Ok. So the "withdraw" feature doesn't always work? When you first did a project for them, did you have to wait for 30 days to get the payment? I'm just asking if they stick to that policy of theirs. Thanks.

@margie
Been working for em for a while now. Payment was also delayed horribly several months back (June I think..). You told me that you just submitted your bank details a few days ago right? Coz xoom won't work (they said)? I guess that should cause even further delays.

@imee
What about you imee? This your first time?

@Lavinia
Thanks for not being antagonistic against us ESL writers for a change (I assume that our Filipino friends here also have English as a second language. Forgive me if I'm wrong). I hope we can all get along better this new year. Happy Holidays!

I see. I hope all goes well. How long have you been writing for them? This isn't the first time you're supposed to be paid, is it?

I just did. I use wire. Keep us posted on your status, margie.

@margie
Thanks. The thing is, I'm always cut before "payment succesful". Instead, I get "cancellation pending". I did ask xoom's customer care already but all they had to say was that I'm in violation of TOS. When I asked what violations I committed, the email reps said they didn't know. >.< *sigh*..

@the transfer
Well, Merry Christmas everyone. :( I'll have to wait until the 26th to see if they money's in the bank already. Let's all hope for the best.

@^

Now there's a big boy. I haven't been paid yet and I'm not too happy about it as well but I don't think your ramblings help any of us here who are waiting to be paid. For the record, it's not 1/8 vs 7/8. While it's true that a lot of orders are priced at $2 a page, it's usually up'ed to as much as $10 if you wait long enough.

I haven't been paid for Dec 15 - 17 yet also. >.< They said it's gonna be this week but since its xmas season, all the banks are closed so I won't be able to check till the 26th. I got my Dec 1 - 3 payment more than a week late as well. They said it was coz they were using a new bank too.

@imee
are you from writer.ph?

@margie
I've tried xoom using my paypal account but it hasn't worked yet. >.< Can you advise me on what error I'm possibly committing? At the moment, the transaction is at cancellation pending -> credit in progress. Thanks.

cool. so they don't owe you anything anymore? I personally think that their website has lots of potential. As long as they don't get greedy, I think their relationship with writers can become very profitable both ways indeed. ^__^

Hey Julie, did you have to wait for 30 days before you could withdraw your first payment from these guys? Thanks.

Can you clarify this issue for us, julie? Is this an essaybay delay or a client delay in releasing funds?

I thought they charged you 50 bucks for the transfer? Anyway, I just got paid. They lifted the $15 fee they used to charge for transfers below $400. I think that's a good thing.

$50?!? Is this true? My payment for the same period has been delayed and it still hasn't reached me. Do you mean to say that you recieved only $43? Did essaywriters.net confirm that the bank they switched to charged you $50? That IS too much.

*thumbs up* ^_^

- yes, my posting capacity has been reduced to such one liners given my current impossible schedule. >.<

Amen. ^___^

(just dropped by to see how you fellas are doing :p it's been a while I know but I really don't have any time to chat now. Between the old day job and writing for ew well, you know the rest. ^_^)

viva essaywriters.net! viva! ^_____^ alalalalalalalala... andare! andare! ariba! ariba!

I agree. ^_^

Since you asked:


So when you say:


How does the "increase" occur? I know that you are pertaining to the fact that 73 jumped to 96 and the difference between the two is roughly 2 population deviations, but saying that the score "increased" in this manner is incorrect where statistical terminology is concerned. Won't explain it all over again. >.< Good night. :)

Sigh...

Let's say scores of the sample are

18 <---WB's ^_^ 84 78 74 79 96 35 78 85

sample mean (simple average) = 69.66....

standard deviation = 25.61738

Let's take out WB's score. This gives us:

sample mean= 76.125

standard deviation = 17.91597

Well lo and behold, while the average did increase by taking out WB's IQ score, the standard deviation ended up decreasing. This was because WB's sore was so low that it taking it out made the distribution more clumped together which results to less variability which means less sd. That is why you can't say that a sample's average score would increase/decrease by a standard deviation when you take out an element of that sample. It's not right to use sd in a sentence such as:


This was what I meant, nothing more, nothing less.

Just had to comment, my inner statistician was screaming murder. >.< Anyway, you can still have the last say after this post. :) Be my guest. :D

Oh one more thing: Why not to pay attention to the monkey posting on the sideline. :)

Didn't say that you did. I assumed that you are currently writing for some other company, which is all good.


Sooner rather than later, I hope. :)

Hahaha! Nice one. :)

I think they're passing it off as "it's summer so we can't pay you so much" so I'm more inclined to believe that it's the second scenario. I don't think they've lowered their rates at all (which is kind of cruddy when you think about it). Well with summer over, you can check for yourself to see that many orders are back to their usual price ranges.

So while we're at it may I just ask, is the "academic assistance company" that you are working for an "all-American" one? :) (Again, it's not a trick question)

Tsk tsk... the entire population of what? You do know that the term population deviation is used when dealing with the theoretical deviation of the entire population while standard deviation or sd is used for subsets of the population, right? ^_^

The thing is, any statistician would know that I'm right. You just want to have the last say. Well, you can have it. :)


Awww... lil monkey of "general statistics" has to sit on the sideline coz she got no idea what we're talking about? *pity, pity*:D

From the site:


I didn't lie about anything. Read the site again. Oh I get what you wanted it to mean, but using "standard deviation" in that way doesn't make your statement mean what you want it to.

