scarlett0429:

Your question about "favorite children clothing store" was *clearly* intended to be answered by a *limited* group of respondents. Unfortunately, there are *many* here who intend to answer *every* question and *expect* that you will post an "out" answer that *they* may truthfully answer, as well. There are *two* significant reasons *why* users will *lie* in answer to *any* question which does *not* provide an "out" answer. First, they will get "points" for *any* answer to *any* question, no matter *how* much they may *lie*. Second, *unless* they answer *each* question, they will face it *forever* until your assigned termination date for the question at the *top* of their Poll queue. The *solution* is to *always* provide an "out" answer that can *truthfully* be selected while *still* solving those two dilemmas. I have noted *many* such probem questions here, have previously reported them to Toluna Team with only a few *wholly* unsatisfactory responses, and have decided to alert the author directly, whenever possible, to the problems his/her question will cause and particularly to the *invalid* responses they will get. I would *gladly* discuss this or other Toluna problems with you, should you wish.
//Larry Draper//
ldraper@juno.com 26 months ago