Stop The Fanning Sprees!

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   fierycjposted 14 years ago

   Now I'm actually gonna share a tip or trick on hubpages for once. Lmao.
   Okay, here's the dealio, fans doesnt do anything for your earnings. If you wanna increase your traffic, how about trying to get real fans for a change - people who'll actually check out your hubs every once in a while. That'll help. Just so we're clear, if you're on a fanning spree dont fan me, I wont fan back. So dont bother.
   Anyone else is welcome to dig in.

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      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      
      
      If the want to fan, let them. All they're going to get is massive amount of e-mails telling them their fans have published hubs

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Actually there's this little check box that allows you to disable email notifications of newly published hubs.

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            tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Oh really? I didn't know that.  As I seldom check my mails ..Thank you! I'll keep that in mind

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      Ivorwenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Fans do liven up Hubtivity, and when I like some one's writing, then alot of times I like their choice of reading.  It helps to find new and different authors...
      
      The other day I came across someone who has been here for 2 years, has over 1,200 fans and I had never heard of them before.  There are so many people here, it is impossible to discover them all yourself. 
      
      P.S.  I understand that you are talking to people who are famming, and who will have no intention of reading what you write.

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      Kobyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      thanks for speaking my mind for me!

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         You're welcome.

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   Pamda Manposted 14 years ago

   Nothing new here.

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Of course, You're PANDA GOD - You're Omniscient!

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         hey Pamda Man, you said you would be ignoring me from now on. What happened? Change your mind, Pandagod?

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago

   HI Some people do get carried away fanning don't they...

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Your avatar sure fits you these days. Fly in, fly out. How's the moving in going?

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   Uninvited Writerposted 14 years ago

   I agree, I don't fan people back just because they fan me. It's silly to join so many fan clubs when you don't intend to read all of their hubs.

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      Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Same here.
      I notice too that since I changed my notification option ,my hubmail goes to spam now..grrr

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Hmmm, me too.

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            Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            things that go bump in the night huh
            ( or could it be Goggle restructering,)
            
            Hardly any clicks , no cents earned ( 2days)
            wahhhhh
            I need coffee

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago

   love the house, but no phone line yet.... am at a friends house, so just having a look at how everyone is getting on... Bank holiday here tomorrow so hopefully they will come out to get me fixed up to computer tuesday...  speak soon... you missing me Fiery

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You know I am, Brenda.

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago

   be back on form hopefully next week.... keep smiling Brenda

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   Janettaposted 14 years ago

   for the most part,massive fanning sprees are just annoying to the rest of us and cause the person's score to go down. Hubbers jump into the forum all the time crying about a plummeting score then get upset when its pointed out that they just fanned thirty ppl in under two minutes.
   
   Moral of the story- stop famming!!

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   Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

   I only become a fan of someone, if I've READ THEIR HUBS, and enjoy them.  I hope that people who become my fans are doing so because they've enjoyed reading my hubs
   
   I did disable the notification for emails.

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      fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      i enjoy reading your hubs, Jane.

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         Jane@CMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks CJ!  You made me smile

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            fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            You're welcome, dear.

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   Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

   some people who fan are very strange!!

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      Ivorwenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Love it!

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      blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Oh EK I see my hunky little aliens have gone to your house.

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         Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         They are illegal aliens Bp , I just givin them a lift home

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            blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Oh cool avatar. Are they salt and vinegar chips in your mouth or barbaque mmm?

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    I agree that Hub Pages is too big of a place for anyone to be able to read and fan every hubber's hubs (not that you would want to as that would be famming).
    I do find it helpful, tho, to see in Hubtivity that a hubber that I admire has become a fan of someone unknown to me. That sometimes/often inspires me to go check out the unknown hubber's hubs and then I may or may not fan them.
    
    Question for the group: How do you feel about "stealth fanning" meaning just becoming a fan but your name/avatar go to the end of the person's list of fans VS leaving fan mail. I probably should know the answer to this but does leaving vs. not leaving fan mail have any impact whatsoever or is it just for ego stroking?

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    logic,commonsenseposted 14 years ago

    perhaps District 9?

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       blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       What is District 9 Logic? Is that next door to District 8?

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          logic,commonsenseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Didn't know anyone took my picture!

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    logic,commonsenseposted 14 years ago

    it is a new Peter Jackson film about aliens that is due out in the US shortly

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       blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Oh cool I love alien films, thanks Logic.

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    logic,commonsenseposted 14 years ago

    You are quite welcome BP!
    Maybe we could go together, I'll buy the popcorn.

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       blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Sure would love to I will buy the coke. Of course we must sit in the back row....errrr....for..errr..comfort of course. xo

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    logic,commonsenseposted 14 years ago

    Of course!

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    HubChiefposted 14 years ago

    I thought fan meant for learning to hear the hub post right away on email and see if that topic is worth liking.
    
    Are people becoming fan for points? do yuo really get points. I have limited count of fans but points are not bad... Where this come from?

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    wesleycoxposted 14 years ago

    I have fanned people, but only after having read a hub.  If the hub I picked is good and was interesting I fan them.  Sometimes I have not left fan mail.  The way it happened is I found one person I liked their hubs then saw people they were fans of and went to their profile.  Read one or two of their hubs, liked it, fanned them, then kept going.  This is how I found the greats like ralwus, brenda, MM, ghost, fiery, and so many others.  I hope that those actions have not made anyone upset.  If it did, well, I don't care cause I liked the writing I read.  So for the people that I am a fan of, I will usually try to get over there as often as I have time for to read and comment on your hubs.  May not be every time but I will stop by once in awhile to check them out.  I just hope my fans do the same for me.

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       fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       what you do is right, man. Thanks for thinking I'm one of the greats. I might not agree. But thanks anyway.

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