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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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on Oct. 17 2010 at 7:24 pm
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It's their site. I think they can do what they like with it. It's not like we pay them.
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on Oct. 17 2010 at 4:05 am
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TheJust ELITE said...
on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:35 am
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If it is no longer on your My Stuff then it was rejected. :/
TheJust ELITE said...
on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:34 am
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That means they've rejected it. If you go to your MY Stuff and your work is no longer pending approval and has not been posted to the website, then it was rejected. I've had that happen several times. Just keep checking your "My Stuff" to keep an eye on your work. :)
TheJust ELITE said...
on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:32 am
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They own it so that no one else can use it and say they wrote it. It's a legal thing and it protects you and your work. Plus, they allow you to post your work wherever else you want to. It's not like they own it and that's it, it's no longer yours. It's just a protection issue.
TheJust ELITE said...
on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:30 am
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I have no clue. I have over 15 pages worth of articles and art and they're still accepting more. It would make sense that there is no limit.
TommyOoOoO said...
on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:28 am
Honestly, if something was misspelled, it's your fault, not Teen Ink's. They post everything that is appropriate despite the flaws. But that just means they most likely will not be published. I've found things in my stuff that was misspelled or where I left out a word, but I don't blame Teen Ink. It was my fault. YOU as the writer are responsible for your own work. Teen Ink is just here to let your stuff be seen.
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on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:22 am
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If something has innapropriate content it will be rejected. Teen Ink the website still must remain in control and know what is on their site.
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on Oct. 16 2010 at 9:21 am
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Not everything. If something has innapropriate content it will be rejected. And plus, Teen Ink the website still must remain in control and know what is on their site. I'm sure a lot more innapropriate articles and art are rejected than you realize. :/
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on Oct. 14 2010 at 2:54 pm
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It has to be approved for inappropriate content and you can check if it was not approved by going to "My Work" and if it is no longer in the shaded in section at the top and if it has not been posted, then it was rejected.
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on Oct. 11 2010 at 9:19 am
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i think that it takes so long to be posted because if you think about it they have so many people on this website posting all their creations at the same time online.  so it will probably take a while for whoever is approving it.  all it takes is some pactince. 
BlackScarlett SILVER said...
on Oct. 10 2010 at 6:37 pm
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yeah i only post peoms its been at least a month since ive sent in my work and it hasn't been posted. I't nothing inappropriate or n/e thing it just about nature. It irks me.
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on Oct. 9 2010 at 2:00 pm
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i agree, it took mines almost a month or two just to be posted on here and that was just one of my works.
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on Oct. 8 2010 at 9:44 am
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I agree completely!!! Our work should be published almost immediately. I mean, they do have a right to view to make sure there are not threats and stuff like that. But we also have a right to write about whatever we please. It may seem inappropriate to them, but to us it may be relevant. Bottom line: our work is important to us, and no matter what is in it, it deserves to be published on the site.
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on Oct. 4 2010 at 10:59 am
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it could be innapropriate. Im still waiting for mine to be approved too, it has to do with addiction, but i think it may be too graphic.
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on Sep. 29 2010 at 12:33 am
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They own your words of the piece(s) that you send them. You could still send the same piece(s) to other publishing places though.
LittleRedWritingHood said...
on Sep. 26 2010 at 7:43 pm
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Well, I once wrote an article on a.bortion, and I didn't receive a letter saying that it wasn't accepted. Instead, it was never put on the site, and it vanished from the "My Work" column. I guess some things just aren't put on here. They probably want to approve it to make sure that it is appropriate enough.
FeedTheBirds SILVER said...
on Sep. 26 2010 at 5:27 pm
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Also, poetry is easily submitted in bulk. If everyone here (7000 members about) submits ten poems of various lengths and Teen Ink has 10 poetry readers/editors - that's a lot of manpower for ONE section. (And if you submit even one poem a day - that adds up).
Josey Rae said...
on Sep. 26 2010 at 1:30 pm
Thank you! Wish my articles luck then! Maybe they'll get on the website soon...
casey261 GOLD said...
on Sep. 26 2010 at 1:11 pm
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Almost anything is published to the site. Most things are never in the magazine unless they are really good.