Most authors answer their readers' fanmail. I've received several notes from followers that were so thoughtful that I'd like to be able to answer them without having to go through their profile and send an email.
It would be nice to be able to reply to our fanmail like we do to our comments.
Great idea. I am very particular about whom I follow, so it would be great to have some other way of acknowledging a new fan. Especially if they make a comment in their fan mail that really needs an answer.
That's a good idea. I've often felt the same way. I go to one of their hubs and comment on it when I get fanmail. Maybe that's better for them anyway, they get a pageview and comment.
I usually do the same, but sometimes it's nice to get a personal response, especially when the comment is especially thoughtful. I'd probably still read and comment on one of their hubs anyway
Thank you, I've been thinking about it for awhile, but I didn't think anyone else would be interested. I'm glad to know I was wrong!
I usually read a couple of their hubs and leave a comment as a thank you if I feel they're a genuine follower.
When someone leaves me a fan mail and I want to reply to them I can,
1) leave them a fan mail of my own
2) send them a direct email
3) go to a Hub of theirs and comment, or even have an entire conversation
Why do we need a fourth way to communicate with people here? (or even a fifth if you count the forums) That seems redundant...
All of the social media websites have a direct messaging system. If you want to talk to someone directly, you can do so through both facebook and twitter.
With the new profiles there is no way to send an email like there was on the old profile, and I think messaging the person through the forum would be inappropriate, especially if the mail they left was of a personal nature.
Leaving a fanmail of your own means you have to follow them. What if I don't want to follow them, but still feel their fanmail deserves an answer?
Going to a hub and commenting is not a direct answer to their fanmail, and if you are answering a fanmail on one of their hubs I don't think that's appropriate either. Some of these fanmails are quite personal, and while I currently try to use the email system, with the new profiles that is becoming difficult. I don't see anything redundant about having a direct messaging system.
I found it quite confusing when I first came to HubPages that I would get these lovely encouraging messages in fanmail and not be able to reply. I felt sure that I was just missing something that should have been obvious.
I agree, and the longer I'm here at HP, the more personal the fanmails seem to become, and the more I find myself looking for an easier way to answer them!
What a terrific idea!! I would love to see that feature. As someone relatively new here, I doubt my opinion matters too much... But still, an excellent idea!!
by kellyfilmgirl 17 years ago
Someone named Issac Daniel left me this "fan mail":Isaac DanielPlease sed your real photo atleast------------------------------What the heck?Okay, just noticed some odd comments to Maddie Ruud on this thread as well:http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/3099So maybe at least it's not just me.
by Susette Horspool 11 years ago
Although I love having followers, I don't always want to follow them in return. Yet I do want to respond directly to fanmail they left. Is there a way of doing that?
by Jean Bakula 13 years ago
Now I read somewhere that our score goes down if we respond to people that comment on our hubs. Is this true? I realize lots of crazy stuff is happening, but I am writing at the same level, and see all my hubs dropping, and my main score. I do know that main score doesn't matter much, and that in...
by savateuse 10 years ago
Should I answer fanmail?I'm new to hubpages, and there a quite a few things I'm not sure about. I've had a few fanmail messages. Is it considered polite to answer? If you answer fanmail, how do you do it?
by Andrew 16 years ago
I still think comments should be comments, not discussions, that is the purpose of a forum. Maybe it would be a good idea that every author has a forum automatically made in a widget on there profile page and the topics are always the title of the Hub. That way you can discuss it and always edit...
by cactusbythesea 12 years ago
Do you always leave fanmail when you start following a hubber?
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