It's my understanding that multi-part articles are not permitted. I'm not exactly sure why.
I have a private request from a customer who needs two articles for a website and a two-part series would be a perfect solution. Any ideas of a way to present this or is it just verboten?
Multi-Part Articles
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Celeste Stewart
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Re: Multi-Part Articles
For private requests, the rules aren't nearly as rigid as they are for public requests.
CC doesn't generally allow articles that are part of a series because what if a customer came along and purchased part one for full rights, but not parts two and three? That would leave parts two and three as orphans. THey wouldn't make sense without part one. And part one would likely seem incomplete to the original purchaser. For that reason, each article should stand completely on its own. They may work well together, but they shouldn't rely on each other.
That's for general requests. For private requests, if the customer wants a two or three part series, then CC won't have a problem with that particular rule. The same goes for other deviations from the guidelines such as links or first person voice. Just make sure to put a note in the short summary explaining any exception so the editors are aware of it.
CC doesn't generally allow articles that are part of a series because what if a customer came along and purchased part one for full rights, but not parts two and three? That would leave parts two and three as orphans. THey wouldn't make sense without part one. And part one would likely seem incomplete to the original purchaser. For that reason, each article should stand completely on its own. They may work well together, but they shouldn't rely on each other.
That's for general requests. For private requests, if the customer wants a two or three part series, then CC won't have a problem with that particular rule. The same goes for other deviations from the guidelines such as links or first person voice. Just make sure to put a note in the short summary explaining any exception so the editors are aware of it.
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MichaelOBryan
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Re: Multi-Part Articles
You're awesome Celeste. Thanks!