In another thread, some members had expressed annoyance that certain editors seemed to be letting submissions languish for months, then rejecting the submissions after only a quick glance.
While there's no proof that this doesn't happen anywhere, I found the following blog entry reassuring. Apparently the visible tracking on Submittable does not show everything, especially since editors have a certain amount of leeway in how they use the service. Both work style and editorial costs may be factors in those decisions.
"In actuality, work can get quite a bit of attention and never show up on Submittable as 'In-Progress,'"says the author.
Here's a link to the blog:
http://blog.submittable.com/2016/02/...source=twitter