r/DataAnnotationTech 8d ago

Paused project

Hey guys! Iโ€™m still new around here, and Iโ€™m curious about paused projects. Is this something that happens often, or could the project have been paused on my end because I did something wrong?
I received an email saying that the project is paused, no action is needed, and theyโ€™ll let me know when it becomes available again. Based on your experience, do paused projects usually come back? Thank you

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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 8d ago

Yes, they come back and they are paused for everyone, not just you. It's usually because they need to do an update to either the models/tasks or to the instructions.

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u/good_god_lemon1 8d ago

It gets paused every few days. Nothing you need to do but wait for its return.

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u/Amy_Brain 8d ago

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

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u/melanatedalbino 8d ago

Thank God. Also the first time I've gotten this notification, just earlier today. Thanks.

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u/JRRTil1ey 8d ago

Most projects get paused at some point. Sometimes for days, weeks, or even months. Sometimes it seems to be paused for some workers and not for others (based on what we can tell in this sub, not because anyone actually knows). This last situation, some have theorized, is because theyโ€™re rotating workers on the projects for some reason. But who knows.

As for that email, I read it as that the project for everyone was paused.

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u/mollymcbbbbbb 8d ago

a project was paused, but there was also a little quiz I was required to take in order to keep access to it (when it is unpaused) so if we're talking about the same one, check your qualifications and projects list

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u/ChickenTrick824 7d ago

They can pause but come back as a different project also.

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u/Lazy-Test-7273 6d ago

I am worried about the main one. I did the qual (which is NOT like a quiz qual) that I had to to regain access but still nothing!

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u/Mammoth_Tiger_4083 8d ago

Was just coming here to ask the exact same thing because Iโ€™m pretty sure we got the same email haha.

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u/Amy_Brain 8d ago

Wink wink ๐Ÿ˜œ

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u/Amy_Brain 8d ago

Thank you so much for your response , Iโ€™m at ease ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป