Unpublished Questions

November 11, 2009

If you have submitted a question over the past few weeks and it has not been published it may be one of the 42 questions that didn’t meet the editorial guidelines. Here are the main reasons why some questions were rejected:

1. Lacked sufficient detail. (To get a good answer you need to supply ALL the relevant information).

2. Difficult to understand. (Questions need to be very clear and precise for readers to fully comprehend the problem you want them to solve. Most experienced model railroaders will not bother trying to answer a question that is confusing).

3. Poor punctuation and grammar. (We can correct minor errors in sentence structure and spelling, but we do recommend readers check and correct what they write BEFORE they submit a question. We want to make this blog easy to read and maintain a high standard).

4. ALL CAPS. (Some readers submit their questions in ALL CAPS in the hope their question will stand out. We do not publish questions ALL IN CAPS).

5. Use of TEXT language. This is not a mobile phone, so we don’t publish abbreviated words and sentences. Please use proper English.

So, if your question has not been published it probably didn’t meet the editorial guidelines. You are welcome to resubmitted your question again at http://www.model-railroad-resources.com/submit-questions.html However, please use the search box to see if your question has been published as we do not publish duplicate questions. Type your first name into the search box.

Please help us maintain a high standard with detailed, easy-to-understand, questions and answers. We want this blog to be interesting and informative, so that everyone in the model railroading community can benefit.