08/12 -Swaddle Wedneday

Discussion in 'Daily mTurk HITs Threads' started by skittles, Aug 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM.

Page 2 of 3
  1. Yax Jasbon

    Yax Jasbon Active Turker

    Messages:
    510
    Ratings:
    +802
    Depending on how long it stays in maintenance, it could be anywhere from 18-36+ months before the end of service. In the meantime, let's hope that nothing breaks too badly. But to be honest, based on how support has worked for the last 5+ years, the site seems to have been in maintenance for a while now.
     
    • Like Like x 3
    Yax Jasbon, Aug 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
    #21
  2. AlexZ

    AlexZ Distinguished Butthat The Prophet

    Messages:
    16,432
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +52,255
    You guys are all wrong. Let's not dabble in unsubstantiated conspiracy theories and wild speculation. If you look at the facts, it's very simple, really: MTurk will stop working exactly 7 days after the last person does a James Billings HIT. As long as we find a new victim every week and sacrifice them to James Billings, the site will stay online.
     
    • LOL LOL x 6
    • Today I Learned Today I Learned x 1
    AlexZ, Aug 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
    #22
  3. AlexZ

    AlexZ Distinguished Butthat The Prophet

    Messages:
    16,432
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +52,255
    Also check this out: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/service-lifecycle.html

    MTurk is now in Maintenance stage, not in Sunset stage. So it could last for years, and it would eventually transition to Sunset stage, which should, on average, based on that page, give us another 12 months of MTurk. They also announce the end of support date once a service enters Sunset (here).
     
    • Like Like x 7
    • Today I Learned Today I Learned x 1
    AlexZ, Aug 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
    #23
  4. Yax Jasbon

    Yax Jasbon Active Turker

    Messages:
    510
    Ratings:
    +802
    Also, they usually give more time before sending a service into maintenance, but due to all the issues the platform has been having lately, my guess is that they did the bare minimum to avoid an onboarding spike and keep server load manageable for the maintenance phase.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    Yax Jasbon, Aug 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
    #24
  5. Abscheulich

    Abscheulich Active Turker

    Messages:
    312
    Ratings:
    +606
    I'm gonna follow c-sats wherever they go. I need that $8/day :pray:
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • 5/5 Pay 5/5 Pay x 3
    Abscheulich, Aug 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
    #25
  6. Antonina

    Antonina Active Turker

    Messages:
    607
    Gender:
    Female
    Ratings:
    +469
    oh haha i remember them. They blocked me a few years ago. It was good when I had it :emoji_joy: . Once mturk finally shuts down, will this forum still work?
    :emoji_thinking:
     
    • Love Love x 2
    Antonina, Aug 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
    #26
  7. HughCat

    HughCat Active Turker

    Messages:
    544
    Ratings:
    +3,360
    [​IMG]
     
    • LOL LOL x 2
    • Love Love x 1
    HughCat, Aug 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
    #27
  8. NBadger

    NBadger Mod of Cat Gifs

    Messages:
    14,390
    Gender:
    Female
    Ratings:
    +40,311
    no no, this is good. it reduces the odds of the "mass illogical and unprovoked suspensions" upgrade by at least 3000%
     
    • LOL LOL x 4
    NBadger, Aug 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
    #28
  9. Tripsa

    Tripsa Moderator???

    Messages:
    12,412
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +32,661
    Code:
    // ==UserScript==
// @name         Hide MTurk Banner
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Hides the yellow Amazon Mechanical Turk warning banner
// @match        https://worker.mturk.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    const hideBanner = () => {
        const divs = document.querySelectorAll('div');
        divs.forEach(div => {
            // Checks for the specific text and ensures it's targeting the banner, not the whole page wrapper
            if (div.textContent.includes('Amazon Mechanical Turk is no longer accepting new customers') && div.textContent.length < 500) {
                div.style.display = 'none';
            }
        });
    };

    // Run on initial load
    hideBanner();

    // Catch it just in case the banner loads slightly after the rest of the page
    setTimeout(hideBanner, 1000);
})();
    just incase anyone gets tired of that banner, sure someone can make a better script
     
    • Love Love x 5
    • Like Like x 1
    Tripsa, Aug 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
    #29
  10. AlexZ

