Change to bright red 'Contact author' link at top of every article

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   LongTimeMotherposted 7 years ago

   Lazy readers click the bright red 'contact author' button to ask questions that should be appearing in the comments section. I don't bother answering them because there's absolutely no advantage to hubbers spending time engaging in private conversations. I've had one interesting email that didn't need to go into comments, but only one.
   
   So I suggest you add another 'step' for anyone who clicks that link. Would you please direct them back to leave a comment if they want to discuss the topic of an article ... and warn them not to necessarily expect a response from the author if they choose to proceed with 'contact author'.
   
   I'm puzzled as to why that red link was added in the first place. Why do you want readers contacting authors via email?

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   WryLiltposted 7 years ago

   ...and I'm just sitting over here, wondering why I only average 1 email from the contact button every 2 years.

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      Marisa Wrightposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Well that's partly because the new "contact" link has been in place for only a few weeks.
      
      I get emails from other Hubbers quite regularly, but it's extremely rare for me to get one from readers.  The "contact author" link hasn't changed that - yet.

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         Venkatachari Mposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Why the link is appearing on only some of the Authors' pages and not on others' posts? Whether it needs to opt for?

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            tsmogposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            I think we should be able to opt out of that feature. I am not interested in being contacted for various reasons.

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               Venkatachari Mposted 7 years agoin reply to this

               My hubs do not show that feature. Or is it visible only to the visitors?

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                  Marisa Wrightposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                  Check what options you have selected under Account Settings.   I think you must have chosen not to allow other people to contact you via HubPages.

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                     Venkatachari Mposted 7 years agoin reply to this

                     Thank you, Marisa, for reminding about this setting. I will check it and rectify.

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         WryLiltposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Sorry, I meant both since the new feature and before it. Even hubbers rarely contact me, lol.

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      Venkatachari Mposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Wry Lilt, do you say every two years?

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   eugbugposted 7 years ago

   I've had several technical questions and usually re-post the contents of my reply email as a comment.
   Is the content matter of comments treated by Google in the same manner as the main body text of a hub?

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      Venkatachari Mposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I hope so. If it contains rich comments of value they should get a good audience.

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