If any participants want to keep their essays off the internet, I can once again restrict them to members-only, which is the default for the Symposium. — Jamal
Please discuss the issue amongst yourselves and come to a democratic decision, then let me know. — Jamal
Authors are supposed to be kept anonymous until 16th June. — Amity
what is unfair about making the essays public? — hypericin
The short stories were once public too, and nobody complained. I made them private because I, and I think hypericin, were trying to get our stories published in magazines. — Jamal
Authors are supposed to be kept anonymous until 16th June.
— Amity
Nothing to do with author anonymity. The only difference is that non-members of TPF can view the essays — hypericin
Although Baden and @Amity were against it, they did not give any reasons beyond speculation that some participants might be relying on the fact that the category is members-only. But I don't think this is a realistic possibility, and nobody with such a concern has spoken up. — Jamal
If someone submitted under the expectation that they would be private and therefore publishable, that strikes me as a better reason than anything to the contrary. — Leontiskos
I complained of the change to 'private' and the need to sign in to read them. I remember well your reasons and wonder if /why this is no longer a concern. — Amity
What has changed regarding keeping essays or stories private for the sake of publication? — Amity
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