Card #3255 · Prolific Marketplace
Unfair rejections by low-paying researchers
Researchers are rejecting submissions based on completion time or personal dissatisfaction, even when completion codes are provided. This is particularly prevalent among low-paying studies, leading participants to block these researchers to avoid wasted effort.
Pain score
0.53/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.40distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency0.95freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement0.78upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization0.50willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 2 verified quotes
rejected my submission because my completion time was 2 minutes above average—even though I have a COMPLETION CODE, and the researcher flat out refuses to communicate with me.
This researcher is trash and will reject you, I have them permanently blocked
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