    AlexZ Distinguished Butthat The Prophet

    Messages:
    16,432
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +52,255
    Code:
    // ==UserScript==
// @name         Nuke MTurk Banner
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Hides the yellow Amazon Mechanical Turk warning banner
// @match        https://worker.mturk.com/*
// @grant        GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==

GM_addStyle(`#maintenance_banner { display: none !important; }`);
     
    • Love Love x 3
    AlexZ, Aug 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
    #30
  11. Yax Jasbon

    Yax Jasbon Active Turker

    Messages:
    510
    Ratings:
    +802
    Thaaaanks, it was almost as ugly as the one we had when the old site died a few years ago.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Love Love x 1
    Yax Jasbon, Aug 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
    #31
  12. AlexZ

    AlexZ Distinguished Butthat The Prophet

    Messages:
    16,432
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +52,255
    Hold up, added one line. Use this, this will eliminate that tiny fraction of a second the banner shows up when you refresh the page:

    Code:
    // ==UserScript==
// @name         Nuke MTurk Banner
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Hides the yellow Amazon Mechanical Turk warning banner
// @match        https://worker.mturk.com/*
// @run-at       document-start
// @grant        GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==

GM_addStyle(`#maintenance_banner { display: none !important; }`);
     
    • Love Love x 6
    • Like Like x 1
    AlexZ, Aug 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
    #32
  13. AlexZ

    AlexZ Distinguished Butthat The Prophet

    Messages:
    16,432
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +52,255
    It's hilarious how what is very likely the last ever "new feature" they've added to MTurk is a friggin' giant obnoxious banner at the top of every page that you can't even dismiss. Just one final "fuck you" to all of us. :ap:
     
    • LOL LOL x 5
    AlexZ, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
    #33
  14. Yax Jasbon

    Yax Jasbon Active Turker

    Messages:
    510
    Ratings:
    +802
    Peace of mind on Javascript Thanks @AlexZ & @Tripsa
     
    • Love Love x 2
    Yax Jasbon, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
    #34
  15. InfiniteChanges

    InfiniteChanges Survey Slinger TurkerView Masters

    Messages:
    9,101
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +10,595
    • Yikes Yikes x 1
    InfiniteChanges, Aug 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
    #35
  16. AlexZ

    AlexZ Distinguished Butthat The Prophet

    Messages:
    16,432
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +52,255
    Haven't seen that guy in ages. Does he owe you money too?
     
    • LOL LOL x 3
    • 5/5 Pay 5/5 Pay x 1
    AlexZ, Aug 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
    #36
  17. InfiniteChanges

    InfiniteChanges Survey Slinger TurkerView Masters

    Messages:
    9,101
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +10,595
    most likely everyone who turks is asleep, but if theres anyone on who knows how to do stuff on mts catcher, please let me know.
     
    • Today I Learned Today I Learned x 1
    InfiniteChanges, Aug 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
    #37
  18. Yax Jasbon

    Yax Jasbon Active Turker

    Messages:
    510
    Ratings:
    +802
    I can try to help
     
    Yax Jasbon, Aug 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
    #38
  19. InfiniteChanges

    InfiniteChanges Survey Slinger TurkerView Masters

    Messages:
    9,101
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +10,595
    i was trying to find out if you could limit the amount of hits from a batch that are grabbed, say 5 instead off the full 25 queue, @AlexZ already told me you cant. :(

    QBC finally full broke on me and getting a hold of CT is probably not going to happen, so now im very sad and trying to limp through VRAPI.
     
    • Love Love x 1
    InfiniteChanges, Aug 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
    #39
  20. InfiniteChanges

    InfiniteChanges Survey Slinger TurkerView Masters

    Messages:
    9,101
    Gender:
    Male
    Ratings:
    +10,595
    i was trying to find out if you could limit the amount of hits from a batch that are grabbed, say 5 instead off the full 25 queue, @AlexZ already told me you cant. :(

    QBC finally full broke on me and getting a hold of CT is probably not going to happen, so now im very sad and trying to limp through VRAPI.
     
    InfiniteChanges, Aug 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
    #40
Page 2 of 3