#260701-025045-430000 - Footsteps in the Dark

A correction was declined based on "Does not meet contribution guidelines." Please tell me which guideline says there should not be a comma between independent clauses and that "the the" should not be simply "the".

Also, as one your "data editors" must have made a conscious(?) decision to reject this item, you may want to reevaluate your criteria for editors.