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There's a bug which allows you to play unpublished story games. Basically when you go into someone's EXP Points list you can find their created story games. These story games are linked and allow you to play them without them actually being released.

Here's how it happens:

•Go onto someone's profile who has created a story game that isn't/hasn't been published.

•Click on their 'EXP Points' (The number which is linked)

•It should come up with a list of how they acquired those points. In that list it will include created story games.

•Click on an unpublished story games link

•It will bring you to the same page as if it was actually published. You can play the game from there, most likely comment, rate etc.

I hope this made sense. I'm not sure if this is a bug or not but it means people can view your work before completion.

My apologies if this has already been mentioned. 

It is also possible to play unpublished stories by manipulating the urls. As far as I know this won't be fixed. However, you can always make the first page of your story withunt any links to prevent people from reading a wip story.

I think there's a way to fix that. I'm not cirtain of this though.

1. Modify a story that you have created in some way, add an item, create a page, etc.
2. Check the sneak preview box and save settings
3. Go look at your xp points. It shouldn't show then, at least it didn't show when I did that for a test of the editor I made.

The second one doesn't work and the third DOES show the created games. It just doesn't show deleted ones (I think).

Any story with 'Sneak Peak' enabled can be Read and Rated/Commented on when unpublished.

There is also a bug that allows reading stories with 'Sneak Peak' disabled, but in general, being able to read unpublished stories is by design.

I can read them even if sneak peak is off...

Sneak Peek helps people know if it exists.

Regardless, an unpublished story's URL will continue to exist even after it's supposed deletion.