Evolution of Hubpages?

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   marinealways24posted 14 years ago

   Since your time as a member of hubpages, do you think hubpages overall has evolved or devolved?

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   BrianFanslauposted 14 years ago

   I have not seen much in the form of change in the last 5 weeks other than I've noticed the regulars and the battle of the spammers ensue

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      How about the religious and political arguements? Do they not seem to go in circles?

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   BrianFanslauposted 14 years ago

   yes. They will always go in circles since few are really focusing on the core religious beliefs and instead focusing on the interpretations.

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lol even that statement has controversy. Everyone disagrees to agree rather than agree to disagree.

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   Janettaposted 14 years ago

   started out great--fantastic and fun
   turned crappy--boring and redundant
   slowly getting better...maybe

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lol Excellent description. I agree.

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   RedElfposted 14 years ago

   I really believe this place is what we make of it. So far I have heard a lot of whining and complaining (not here - in other threads) about this and that ill, or this and that slight, and what it really comes down to for me is this: this is a great place to write and publish. You wanna whine and complain and look for things to gripe about? You can. You wanna make money, you can - you wanna just write, you can. You wanna do it all? You can do that too.
   We are the ones who make up this place, and if we allow ourselves to become petty and miserable, we are the ones who will suffer for it. There's room for everybody, but no place is perfect - not with people in it
   I find that the more I apply myself to writing and chatting up interesting people in the forums, the more I enjoy myself here.

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      So as a majority, do you think hubpages has evolved or devolved?

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   livewithrichardposted 14 years ago

   I don't think it's evolved since I've been here.  It's pretty much the same and you get out of it what you put in.  I see a lot of the seasoned members getting annoyed at newbies asking questions that have been asked dozens of times... but the funny thing is its the same annoyed members that keep stating that instead of just passing on to another thread...  there are a lot of elitist attitudes here that I tend to ignore.

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah some of the vets in here have this attitude of - hey, look at me, I've been here longer than you, bow down and worship me. - Its absurd really, and I find it quite amusing. Some are quite cool though, like Ghost, Eaglekiwi, Aevans, Sandrarinck, etc quite a number in any case.

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         livewithrichardposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Every one of those hubbers you mentioned are awesome people and a credit to HP.  And there are hundreds more that you havent mentioned.  I have only come accross a small handfull of elitists here and I tend to stay out of their conversations or not reply to them.  I'm not here for controversy or to make enemies.  I'm here to expand my knowledge and to share my knowledge and if that hurts the sensibilities of some of those elitist, I really don't care.  I know what works for me, what has been working for me and that is all that I share.  I never share anything that I don't try or use myself and I think that comes out pretty clear in what I write.

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            Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I love how you share your knowlege Richard unselfishly and without all the fanfare, its appreciated,even though Ive officially been signed up for quite a few months ,Im still very much a rookie...

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         Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yea Im cool
         Got the shades to prove it
         Tis like high school ,in a way
         Bullies and ho-ho's like to play
         Meet some strong real people,thats good luck
         But the real truth  Im here, is to make an honest  buck

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I fully agree with you and fiery. Many veterans feel something is owed to them or that an ego must be fulfilled.

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, and whenever you have a brush off with a vet, all the other vets line up behind their own, and tell you, hey quiet down, dont have an opinion, kiss his or her ass! I get that all time, WHO CARES IF YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE A MILLION YEARS? We're all equal in a virtual world. Gosh, the vanity! Ha ha ha ha ha

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            marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Excellent words you added CJ, Ty.
            
            I made a forum thread called "Hubpages Cheerleaders". You would have been amused at how many people fell into the trap of the title. It was a war of hubpages friends against each other. All they were missing was some pom pom's.

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               fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Ha ha ha ha you kidding me! Its a friggin' joke. They're like little kids with the stroking of their egos and all. I laugh. If it was real life, I bet you my life savings many of them wouldn't be half as proud as they are in here. I'm dead sure of it!

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                  marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  lol again, great comment and very true. There is no intelligence to be found in an ego or arrogance.

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                  Uninvited Writerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Says the person who created a forum thread to talk about having a 95 score...

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                     fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     I thought we agreed you stay out not talking to me. I thought we agreed on that. You've never liked me in here and you've never made any pretenses about it. Whatever Old lady!

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            Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            That only happens when you're looking to pick-a-fight

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               marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               lol This is not the "only" time it happens.

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                  fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  I've never picked a fight my whole life. However I'm very opinionted and I never back down. My pops taught me better. Never back down. EVER.

