Why was my article rejected?

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   cat nap diariesposted 5 weeks ago

   Why was my article rejected?
   
   https://hubpages.com/animals/how-to-lit … cat-owners

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      theraggededgeposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Can't see it. Did you get an email? There will be instructions explaining how to get help.

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         cat nap diariesposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         This is the response I received via email:
         
         A link to your article: https://hubpages.com/animals/how-to-lit … cat-owners
         
         Hi cat nap diaries,
         
         Heads up! Your article wasn’t cleared for publication because it didn’t pass the Quality Assessment Process (QAP). Don’t worry, every new Hubber goes through Boot Camp, and all you need to do is improve your article so that it meets our quality standards. To graduate from Boot Camp, you must publish at least five Featured articles.
         
         Featured articles are thorough and contain high-quality, relevant media. Articles that reflect the following elements are more likely to be Featured on HubPages:
         
         •⁠  ⁠Does not include spammy content (e.g., spammy links, promotional activity, links to your personal blog or website, unrelated product listings, repetitive keyword emphasis, etc.)
         •⁠  ⁠Demonstrates correct English grammar usage and spelling
         •⁠  ⁠Offers complete and in-depth coverage of their subject area or topic
         •⁠  ⁠Has an attractive layout (text is broken up into multiple capsules with high-quality images and media)
         •⁠  ⁠Has easy to read text (consistent formatting that avoids excessive bolded, underlined, or italicized text)
         •⁠  ⁠Offers “evergreen” content, or content that will stay relevant for months and years to come
         •⁠  ⁠Is not artificially generated content
         
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            Healthlineupdatesposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

            Maybe shortage of words

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            greenmindposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

            Basically you have to have 5 good articles before any of them get featured. It's confusing, but you should write 4 more articles as good as this one. They'll probably all get the same response. After you have at least 5, go back and change a few things and resubmit them.

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            bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

            I'm getting a 404 error when I click on the link HP sent you.

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      Miebakagh57posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Cat nap, why the 404 error is either you deleted the read, or you're wrongly editing it.

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      Matt Wellsposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Check out the last bullet point in the email you received. Your article was rejected because it was created with AI.

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         Miebakagh57posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         That's terrible.

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         bravewarriorposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         Major no-no!
         
         AI should be used as a tool for ideas at the bare minimum. Write as a human. DO NOT depend on AI to do the job for you!. Take writing classes if you don't have the ability or confidence in yourself to do it on your own.

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         greenmindposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

         Ugh yeah don't do that.

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      Zackary Gonczposted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

      You can email the customer service email and someone will actually reply. I try not to pester them but if its not clear I ask. But yeah, if its AI, that's obviously why.

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   theraggededgeposted 5 weeks ago

   My suggestion is that you expand those listed points into proper paragraphs.

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   theraggededgeposted 5 weeks ago

   You don't have to unpublish in order to edit. In fact, it's better not to. Just make the edits and save.

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      Miebakagh57posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      You're correct.

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   Miebakagh57posted 5 weeks ago

   AI is a robotic tool, not a human being. Though it make your writing work easy, it destroyed you at the end.                                       Matt has said in a thread not this not to come 'near it'.                                  Foolish and stupid chat boot. It can't even tell me what 'iria bo' means.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 5 weeks ago

   If you call yourself a writer there is no place, absolutely none, for AI in your world.
   
   Everything, article ideas, article structure, text, must come from your own mind. Even the tiniest smidgen of AI in your writing disqualifies you as writer.
   
   That's just the opinion of a sometimes grumpy old geezer who made his living and supported his family through writing for more than 50 years.
   
   The only AI I ever used was a honking big dictionary to check spelling and a honking big encyclopedia to check facts.

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      Miebakagh57posted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      What's the name of the dictionary, and the encyclopedia? And whom are the authors and publishers? Much thanks.

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