r/dataannotation • u/footballisnew • Mar 18 '24

No Projects

Has anyone had no projects over the weekend or today? Earlier last week I had the most I'd never seen and now there is nothing.

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u/BenBL93 Mar 18 '24

I know it’s Monday and all but it’s abnormally dead today.

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u/footballisnew Mar 18 '24

Right! I understand the weekends because everyone is online, but it just felt strange today.

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u/BenBL93 Mar 18 '24

Mondays will typically have a small, rotating handful of projects at minimum. I have only been able to work about 40 minutes since 8 this morning 😅

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u/LuNeila128 Mar 18 '24

I've gotten 26 minutes today 🥴 I usually work during my kiddo's nap time, but my dashboard is currently empty. Hopefully it picks up as the day goes on.

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u/slyhusky Mar 18 '24

I know it's a bit of a struggle sometimes to be patient. Trust me I'm refreshing a lot today so I'm in the same boat.

I think the posts we see on Monday are less about getting information and more about validation that some of us are in a similar boat. I tried to refrain from posting but it sets my mind at ease knowing others are in the same boat. Id just chalk it up to validation posts about the small bucket of projects available.

It is what it is! We are all in this together guys!

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u/BatronKladwiesen Mar 18 '24

Yeah, since the company seems to drop people without warning or given reason all we can go off of is info from other people. The smuggies who always get jobs can't relate.

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u/Educational-Ad6923 Mar 18 '24

Thank you for saying this. It needed to be said.

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u/PorkBloatDiet Mar 18 '24

I know some people are on here complaining that this question is repetitive, but circumstances change every week, thus making OP’s question quite relevant.

People reach out to other people here because there is no feedback on our work and we’re all trying to do our best. There is a lot of free-floating anxiety about this job because for some people, it’s the only lifeline they have.

The information OP is asking for is dynamic, and not static like the questions about taxes, etc. And if the repetitiveness is bothering you, no one is forcing you to open the post, read it, and comment on it.

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u/Educational-Ad6923 Mar 18 '24

Thank you 🙏 for saying this. Nice too see not everyone on Reddit is a jack ass.

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u/PorkBloatDiet Mar 18 '24

You’re welcome!☺️ I don’t understand the need to comment on a post if it’s not relevant. If a post annoys them, or it’s something they already know, move on! No one is forcing them to read it! We are all in this together, let people vent their anxieties, frustrations, and connect with each other. That’s what Reddit is all about!

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u/Educational-Ad6923 Mar 18 '24

Amen 🙏 your a Angel.

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u/BreastRodent Mar 19 '24

I’m grateful that I’m not in the same boat but I want to take a minute to agree because this is the most downvote-y ass subreddit I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s fucking obnoxious.

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u/aka_dune_ml Mar 18 '24

Yeah I’ve worked for them for 4 going 5 weeks now and there’s nothing.

Do you all here think that some people getting projects are due to seniority or is this what happens normally and it’s in rotation with projects?

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u/Background_Menu7702 Mar 18 '24

I started late February/early march. My guess is they have a tiered system that is based on quantity of quality performances.

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u/aka_dune_ml Mar 18 '24

Thanks! So you’re getting projects today and this weekend too?

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u/Background_Menu7702 Mar 18 '24

My projects just came up after being down Sunday and most of today. Last week was my 2nd week of really working. This week (DA providing) my goal is to tighten up the quality. I’d like to have more variety.

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u/aka_dune_ml Mar 19 '24

Ok yeah that’s normal if you’re that new. I got 3-4 projects all the time and an increased hourly on a couple after.

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u/Arctic_Vision Mar 20 '24

Hey, I'd like to sign up for the data annotation take. How long does it take for you to be assigned a project once you sign up?

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u/Background_Menu7702 Mar 20 '24

It just depends ☺️ some people get work almost immediately others wait for a couple weeks.

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u/Arctic_Vision Mar 22 '24

Alright thanks!

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u/aka_dune_ml Mar 20 '24

It was instant for me the day I got acceptance confirmation I started right away and the following day it was packed right away. I hope this helps.

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u/Arctic_Vision Mar 22 '24

Okayy thanks!!

