| General Non-Fiction posted November 15, 2021 |
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Before you start to write, set preview mode to YES
Prevent Premature Posting!
by Elizabeth Emerald
We've all done it: inadvertently posted a piece whilst we were still working on it.
For some unfathomable reason, the system designer included--at the bottom of the edit screen--a PREVIEW option, and set the default to NO.
Why ever would we want to chance having our work released before satisfying ourselves that it's ready to go? There shouldn't even be an option whether to preview, much less have it set to NO.
Most of us, advisedly, do interim SAVEs whilst working on a piece so as to preempt the loss of work in the event of a system crash. Regardless, we still want a chance to review the piece after completion and tweak as necessary.
I find that once you set the preview to YES, it will default thus on subsequent posts, provided you don't log out in the interim. I stay logged in, but I've gotten burned when I log in elsewhere--or am obliged to log back in after getting the boot--and forget to change the default prior to beginning to write.
I have seen prematurely released pieces get one-star reviews from those who were hoping to score a pump and grab the faux dough, despite that it's obvious the work is in progress.
I messaged TOM with a (diplomatic) request to get rid of the preview option.
Meantime, a fail-safe workaround is to provisionally title your piece something such as "xxx WORK AREA xxx NOT FOR REVIEW" (the xxx is to satisfy the requirement that the title cannot be exclusively UPPERCASE).
When the piece is ready to go, simply overtype with the desired title. If you forget this step, reviewers will surely let you know. They'll either hold off reviewing, or review the content as is--which, of course, will be flawless!
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You are allowed to change the title (and the subtitle) at any time, regardless of whether the piece has been released. Accrued reviews will automatically be associated with the new title as if the piece had always been so titled. Moreover, should the piece be recognized, the notification will refer to the new title. Indeed, you may change the title ever after the piece has been recognized. I did this once; when I returned to my message box to reread the notification of recognition, the title in the graphic now displayed the new title!
This is not the same as duplicate posting of content under a new title, which is forbidden. Some have done this so as to garner reviews that will apply to their current year's ranking. Members reported for doing so are subject to suspension.
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FROM LISA WHARTON:
This is a way to take the piece out of circulation.
1. Press Edit
2. Go down to Show Advanced Options
3. Under "Releases Mode", choose "Disabled (remove from public view).
4. When you are done editing, you choose "Standard Release".
For some unfathomable reason, the system designer included--at the bottom of the edit screen--a PREVIEW option, and set the default to NO.
Why ever would we want to chance having our work released before satisfying ourselves that it's ready to go? There shouldn't even be an option whether to preview, much less have it set to NO.
Most of us, advisedly, do interim SAVEs whilst working on a piece so as to preempt the loss of work in the event of a system crash. Regardless, we still want a chance to review the piece after completion and tweak as necessary.
I find that once you set the preview to YES, it will default thus on subsequent posts, provided you don't log out in the interim. I stay logged in, but I've gotten burned when I log in elsewhere--or am obliged to log back in after getting the boot--and forget to change the default prior to beginning to write.
I have seen prematurely released pieces get one-star reviews from those who were hoping to score a pump and grab the faux dough, despite that it's obvious the work is in progress.
I messaged TOM with a (diplomatic) request to get rid of the preview option.
Meantime, a fail-safe workaround is to provisionally title your piece something such as "xxx WORK AREA xxx NOT FOR REVIEW" (the xxx is to satisfy the requirement that the title cannot be exclusively UPPERCASE).
When the piece is ready to go, simply overtype with the desired title. If you forget this step, reviewers will surely let you know. They'll either hold off reviewing, or review the content as is--which, of course, will be flawless!
* * * * * *
You are allowed to change the title (and the subtitle) at any time, regardless of whether the piece has been released. Accrued reviews will automatically be associated with the new title as if the piece had always been so titled. Moreover, should the piece be recognized, the notification will refer to the new title. Indeed, you may change the title ever after the piece has been recognized. I did this once; when I returned to my message box to reread the notification of recognition, the title in the graphic now displayed the new title!
This is not the same as duplicate posting of content under a new title, which is forbidden. Some have done this so as to garner reviews that will apply to their current year's ranking. Members reported for doing so are subject to suspension.
* * * * * *
FROM LISA WHARTON:
This is a way to take the piece out of circulation.
1. Press Edit
2. Go down to Show Advanced Options
3. Under "Releases Mode", choose "Disabled (remove from public view).
4. When you are done editing, you choose "Standard Release".
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