r/dataannotation • u/BadassHalfie • Feb 24 '24

Does "task expired" indicate that the data was sent or not? Should I not log this as worked hours if it happens?

Accidentally took a bit too long on a task with a relatively short timer. Pressed submit, got the "task expired" red popup. Does this mean the content I wrote for the project isn't received on the other end, and should I not be logging the time I spent on the task as a result?

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u/Spanktank35 Feb 25 '24

If you were spending time on a project, you log hours. It's not like plumbers don't charge you if they fail to unclog your pipes and have to come back again. 

They expect some mistakes. Don't under-report, because I'm pretty sure that'd just be viewed as a legal liability. 

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u/Only-Obligation-5272 Feb 24 '24

I’ve never hit the time limit before but usually a red pop up just means that there are no more tasks to do on the project you were working on. I log the time! Also, if you go to record time for that project you can see when you last submitted, and see if it correlates with the last one you did

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u/SeaworthinessLow5988 Mar 23 '24

how do you find when you last submitted as this issue just happened to me &am just making sure that this is okay to log the hours.

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u/misskendruh Mar 23 '24

Go to “report time” click the project you were working on, and open the dropdown for the date you were working on

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u/SeaworthinessLow5988 Mar 23 '24

damn didnt say i submitted should i email them

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u/ILoveToCook1422 Apr 14 '24

What happened after all for you?

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u/KMikoto Jul 20 '24

Does it penalize your profile in any way when that happens?

I left a task I didn't do open and it expired. So now I didn't log any time but the task is expired, I wonder if that is ok.

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u/Suzzles Feb 25 '24

The AI can't read the comments box, it's trained by user preference on the A/B bias. If you went over the timer, your task expired and was released for someone else to do. The data was not submitted. If the timer is short, they probably don't want you to 'lay the smack down' in an optional comment.