Answer Doc Colors

The colors used in the Answer Doc are:

Light yellow: Answer Chosen – The answer in this cell has been chosen. If you have an idea for a question to replace an existing answer line, throw it past an editor before changing it.

Dark yellow: Question Claimed – This cell’s answer has been claimed, and a writer is working in it. If you claim a question, add a Note with your name and the date you claimed the question (please refer to the guide for the difference between notes and comments).

Blue: Written – This question has been completed and submitted to the appropriate category doc, but has not yet been edited.

Purple: Returned to the Writer – If an editor finds an error in a question that can be fixed by the writer, the editor may return the question to the writer for editing. Make changes to your question (or contact the question’s category editor to ask for more details about how to edit it) and then re-submit it.

Light green: Completed – This question has been edited.

Bright blue: Packetized – This question has undergone final edits, is powermarked, and has been placed in a round.