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#167134 - Sat Feb 07 2009 03:55 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
jonnowales Prolific Registered: Mon Oct 30 2006 Posts: 1529 Loc: Swansea Wales UK	ZZZ22, now we understand (and I also now get crisw's response to you) your thread on limiting the number of quizzes online per player. You want to shove through 2 minute jobs with errors in place of those which are well written and have remained much loved quizzes on this site for years. Hmm!
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#167135 - Sat Feb 07 2009 06:01 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
jordandog Forum Champion Registered: Tue Apr 17 2007 Posts: 5097 Loc: Ohio USA	I believe it is better not to jump to the bait that is obviously being thrown out by ZZZ22. _________________________ The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.-- Richard Bach [i]Illusions
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#167136 - Sat Feb 07 2009 12:59 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	Quote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but if my quiz got rejected without a fair reason, shouldn't I just keep submitting it over and over until they decide to put it up? As the editor of your quiz (way back when), I can assure you that the reasons for helping you correct your quiz were not pointless. If you're referring to the other quiz you have sent to the Video Games queue in recent weeks, then you will be receiving the same treatment as all others submitting to over-saturated, popular, restricted categories who, personally, don't meet the guidelines. These guidelines are consistent around the site, and you may hold onto (and improve upon) your quiz as you submit others in the meantime, by all means. If you are confused as to why your quiz was rejected, then I don't see why messaging the editor in question would be a lesser priority than posting on the forums with 'proposed changes' for the site. _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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#167137 - Tue Mar 03 2009 05:47 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
NCW75 Learning the ropes... Registered: Fri Oct 31 2008 Posts: 2 Loc: Western Australia	I have had no cause for complaint with my editors. In fact, my first editor was extremely helpful and pointed me in the right direction of what was required with the types of questions, additional information etc. (I did receive some rejection notices from here but she was quite clear, concise and thoughtful in what she said). When I have been working on subsequent quizzes I have remembered her advise and used it in the next two quizzes which I have submitted (so far).
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#167138 - Sun Apr 19 2009 05:13 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Tipper42 Learning the ropes... Registered: Sun Apr 19 2009 Posts: 2 Loc: Augusta Georgia USA	My first quiz keeps getting rejected. They say I have many spelling errors, but my spell checkes says outside of the last names of the people in my questions, I have nome. They also said one of my questions is not a proper question or answer. What do I do?
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#167139 - Sun Apr 19 2009 06:17 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38004 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Spellcheckers will not throw up an error if there is a word which is spelled the same way as your error, an example would be 'preformed' instead of 'performed'. You have even made a spelling mistakes in the above post, I assume you don't mean 'nome' or 'checkes'? Perhaps get someone to read through for you to see if they spot the errors. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#167140 - Sun Apr 19 2009 06:27 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Jabberwok Enthusiast Registered: Tue Jun 24 2008 Posts: 427 Loc: Sussex England UK	I'm delighted by the patience and good manners displayed by the various volunteer editors and administrators to some of the rather puzzling questions raised by quiz writers. Very professional. In my job, I have to use good spelling and grammar, along with giving accurate information. That I can do. I also have to use IT, which I am much less confident with. So I ask those around me for advice and help. If I am too egocentric to recognise my weaknesses, my students will suffer. Taking advice and acting on it will enable you to get a quiz online much faster, which is what you want. It seems fairly obvious in most cases that working with an editor is more efficient that going into conflict. A dictionary might be more useful than a spellchecker in some circumstances. _________________________ 'The United Kingdom. Slightly smaller than Oregon' CIA World Factbook
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#167141 - Sun Apr 19 2009 06:35 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Jabberwok Enthusiast Registered: Tue Jun 24 2008 Posts: 427 Loc: Sussex England UK	Tipper42, just a suggestion. Your team leader is Jedi Padawan, and her spelling and grammar seem to be very good, judging from her posts. You could easily ask her to help you to achieve your goal, as a friend and leader. Ask her to check through the wording of your quiz, in light of the editor's comments. Edited by Jabberwok (Sun Apr 19 2009 08:22 AM) _________________________ 'The United Kingdom. Slightly smaller than Oregon' CIA World Factbook
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#167142 - Sun Apr 19 2009 07:29 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Triviaballer Enthusiast Registered: Sun Dec 31 2006 Posts: 207 Loc: Florida USA	I agree with all the posts about the editors doing a great job, kudos to all y'all. I think sometimes we as quiz writers get frustrated when we feel like our material is being brushed off which I admit I've felt before. The grammar and quiz creation rules can be rather stringent and sometimes the quiz rejection notices are ambiguous about what we should change. Maybe it should be called something other than a "rejection notice", that has a rather negative connotation.
