Approval Times

Quote by OmnislashXX
How long does it take a story to get read by a moderator by off chance? I'm guessing they have to pout through multiple submissions a day, so it can take them awhile. Even so, what's an approximate wait time?

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Gold and Platinum members will usually get approved (or returned, if the story needs more work than we can do) within a matter of hours. Others will vary, as Adagio says, depending on how many are in the queue ahead of them. We try to keep it within 2 to 3 days, at most, but the mods are all volunteers and have lives and jobs, so sometimes there are more moderators available than at other times. The queue is currently at 44 - not terrible, but longer than we like it to get. I'd guess that the 2 to 3 day thing would apply right now for non-Gold members.

One thing you can do is make sure your story is proofed and edited as well as possible so that we can pass it the first time; that speeds things up for you, for us, and for everyone behind you in the queue. Thanks!

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Thanks for the response. Yeah, I realize that the line may be quite busy.

Unfortunately, I went over it (again) and found a few typos I;d like to correct. Unfortunately, I can't edit it though because it's in that limbo stage.

Quote by Master_Jonathan
I have absolutely NO complaints on the speed of the moderators! Hell I've had stories modded and put up almost faster than I can get out of the way! I think the longest I've had to wait was around 12 hours and that was when the que was backed up!

Nope gotta say the Mods have been right on top of things... and that's after 250 stories!

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You've also fronted them a total of 200 bucks for a lifetime Platinum membership. So I'm assuming that you're at the front of the line when it comes to story submissions buddy.

Quote by LYFBUZ
Speaking from the perspective of a freeloader I find the approval time incredibly fast. My last submission was approved in literally minutes (by sprite.) Everything I have ever submitted has been approved quickly, less than a day or two; I got constructive advice, compliments and even some editing. All for free and with a smile. There is tons of free advice all over the site that will make submissions go smoothly; best advice I got:
EDIT EDIT EDIT

Quote by OmnislashXX
Unfortunately I am the type that requires proofreading, over and over. I guess I just miss stuff.

Quote by Burquette


I do too. I think there's at least one error in every one of my posted stories that I completely missed. Spelling. Repeated word. Homonym errors (It drives me crazy that I make those ).

A second pair of eyes on a story can really help.

Quote by Saucymh


I think writers read what they think they've written, not what's actually there. I know I do. A second pair of eyes is VERY useful. Also, if you spot a typo in a published story it's easy to correct it. Make the required changes using the Lush editor (go into My Stories and click the edit feature next to your story) then the moderating team see the changes highlighted and re-verification is really quick.

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Sorry to ask, but could someone let me know what's up? I re-submitted it again before the weekend and have so far been in verification mode.

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Unfortunately I am the type that requires proofreading, over and over. I guess I just miss stuff.

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I'm new. I submitted a couple of stories 3 days go. Have heard nothing. Perhaps I did something wrong.

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I'm new. I submitted a couple of stories 3 days go. Have heard nothing. Perhaps I did something wrong.

You can check on your My Stories



The 'test' story is saved as a draft - Published = No
Give You All My Rubber Love - has been submitted and is awaiting verification - Published = Not Verified
Don't Need To Camp To Pitch A Tent - has been verified - Published = Yes

As a non-Gold member you can expect to wait up to around a week. Take into consideration that what is happening both in Lush and around the world.
1st Mods are volunteers so Nicola can only whip them so much and for some that's just an incentive to do less.
2nd Gold and Platinum members will jump the queue.
Competitions getting near to closing - there is a priority put on entries.
Weekend - some mods will want to spend time with loved ones, then some may want the excuse to get away from them..
But this weekend you have Memorial Day in the US and Spring Bank Holiday in the UK so people could well be taking advantage of the long weekend.
Another thing is the category you submit to. Mods are not forced to verify stories they are not comfortable with (I would guess BDSM, Incest and Watersports are 3 of the most sensitive categories). On the flip side some categories can fly through - Poems and Micros I've found are the fastest, I think Sprite got one of my poems up in minutes...
All that said, even as a free member, I think it was 7 days for one to be verified but I had others done in a few hours.

This part may be wrong, but I've seen stories go through 3 steps and you can see some progression with the Views, again on My Stories
1) Submitted - 2 views (if you open it again you will add to the views)
2) Something happens - an initial check? or moved to the queue? - 4 views (or 2 more to what you have added)
3) Mod starts on it - this could mean verified, rejected or sent to the mod forum for a 2nd opinion on something (a hint that it's there is a bunch more views, I think one of mine had over 20 views when it was approved).

It would not do any harm if you see no movement in your story by Tuesday (taking the holiday into account), to drop a mod a polite note asking if they can just check if it's queued up okay.

Quote by Tsar7
I'm new. I submitted a couple of stories 3 days go. Have heard nothing. Perhaps I did something wrong.