Published/New with a date in less than 8 hours?

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I submitted a story sometime this morning, not sure of the exact hour. Timestamp on my PC when I saved it there was 8:19 am and I know I didn't submit it until at least a couple of hours later.

It's already showing Published/New with a date of 5/27.

 

[Voboy]

Yup. It happens. My personal record is about three hours, on the eve of a contest. Was this for some sort of contest or event?

 

[Bassytian]

I recently had a contest entry publish within a few hours! I submitted it, went to bed, got up the next morning, and went to work without knowing it had already gone live! I checked my email on my lunch break and saw that I had private feedback from someone telling me how much they loved it. I was confused as fuck!

I've had non-contest entries be approved within 3-4 hours. It's hard to say for sure what standards the mods use, but contest entries usually are a priority. But hey, a quick approval is awesome, right?

 

[iwatchus]

The stories at the end of my series were getting accepted within a few hours like that. But when I went back to a new individual story, it went back to a few days. Might all be coincidence with the timing of an event of something Or maybe she decided a series is staying consistent and does a very quick scan.

 

[MrPixel]

The stories at the end of my series were getting accepted within a few hours like that.

Similar here. A series installment I uploaded around 11:45 last night was "NEW" two hours later, slated to go live Tuesday morning. I am surmising that Laurel and Manu have engineered a new automated or semi-automated process that approves submissions if a very specific combination of conditions are met.

However, a standalone story I uploaded around last Christmas had about the same "fast" turnaround. Series chapters may be one criterion for fast approval, but there are evidently other things that contribute to the "express" evaluation. Same thing with a 750-word entry last February - barely 36 hours elapsed between submission and live.

I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth - this is a positive and appreciated change from "ye olde wayes."

 

[ElectricBlue]

Similar here. A series installment I uploaded around 11:45 last night was "NEW" two hours later, slated to go live Tuesday morning. I am surmising that Laurel and Manu have engineered a new automated or semi-automated process that approves submissions if a very specific combination of conditions are met.

I've long suspected that the site keeps a little note book on the more prolific writers, noting their typical content, their inclination or otherwise to stick within content rules, which gets you a fast-track if you've got a clean record.

However, a standalone story I uploaded around last Christmas had about the same "fast" turnaround. Series chapters may be one criterion for fast approval, but there are evidently other things that contribute to the "express" evaluation. Same thing with a 750-word entry last February - barely 36 hours elapsed between submission and live.

That's my experience too, I've had some things go live in 24 hours, regardless of length. A lot depends whether there's a contest running, that will slow things down unless your story is an entry.

 

[karina_jayde]

I've long suspected that the site keeps a little note book on the more prolific writers, noting their typical content, their inclination or otherwise to stick within content rules, which gets you a fast-track if you've got a clean record

I definitely suspect that as well. I recently published a 15 part series over the course of about 5 months, and later entries were approved very quickly.

 

[MrPixel]

Could be. I was trying hard not to allude to any sort of "teacher's pet" situation. It would be natural for experienced contributors known for not pressing the limits, adhering to proper or near-proper punctuation, and not triggering the AI filters, to have a faster path. It would keep Laurel's "in" queue shorter, that's for sure. I'd do it that way, too.

 

[SinclairGroupLLP]

I submitted a story sometime this morning, not sure of the exact hour. Timestamp on my PC when I saved it there was 8:19 am and I know I didn't submit it until at least a couple of hours later.

It's already showing Published/New with a date of 5/27.

My record is half an hour. I guess I got lucky and hit publish right as they were going through the queue.

 

[TheLobster]

I see we have unlocked a new recurring thread!

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

First time trying EC, so who knows.

 

[iwatchus]

I pushed submit on a solo story last night just before bed. New category (LS) for me. It was in published/new status when I woke up.