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Old Hairy Started conversation Nov 19, 2003
When an entry is picked from peer review and given to a sub-editor, a copy is made with a new A-number. Is that the A-number it will have when it finally appears in the Guide?
I want to know this so that I can offer stuff for review with links to entries not yet in the Guide, but in the editing process.
Thank you.
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Mu Beta Posted Nov 19, 2003
I'm afraid not. The final Guide Entry is copied yet again after the Editorial process and given a brand spanking new A-number. Why, I have not yet worked out.
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Mu Beta Posted Nov 19, 2003
**checks**
Actually, that was utter cobblers. It _is_ copied, but only into itself. So, yes, the Sub's U-number is the one that will make the Guide.
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Nov 19, 2003
Stop confusing matters, B! 
The original version remains unedited. The copy that is made for the sub-editor is the one that enters the Edited Guide.
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Mu Beta Posted Nov 19, 2003
**fishes Dunce's cap out of bottom drawer and sits in the corner**
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Rho Posted Nov 19, 2003
Finding the sub's copy's A-number, however, is non-trivial until the sub has returned it. At that point, it's easy as the subbed copy of the entry then appears on ComingUp under the 'Returned from Sub-editor' header.
Rho
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Old Hairy Posted Nov 19, 2003
Hello Rho.
Finding the entry was easy, I just used search. (There are not many people writing about Boolean Algebra.)
So, I gather that you've agreed the sub-editors number is the final one.
Thank you everyone.
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