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I've only been active in online survey panels for 5 years and around 50,000+ surveys attempted. I have Asperger's and can do surveys for long stretches at a time. I've noticed an increasing number of panels this year going "dark". Dark means essentially becoming inactive and no longer sending invitations. This strands the rewards you have earned. Some panels have not been affect, but some, like i-Say, have become very parsimonious, no longer following "all surveys count", and even have zero point surveys, screen outs that no longer have scant consolation points, diminished loyalty awards or unable to deliver on even the contest entries. I think this is a question for the more seasoned panelists that have seen down turns before, is this any different? The only uplift has been the academic surveys sites that have been polling the heck out of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Kris

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Been doing surveys for almost 20 years. I have seen some vanish and some merge multiple panels into one (like One Opinion). Not getting paid has been rare.

I've been trying this panel for a month and it's not very encouraging. They don't seem to use the profile the panelist creates and during the survey qualification, it's obvious that this is the case, since the onboarding questions that come up don't fit what is in the profile. Since I'm 25% of the way to a payout threshold, I'll give the 20/20 panel six months to show some progression. If there isn't, then they likely never will and I'll stop participating in surveys and see how long before the reward forfeitures start. News at 11.

I applied for the census for an office job, and emphasized that when they called again. But no work has appeared. I did the door-to-door 40 years ago, and it makes sense that some people in the poorer neighborhoods haven't sent their forms in and must be visited. Either they found it too complicated or have dicey immigration status or had problem with English or don't have internet.