Thank You
Trevor

Hi,

I was just wondering. I submitted a quiz on July 13 and I just noticed an editor made a light change in my category. It is still in the same category, only narrowed down. The reason I am writing is that happened on July 17 and I was wondering if it is possible that the editor may have forgot to send me a correction notice or put the quiz online.
Curious
Trevor1968

Trevor- PLEASE take these issues directly to the editor involved. They really don't belong here on the boards. The boards are really for discussion of issues that affect ALL quizmakers. Thanks.

I did. In fairness to the editor, he may not had a chance to check his mail. I posted it here because I didn't know who or where to ask. I find you are excellent in that you respond to your mail but some do not. I rarely ask an editor a question. However, I realize they are quite busy.
Thanks
Trevor

Trevor, I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of editors will agree. When I go through the queue and I notice quizzes that are in the wrong subcategory, I often place them where they belong without doing any further editing. Especially if I don't have a lot of time.

Leau, editor

I apologize to the editor as I spoke in haste. The editor responded almost as quickly as I sent the mail. I am ashamed of myself because I pride myself as a person with a lot of patience, However, I was too impatient this time.
I sincerely apologize to the editor
Very Sorry
Trevor1968

Thank you to Leau as well because now I know for another time.

Hi crisw,
I apologize to you and I will make sure that only issues that affect all quizmakers will be written on these boards.
Thank You
Trevor1968

I have written only 3 quizzes, but I am very pleased, and impressed to say that the editors concerned have been absolutely marvelous!
My first quiz was placed online after major corrections with regard to capitolisation.
The second quiz was placed in the correct category for me by one editor, and then placed online by a second editor.
My third quiz was placed straight online without correction.
All three quizzes were online within HOURS of initial submission and/or correction!

Thankyou to the editors concerned - I am very impressed!

Is there still a quiz waiting list available somewhere. I cant find it.

Sorry just found it. Carry on.

Sorry quog, can I ask what you mean by a quiz waiting list?

The Queue Wait Times page.

http://www.funtrivia.com/qsize.cfm

Oh ok, thank you very much Lady

Just a question. If you have a good reputation for being a good quiz creator, then you are likely to have your quiz submitted earlier right?

What if you have only created a few quizzes, but they have been approved quickly and without any correction messages? Are you likely to have to still wait longer, as the editors may not be familiar with you?

There are so many factors that it is really impossible to say. I wish I could come up with a better answer, but there it is.

Keep doing good work, and eventually you will get your just rewards; exactly WHEN is a bit arbitrary, sorry.

Lioness, It depends. I can only tell you my situation. Usually, I wait about 3-4 days in the Sci/Tech category ( even with resubmissions). In the world category, I have to wait a lot longer. The first time I submitted a quiz in the world category, I had to wait 20 days ( with one resubmission) for it to go online. Now, I submitted a quiz in the world category 11 days ago and I am waiting for it to be approved or a correction notice.
I guess it depends on the number of quizzes each editor has to edit. After a while, I might be writing telling you the opposite thing as there may be a long wait time for Sci/Tech category and a short wait time for the World category.

Trevor, I believe editor Agony already answered the question.

Thanks Agony and Trevor. I'll just have to start making more quizzes to earn myself a good reputation.

I have some questions. I submit a spanish quiz about 1 week and 3 days ago. Does it take that long. I will appreciated any of your answers. Thanks.

Yes, it can take that long. There are an excess of quizzes currently waiting to be edited, so creating new quizzes has been temporarily disabled. Until those quizzes are edited and the editors are caught up, waiting times may be a little longer than they typically are. This also has to do with your own quiz-making status; if your quizzes typically get rejected upon editor review, you may have to wait longer periods of time to get your quizzes edited. One to two weeks, however, is typical depending on the category and the amount of editors in that category.

Some questions. It is true the literature category is the one who take the most longer to be edited by an editor. When I submit a literature quiz, it takes about one week to be edited. But this time, my quiz is taking longer than a week. I have been waiting about one week and a half. It may have a lot grammar errors.

Other questions, most of the time, when I submit a quiz, my quiz is always rejected because it said that my quiz have a lot grammar errors. I always check for every errors, but it is still rejected. I have trouble writing a quiz because english is my second language. Are editors allow to correct quizzes for any errors. My quizzmaking privileges were suspended because of this case, submitted a quizz with many grammar errors.

I will appreciated for any answer. Thanks.

Hi Carlos, editors can correct grammar errors, and I guess if there are 1 or 2, they would happily correct them, however if there are many - it is time consuming and more importantly, you won't be learning from those mistakes.

As you have said, English may not be your first language, however, do you have friends, relatives who DO speak primarily English? Do you use word processors to check for syntax/grammar errors? (They are indicated by a squiggly green line underneath the faulty text).

Hi, Jon, I'm using a web page that check grammar and punctuation errors, but when I submit it, it still reject, it said that my quiz have many errors.

Thanks for your answers.

If your English needs more than a reasonable amount of editing in order to have correct grammar, it is best if you not submit quizzes. We just do not have the resources to write the quiz for you. The editors do not mind giving a bit of extra grammatical help for authors who do not have English as a native language, but a 'bit' is really all we can do. Sorry.

Thanks, I'll find out some help, and a word processor that checks grammar.