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Re:Mechanical Turk shutting down September 30 by idiotsecant on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:23PM (#49458243)
So did the other person just get hosed when you did your 'ipo'?
Re:Mechanical Turk shutting down September 30 by shortformblog on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:35PM (#49458328)
I explained the situation after the fact, and they were understanding. But certainly I admit that if I could do it again I probably would have clued them in sooner. The site had slowed down by the point this happened, so I’d describe it as a little more of a fire sale.

I learned a lot from that situation that I took to future sites.