wth?

[sweet_lusciousdesire]

My recently published story "A Pet to Cherish" doesn't show up under my published story list under submissions. How could my readers be going up if the story isn't published and can't be found anywhere?

Please enlighten me.

 

[sr71plt]

Unless this is just a rhetorical question, you'll want to be asking someone who can help you. Contact the editor, Laurel (that address name) in the Private Message system (upper right corner of this screen).

The story just went up today and lists don't all update at the same time, so you might give it a day before asking. (And a lot of the readers will find the story from the New List and/or the hub list--it's on both of those lists now).

 

[oggbashan]

It is on the New list. There is usually a delay of about a day between appearing there and on your list of submissions.

 

[sweet_lusciousdesire]

Thanks. I appreciate the info. Cheers

 

[sr71plt]

It is on the New list. There is usually a delay of about a day between appearing there and on your list of submissions.

That hasn't been my experience. On my list of submissions first, then the hub, then the New list, usually.

 

[oggbashan]

That hasn't been my experience. On my list of submissions first, then the hub, then the New list, usually.

For me, it appears on my personal list where I can edit PCs etc, then New list, and finally on the list of submissions that everyone can see.

 

[SandraMustard]

That hasn't been my experience. On my list of submissions first, then the hub, then the New list, usually.

We just had this discussion a week ago when LC asked about a glitch. Several of us posted about our stories appearing for hours up to almost 1/2 day on the new list (and [category] hub) before it appears on our 'story lists.' I don't think you said anything wrong in the above but s_ld misused the word submissions and you didn't catch it.

My recently published story "A Pet to Cherish" doesn't show up under my published story list under submissions. How could my readers be going up if the story isn't published and can't be found anywhere?

Please enlighten me.

She could only know people are reading the story in question by seeing the views going up on her actual 'Submissions' page. She probably can't/didn't see a link on her 'Stories' page. The "can't be found anywhere" remark lead me to believe she either didn't know to look in the new list or category hub or assumed without a link on her story list, she didn't need to try.

I've monitored my recent submissions and I can see this progression:

• Night before - next day date appears, 'pending' becomes delinked on submissions page
• Early morning - Story appears simultaneously in both New Story and Category lists. Submission page begins tallying views, votes, & comments.
• Early afternoon - Story appears in author's story list (viewable by readers.) I've seen this occur in mid-afternoon AND other times, by 7am, usually when there's high activity on the story but it might be coincidental low web-site activity give the server time to run scripts.

If that sounds too techy coming from me, my husband wrote it.

 

[lovecraft68]

It used to appear on the submissions page first or at the same time as new list and hub, but lately there is a delay going to the 'personal page" my contest entry did not show up on my page for a few hours.

The one that posted yesterday, however seemed to be up across the board right away. I think its a glitch.