Unauthorised editing

[SmilingLez]

It's like, every time I get tempted to publish something here I find out some new detail that sets me straight again. It's actually hilarious at this point.

Yup, I keep staring at the impending train wreck, unable to look away, warning others, and laughing at the same time

 

[liliput1]

Again my opinion and YMMV

What happened to your story isn’t moderation and it isn’t someone editing your work. It’s a known backend bug where the system corrupts or alters the text during the conversion process after you submit it.

The version you upload is stored correctly, but when the site generates the public page, the formatting sometimes breaks and words can merge, spacing can shift, or lines can disappear.

It’s unpredictable. Nothing you did caused it, and no one is changing your writing. It’s simply the platform’s publishing engine malfunctioning, which is why the live version doesn’t match the file you submitted.

The last post LissyW made was about story truncation. Seems she’s encountered something similar before.

 

[Stanfield2025]

The last post LissyW made was about story truncation. Seems she’s encountered something similar before.

Yeah, I had (wrongful) doubts about OP's complaint but now those doubts are completely gone.

 

[SmilingLez]

The last post LissyW made was about story truncation. Seems she’s encountered something similar before.

Perhaps her account is corrupt (similar to those of us who have had multiple works in pending purgatory). Only way to know for sure is if she continues to see hiccups.

As always my opinion and YMMV

 

[Stanfield2025]

Perhaps her account is corrupt (similar to those of us who have had multiple works in pending purgatory). Only way to know for sure is if she continues to see hiccups.

As always my opinion and YMMV

How in the hell can entire accounts be corrupt? Does OP need to create an entire new account now? Smdh.

 

[BeechLeaf]

I think everything people have said here is about automatic technical changes (formatting of certain effects, right or wrong, and occasional glitches) or top-of-story additions (editor's warnings or tags at the top). No-one's suggested anyone ever edits the language (e.g. changes BrE to AmE spellings, or tweaks the wording to improve it).

Again, we need the OP to provide more precise detail.

 

[TheLobster]

OP coming back to this thread:

 

[Britva415]

In several hours.

She’s in the UK according to her profile, so, all this noise about how she won’t provide any clarifications is a bit screechy.

 

[Voboy]

In several hours.

She’s in the UK according to her profile, so, all this noise about how she won’t provide any clarifications is a bit screechy.

A bit, yes.

But I think this is why I almost never start threads anywhere. I think that if I do, I have an obligation to keep visiting and contributing. Or at least, when I'm asking people for help or information, I should be replying to those who have had the decency to reply to me.

Obviously, opinions vary. Which is fine. But messages posted publicly are going to get public responses. Not all will be laudatory. And when those public responses seek further information, well... there's only one person who can provide that.

 

[BeechLeaf]

Yes, I was going to say she used the spelling '-ised' so she could be in Australia and fast asleep at 5 a.m., but a one-click check shows UK (8 p.m.), so the picture with flames is appropriate.