Wrongfully rejected, but probably my fault

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Wrongfully rejected, but probably my fault

Post by cgardener »

You rejected my article ""Regular Registry Cleaning - An Essential Part of Computer Maintenance" because the last paragraph didn't seem to fit. That was because it was written for a request on The Windows Registry that is promoting a registry cleaning product. That last paragraph is a lead-in to their promotion.

I may not have put on it that it was for a request, otherwise, it would have made sense.
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Re: Wrongfully rejected, but probably my fault

Post by Ed »

It would still have to make sense within the context of the article. If a person comes to that article via search, and that is the only thing they read, if they don't know to what the author is referring, they aren't going to be interested in finding out more about the product. The rest of the article did not reference the product the author had discovered, and this could be potentially confusing to readers.

It is not necessary to include in every short summary that articles are for public requests. It is only necessary to include a note if the requester asks for something unusual or specifies links be included.
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