TheStefanSinadinovicLore
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I have 4 stories pending for 2 months now 
anyone willing to help out
anyone willing to help outStuck in pending
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Lord_Libido
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Dark_Logan_
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Christmas is coming try asking Santa… right about now you’re more likely to get a response from himI have 4 stories pending for 2 months now
Britva415
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Look in the Authors' Hangout for many different threads on this subject. It won't be long before you find that the current conventional wisdom is that after a few weeks, you could break out of the "permanently pending" situation, which is variously regarded as either a site bug or an editorial process breakdown, by deleting your pending story and resubmitting a copy of it as if it were the first time.
"Permanently pending" is not deliberate. Older advice to never re-submit was valid, as it causes you to lose your place in the queue. It still is valid advice for pending less than 15 days. But when you're "permanently pending," which I define as over 30 days, you aren't in a queue and don't have a place to lose. So, resubmitting gains you a place in line again, and hopefully the bug won't get you again.
Also when doing that, include a statement in the Notes to editor field explaining that you have done this and how long you waited before doing it. The note probably won't influence how they handle your story the second time around, but it will create visibility into the occurrence of this bug and the fact that you're working around it.
"Permanently pending" is not deliberate. Older advice to never re-submit was valid, as it causes you to lose your place in the queue. It still is valid advice for pending less than 15 days. But when you're "permanently pending," which I define as over 30 days, you aren't in a queue and don't have a place to lose. So, resubmitting gains you a place in line again, and hopefully the bug won't get you again.
Also when doing that, include a statement in the Notes to editor field explaining that you have done this and how long you waited before doing it. The note probably won't influence how they handle your story the second time around, but it will create visibility into the occurrence of this bug and the fact that you're working around it.
SkyBubble
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You and a bunch of other people, unfortunately. The best advice is to delete the story (completely, using the settings wheel), then resubmit. That doesn't always work, but it's your best bet.I have 4 stories pending for 2 months now
OTOH, I had a story stuck in pending for seven weeks. I deleted and resubmitted, then it sat in pending for another month. I deleted it. I have not resubmitted it.
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