Why are some hubs flagged for substandard articles, and other hubs that are Plainly substandard and
are not flagged? Ive seen articles with two paragraphs, or pictures only with one sentence, these articles have not been flagged for correction, so Id like to know what the real criteria is for flagging hubs, it seems like there's alot of unfairness that goes on with hubpages. I will not flag other peoples hubs, its just bad karma even if they are substandard.
I believe it all bottles down to this ...
Substandard Hubs appear quicker than the moderators can review all the flagged ones. So, eventually these poor quality hubs will be reviewed and removed - but until the staff can get around to them, they'll stay posted.
I'm sure the HubPages team is working as fast as they can to review all of the flagged hubs - so just have patience with them. I don't think its "unfairness" per-say - but just an effect of so many bad hubs and so few people to review them.
Flagging substandard hubs is HubPages method of allowing hubbers to bring hubs which appear not to meet HP standards to their attention. When a hub is flagged a moderator will take a look at it and then decide whether it is worth leaving or deleting.
There are only a few moderators at HP, but they eventually look at most hubs. Substandard hubs have a detrimental effect on the entire site, this according to Google.
Your decision to flag or not, is off course up to you, but be aware that all flagging does is to bring something to the attention of the moderation team, they are the ones who have the ultimate decision.
The flagging is mostly done by readers who hub hop so that the staff can take a look at it. Many times the hubs that are really substandard are missed by these readers so they are left that way.
If readers don't flag it, then it won't get into the queue for moderators to review it. I personally flag whatever I see that needs flagged. To me, it's not bad karma -- it's bringing it to the attention of the people who wrote it too, and if they're really interested in quality then it gives them an opportunity to learn how to bring it up higher in the standards. High-quality hubs make money, substandard ones don't, at least not in the long-term if they ever do. People who have substandard hubs that don't get flagged may never understand why their hubscore is low or why they don't earn any money.
Is there a page where we can get feedback? I just received a "Substandard" on my first hub, and I would like to 1. Find out what needs to be fixed. 2. Suggestions to make hub/article better.
by Sherri 13 years ago
The question of whether poetry Hubs should have 400-word minimums came up in this thread a few minutes ago:http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/70203#post1528809I've been puzzling about what to do with poetry Hubs I've found while hopping. I haven't flagged any of them, because poetry is a unique...
by pertibha321 13 years ago
All of my hubs are offline.I were making good income from just 35 hubs,got 100 followers and many good comments.But all is wasted as moderators think that my hubs don't qualify standards of hubpages.I don't argue with moderators as they are doing their work.Still peoples like me who's hubs have...
by Carolee Samuda 12 years ago
I was hub hopping and had to flag a few hubs for being substandard (word count). One hub had exactly 10 words and 2 photos. There should be a way the system prevents you from publishing a hub like that except if it's in the poetry section.
by DK 11 years ago
This forum is a place for you to post hubs that you think are clearly of low quality and need flagging. Committed hubbers should follow this forum and check these hubs posted for quality when they have the time. If a hub has been clearly copied (for example from a PDF file that the plagiarism...
by Shil1978 14 years ago
HubPages has this wonderful feature called Hub Hopping or Hub Hop to flag low-quality/copied/spam content. I know some hubbers do use this and help HP staff weed out the substandard content. Here's one more reason why everyone should 'hub hop.' I came across this thread on a Google...
by SandCastles 12 years ago
I think it is vital that when someone flags your hub you are told who did it and why. If someone complained about you at work, protocol dictates that the person is supposed to go to you first and let you know that they are having a problem with you. They shouldn't just complain to the boss about...
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