Confused about rejection for writing a series

[TracyEnright]

Hi all

I'm in a state of confusion at the moment (which I'll admit is not unusual for me) about some articles I've had rejected and been told not to resubmit for being part of a series. These are a series about western astrology star signs and careers.

I can understand the issue of having "orphan articles" but the reason I am confused is that they have accepted 4 of the 12, sent 1 back for review and told me not to submit the rest for being part of a series.

I've had a look at other articles on constant content and noticed that there seems to be some inconsistency i.e. other writers have a whole series of articles built around star signs (but not focusing on careers).

Has there been a change in rules between the submission dates?

I know we tend to take the editors word as final, but is it worth appealing against this decision?

Thanks

Tracy