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How Long Submissions Take to be Approved

December 6, 2009
By Anonymous

It seems that when you submit something, it takes weeks, perhaps even months for it to be approved. Everything is always published on the website, is it not? Has anyone ever received a letter saying your article was not approved and will never will be? I don't think so. Why not just post everything up right away so we no longer have to wait and wait to see our work up online.

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katie-cat GOLD said...
on Jun. 11 2010 at 5:23 pm
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I recently submitted a story and it only took a couple of days to get on the site, whereas some of my others take weeks.  I guess it's just a matter of length, and maybe how many other submissions they have. 
bobun16 SILVER said...
on Jun. 9 2010 at 4:56 pm
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is the time it takes to be published relative to the length of the artivle?
Muhibbity said...
on Jun. 9 2010 at 11:57 am
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I posted a piece in two parts called "21 minutes" it took exactly 3 weeks to publish. Its about martyring good talent by prejudice.  Do check it out and comment on it please, as I need to know in order to improve! thanks.

 

_Mags_ SILVER said...
on May. 29 2010 at 9:17 pm
_Mags_ SILVER, Somewhere, North Carolina
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Yeah i've posteda couple of things that still aren't approved....Does anyone know how long it takes for a sci-fi chapter to get aproved?
Hoodie BRONZE said...
on May. 22 2010 at 4:13 pm
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what was it about?
Savvy_ PLATINUM said...
on May. 17 2010 at 9:53 pm
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My photograph took only a week to get approved. As for everything else, such as my fiction articles and poetry, have taken up to three weeks and still aren't approved.

Good things happen to those who wait, maybe? Hmph.

The_End GOLD said...
on May. 17 2010 at 7:53 pm
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Holy crap I put the wrong "there" on my last comment. Should be "their." I'm an idiot....lol
The_End GOLD said...
on May. 17 2010 at 7:52 pm
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What they should do is create a rating system we use ourselves, kind've like what fanfiction.net has. Basicaly, you'd rate it like from G, PG, PG-13, or R. Sure we're teens, but teens are capable of writing mature material. This way we could get things posted a lot more quicker...that is if there problem is acting as a filter through all the work submitted.
czchoslovakian BRONZE said...
on May. 15 2010 at 11:20 am
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i had a story that wasnt approved. i think it was too dark and therefore considered inappropriate
MissAtomic GOLD said...
on May. 10 2010 at 6:14 pm
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I have had an article that wasn't approved and was taken off of my "Submitted Work" section. 
mgraves GOLD said...
on May. 9 2010 at 1:20 pm
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Here! Here! Almost a YEAR ago I submitted four photographs that are STILL pending approval.  Since then I've still gotten things approved, but I mean, come on!
Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD said...
on May. 8 2010 at 4:21 pm
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The two poems I was talking about in my post above are published! Yay! By the way you people should read dxrider27's stories: Please come back, and Mommy Where's My Grandma? and dxrider27's poems:The Mountainous road and that special someone. They are really good!!!!!!
dxrider27 SILVER said...
on May. 5 2010 at 9:47 pm
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your welcome CassieSherman14
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on May. 4 2010 at 11:17 pm
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I agree with that, I mean its our writing's why can't we see them?
Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD said...
on May. 4 2010 at 10:01 pm
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Thank you dxrider27!!!
dxrider27 SILVER said...
on May. 4 2010 at 4:17 pm
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Ok I will rate the book review
Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD said...
on May. 2 2010 at 10:14 pm
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I just got a book review published on the teenink website... will you please read it and rate it? thanks.
Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD said...
on May. 2 2010 at 10:04 pm
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That's ok... we can just comment on each other's work and give each other suggestions.
dxrider27 SILVER said...
on May. 2 2010 at 8:17 pm
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Sorry I checked and its not there
Alice_in_Wonderland GOLD said...
on May. 1 2010 at 4:55 pm
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Ok I'll try to find it thanks.