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Alan Downie replied on October 14, 2009 20:45 to the problem "Image only about 1 second viewing?" in Five Second Test:

An incorrect image was uploaded (replacing the transparent png that would normally NOT be seen). Can you please check whether this is now working for you?

Alan Downie replied on October 14, 2009 20:37 to the problem "Something wrong with the tests. Image overlay and less than 5 seconds." in Five Second Test:

Thanks for letting us know about this problem. Can you please check if it works for you now?

Alan Downie replied on October 14, 2009 12:07 to the problem "Can't sign-in and no obvious place to reset password" in Five Second Test:

This week, I promise! :)

Alan Downie replied on August 06, 2009 00:02 to the problem "Repeating Tests" in Five Second Test:

There are 50 tests. If you're registered and logged in you should never see the same test twice. It IS possible you're seeing duplicate tests (people often create multiples for some reason!).

What is your username (not your email address), I will have a look and make sure the system is tracking you properly.

Alan Downie replied on August 06, 2009 00:01 to the idea "reporting an image interrupts the flow" in Five Second Test:

You're right again! I will put this in the next update as well.

You're not looking for a job by any chance are you?

Alan Downie replied on August 06, 2009 00:00 to the idea "iPhone app" in Five Second Test:

I'm glad this request is "tongue in cheek".... after so much great feedback you've really let yourself down here :)

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:59 to the question "Will I be emailed "no results" if I enter my email on a test I just uploaded?" in Five Second Test:

"Test details" actually refers to the URL link etc for the test...not the test responses...this is probably a little ambiguous. We're updating this page at the moment, so I will look out how we can make it clearer.

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:57 to the idea "Email notification" in Five Second Test:

A weekly digest is definitely doable....I'll have a think about this one!

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:56 to the idea "example test types for first time uploaders" in Five Second Test:

Matt has suggested this as well. We're looking at adding a couple of example tests that people can have a play with and check out the manage page etc.

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:55 to the idea "Don't keep asking me to list what I remember" in Five Second Test:

We're still toying with this...trying to get the balance right. Because their are multiple test types (and in the future there will be more) we want to make sure that users know what to do next. At the moment the pause is about twice as long as it needs to be however....

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:54 to the idea "Add "take a random test" to my profile page" in Five Second Test:

Oh...yeah, you're right! Our bad! I'll make sure this makes it into the next update.

Thanks for pointing this out!

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:53 to the question "classic vs quick" in Five Second Test:

This whole section is in the process of being rebuilt...so we'll be sure to include the help in the update!

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:53 to the idea "Total number of tests completed on profile page" in Five Second Test:

This is on it's way :) If you are logged in, we are already keeping track of the tests you're doing. In the future there will be a "karma" system. It's next on the list after the update we're currently working on!

You ARE appreciated though, I promise :)

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:51 to the praise "Sweet site" in Five Second Test:

Thanks for the feedback! Glad to hear you're enjoying the site!

Alan Downie replied on August 05, 2009 23:50 to the idea "Comparison test please?" in Five Second Test:

It is definitely coming back. It's have a short holiday while we refine the existing tests and report pages. It WILL be back! :)

Alan Downie set one of Alan Downie's replies as an official response to "Never received an email with a link to review our results" in Five Second Test

Alan Downie replied on July 22, 2009 01:25 to the problem "Never received an email with a link to review our results" in Five Second Test:

There is currently a problem with the email function when you have zero results. I blame Matt entirely for this. :P

We have a fix coming soon, but in the mean time I suggest creating an account and recreating your tests. Having an account means you don't have to remember the URLs for your manage pages.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Alan Downie set one of Alan Downie's replies as an official response to "Is there anyone in there, Joe?" in Five Second Test

Alan Downie replied on July 22, 2009 01:23 to the idea "Is there anyone in there, Joe?" in Five Second Test:

No, we're definitely here! We're working very hard towards a new update for fivesecondtest.com....so I apologise if we're less responsive than usual!

When you say you never got an email, do you mean you used the "mail me test details" function and never received an email?

You can reclaim tests, but unfortunately you need to know what the original code (in the URL) was to be able to get it....and if you never received the email with those details, that may be a little tough.

It won't be much consolation to you, but we're in the process of fixing the whole process to make it much harder to lose your tests!

Alan Downie set one of Alan Downie's replies as an official response to "Email notification" in Five Second Test