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#167143 - Sun Apr 19 2009 11:01 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
guitargoddess Moderator Registered: Mon Jul 09 2007 Posts: 41461 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	Well it's not called a "rejection notice", it's called a "correction note". _________________________ Editor: Television and Animals
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#167144 - Sun Apr 19 2009 04:53 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Nightmare Multiloquent Registered: Wed Jun 06 2001 Posts: 4515 Loc: Texas USA	Quote: My first quiz keeps getting rejected. They say I have many spelling errors, but my spell checkes says outside of the last names of the people in my questions, I have nome. They also said one of my questions is not a proper question or answer. What do I do? You created this post long after the editor in question notified you of the specific words that were spelled incorrectly in messages to you. Also, you never had an issue with a question/answer as you said. The issue was with an identified specific question not having any valid interesting information in accordance within the Quiz Guidelines, and this specific item was identified to you three times prior. I would recommend, instead of posting issues here that somewhat don't tell the entire story, to get with the editor that was trying to help you with your quiz. I don't think they've ever given up trying to help! :-) Edited by Nightmare (Sun Apr 19 2009 04:55 PM) _________________________ Staff Editor ****** Your quiz score is not important. What you learned from the quiz is!
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#167145 - Mon Apr 20 2009 04:06 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Tipper42 Learning the ropes... Registered: Sun Apr 19 2009 Posts: 2 Loc: Augusta Georgia USA	Thanks for all the helpful advice. I'm just eager to get my first quiz published I guess. I've already written a second quiz, and following all the advice, I copied it and pasted on word and checked it a couple of times. And you are right; the people who run this web page are great and helpful.
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#167146 - Mon Jul 27 2009 03:08 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
bubblesfun Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 15 2009 Posts: 680 Loc: New York USA	I am having a quiz question issue and followed the proper procedure about sending a response to the player/editor who sent the correction, yet have not heard back. Is my responsibility to now just sit quietly and wait, or is there another direction to go? I don't want to just send the quiz back in again (although the question is correct). _________________________ "We mock what we are to become"
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#167147 - Mon Jul 27 2009 03:55 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
Rowena8482 Prolific Registered: Mon Mar 12 2007 Posts: 1408 Loc: Hartlepool Durham England UK	If it was a correction during the editing process, and you have fixed the issue, you "sign off" on the correction note by checking the little button to say you have dealt with the issue, and can then resubmit the quiz. If the quiz is already online, you either check to say you've fixed whatever the issue is, once you have fixed it, or write a note (in the space on the correction note) to tell the editor why you are right and the correction sender is wrong as you check off the correction note. If you have fixed something, during the editing process (so after an editor has looked at it and sent you a correction notice to say there's an issue, and you fixed the issue and signed off on the note) then you just have to resubmit the quiz, and wait for the editor to get back to it. _________________________ It is better to open your eyes and say you do not understand, than to close your eyes and say you do not believe.
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#167148 - Mon Jul 27 2009 03:57 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
agony Administrator Registered: Sat Mar 29 2003 Posts: 16593 Loc: Western Canada	Was this an online quiz that got a correction note, or a quiz that has not as yet gone online? If the quiz is not yet online: if the editor asked you to do something, follow those instructions, and then resubmit the quiz. If the editor asked you a question, answer the question, and then resubmit the quiz, unless the editor has indicated that you need to wait. Editors do not go looking for quizzes - if you do not resubmit it, we will assume that you haven't yet gotten around to dealing with the problem. If you have been told not to resubmit but aren't sure what you ARE supposed to do, write to the editor (using the reply function to the notes you already have - don't start a new topic) and ask what the editor wants you to do. If the quiz is online, you need to ascertain whether or not the player's correction is in order. If it is, make the change to your quiz, save, and mark the note "corrected". If it is not, explain your reasoning in the box provided, and mark the quiz "corrected". In either of these cases, you don't have to do anything else unless an editor contacts you, in which case you follow the instructions the editor gives you.
