My Item is Pending Approval

[Brotherkelly]

Hi,

I have generated two new items for the Forge and I believe I have submitted all the information required. The images have been been approved, but the items themselves are still showing as pending approval. How long does it normally take to get them approved so they can be activated in the Forge?

The items are a ruleset and a module for Battletech: A Time of War and were uploaded just over a week ago. The ID numbers generated are:

ef1dbf74-29b3-11ef-af21-0050562be458
9f7bb97e-2a1e-11ef-af21-0050562be458

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[superteddy57]

All forge submissions need to be reviewed manually. Once they are approved you will be notified.

[Brotherkelly]

All forge submissions need to be reviewed manually. Once they are approved you will be notified.

Thanks for the info. I wanted to see what the process was before I started jumping up and down about it unnecessarily.

I'll wait for the review and the notification.

[LordEntrails]

I know the developer newsletter often states that if anyone has been waiting for approval for 2 weeks or more to contact them. Rulesets probably take a lot more effort and time than other things.

[Brotherkelly]

That's good to know, thanks.

[ddavison]

Hey Brotherkelly,

We normally approve stuff that is straightforward right away. We are discussing your submissions internally because of considerations around copyright and Intellectual Property. The word Battletech would be a registered trademark. While game rules are not protected by copyright, other content would be.

[Brotherkelly]

Hey Brotherkelly,

We normally approve stuff that is straightforward right away. We are discussing your submissions internally because of considerations around copyright and Intellectual Property. The word Battletech would be a registered trademark. While game rules are not protected by copyright, other content would be.

Ah, didn't think about that. I hope this doesn't cause you too many headaches. I could always look to call the ruleset something different.

[Brotherkelly]

Would changing the title to 'A Time if War ruleset - free conversion' help? I can also change the graphic linked to the module.

Also, I can remove the reference to Battle tech from the ruleset description.

Anything to help with the submission review.

[damned]

Many of my Forge rulesets are something like: DBRMYZ or DBRMLP so yes it might help.

[ddavison]

Would changing the title to 'A Time if War ruleset - free conversion' help? I can also change the graphic linked to the module.

Also, I can remove the reference to Battle tech from the ruleset description.

Anything to help with the submission review.

Yes. I rejected it and added some comments to change the name to a non trademarked name. Also, I would like to see something in the description explaining what data is contained in the module and how that is allowed without violating copyright. Traditionally, game rules themselves are not protected content, but person, places, and names are protected -- along with images, logos, brands.

[Brotherkelly]

Thanks for confirming. I will work on the change. Do you want me to resubmit on the Forge or send it to you directly for review first?

[ddavison]

Resubmit is fine

[Brotherkelly]

ddavison, I have made the changes to my submission but I need to upload a new build as well as the description changes. I can't see a way of replacing the build I previously uploaded. Can you delete the original build for both the ruleset and the module so I can complete the necessary changes.

Many thanks.

[LordEntrails]

You should be able to just upload a new build via the Forge > Upload Build window. Then after a minute or three, it will show up on your Manage Builds window.

[Moon Wizard]

@brotherkelly,

Doug is on vacation for about 2 weeks; so I would like to wait for him to return to address this, since he had concerns and I'd like him to check out the resubmission to make sure the concerns are addressed. We make strong efforts to keep everything published safely, in order to maximize the number of publishers that are willing to make official product releases.

Regards,
JPG

[Brotherkelly]

You should be able to just upload a new build via the Forge > Upload Build window. Then after a minute or three, it will show up on your Manage Builds window.

The upload build window has the following message:

Status: You currently have a build queued for processing.

There is no button to allow me to replace the original.

[Brotherkelly]

@brotherkelly,

Doug is on vacation for about 2 weeks; so I would like to wait for him to return to address this, since he had concerns and I'd like him to check out the resubmission to make sure the concerns are addressed. We make strong efforts to keep everything published safely, in order to maximize the number of publishers that are willing to make official product releases.

Regards,
JPG

Understood. If I can upload all the changed material then I can wit until Doug returns from vacation for his review and comment.

[Moon Wizard]

You can submit the updated files to: [email protected]; and I'll pass them along to Doug when he returns.

Regards,
JPG

[Brotherkelly]

You can submit the updated files to: [email protected]; and I'll pass them along to Doug when he returns.

Regards,
JPG

Thanks.