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Singapoor
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:05
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Week before last I submitted an article to Ezine - my first. I knew not to expect an answer on acceptance right away, but I thought two weeks was a bit much, so I started to investigate. I'd managed to miss an email/glaze over/I don't know (I have ditsy moments sometimes, so either could be the case actually) notifying me of there being a message in their system.
I logged in and...... they'd suspended my account. I had recently read about how mountainmom5 had experienced the same thing at a point, so didn't think it was the end or anything and sent a message asking why. Guess why guys - just guess.
My author name. They actually suspended my account because I was using the name given to me at birth! Crazy huh? They felt it wasn't appropriate. Here's the thing, I don't want to use a pen name or anything, I want to be me, so I then asked them "What now? Shall I fax over my passport page or something to prove that's actually my name?"
I blame my mom for all of this weirdness  - it's all her fault. But seriously though, that bothered me. I've already gotten very used to people calling me by my middle name day-to-day (since moving to Asia... folks find "Mahogany" a mouthful so it was just easier that way), but still, that's all informal interaction. I think it would be crazy to settle for using my middle name instead for something that's published, and if they don't bend on this little rule/judgment/whatever, it would be really unfortunate.
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jaesun16
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2009 18:26
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I don't use ezinearticles.com
They are so strict ruled!!
I don't get qualify submission very often.
I use goarticles.com they are more free to write and submit!
Happy day~^^
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Singapoor
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2009 22:14
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Hi Jaesun,
Thanks for that. In the end, I'll probably stick to the back and forth with Ezine because they seem to be a favourite and there's no arguing with a site's reputation for effectiveness. But after we resolve this, I'll alter content and post to goarticles too, as I hear they're also good (and you can also include affiliate links.... not that I see me doing that, but it shows a level of leniency that they allow it is the point).
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cherie27
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2009 23:11
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I also have some issues with Ezines articles. I put my name in author name, after some times, they rejected my articles because of my author name. In the end i have to change my author name.
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Singapoor
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2009 00:06 · Edited by: Singapoor
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I got an email back saying basically "Yeah, prove that's your name. We'll allow it with ID" Crazy. Sent off the ID page of my passport.  I get that rules are rules, but this is a bit excessive I think. Thank goodness it actually is my legal name, but what about folks out there who have built up a loca/industry name for themselves and are interested in writing articles and building upon the name that people mostly know them as? I guess not Ezine.
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Oops - "local" not "loca"
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johnjimat
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2009 00:56
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i use article submitter software. is that good?
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mountainmom5
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:58
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Singapoor: I blame my mom for all of this weirdness - it's all her fault
Does she get the credit for your style??  What are you writing on by the way. I like reading your stuff as you have a way of holding one's attention...
I never had a problem with an author name so I guess that is a new one for me - I HAVE had my account suspended, though... mostly for stupidity.
Keeps life interesting, I guess.
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Singapoor
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# Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:59
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johnjimat: i use article submitter software. is that good?
Dunno how those things work... have never looked into an automated way of doing it (mainly because, I don't mind the manual approach and feel that placement on one possibly two good sites is a better approach).
Hey Viola! Yeah, sure, I'll give her credit for my sytle too. I most definitely get my in-person mannerism and such largely from her, and what you see in my writing is me me me so it's a natural extension really .
I'm writing about acne these days. Outside of you guys, I only mentioned the site to two people close to me and they laughed when I told them I'd put up a "pimple site" *giggle*. There's a link in a thread I started for the purpose of starting a dialog about my inadequacies .
And about the "holding one's attention thing" you get a big hug for that one Viola.... stretching my arms alllllll the way over (and up) to Denver . It's sweet of you to say.
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Singapoor
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# Posted: 1 May 2009 11:17
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Yeaaaaaaaa, I'm out of suspension mode. Feels great (and also weird to have needed to have to go through that).
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darpon56
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# Posted: 1 May 2009 11:54
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I'm using GoArticles as well as Ezine. I don't get as much response from Go-. Any ideas why?
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Singapoor
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# Posted: 1 May 2009 13:06
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Hmm,
I'd be interested in hearing people's opinions on why too. From what I've been reading, it seems goarticles (for various reasons) is a close second to ezine as far as places people choose to post.
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