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trying to delete incorrect plot summaries - Great British Bake Off

I've been trying to delete some plot summaries for specific episodes of The Great British Bake Off (called The Great British Baking Show in the US and Canada), they declined with the response "does not meet submission guidelines". The issue with the two I am listing below is that they are just incorrect. If you are unfamiliar with the show, it is a baking competition, each episode with three challenges, and every year there are standard themes, such as Cake Week, or Bread Week, etc. These two incorrect summaries do not apply to the episode in question, but probably apply to a similar themed episode from another season. I did provide a detailed explanation of the nature of the problem with my submissions (that they were incorrect, detailing the nature of what actually happened on that episode), but again they were declined. The two problem summaries are:

S5E9 Patisserie

The incorrect summary is the one on top, with the following text.

It's week nine of The Great British Baking Show, and it's the semi-final, where only four bakers remain. It's Pâtisserie week! To kick-start things in the signature challenge, the bakers are once again butter bashing and folding their pastry to achieve perfect lamination for this difficult French pastry. In the technical challenge, Paul has set the bar high, testing the bakers' pâtisserie prowess with a yeast-based cake with a fruity top and delicate chocolate work. And in the showstopper, it's the bakers' last chance to prove they have what it takes to make it to the final. A multiple mini-cake bake proves that timing is crucial to achieve the high-end finish the judges are looking for.

The episode had as its first challenge baklava, not a French pastry. The technical challenge was to make something called a schichttorte, which is not a yeast based cake. And the showstopper was to make entremets, not mini-cakes.

S6E3 Bread

The problem summary is again the one listed at top (however not the plot outline which is correct) with the following text.

It's bread week, and Paul Hollywood has put together three of the toughest challenges ever. There's the signature challenge-a sweet dough with a twist. And with Paul's digits primed for prodding, no dough is safe from his scrutiny. The bakers face a steamy technical challenge without an oven, as Paul and Mary step out of the tent to leave the bakers with only a basic set of instructions and ingredients to test their baking instincts. For the perfect bake, they have to avoid a burnt bottom and a soggy top. And there's a mighty final challenge, using three different flours to create a huge showstopper centerpiece.

The challenges, as listed in the correct plot outline, were to make quick breads, baguettes, and bread sculptures, not what is listed in the above summary i.e. the technical was an oven based challenge, and the last challenge was not to use different flours.

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Hi gene_chin-

In order for our staff to further review, can you also post the 18-digit submission reference numbers for these declined contributions?

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Hi Maya

The S5E9 Patisserie submission is 260813-181350-345000 (this was the second time I submitted this request, the first one which I didn't provide any information beyond stating that the summary was incorrect in its facts - that original submission I can't find the number)

The S6E3 Bread submission is 260815-024525-220000

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