Finding your way in.

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Creating another account usually makes an access problem harder to untangle. Keep the account you started with and ask for help. Replies by email are not enabled; open the forum link to reply.

Straightforward requests may receive a local automated completeness check. An incomplete or uncertain request goes to a person, with no automatic rejection. You can ask for human review in your request. If a moderator asks a question, reply to its private message.

Volunteer availability affects response time. Joining the main community does not automatically open the separate Workshop critique circle.

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For account trouble, private reports, or help while the forum is offline, email hello@roundtablewriters.org. Messages reach RTW’s administrator. We do not offer around-the-clock moderation.

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