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Message 1961321 - Posted: 21 Oct 2018, 7:39:30 UTC

Is that something to worry about if it starts getting real high? Not sure if there is a threshold that starts setting the account up for a ban. I'm sitting good right now, but just want to keep it in mind
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Message 1961326 - Posted: 21 Oct 2018, 8:54:01 UTC
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Validation inconclusive means that you and the person you are paired with didn't match 100% on a work unit result.

Inconclusives can be because your "wing-mate" has a problem not you.

It is not something to worry about and no account is "banned " for high inconclusive results.

The two totals to watch are "Invalid" and "Error". If either of these is high ( I only start to worry when either is over 10) then you my nave a problem.

However even if this happens your account will not be "banned", all that would happen is that the amount of work you can download would be restricted until you start returning valid results.
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Message 1961396 - Posted: 21 Oct 2018, 18:37:24 UTC - in response to Message 1961326.  

Thanks. Just was wondering. So far i'm not seeing high error rates. Put my old cellphone online to crunch units, i'd expect that one to generate errors. So far so good with it
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