Devtome
1) We've been trying to leave new articles on front page for at least a week to give time for visibility. Submissions are growing so that may have to be reduced. It's not personal and done solely on basis of addition date.
2) Non-fiction articles need references. A lot of recent writing in particular is just opinion with little to no background ref. That doesn't work for factual claims, information or book reviews. Referencing, links and formatting account for a significant proportion of ratings, so even if you can't be bothered to source and reference it will be reflected in earnings and therefore mostly your loss. (i.e. a rubbish rating today will take a long time to correct later due to averaging, so the earlier corrections are made the better for the writer).
1) We've been trying to leave new articles on front page for at least a week to give time for visibility. Submissions are growing so that may have to be reduced. It's not personal and done solely on basis of addition date.
2) Non-fiction articles need references. A lot of recent writing in particular is just opinion with little to no background ref. That doesn't work for factual claims, information or book reviews. Referencing, links and formatting account for a significant proportion of ratings, so even if you can't be bothered to source and reference it will be reflected in earnings and therefore mostly your loss. (i.e. a rubbish rating today will take a long time to correct later due to averaging, so the earlier corrections are made the better for the writer).
2) This was becoming a concern for me as well. It is imperative to reference factually based claims to differentiate between opinion and fact. It also goes a long way in legitimizing devtome as a whole.
I am in the habit of having a reference section at the bottom of my factual articles and I was wondering if that was the preferred method or do the admins have a different way they want articles reference. I have no problem altering my writing style to fit the needs of the community. Thanks for any guidance with this.
