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Concerning Rejected Articles

May 9, 2015
By RightWingExtremist BRONZE, Riverton, Utah
RightWingExtremist BRONZE, Riverton, Utah
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn&#039;t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.<br /> -Ronald Reagan



Dear Ma’am or Sir,

 

I run under the assumption that you are the one (or most likely one of many) who checks articles for grammatical correctness, and makes sure there is no offensive language in submitted articles. I write because I have a few questions regarding the editorial process, and specifically what gets an article rejected. I ask because whenever my articles are rejected for posting on the site, I simply get a template saying what issues my article may have had, but there are no specifics as to what I did wrong (or simply didn’t do right). This creates ambiguity for me (and I assume others whose articles are rejected) as to what I did or did not do right or wrong. Instead because of this since I have nothing to go on as how to improve my article, it forces me to start from scratch. All I ask for is more specifics as to what did or did not do to have my article unfit for posting so that instead of wasting time trying to figure out what I did or did not do, I can take your advice and improve my article to Teen Ink standards. If I could get a reply, that would satisfy my curiosity.

 

                                                       Sincerely,

                                                     RightWingExtremist


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Just a few questions regarding what makes or breaks an article


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on Jan. 14 2020 at 5:16 pm
SolInvictus76, Leavenworth, Indiana
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I can only speculate that the reason your articles were rejected is the politics concerning them. Let's face it. You're RightWingExtremist. You write against things like gun control. And the moderators of this website are probably actual extremists. And they just won't tolerate dissent...












Big brother is watching...

on Jun. 23 2015 at 11:05 am
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
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God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

Maybe the 'Communicate With A Moderator 2015' thread in the 'TI Communication' forums can come of help?

on May. 20 2015 at 2:31 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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[i]No matter how much people try to put you down or make you think other things about yourself, the only person you can trust about who you really are is you[/i] -Crusher-P

That's very weird. I know on the forums some while back, someone was talking about a pro-life poem that was rejected, and I was confused because it was fairly well-written and didn't seem like it would have offended anyone, but what can you do. Maybe it's just abo.rtion or controversial topics in general?