0.0 Introduction to Needs Met Rating
0.1 The Purpose of Search Quality Rating
Your ratings will be used to evaluate search engine quality around the world. Good search engines give results that
are helpful for users in their specific language and locale.
0.2 Raters Must Represent the User
It is very important for you to represent users in the locale you evaluate. You must be very familiar with the task
language and location in order to represent the experience of users in your locale. If you do not have the knowledge to
do this, please inform your vendor.
0.3 Browser Requirements
Check with your vendor for browser requirements.
You may use helpful browser add-ons or extensions, but please do not use add-ons or extensions which interfere with
or alter the user experience of the page.
0.4 Ad Blocking Extensions
Do not use add-ons or extensions that block ads for Needs Met rating or Page Quality rating. These add-ons or
extensions may cause you to give incorrect ratings.
As a rater, only use an ad blocking extension or add-on if specifically instructed to do so in the project-specific
instructions.
0.5 Internet Safety Information
In the course of your work, you will visit many different webpages. Some of them may harm your computer unless you
are careful. Please do not download any executables, applications, or other potentially dangerous files, or click on any
links that you are uncomfortable with.
It is strongly recommended that you have antivirus and antispyware protection on your computer. This
software must be updated frequently or your computer will not be protected. There are many free and forpurchase
antivirus and antispyware products available on the web.
See here for a Wikipedia page on antivirus software and here for a Wikipedia page on spyware.
We suggest that you only open files with which you are comfortable. The file formats listed below are generally
considered safe if antivirus software is in place.
• .txt (text file)
• .ppt or .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint)
• .doc or .docx (Microsoft Word)
• .xls or .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
• .pdf (PDF) files
If you encounter a page with a warning message, such as “Warning-visiting this web site may harm your computer,” or
if your antivirus software warns you about a page, you should not try to visit the page to assign a rating.
You may also come across pages that require RealPlayer or the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. These are safe to
download.