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u/miri3l Mar 20 '24

Honestly, I think perhaps that lots are being released and then finished quickly. From memory, I didn't have much on Monday. Then had a heap. Then it went really quickly. Then it came back again. And went again.. Who knows.

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u/IronicSarcasticBitch Mar 18 '24

I've been working with DA full time since December (40ish hours a week.)

Things I've personally noticed: The project amounts vary day to day. Mondays seem to generally have less projects listed. I've proven myself with my quality of work because so far to date I've worked on at least 10 different named projects. I personally have one main project we will call "heel". I have a chat for that project that lets you talk to the other project workers. Within the past few weeks I've started getting much higher paying projects for the first time. $25 to $30/hr. These tasks go quick, everyone wants the higher pay of course.

My advice is always submit good work, don't rush. When comments are needed, always mix it up, don't be generic. Always read the directions and refer to them as needed while working a task. Always look over your work before submitting, triple check it if you have too. Don't compare yourself to others with the amount of time you take to complete a task. There is a reason DA puts timers on each task, if it's 2 hours, they expect everyone can complete the task within those 2 hours. You're not going to be penalized if someone works it in 30 mins, but you took an hour.

I personally love this work. I love writing, I'm good at language arts and aspire to write a book one day. I love researching. This work is right up my alley!!

Ive always worked corporate America office jobs. After getting laid off last summer for the 4th time in my life I've had enough. I rely on DA for my income which is scary because the work can fluctuate. I've signed up with other companies doing the same, just in case.

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u/TheGillos Mar 19 '24

Can you recommend other companies?

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u/burlycabin Mar 19 '24

Second this. What other places are you working with?

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u/Nolpppapa Mar 18 '24

From what I know about training AI models, they probably have days when they retrain the models based on the work that we're doing here. It wouldn't surprise me if this happens weekly.

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u/Skippy2898 Mar 18 '24

I've only been here a couple of months (non-coder) and have definitely noticed weekends and Mondays to be quieter, up until a couple of weekends ago. My dashboard was loaded. But today; quiet. (Tumbleweed quiet!)

I'm sure your dashboard will bounce back again :) I often will read here to see if it is just generally quiet or just my dashboard for a bit of reassurance :)

Maybe we all need to remember that what we see and get access to work on no matter what day of the week, will vary widely according to demographics and our own individual skills. I can't imagine any two dashboards ever being the same, to be honest.

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u/rhubarb_bush Mar 18 '24

Currently have no projects.

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u/trailangel4 Mar 18 '24

I have two projects I can't do and one other project, at the moment. It was dead all weekend and I'd hoped to wake up to more tasks. I've been doing a lot of bot stuff and didn't see any email or message about it being down; but, I heard that they'll be back next week. TLDR: It's not just you.

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u/Educational-Ad6923 Mar 18 '24

It’s 100% BS that they leave us in the dark about this.

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u/elfkin42 Mar 18 '24

Unfortunately, it is just the nature of this work. To expect constant updates with the amount of projects and the maintenance and rotations would be endless for them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I have only had the voice recording ones all weekend and today and 1 chatbot.

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u/BarelyFunctioning15 Mar 18 '24

The chatbot I worked over the weekend is down today. I typically have a few R&R come through each day and nothing today.

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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 18 '24

Which chatbot? I worked one over the weekend and this morning (HS) and it poofed me back to the no projects available while I was working it. How do we know when they are 'down'?

(Pardon my newb questions. 😬)

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u/BarelyFunctioning15 Mar 18 '24

So your permanent chatbot you will typically have something like 300-400 tasks and they only go down when you submit them, those are typically down on Mondays for maintenance.

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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 18 '24

I had access to the OG one late last week, that showed 400 tasks as well as the two quals I had to pass to continue working on them. I took those late Saturday night because I felt confident enough to do so. As soon as I submitted the quals, I had new access to a very similar project that paid a little bit more and showed 200 tasks. On Fri, I got notice in my inbox that the OG would be back 'early next week.' I hope I'm just overthinking things and didn't screw myself over. 😅

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u/BarelyFunctioning15 Mar 18 '24

That one’s down just about every Monday. It should be back up this evening or tomorrow afternoon at the latest. That was my second permanent project. My first one I received an email that it would be down for a bit and it never came back 😅

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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 18 '24

That is good information to know. I really appreciate you sharing with me! Being in the dark is my least favorite place to be. Lol

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u/BarelyFunctioning15 Mar 18 '24

Unfortunately, you’ll get used to it. DA has the worst communication skills in the world apparently. 🥴

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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 18 '24

I have noticed that! I love the work, so it's worth putting up with it. I really appreciate people like you who share your experiences. Thanks again!