What you want to say is that if joey didn't post anymore, we'd have to take out his IQ score therefore decreasing the overall average of IQ scores. Assuming that joey's score is incredibly low (which I doubt), then what you wanted to say was this:

The average IQ of the readers of this board would increase by x points.

You see? That's what you wanted your statement to mean, right? You just wanted to be able to say it in a more should we say "sophisticated" manner. The problem is that your misuse of a word that you don't quite understand made your statement sound confusing and made it mean nonsensical. I do hope that you don't write in this manner for your customers.

Furthermore, if joey's score is very low (or very high for that matter) as you contend it, taking out his score would actually decrease the variability by a fraction of the standard deviation. >.<

Hmmm.... can you elaborate?

Very nice... PinoyPenster folk, I assume? :)

What a nice excuse. :p Standard deviation is a measure of variation. When you say "x differs by one standard deviation say s", it means that the values range between x-s and x+s. Therefore when you say:


What you actually said was:

The collective IQ of the readers of this board would vary by one standard deviation.

Standard deviation doesn't "increase" scores. It just makes them more variable meaning that a random selection can be both higher or lower than originally expected.

Standard Deviation is of course different from IQ deviation. :D

You can check out this site for the difference. :p

iqcomparisonsite.com/IQBasics.aspx - IQ Basics


Dream on. :)

O.o... This post is a real gem. You should keep from using words that you don't understand. Would you like me to translate your sad use of statistical terms in plain language? I bet even you would find it funny. :D

*Toto look... talking monkeys!* :D

Amen to that. ^_^

True. I must say that it was disheartening seeing all the $2/page orders. Still like I said, there are ways to get around it. Btw, do you still write for term paper mills? *and please, it's not a trick question >.<*

Dude.. what scammers are you talking about? If it's still the old essaywriters gag you know as well as I do that they do pay. Sure they're nasty on some people but if those same people turned in plagiarized/poorly written works, I think things just evened out. Gotta run. ^_^

Sez who? ^_^ You? Right.. I forgot how you're the epitome of credibility.. :D

Right.. keep telling yourself that Ms. General Statistics. ^___^


Oh feel free. That is your job. ^_^ I gotta get back to mine. :) Later!

Now THAT's proof. ^___^

Hahahahahaha....


Hmmm.. then why are you still here? LMAO!!!

You're hilarious. Unfortunately, I gotta get back to work. Till later. :)

Do people really mind ESL writers writing their essays?

^___^

sigh... you still don't get it. I'm not an apologist nor a publicist. In fact, I DON'T want more people to write for essaywriters.net. :) I just post here to put certain arrogant bigots (who are ignorant of subjects other than English and are therefore incompetent writers on all those other subjects) in their proper place. Which is something I do for kicks. :D

You should really read first before you type. It makes it a lot less humiliating for you. >.< I did say that:


Up to you to believe it or not. I don't really care. Come to think of it, less writers for ew means less competition for me. ^_^

@lanchaw bin monkey

Put a sock in it. ^_^ Your talk of logic is trash. I don't need to explain further away than to say that I can write competently about python, HPLC (googled this one yet? :p), and a whole bunch of other stuff that you can only dream of writing about and get paid handsomely for doing so. :)

Oh I wasn't talking about "America" and certainly not about computer programmers in America (who on the other hand don't have PhDs in English). :P I was talking about EFL writers in America who have PhDs in English but know squat about anything else (which of course does not refer to ALL EFL writers in America who have PhDs). ^___^

I'm sure this rings a bell. :D

Well how about that.. there's an order requiring detailed explanations about HPLC as applied to an experiment at $15/page. Looks like an easy $45 bucks for me. :D Chow for now! ^____^

Well... I do get paid... as much as a grand per period even. >.< Like I said, a couple of regulars kept me doing good during the summer. So no major complaints from me ^_^

(Although like I said in the other thread, I agree that they did break their promise regarding the "at least $4/page" ad. Doesn't matter to me though coz I always ask for a raise to at least $7 unless the order is super easy and I don't do any work unless I get my asking price.)

*yawn...* sleepy... just did a Python program for $35 >.< Took me an entire half hour coz the client required thorough explanation on how everything worked. I wonder if a PhD in English can equip an EFL writer to do that job. :D Hahaha... the world is full of losers. :p gotta catch some z's. ^_^ Good night folks! :D

I actually agree with esther on this one. >.< I've managed to still earn my keep due to some regulars but I must say that the pay for normal orders do suck in general during these times. >.<

Have you checked your order list, esther? I think dry season is... over. :D


That's funny... they paid me. >.<

my answer: oops. >.< hehehe...


Aw c'mon... I don't have the luxury of posting here every so often... :) I've got a real job (and yes, a rockin' ew sideline). ;p

Did I? o.O I think you're getting me mixed up with somebody else. :)