Talk:Paid survey/Archives/2012

Reliable Link

This article does not have any related pages or external links. Would this website Paid Survey Guide be suitable as a reliable link for paid survey? It's one of the most comprehensive paid survey introduction and review website I've seen so far. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shellym04 (talk • contribs) 03:11, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Can I add the following address as an External links reference?

This is non affiliated directory of paid survey companies around the world. Karlito2000 22:14, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Removed spam links, feel free to check the history if you want to enjoy some lovely spam. --Xyzzyplugh 02:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

why would someone remove references

I understand not allowing spam into wiki. However, you CANNOT remove all references for an article (Especially) when there are citatations or credits given to the original content author. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.78.192.254 (talk • contribs) 20:05, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

None of the listed references are reliable sources. One is a blog, and the other 2 are merely promotional writeups which are meant to get people to follow the links to various surveys, all or most of which have referral IDs attached to them, indicating the site gets compensation for clicks. None of the material appears to be properly researched or cited. If this article cannot be sourced properly it will be a candidate for deletion. --AbsolutDan ^(talk) 21:41, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I am sorry but, I would have to disagree with you here. Sure it would be nice to have reliable goverment or edu sites to cite or reference however, with this topic I do not think it possible or likely. You cannot say that a site is not a reliable source simply because it uses paid advertising. A site can be a reliable source and still not be profitable to pay for hosting costs.

I am with you on not wanting to see spam. However, if you truly look at the links I think you will be able to tell that spam was NOT part of the 3 links.

Paid Surveys are hot right now (look at how often they are searched) and there is almost no place that someone can go to read up on them.

I guess what I am trying to say is this, Do having the 3 original links included help or hurt the article. In my opinion they help it a lot! I would like to see the links re-added. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.78.192.254 (talk • contribs) 15:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

All articles on Wikipedia must meet the verifiability guidelines. These guidelines state:

| Information on Wikipedia must be reliable and verifiable. Facts, viewpoints, theories, and arguments may only be included in articles if they have already been published by reliable and reputable sources. Articles should cite these sources whenever possible. Any unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

See WP:RS for what is considered a reliable source. None of the 3 links fall under this category.

Furthermore, also from WP:V:

| The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth.

Wikipedia is a tertiary source; it not the place to present new information, it is meant to summarize information that already has been published elsewhere (and meets the guidelines mentioned above). Thus, if the material in this topic has not been written about in a reliable source, then the article should be nominated for deletion, not kept with links/references that don't meet guidelines. --AbsolutDan ^(talk) 21:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Having an ID attached to survey URL (http://www.surveyA.com/ref.php?id=55) may indicate a referral commission. However an internal ID such as http://www.paid-survey.name/redirect.php?id=55, is purely due to site architecture. This is how that site was built. No referral fees, no commission, no nothing. Having said that, any external link which would be added on any article, might be referred to as an advertisement.Karlito2000 09:52, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Reliable links

could someone add some reliable sources for legitimate paid online survey sites? is this site reliable and may be added to the article? ([1]) anybody please answer.. thanks a lot. kathzzzz® 00:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

It would be very useful to add some, if any useful ones. cyclosarin 13:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

links

dont u think this site is a good resource for paid online surveys? www.PaidOnlineSurveyCenter.com kathzzzz® 04:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Reliable Link

Great link: http://guide-online-surveys.com/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.250.48.211 (talk) 06:31, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

http://www.paidsurveysources.com is a very reliable resource for paid survey information. Not the best design, but by far one of the only true sources for paid survey information. There are a few referral links, about 30 out of over 300 paid survey panels. And every single one is actually a legitimate market research company. I don't think any other website tells it like it is like this site does.

this is another reliable link

www.treasuretrooper.com This site allows you to complete online offers (most are free, and if they aren't, you earn more than you spent) and pays you for them. Complete with testimonials and proof if you think it's too good to be true. If you aren't the type to be addicted to that sort of thing (like constantly visiting every day), you still earn about $5-$30 just by completing the quick and easy tasks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xfc04 (talk • contribs) 00:43, 15 December 2006 (UTC).

I agree that Treasure Trooper is a good paid survey site, but putting it into the article would make Wikipedia an advertising site. katZ 03 01:23, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

• Nice reference link in there Xfc04. Why do people even bother with these kinds of sites anyway?--M8v2 02:10, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

• Yes, I'm sorry I didn't realize that. I didn't really think of it as advertising, I just wanted to put something up there so people would know not all paid survey sites are scams. And to M8v2, treasure trooper is a good source for easy money and people like that. I don't really take it THAT seriously, but some do and I've seen the reciepts- they've earned like $2,000 from that site while only spending less that $500. In my opinion that is a good reason to bother with that site. Xfc04 02:41, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

• I respect your opinion all just some of these places give some legit paid survey sites bad names. And then theres the amount of spam created by all this junk.--M8v2 04:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

• I added this site: surveyspencer.com/ as a ref because it repeatedly states that you don't need a CC to pay for surveys. Not the prettiest site but at least it doesn't have any affiliate links. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Styledoesmatter (talk • contribs) 08:15, 24 June 2012 (UTC)