Can you name the ways to make a bad Sporcle quiz? by actwentysix

Hint	Answer
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What is the 3rd letter of the alphabet?
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What is my favorite color?
Type the numbers 1-10?
najvnbaua afivn aifnae; skdvu?
What State starts with the letter O?
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What is the best tasting fruit?

Hint	Answer
Type the numbers part 2, 11-20?
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Isn't this a great quiz?
What shape is a football?
Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun?
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Which country's capital is Bishkek?

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How to make a bad Sporcle quiz

by actwentysix

Created May 14, 2010 in Just For Fun
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	actwentysix:	May 14th, 2010 at 23:32 GMT	494 points
	First! This is an awesome game! - Be the first to comment on your own quiz and mention how great it is. Also, don't forget to give yourself 5 Sporcle Globes.

	blahquabats:	May 14th, 2010 at 23:58 GMT	92 points
	it's hard to know what to think here! Because you're so good at identifying and recreating the dumb things people do with quizzes, it's hard to get through and requires multiple replays in order to see everything. It was worth it to me, since i'm at work and therefore have copious free time, but i imagine others might just get frustrated. As there is no inherent value in "knowing" all these answers like with many quizzes, i think it would be best not to have to jump through the quizzy hoops to see your various points. maybe just don't worry about the 'need to answer in order' setting (although i would understand if that were one of the annoying things as well--people forcing ordered answers when there's no reason to).

	strags11:	May 15th, 2010 at 01:06 GMT	23 points
	You might want to insert "Only accept very precise numbers, to an unspecified number of decimal places, even when many sources on the web disagree on the exact answer" after the Sears Tower question. That was irritating. You lost a sporcle globe in rating from me, but you gained it back with the last question. Well done.

	WredAguyW:	May 15th, 2010 at 02:44 GMT	36 points
	For a minute there, I thought you were serious about the last question. I was enjoying this quiz but once I got to the last question, I got a little upset until I realized you were just kidding. You almost lost major respect points. I give this five Sporcles. Nice work.

	MacCivEngMgmt:	May 15th, 2010 at 03:24 GMT	61 points
	Kyrgyzstan!!!

	nomuny12:	May 15th, 2010 at 12:46 GMT	44 points
	Loved it. So True. I wish it would get published.

	redhed311:	May 15th, 2010 at 18:17 GMT	82 points
	Bravo! This desperately needed to be said. I'm going to nominate this.

	Bob_Bob_Bob:	May 15th, 2010 at 18:29 GMT	88 points
	This was a terrible quiz. But... you wanted it to be, right? So... 5 Sporcle orbs!

	Dr_Know:	May 15th, 2010 at 23:45 GMT	189 points
	Woohoo! I got in the 99th percentile! (Please don't do this, either.)

	kypzethdurron:	May 16th, 2010 at 00:46 GMT	23 points
	I didn't require multiple retakes and loved it nonetheless. I think it's probably because I have taken so many bad quizzes! :P

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	MorningBell411:	May 16th, 2010 at 16:40 GMT	10 points
	Great quiz! You're actually helping the Sporcle community. One of the things that most bug me generally on user-made quizzes, though, is when people don't accept RHCP for Red Hot Chili Peppers. It drives me mad, when I realise I have to write the whole thing!

	Flick:	May 16th, 2010 at 16:56 GMT	117 points
	Was giving the quiz far more time than was needed 'irony'?

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	lupin:	May 17th, 2010 at 17:02 GMT	45 points
	Well you just got about 7 plays from me. I was stumped on some of them but I was determined to get to the end. Strangely enough, I guessed your favourite colour first time.

	TubeChat:	May 17th, 2010 at 22:16 GMT	25 points
	It's about time somebody said what every other common senced Sporcler was thinking. 6 Sporcle orbs!!! WTG Act!

	Lowbill:	May 18th, 2010 at 10:10 GMT	42 points
	Liked it a lot, but there's a big way to make a bad quiz missing: create an "X by antonym" quiz. Especially without knowing what "antonym" means, not giving antonyms for every word in the clue, randomly switching to synonyms, and by including supposed antonyms for numbers and proper names.

	steelwolf:	May 18th, 2010 at 18:24 GMT	24 points
	I got stuck on the "C" question. I just couldn't figure out how to get it. That was my only replay though - I just went with what I was thinking for the gibberish one, and got it first time. :P

	Havok3595:	May 18th, 2010 at 18:33 GMT	49 points
	I'm disappointed that you didn't accept "no" as an alternate answer for #14.

	trivial:	May 18th, 2010 at 18:51 GMT	87 points
	Grammar problems/typos in the hints are a mild nuisance, but much worse is a misspelling in an answer. There's nothing more annoying than wasting lots of time on a single question only to find the author misspelled it when the answers are revealed!

	burnsy:	May 18th, 2010 at 19:08 GMT	33 points
	Standing ovation.

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	viikka:	May 18th, 2010 at 20:42 GMT	26 points
	Just hit space after the C. Great quiz, by the way!

	mtlynch13:	May 18th, 2010 at 21:02 GMT	12 points
	awesome quiz

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	bmo1616:	May 18th, 2010 at 21:29 GMT	27 points
	Awesome quiz, some people really should be banned from making quizzes. Although I must admit, I do give my quizzes a 5 globe rating, but that's it lol.

	alpha:	May 18th, 2010 at 21:41 GMT	85 points
	Never look at the comments and fix/improve your quiz

	utom:	May 18th, 2010 at 21:49 GMT	126 points
	Lame quiz. I got all the answers in 13 seconds because i am so smart. I would of had them all in 9 seconds but i type so fast that sporcle sometimes can not keep up. oh yeah, did i mention how smart and cool i am? 5 orbs, great job!

	puckett86:	May 18th, 2010 at 22:06 GMT	49 points
	I like that you used the terrible gray default color scheme, and you hide the next questions unnecessarily. I'm not sure if you did this on purpose, but those are two things that I can't stand in particular about some quizzes on here. Well done!

	schoopdawoop:	May 18th, 2010 at 22:11 GMT	31 points
	What about proper capitalization? That makes me sick...

	seven11:	May 18th, 2010 at 22:15 GMT	34 points
	You should do something similar, based on the stupid things people comment on quizzes!

	mybeaglebelle:	May 18th, 2010 at 22:24 GMT	26 points
	Is it bad that it took me seven tries to finish?

	Chunklets:	May 18th, 2010 at 23:07 GMT	21 points
	Well done! I was somewhat mortified to realize that I've been guilty of at least two of the problems you mentioned...

	Nenenmeister:	May 18th, 2010 at 23:44 GMT	29 points
	Brilliant. If this is not on the front page witihn the next month I will be sorely dissappointed.

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	sabresfan:	May 19th, 2010 at 00:11 GMT	16 points
	Too bad there's not one about unnecessarily checking the "group answers by hint box" and really pissing people off by making the quiz visually unappealing and (likely) causing massive amounts of scrolling. God I hate that.

	sabresfan:	May 19th, 2010 at 00:14 GMT	65 points
	Another bad one is when people check the last names accepted box, but then don't check their answers, and create a quiz that accepts "Buren" for Martin Van Buren, but doesn't accept "Van Buren"

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