Why is it taking so long for my story to be published?

[JayStarr]

Why is it taking so long for my story to be published? I've reached out to support on three separate occasions, and I have received no response. It's been eight days since I submitted my story yet it seems like everyone else's stories are getting published except for mine.

 

[jaF0]

Do you have other stories up, or is this your first?

What is the general subject matter? Are there pictures, illustrations, or other non-standard content?

 

[JayStarr]

Do you have other stories up, or is this your first?

What is the general subject matter? Are there pictures, illustrations, or other non-standard content?

I’ve written and published three other stories on this site. None of them took this long. Now, it’s been 10 days and it’s still not published. I even resubmitted the story. There’s no pictures, no illustrations, just words. It’s not really that long either. Like, seriously, what is taking so damn long?

 

[jaF0]

. I even resubmitted the story.

That will always cause extra delay as it throws it back to the end of the line.

Really, ten days isn't all that long.

 

[JayStarr]

That will always cause extra delay as it throws it back to the end of the line.

Really, ten days isn't all that long.

It’s fine. The second submission that I did was slightly different than the first, like the title and the category it was to go in. Somehow the second submission got published before the first so I just deleted the first submission.

 

[liskas_growth]

Really, ten days isn't all that long.

This is a bit mind boggling to me, in the internet age. I don't expect instant - but I don't understand what takes more than a few days. Is it just the volume? That's solvable.

 

[Rob_Royale]

This is a bit mind boggling to me, in the internet age. I don't expect instant - but I don't understand what takes more than a few days. Is it just the volume? That's solvable.

There is just ONE person, checking all submissions and posting the work. Something like 200+ stories a day. If you have a better way to do this, I'm sure Laurel would love to hear your ideas.

I waited nearly a month last December. Get over it and be happy to have a place to post your work. Patience Grasshopper.

 

[liskas_growth]

There is just ONE person, checking all submissions and posting the work. Something like 200+ stories a day. If you have a better way to do this, I'm sure Laurel would love to hear your ideas.

I guess I'm not sure why it has to be only one person. Many forums and journals have multiple moderators and editors.

I can wait - I'm just trying to understand. With the size of this site and community, only having one editor who has to review every entry seems unsustainable.

 

[jaF0]

And yet here we are, twenty five or so years in on one of the largest and longest running, self sustaining, privately owned sites on the web.

 

[liskas_growth]

Which is impressive. I just don't understand the why. Why make it harder on themselves. :/

Anyway - I'm new here. I'll shut up. Just trying to understand.