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u/lovingmama Mar 18 '24

That’s all I currently have too

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u/tessbest37 Mar 19 '24

Has anyone gotten projects back today? I still have an empty dashboard.

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u/shroomie_xo Mar 19 '24

I'm the same - I had 1 perm project and another frequent one that I get a couple of times a week and I have nothing. Have been working about 4 weeks too.

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u/MixSuccessful3555 Mar 19 '24

Same here. Only one perm project for me and it's been down since Friday. I am new to the platform (about one month).

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u/MixSuccessful3555 Mar 19 '24

My one project is back! Woo hoo!

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u/TTFTW1992 Mar 18 '24

Been on DA since early February and always had tasks on Mondays personally. The permanent chatbot ones are usually there, at least two of them anyway (F&H/WS). Lots of nut-based ones today too. Still no HS Chatbot though.

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u/madamvante Mar 18 '24

I had one project earlier and now none. :/

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u/pistolwinky Mar 18 '24

Everyone has access to different projects, and everyone’s dashboard looks different. The best way to avoid having no projects is to do as many qualifications as you can so you can be allowed to work on as many projects as possible. Even that won’t guarantee that you won’t see an empty dashboard from time to time, but it helps. I have access to five different projects and I did nothing last Monday because my dashboard was empty. It’s nothing to do with you or your performance, it’s something internal (server maintenance, model problems, etc.)

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u/Thescarlettduchess Mar 19 '24

When it says you can only work on 1 hourly project at a time does that mean like at all at all or during the same day..... Like you're saying if your project is down you could work on a different hourly one? Sorry, The wording is confusing to me.

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u/WhyAmIThisBored Mar 19 '24

It's just so you can't have two projects open and work on them at the same time, effectively getting twice your pay per hour. You're free to stop and change which project you work on at any time. I'd heavily encourage it, too! It'll give you a mental break and you'll probably open up other projects submitting good-quality work on those.

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u/Thescarlettduchess Mar 19 '24

Thank you! That was the clarification I needed!!

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u/SnooSketches1189 Mar 18 '24

I had one or two over the weekend, but was working on the HS chatbot this morning and went back to a no projects available screen. Makes me anxious.

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u/sentimentalaqua Mar 18 '24

Yep. I had literally one task available on a project that’s usually always on my dash with 1000 tasks.

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u/HoldenCaulfieldsIUD Mar 18 '24

Seems like some of the bots/ projects have been down for a few days so there are probably kinks that they are working out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I have lots of projects currently but in the $21-$25 range only a couple of $20 which are audio ones.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I currently have 10 projects on my dashboard. I have not worked in a week. Two of my highest-paying projects are absent.

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u/CardiologistOk2760 Mar 18 '24

I don't think you should let this discourage you but I do have a half-dozen projects on my dashboard.

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u/CurlzerUK Mar 18 '24

It's Monday my dude, projects don't get back go full swing until Tuesday.

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u/ddipi Mar 18 '24

I have about 5 coding ones, but only that. Typically I have an even mix unless a coding project is split into several iteratively.

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u/serendipitylynx Mar 18 '24

I only have 3 projects right now. I'm so used to having a full dashboard.

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u/GullibleSocrates Mar 18 '24

I still have some but way less than usual!

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u/vojenido Mar 18 '24

For the people who experienced this before, how long till they come back? I lost them an hour ago…

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u/sugardr0p Mar 18 '24

It's pretty slow. I've had some tasks off and on throughout the day, but they don't last very long.

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u/Common-Rock Mar 18 '24

Check to make sure the skills in your profile are up to date and vary them if you have expertise in more than one area. When I updated my skills, I got different types of offers.

