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.
How Long Submissions Take to be Approved
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ok so how long does it take to pend approval? is it that if they want it they take short amt of time? or no? very curious??
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blackveilbrideschickiesI don't really mind not getting published online but I have numerous times.....I just wish I could get published in the magazine.
NidaLOL23i deffffffffff agree on this oneee!! why not just aprove it right away and get it out of the way? why wait?!
BrainsANDBeautyThese kinds of things irritate me. This is not a well written article, this should be a forum. I respect your opinion, but I don't think this should be a number one piece.
I agree that this shouldn't have been an article. It is a good point though, they do publish everything but I still have to wait.
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Brooklynnwhy censor what goes on the site anyway? they are not going to tell somone sorry your writing has to much emotion?
Kelz1141You know what wierd? When I first joined like 2 years ago it was like that for me, but now it only takes a couple of days. Maybe the longer you are a memeber it goes faster? I really don't know. Anyways, what I find truely frusterating is when I type a really long comment and then it either doesn't post at all! (reeeeeeaally annoying) no matter if i refresh the page and try again or anything I do, or it takes a long time to post (subtley annoying)
Well, it depends on where you commented. Usually on opinion pieces they take a while to get posted because they want to make sure nothing inappropriate gets posted.
the 200th comment! i joined perhaps a week ago, and i've been checking My Work incessantly ever since. i posted a series of 13 photos on the first day, and i'm wondering if they might think that was overkill and only accept a few? i've heard of inkpop, good and bad, but i'm willing to wait a little longer here until i try it.
No way! Usually they'll post them all at once! Don't give up on Teen Ink...I was here for nine months before I got published the first time. They'll e-mail when they get posted...
FlawlessLawlessfinally did get posted, and it took maybe a month. don't give up, guys. it's worth it.
wordsmith97Your right, maybe they can take a lesson from YouTube and just put every thing up, and if anything obscene is posted let users "flag as inappropriate".
Honestly, that would just be the opinion of who reads it. A lot of teens could care less about what's inappropriate or not. Teen Ink still needs control over its website and magazine. If they didn't, they could get parents mad at them and they wouldn't be promoted in schools.
Plus, has anyone heard of "patience is a virtue"? I had to wait several months for one article to get posted to the website and then two months later it was published. I could honestly care less about how long it ... (more »)
It only takes me about a few weeks at a time. I'm currently waiting for 1 of my poems to be posted. It is titled "I believed you loved me. I think it might get in the magazine. That's my dream. I can't wait until its aporved!
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