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#167149 - Mon Jul 27 2009 04:32 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
guitargoddess Moderator Registered: Mon Jul 09 2007 Posts: 41461 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	My understanding of bubblesfun's quiz issue was that a submitted quiz was returned by an editor, and that bubblesfun already replied to the editor to clarify an issue, and has not yet received a reply. If that is the case, bubblesfun, I would advise that you wait for a response. Perhaps while you are waiting you could re-read the quiz guidelines in the category you have submitted to and see if that clears anything up. But re-submitting the quiz without waiting for the editor to reply to your question, or without fixing anything, is not the way to go. _________________________ Editor: Television and Animals
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#167150 - Mon Jul 27 2009 04:44 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
bubblesfun Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 15 2009 Posts: 680 Loc: New York USA	Thanks Guitar -- that was exactly the question. Thanks to all that responded! _________________________ "We mock what we are to become"
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#167151 - Wed Aug 19 2009 01:35 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
ilovemaggic2 Learning the ropes... Registered: Sun Apr 12 2009 Posts: 4 Loc: Illinois USA	I think I made a mistake..after submitting my first quiz and receiving a rejection notice (which was very kind and polite) I decided to delete the quiz. I had lost interest in it. Now, I can't author any other quiz, because of 'outstanding corrections on a quiz already submitted' or something like that. Please help?
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#167152 - Wed Aug 19 2009 10:08 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
skunkee Star Poster Registered: Thu Oct 16 2003 Posts: 10984 Loc: Burlington Ontario Canada	bubblesfun, I have sent you a private message. _________________________ Editor: Movies/Celebrities/Crosswords "To insult someone we call him 'bestial'. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult." - Isaac Asimov
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#167153 - Wed Aug 19 2009 10:21 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	Quote: I think I made a mistake..after submitting my first quiz and receiving a rejection notice (which was very kind and polite) I decided to delete the quiz. I had lost interest in it. Now, I can't author any other quiz, because of 'outstanding corrections on a quiz already submitted' or something like that. Please help? Because you didn't correct your errors or mark the quiz as corrected, the system still registers you as having uncorrected errors. You'll need to wait for the system to catch up to you- it should take only a few hours, but if it persists more than a few days, only the admins can find the answer. _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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#167154 - Wed Aug 19 2009 06:01 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
ilovemaggic2 Learning the ropes... Registered: Sun Apr 12 2009 Posts: 4 Loc: Illinois USA	Quote: Because you didn't correct your errors or mark the quiz as corrected, the system still registers you as having uncorrected errors. You'll need to wait for the system to catch up to you- it should take only a few hours, but if it persists more than a few days, only the admins can find the answer. thanks very much. It has been at least a few months since I deleted it..so who are the admins?
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#167155 - Wed Aug 19 2009 06:45 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	Your best bet would be to send a note to either crisw or gtho4. Both of them might be able to find a solution. _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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#167156 - Fri Sep 04 2009 07:33 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
jbooker8 Participant Registered: Mon Apr 28 2008 Posts: 20 Loc: Darlington South Carolina USA	It says on mine your previous quizzes have not been up to standard. More low quality submissions will result in loss of ability to write quizzes. Why are they so strict on quizzes, I thought this was a have a good time site but they act like your in English or Grammar class.
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#167157 - Fri Sep 04 2009 07:36 PM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	Quote: It says on mine your previous quizzes have not been up to standard. More low quality submissions will result in loss of ability to write quizzes. Why are they so strict on quizzes, I thought this was a have a good time site but they act like your in English or Grammar class. Our standards have increased from when the site once began accepting quizzes. We have so many visitors to this site because our standards are so high for the quizzes - that is how Funtrivia stands apart from the rest. _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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#167158 - Sat Sep 05 2009 12:43 AM Re: If you get a rejection notice on a quiz
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	Quote: Why are they so strict on quizzes, I thought this was a have a good time site but they act like your in English or Grammar class. If quizzes didn't have proper grammar and spelling, wouldn't they be too difficult to read and play? _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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