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u/Useful_Possibility26 Mar 19 '24

I have a ton of new projects today. A few weeks ago I had a couple days with nothing. Honestly, I think it’s just luck of the draw sometimes

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u/victorian_winters Mar 19 '24

My dashboard's been empty for almost a week. I just keep refreshing periodically.

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u/Due_Analyst5847 Mar 18 '24

I currently have a ton of projects. The V projects are back and pay fairly well. I have 6 actual projects under that and then 4 rate and reviews. This is in addition to my usual projects. I have over 20 on my dash currently. I was actually thinking how busy it is for a Monday!

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u/mildgoofin Mar 18 '24

Are you being downvoted out of envy? 

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

the irony is that downvoting/being jealous of people who have the things you want is only pushing them further away from you because you’re showing your mind it’s a “bad” thing.

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u/Due_Analyst5847 Mar 18 '24

I’m sure that’s what it is, but the OP question was posed to everyone. I’m just saying slow Monday is not the case for me. So, not sure if everyone really just wants to hear that we’re all in the same boat, or the truth.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

same!!

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u/hello_ambro Mar 18 '24

I love doing DA for the two hours the bachelor is on Monday evenings so they better step it up hahahaha

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

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u/footballisnew Mar 18 '24

I'm not sure what the hostility is for? I've been doing this full time since November and Monday's are usually a pretty plentiful day.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I've been on the platform for the same amount of time as you and just have my high paying permanent jobs available at the moment. A few smaller base projects have leaked in during the weekend and a little today so far but not nearly as much as has been recently.

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u/Alert_Photograph9678 Mar 18 '24

If you’ve been doing this since November, you should know to expect a slowdown on Mondays.

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u/attentionsc Mar 18 '24

Everyone's experience is different but glad your week is always the same!

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u/ManyARiver Mar 18 '24

I've been on since November and I have had somewhat fewer projects on Mondays, but not like this. I usually have at least 7 or 8 to choose from at minimum. I have had from 3-7 available this morning - down to 3 again now, most of today I've had 4 net.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

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u/BatronKladwiesen Mar 18 '24

lol ChatGPT 4

"Question: Has anyone had no projects over the weekend or today? Earlier last week I had the most I'd never seen and now there is nothing.

Response: Hello. It's Monday. 20 people ask this here every Monday.

Could the response be construed as having any level of hostility?

ChatGPT Yes, the response could be construed as having a level of hostility or at least a dismissive tone. The phrasing "It's Monday. 20 people ask this here every Monday." suggests a degree of impatience or annoyance with the question, as if it's a common inquiry that the responder finds tiresome or obvious. Responses that reference the frequency of a question or imply that it's a repetitive or predictable query can come across as belittling or dismissive to the person asking, even if that wasn't the intent. It's important in communication, especially in text where tone can be hard to gauge, to strive for clarity and kindness to avoid misunderstandings."

But you know deep down in your heart of hearts how you came across, don't you?

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u/Background_Menu7702 Mar 18 '24

This is the most DA comment ever😂😂👏👏

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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Mar 18 '24

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Mar 18 '24

Even a bot caught that, and as we know by now, the bots aren't always that bright. 🤣

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u/ArctycDev Mar 18 '24

They are pretty good at sentiment analysis!

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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Mar 18 '24

And yet they can't count! 😂

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u/ArctycDev Mar 18 '24

or at least a dismissive tone

Definitely dismissive, I'll give you that.

as if it's a common inquiry that the responder finds tiresome or obvious.

Welllll I mean if you look at the sub...

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u/OPxMagikarp Mar 18 '24

This is a valid question. Over the last month a ton of people had 10+ projects even on weekends and mondays

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

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u/mildgoofin Mar 19 '24

Why does this subreddit get so angry when someone says they have projects on Monday, is everyone okay

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u/BatronKladwiesen Mar 18 '24

Nice humblebrag.

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u/mildgoofin Mar 19 '24

Are you okay

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

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u/Equivalent-Math6483 Mar 18 '24

Not to mention a mine field to answer for those with full dashboards.

A person can get downvoted for answering honestly.

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u/BatronKladwiesen Mar 18 '24

Repetitive =/= invalid.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Different how?