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               Ron Montgomeryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Or if you're African.  fcj will tell you that anyone who says something he doesn't like does so because of the continent he lives on.  Pretty rational really.

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                  Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Good one Ron

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   BrianFanslauposted 14 years ago

   Lol

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   jcalesposted 14 years ago

   devolved. I was told it is informational yet I see a lot of personal gossip hubs. How can that be considered an authoritative site with people's personal lives.
   Personal experiences are the not the type of information it was designed for.

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If you put limitations on it, is it free writing?

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         livewithrichardposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I think too that sometimes we forget that HP is not only a social network, it is a business.  As a business it is here to make money.  Bringing personal stuff into HP also brings traffic as do the "pictures only" hubs. 
         
         A few days ago, I started a suggestion thread to "add a page" function for very long hubs that way we clone the first page and just continue instead of writing a whole new title and tags and everything else... I stated that HP had evolved from its original intent on being an authoratative site by allowing poets and fiction writers, only to be bombarded with vets saying it hadn't evolved.  I mean how can I argue I've only been here 4 months not 2 or 3 years.

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      dont really generalize. I've read some pretty good personal experience hubs, like from Ghost. However, its not my thing. I dont discuss my personal life on a hub. Especially really personal stuff.

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         Mishaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I saw you talking to Ron about goats. I thought it was sort of personal...

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            Ron Montgomeryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, I learned a useful new phrase.   I will use it during my next trip to Africa.

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   Mishaposted 14 years ago

   LOL

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    marinealways24posted 14 years ago

    "grabs popcorn",
    
    
    "and beer"

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       fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       See how they begin to prove my point already. They stroke each others egos ever so gently.

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    Uninvited Writerposted 14 years ago

    That's when I thought you were a poor sensitive soul. But in the past few weeks you have been incredibly rude to a lot of people.
    End of conversation, I'm not going to let you turn another thread into being all about you.

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    fierycjposted 14 years ago

    Gawd, its amusing to me how a bunch of adults act like whiny little kids. This is so high school - with the jocks and cheerleaders acting like a cool gang. I pity you all.

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       Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       the kettle calling the frying pan...etc

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          Ron Montgomeryposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          OMG!! don't say it!

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             Mark Knowlesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Don't mention the scarf...

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                fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                And now the vets are complete...bring in your alter-ego Eric now, Mark. Its perfect timing.

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    marinealways24posted 14 years ago

    lol I didn't write this to start a freaking hubpages war. It's to cause self-awarness. It looks like it is doing the opposite.

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    relacheposted 14 years ago

    The entire first year of HubPages there were no forums.  If you had any questions, you'd just write directly to the Hub team and they'd get right back to you. 
    
    The function of the Hubs and features have evolved, some of them radically, but as the site has grown, the influx of the mainstream internet population has brought a lot of pettiness and effluvia to the forums.  I'm rather disappointed in how HubPages has chosen to handle that aspect of their community.

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       marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hello, Ty for adding. Please explain the effluvia and pettiness and how you think it should be handled.

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    Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

    Mark is Eric?
    
    But Erics in Tassie aint he?
    
    Froggys in Lisbon
    
    Darksides in Aussie
    
    No one is where they say they are
    
    Maybe Im not really here
    
    Oh hell I am
    
    Reaches for Marines pop-corn and sighs why our TV wont pick up any decent TV channels, really was more fun when I lived in a tree ,upside-down

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       marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       lol who needs tv when you have the forum.

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          Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          kinda like jepoardy

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             marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             or Jerry Springer

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                Janettaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                yeah, I'm gonna go with Springer...

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                   Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   less chance of a lawsuit lol

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                Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Oh gawd...andy griffith was so much simplier

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    marinealways24posted 14 years ago

    lol, things aren't looking good from your responses.

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    Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

    I haven't been here long enough to say if its evolved or not.
    
    I will say that the newbies and the elitists get beat up on quite frequently.  I find it sad that the newbies get trounced on by people who've been here say 4 months...not sure why they like to trounce, Hub Pages is open for anyone to write. 
    
    I like the forum over all - you can speak your mind. 
    
    I belong to a message board (that I rarely post on anymore), you have to pay $5.00 a month to view the "premium" forums (like religion) and its is so over-moderated.  If you say BOO the wrong way, your thread will be closed in an instant.  They even have on their intro page the "Goodbye" and "Farewell" threads are not welcome & will be pulled immediately - its like a big brother site.
    
    Who has the popcorn now, please pass...

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