how do I delete a story?

[suckandfuck]

I had a story that got rejected and instead of revising I just want to delete it. I went back in and pressed the delete button, but that just resubmitted it and some poor person had to read it again for naught so I don't want to do that again. What am I doing wrong?

 

[snooper]

I had a story that got rejected and instead of revising I just want to delete it. I went back in and pressed the delete button, but that just resubmitted it and some poor person had to read it again for naught so I don't want to do that again. What am I doing wrong?

The only thing you did wrong was the only thing you did.

If you just leave it alone after a rejection it will, in due time, disappear into the nothingness; meanwhile nobody but you can see it.

A haiku comes to mind:

With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
Your story not found.

 

[RogueLurker]

you could also send a PM to Laurel and let her know that it was re-submitted in error and ask to have it removed.

Laurel's Profile

There is an option in her profile to send a Private Message.

 

[snooper]

you could also send a PM to Laurel and let her know that it was re-submitted in error and ask to have it removed.

I could have suggested that, but I was curious whether it might be accepted unchanged second time round, thereby confirming my theory that there are multiple editors and very subjective standards.

 

[CopyCarver]

I could have suggested that, but I was curious whether it might be accepted unchanged second time round, thereby confirming my theory that there are multiple editors and very subjective standards.

I couldn't supply conclusive proof of the point, but I'm 99.9% certain your theory is correct.

 

[minsue]

I could have suggested that, but I was curious whether it might be accepted unchanged second time round, thereby confirming my theory that there are multiple editors and very subjective standards.

So you intentionally gave bad advice to someone asking for help in order to conduct an experiment?

 

[RogueLurker]

I couldn't supply conclusive proof of the point, but I'm 99.9% certain your theory is correct.

Just based on the volume of stories, I always assumed that there were multiple site editors.

 

[CopyCarver]

Just based on the volume of stories, I always assumed that there were multiple site editors.

Exactly, which is probably why the results vary so dramatically. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

 

[snooper]

So you intentionally gave bad advice to someone asking for help in order to conduct an experiment?

There was nothing wrong, or bad, about my advice. I explained how the short term problem occurred, and doing as I said would have solved the long term problem. It was merely adequate without containing a redundant alternative.

 

[mismused]

delete