I'm hoping this is some type of clerical error or something, but I doubt it. I will post here if I get a response however.
I guess after reading my message, Garth Gehlbach decided to block me. This is my first block and hopefully last one.
I sent him a message just asking why he rejected the work. It was not a nasty mean message at all and he blocked me also. Im going to contact amazon to see if theres a way it wont affect my account because hes doing to everyone.
At this point I'm really unsure if I should be doing anything by any requesters I don't know, this is a big blow. I'm also gonna try to contact Amazon.
He rejected 6 hits. I had done nearly 20 of them. Without no reason rejected 6 of them. Infact I had watched the video twice and some of them thrice. This is the result of good work.
I too asked him the same question as what was the reason for rejection. And alas! this resulted in my account suspension. I can no more work on Mturk.
I have contacted Amazon with update with what they say. Surely they see he is blocking all these people.
Greetings from Mechanical Turk. We regret to inform you that you were blocked from working on HITs by the following requester(s): Garth Gehlbach Requesters typically block Workers who submit poor quality work. Requesters rely on Mechanical Turk for high quality work results. In order to maintain quality, we continuously monitor service activity. Should additional Requesters block you in the future, we may suspend your account. Please ensure your work quality is at a high standard. We encourage you to read the HIT instructions and follow them carefully. We realize that this block may be a onetime occurrence for you. Should you maintain high work quality with no further complaints for the next few months we will dismiss this event.
This was my first block and hopefully my last.... I am scared of account suspension. How many blocks does that take?
He blocked me too. These Requesters clearly know they can do anything they want, and we as workers have absolutely no recourse.
Blocked me too. Everyone report him to Amazon, even though I have a hunch that Amazon couldn't give less of a shit about us...
I contacted them. I have contacted them in the past couple days about different things and always get a response within a day. Hopefully they will do something about it.
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