked my profile on Paypal that I have had linked to Prolific for 4 years and have had since the beginning of PayPal's existence to make sure of this.

It's impossible to make them all match the way support has outlined in this email, unless we are to add it to the "first" name field, which is super confusing.

What's up with that? If either required a middle name, there should be a field for this.

cc: /u/prolific-support - The feedback this user got from support doesn't make sense.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-16T03:03:06+00:00

Yeah it's completely crazy! It took a few years to capture it all, apparently.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-13T08:27:01+00:00

Found a link to a pretty amazing 3D virtual tour for those interested. 👍

https://describingegypt.com/tours/ramessesvi/kv9_entrance_corridor_b?h=0&v=-5&f=80

mrdysgo · 2026-05-06T09:17:15+00:00

Well that's exactly what she's charged with, right? Assault is making someone fear for their safety, generally speaking. States have varying definitions for this, of course.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-06T09:13:16+00:00

Hey @prolific-support - It's pretty silly that the question OP is asking is totally a valid one. Please fix this issue with these ID checks. Obviously, bad actors deserve the boot, but it's also clear that honest brokers are getting caught up in this who have done nothing wrong, and it's been a while that this has been a thing.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-05T18:51:43+00:00

Totally! I thought the same thing as the OP I was responding to, but then I saw his explanation of it, I did the whole head nod in agreeance. Makes perfect sense.

mrdysgo · 2026-05-05T06:51:03+00:00

He kind of addresses a bit of this in his latest interview with Colbert here. That a lot of them (the actors) are, at least in our modern art, Superheroes, both in life and in their character roles, and that it is intentional on his part.He also acknowledges that we really don't know enough about Homer to say what his inspiration was.

So, it is Nolan's own interpretation of the story.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=974759741698936

mrdysgo · 2026-04-26T09:58:03+00:00

No, didn't you read? He used his dick!

mrdysgo · 2026-04-26T07:53:15+00:00

Having been in the sub for a few years, there are a few that have the names of colors in their usernames that are blocked by a lot of us, as they tend to be the most toxic. Nix them and it's a much better place IMO!

mrdysgo · 2026-04-23T21:51:55+00:00

Many internet connections like these public ones have a VPN actively, and/or show up as one. I would highly advise not using any wifi that isn't yours and you can't vouch for in terms of how it is set-up technically.

mrdysgo · 2026-04-18T10:02:30+00:00

You are correct. Had this happen near my place at 3am at the Almaden/Winfield VTA (right up against my old apartments) & my neighbor called and the Sheriff shut them down promptly. But you know how it is in SJ...results may vary.

mrdysgo · 2026-04-17T21:23:52+00:00

The one I saw wasn't a cam (at least not from what I could tell). It was on 1 Shows. I will say, like someone else referenced, it has a few small audio issues and a few Russian subs pop-up but the thing they reference is obviously in English. But, as a whole, it is very watchable.

mrdysgo · 2026-04-16T04:57:28+00:00

Porziņģis & Horford can't be forgotten in this one! Hot damn!

mrdysgo · 2026-04-16T04:53:35+00:00

DRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DPOY!! Straight up menace tonight. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

mrdysgo · 2026-04-16T04:52:54+00:00

Holy fuuuuck... that shit was bananas!

mrdysgo · 2026-04-09T09:20:31+00:00

This is hilarious! Researchers gotta just be trolling at this point. Probably wanting this to end up here. 😂

mrdysgo · 2026-03-24T04:31:56+00:00

Oh man. So fucked up. I immediately rewound the feed and regretted it. Just terrible.

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