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Post by Alyssa on Jun 23, 2011 15:22:28 GMT -5
I sent mine in last week Tuesday and got confirmation this week, so I'd say that is weird. Were yours clearly labeled as being "issue 500"? They could have been missed if they weren't. Or perhaps you just were unlucky. Here's hoping for you! Yup, all I put in the comments was "This is for issue 500" I'm just hoping it didn't get lost like last time D: and thanks :3 |
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Post by BennyW on Jun 23, 2011 15:28:47 GMT -5
Yup, the story was titled with 500 and I left for issue 500 - happy 500th issue, NT.
Whatever, I'll try again for 550. Still no NM though.
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Post by Chesu on Jun 23, 2011 16:51:17 GMT -5
It's possible that Droplet had more than enough "issue 500" related content, and wanted to include some regular stuff to balance it. That would explain why my comic (a ramble about the Tax Beast being too stereotypically monsterish) got in.
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Post by Alyssa on Jun 23, 2011 17:51:11 GMT -5
It's possible that Droplet had more than enough "issue 500" related content, and wanted to include some regular stuff to balance it. That would explain why my comic (a ramble about the Tax Beast being too stereotypically monsterish) got in. Oh. ok, thank you. |
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Post by BennyW on Jun 23, 2011 18:11:47 GMT -5
Maybe, but it doesn't explain no rejection letter  |
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Post by Komori on Jun 23, 2011 19:12:03 GMT -5
Maybe, but it doesn't explain no rejection letter You sent it "early last week?" If that's so, then it's totally normal for it to take two or three weeks for Droplet to get back to you. If you don't hear anything today or tomorrow, then you'll probably hear back next week, and it still wouldn't be out of the ordinary.  |
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Post by Alyssa on Jun 23, 2011 19:15:47 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess I shouldn't have expected anything, since I only submitted on the 11th.
My last entry took a little over five weeks to get held over X3
But dang, I'm excited to read the stories and comics and articles of everyone who was accepted!
Been waiting for another edition of Team Squad Force
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Post by BennyW on Jun 23, 2011 19:48:42 GMT -5
Maybe, but it doesn't explain no rejection letter You sent it "early last week?" If that's so, then it's totally normal for it to take two or three weeks for Droplet to get back to you. If you don't hear anything today or tomorrow, then you'll probably hear back next week, and it still wouldn't be out of the ordinary. News to me. Unless this is a special occurance for the 50th issues, I usually hear back in a week, the 4 times I have been published. Anyway grats again to those who made it in. |
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Post by Chesu on Jun 23, 2011 23:55:50 GMT -5
It's because of the number of submissions. Everyone wants in the five hundredth issue, either for the avatar, the potential of a nice prize, or just to have been in an historic issue. Since Droplet has to thoroughly look through everything submitted, the greater submission volume means that it takes longer than usual for her to get to a given comic/article/story.
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Post by Komori on Jun 24, 2011 2:52:23 GMT -5
You sent it "early last week?" If that's so, then it's totally normal for it to take two or three weeks for Droplet to get back to you. If you don't hear anything today or tomorrow, then you'll probably hear back next week, and it still wouldn't be out of the ordinary. News to me. Unless this is a special occurance for the 50th issues, I usually hear back in a week, the 4 times I have been published. Nah, it's not special for 50th issues. Even regular issues can take up to three weeks to hear back (regarding comics, that is. I hear other things like series can take much longer). Feedback time tends to be shorter at different times of the year, but is definitely longest in the summer, when most kids are out of school and have more time to submit to the NT. :3 Which isn't to say that that's always the case, but it's a possibility. |
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Post by Kozma on Jun 24, 2011 9:12:22 GMT -5
Today's the big day! I'm so psyched about this, I can't wait to read it!
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Post by Dju on Jun 24, 2011 9:36:07 GMT -5
Today's the big day! I'm so psyched about this, I can't wait to read it! I know, right?  I'm sooooo excited, can't wait!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2011 10:02:29 GMT -5
Today's the big day! I'm so psyched about this, I can't wait to read it! I know, right? I'm sooooo excited, can't wait!!! Likewise! I've been looking forward to this all week  |
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Post by Pandora on Jun 24, 2011 10:16:33 GMT -5
YAYY!!! I just got this yesterday, I was getting soooo nervous lol. Dear Pandora, Congratulations! Your entry (Five Hundred Years ) has been selected to appear in a future issue of the Neopian Times. A shiny trophy has been added to your user lookup. Thank you for contributing to the Neopian Times! Yours Sincerely, The Neopets Team www.neopets.comDont forget to tell your friends about us - send them a greeting at www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml. SO HAPPY AND EXCITED AHHH |
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Post by Dju on Jun 24, 2011 10:23:08 GMT -5
I wonder how Droplet is taking care of all this, there must be thousands of submissions coming in O_e
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I'm sooooo excited, can't wait!!!
