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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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thisisme said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 8:10 pm
yup, and that comment is all the proof needed to back your statement...how did you ever get through English??
CassaJade SILVER said...
on Feb. 21 2011 at 3:18 pm
CassaJade SILVER, Rancho Santa Fe, California
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they sometimes don't post stuff if it is of an "inappropriate" subject or if it uses an excessive amount of bad words

hope that helps! :)

TheDuck GOLD said...
on Feb. 12 2011 at 12:59 pm
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My first submission was posted almost immeadiately but any other ones have taken months!

 

leafy said...
on Feb. 12 2011 at 9:04 am
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dang it, i didn't know it could take so long. oh well....i can just hope that it'll get through quickly
boklenhle GOLD said...
on Feb. 9 2011 at 5:38 pm
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I agree completely!! :P
hannybanana said...
on Feb. 9 2011 at 9:45 am
I agree.(:
iamawsome said...
on Feb. 9 2011 at 9:42 am
THiS is great!  who else thinks so? let me know...HIT ME UP!!
eileentotheleft BRONZE said...
on Feb. 7 2011 at 5:54 pm
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Poems tend to take longer to publish, whereas nonfiction stories don't take long at all. I think it takes so long so someone can look through and make sure you don't use innappropriate content. And there are more poems than nonfiction stories submitted, so...
Dreamer37 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 6 2011 at 8:06 pm
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if you look at the top right corner of your screen, where it says logged in as ___, below that there's a button for 'submit my work.' you have to go there, the otehr place doesn't understand you're logged in. hope that helps!
GottaLoveSoccer2626 said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 9:13 pm
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I agree, it has been a week and they have not published my story yet.
Norma-Bernard GOLD said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 3:34 pm
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I am new to Teen Ink, and I was wondering, how long does it take to get your piece approved? I am dying to know how people feel about my piece, and it seems like forever!
Dark_Angel25 said...
on Feb. 2 2011 at 3:28 am
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ur ryt!!!!
lyssa28 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 26 2011 at 7:25 pm
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they dont ever fix grammar errors & stuff, they just post them after making u wait an agonizing amount of time
TheBeautifuUglyStupidJerk SILVER said...
on Jan. 24 2011 at 7:18 pm
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I agree!!!!!!!!
NinaQ GOLD said...
on Jan. 22 2011 at 2:21 am
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I want to post A LOT of my opinion in the opinions page but it wont let me... It says SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO TEEN LINK OR CONTACT US :D it wont let me submit work it just goes to a page asking me to contact them or sign up >.>
Pandora118 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 21 2011 at 7:11 am
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i totally agree. i submitted something a few days ago and it still is pending.
imotionizedrosa said...
on Jan. 19 2011 at 2:05 pm
hey in this web site there alot of things to discuver and you are mising out on it thank u a with lots of love lilly
dejavoo13579 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 10:40 am
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I agree i have e few waiting myself, but my first article only took a day. By the way i wrote a really good memoir called one last nap please view it, rate it and comment i really would like to see what others think 89 people viewed but only 8 rated. and i only got 2 comments so pleeeeeeeze check it out 
RBartee SILVER said...
on Jan. 14 2011 at 6:01 pm
RBartee SILVER, New Britain, Connecticut
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Wouldn't we all. Hmm? I wonder ..
the_sparrow SILVER said...
on Jan. 14 2011 at 5:39 pm
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I wish this site had a "like" button right now RBartee