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2 years, 8 months ago

How much does the posted date for the Mahalo Tasks matter?

I'm seeing Tasks and Rush Week How-Tos posted over 2 days ago that are due to be submitted within a 72 hour time frame. Does that mean the assignment is due 72 hours from the time it was posted or 72 hours from the time it was claimed?

I'm apprehensive to claim a task until this is all clear to me. Any clarification or additional info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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smartweb | 2 years, 8 months ago
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Here's some info based on experience...

Yes, you get the full 72 hours to complete the task... if you see you are getting close to the deadline and you want to make sure the task has not expired before you submit it, open a new window, go to that task and see if it is open or not... if it is open, claim it again, then go to the other window you had your information in and then submit it... It also helps to do the task in a text document then paste it in after checking to make sure you still have the task.

And here is something I learned by accident, but comes in very handy sometimes, especially for lower belt levels. Tasks are checked in the order they were created, not in the order completed tasks are submitted. So what? How does that help you?

Well, when I am doing a lot of tasks and end up having to wait for staff or QC team to get to them, I claim older tasks and do them. And I always try to do my older tasks first if I have time and think I will be waiting.

Why does that make a difference? If there are 100 tasks to be checked and you do two of them... one that was brand new and one that was 4 days old, the 4 day old task will be checked much sooner than the new one, even if you submit it first. When it is approved, you can go get a new task. The new task will be there till almost all 100 have been checked.. whenever they finally get that far in the list.

So, by doing the older tasks, you can be moving along and getting more done instead of having to wait.

Just a little tip to help you get more done in less time! =)

It may change, but that is how it has been working for me. It was very helpful when I was a green belt and lower.
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amybrowne | 2 years, 8 months ago
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It means once you claim it that you have the 72 hours to complete it before it expires. I have seen quite a few barn raising tasks that have been posted 4 and 5 days ago, and I see after claiming them I get the full 72. Hope this helps.

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ashasekayi | 2 years, 8 months ago
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I can say from experience that I have picked up some rather old barnraising tasks and was given a 72 hour time period to complete the task each time. The time clock starts from the time you click claim I'm sure.

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anilarora | 2 years, 8 months ago
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It matters a lot .
this happened to me 5 days ago when i claimed a task and give 72 hours by site which provide M7$ if accepted and M25$ if it selected best .
Unfortunately i realized my time running out just before an hour . i finished the 1/3 my self and copied and pasted 2/3rds so as to finish my task and submitted only to realize that my task is expired .
As i want to submit my task anyhow i reclaimed the task . this time for only M3.5$ only . i think mahalo reduces price as u go on reclaiming the task it seems .
Then i submitted my task , after few hours i got mail from mahalo team saying my most of my task is copied and pasted (ofcourse it is , was in hurry to finish the task ) they rejected my task.
though felt little bad . but , i learned my lesson .
1. If u r claiming a task be sure u know at least some thing about the subject.
2. If u claimed a task do research at least for 2 days and write down all that u read in ur OWN words keep a day for it,
3.If u r busy ,try not to waste your energy putting up something that isnt up to your caliber . NO HURRY .u better use that little time answering some of the questions rather claiming a task.

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smartweb | 2 years, 8 months ago Report

the M$ amount does not go down after 3 days... the lower amount you saw would have been after the task was submitted. it is how much the QC team member will earn for checking over your task.

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pellrider | 2 years, 8 months ago
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Time starts the moment you claim the task. When the time ends, the task is gone from you even though you don't finish it.
You can claim it back again though

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