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Card #1083 · Prolific Marketplace

Technical glitches causing study submission failures and loading errors

Users are experiencing various technical issues including pages failing to load, images not appearing, and studies auto-submitting or failing to submit at the end. These glitches often lead to automated rejections or lost earnings, with researchers frequently failing to respond to support messages.

Prolific MarketplaceUpdated 12d ago0.60
Pain score
0.60/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.87
distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency1.00
freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement0.04
upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization1.00
willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 5 verified quotes
auto submitted but it wasn’t
Reddit·@tqgibtngo··source ↗
their page wouldn't load, then it would load but it would say "failed to fetch"
Reddit·@hearthreddit··source ↗
it auto-submitted before I even had started, which resulted in an automated message to return it.
Reddit·@startingover04··source ↗
At the end it wouldn't let me submit it.
Reddit·@Sure_Cancel_3427··source ↗
This study was a little cumbersome with some images failing to load.
Reddit·@eric652··source ↗

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