Can technical jargon or acronyms cause a rejection?

[RMcSwain]

Hi Everyone,

I am pretty new here, almost a month now, and still trying to figure out how a few things work. I think I am doing OK; I have had 11 articles accepted, and sold 4, so I'm not quite batting 50%, but figure for being a new kid, that's not too bad.

Today I wrote an article for a public request that was a software review. The article was rejected for "Please proofread more thoroughly for errors". I went back and proof read it again, and did find one small error, a confused an/and.

Out of my 11 articles, I have had two rejections; one was my first article because I didn't read the instructions and submitted it in the wrong font, and another one that needed to be written a little clearer.

With the three strikes and you’re out rule, I feel a bit hesitant to resubmit the article, even though I did find one small error, due to the nature of the article. Because it is a software review, the name of the software, "Pivot Stickfigure Animator" is grammatically incorrect and a misspelling as well, and other terms in the article, like "gif" and "avi" also set off alarm bells in my spell checker.

Is there something special that I should do when using technical terms, acronyms, and names that contain misspellings? Should I just abandon this article to avoid the possibility of a third strike? Should I take the chance that the one error I found was the only problem and resubmit? I'm open to any advice or suggestions.

Thanks

[Celeste Stewart]

Hi,
Keep in mind how the three strikes and you're out rule works - it's used at Ed's discretion and has become somewhat of an urban legend here on the forum. A minor newbie rejection for a wrong font that has since been corrected and the lesson learned isn't going to permanently scar your record here.

On your current article, since "Pivot Stickfigure Animator" is spelled awkwardly, you might mention in the short summary that the untraditional spelling is the product's actual name.

[Ed]

Your article would not have been rejected/will not be rejected for using the names of companies, products, software, etc. properly. I think there is another small error in your article - potentially "it" where you should have written "if" or "in" found in the first paragraph. However, it's the end of the day at the end of the week, so I could be wrong and be thinking of someone else's articles.

Thanks,
Ed

[Lysis]

oh man...that little mistake. Don't feel bad! Been there done that. Don't get yourself too stressed. It's bound to happen, ya know? Best thing is to take a breather, sleep on it and come back later. Don't worry about it. We all make mistakes.

[RMcSwain]

Thanks Ed and others. I'll take the advice to sleep on it and proof read it again tomorrow and then have someone else proof it again. It amazes me how I can over look one of my own mistakes and never see it when someone else can point it out right away.

R