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Your message was received by the Fendoria editorial desk. This page confirms it and explains what happens next. You do not need to send it again.
Keep this page open while you finish reading, or use the links near the bottom to return to the desk. If your note was time-sensitive, it is already flagged ahead of the general queue.
What we received
Your note is in the desk queue along with the story or claim you referenced. If you sent documents or links, they came through with the message. There is nothing further you need to do right now. Nothing is lost if you close the tab.
A received message is read by a person, not by a sorting tool. Someone at the desk opens it, checks what it refers to, and decides whether it belongs in the correction stack, the tip stack, or the general inbox. That first read is what puts it in the right place.
If your message included a link to a published Fendoria story, that link travels with the note so the editor can see the page you meant. If it included a document, the file stays attached to the same entry.
How the desk routes messages
Correction requests go to the editor handling that story, and tips are routed by beat: Congress, elections and courts, the White House, or the campaign trail. General inquiries follow the same queue at lower priority. Routing is manual, which is why replies are not instant.
Beat routing is not a promise that your area is covered that day. It means the note lands with the person who follows that subject closest. A routing decision is made by hand, so a note can sit in the queue for a while before it reaches the right desk.
When you might hear back
We reply when there is something to act on, which may mean a follow-up question rather than a full response. During busy news periods, including the weeks around Election Day, replies can take longer. Time-sensitive corrections are handled first.
Why we might not respond
Not every message leads to a reply. Some tips cannot be verified, some corrections are already addressed, and some inquiries fall outside our beats. That is not a judgment on the sender. If you have new information later, send it through the contact page.
Overnight messages wait in the same queue until the desk opens the next morning.
Sending something else
If you have a separate tip or correction, use the contact page again rather than replying to the confirmation. A new message routes correctly and keeps the details together. Include the story or claim it relates to.
Replying to a confirmation email can work too, but a fresh message through the contact page arrives with the same structure the desk expects: the subject, the article or claim, and anything you want to attach to it.
Keeping your details private
Contact details you sent with the message are used to follow up on that message. Our handling of personal data is described in the privacy policy, and cookie use is covered in the cookie policy. Both are linked in the footer.
A tip is read by the editor who handles that beat. It is not published with your contact details attached, and it is not added to a mailing list. If you want to stay anonymous, say so in the first line of the message.
Documents and links you sent stay with the message entry. If you need something removed later, write again through the contact page and name the message you want deleted.
Could my message have failed to send?
If you reached this page, it arrived. A failed send shows an error on the contact form instead of a confirmation page, and the message stays in the form so you can try again. Check the sent confirmation from the contact form if you are unsure which one you used.
Should I resend the same note to be safe?
No. One note is enough, and a second copy splits the conversation. If you remember something you left out, use the contact page for a new message and mention the first one so the editor can connect them.
Do you accept documents as attachments?
Files sent with the message travel with it, and links are just as useful. If a file is too large for the form, send the link and describe what is behind it so the editor knows what to look for.
Will you tell me if you are not using my tip?
Usually not, and that is not a comment on the tip. The desk only writes back when there is a question to ask or a correction to confirm. If a story based on your tip is published, you will see it on the site.
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There is nothing left to do from your side. Read on if you want to follow the races and hearings the desk is covering while your message waits its turn.