FAQ

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Frequently asked questions

  1. What happens if I accidentally submit an Answer for a topic that has already been published on Educative Answers?

Luckily, this will not happen! Our curated topics on our Trello board takes care of this by only providing topics that have not already been published on Educative Answers.

  1. How can I earn subscriptions to Educative.io?

You can earn a 3-month gift subscription to Educative Unlimited if your Answer receives the most views of any other Answer in the span of a month.

  1. How long does the review process take?

The review process takes about 5-6 days. However, it will take longer if our submission rates are high. If additional edits are needed, please give our review team 2-3 days to review your resubmission and get back to you.

  1. What is Educative’s stance on plagiarism?

At Educative, we pride ourselves on publishing original content.That means that we do not accept any plagiarized content. If you submit an Answer that contains plagiarism, it will not be accepted. However, you will have an opportunity to resubmit your Answer after removing the plagiarized content. Click here to read the Educative Answers' plagiarism policy.

  1. How do I crosspost to Educative Answers?

In order to crosspost to Educative Answers, please email answers@educative.io so that we can approve your crosspost before submission. Once your crosspost is approved, you can crosspost it yourself by copying and pasting the content into the Answers platform OR you may request that an Educative Answers team member crosspost your content for you.

  1. What sorts of topics can I write on?

You can write on any topic that is available on our Educative Answers topic board, or request topics from our team. Please review our lesson: What do I write on Educative Answers?

  1. What do I do if the language used in my Answer is not supported in the code widget?

Any topics on the Educative Answers topic board that require a Docker setup are labeled “Docker required.” If you would like to review how to create a Docker setup, please review our lessons: Docker in the code widget and Docker in the SPA widget.

 8. What happens if I receive edits on my Answer?

If your Answer requires edits, an Educative Answers team member will reach out to you and communicate those edits. From the initial email, a team member will email you every 7 days. After 21 days, if you have not incorporated the edits and resubmitted your Answer, it will be expired and removed from our workflow. Even if your Answer expires, you can still resubmit it once you have completed the edits. If you do not re-submit your answer within 3-months, it will be re-added to the Trello topic board.

  1. What happens if I accidentally delete part of my Answer or my entire Answer before submitting?

If you delete a part of the content in your Answer, please send an email to answers@educative.io and the Answers team will retrieve your content. However, if you delete the entire article itself, it cannot be recovered and you will have to start over.

  1. Can I earn badges on Educative Answers?

Yes! You can earn badges by publishing multiple Educative Answers.

  • Emerging Star = 1 Answer published
  • Illuminator = 3 Answers published
  • Rising Mentor = 10 Answers published
  • Inspired Ace = 50 Answers published
  • Professor = 100 Answers published
  • Tireless Guru = 250 Answers published

Some badges come with subscriptions:

  • Illuminator = 1-month subscription
  • Rising mentor = 2-month subscription
  • Inspired Ace = 3-month subscription
  • Professor = 6-month subscription
  • Tireless Guru = 1-year subscription for you to use or to give as a gift
  • Grandmaster = 2, 1-year subscriptions for you to use or to give as a gift

Click here for more information.

  1. What happens if a user leaves feedback on my Answer?

Sometimes, a user will see something that could be improved in a published Answer. When this happens, they will leave a user feedback. If you are the author of the Answer that was given a user feedback, you will receive an email stating the feedback and the email of the user who gave the feedback. The Answers team will receive this same email and immediately get to work verifying that the feedback left is valid and correct. If the feedback is errenous, the user who left the feedback will be thanked and the feedback turned down. If the feedback is valid, the Answer will be updated according and the user who left the feedback will be thanked.

Please note that you can answer the user feedback as well! However, you are not required to and, even if you don't, the Answers team will respond back to the user in order to ensure that your Answer remains up to date and factual.

Have comments or questions? Email answers@educative.io or schedule a call.