Who Is "THE BIG DOG" on HubPages?

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   Wag The Dogposted 14 years ago

   Who would you say is The Big Dog on HubPages?  If you do not know, take a "wag" or educated guess.
   
   The person with the...
   
   Most Hubs?
   
   Most Traffic?
   
   Most Followers/Fans?
   
   Most Pull/Power? (Just curious)
   
   I ask, because I would like to learn from the best.  Please give a name and link to their site if you can.  If it is you, do not be shy or modest, list yourself.

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      Dale Mazurekposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      OMG there are many here.  You will get a lot of names and I will only name a few just because I would have to type all day.
      
      You want to learn from people like Relache, Darkside, Damescribe, Nelle,Mark Knowles,Whitney05,Maddie Ruud  and the list goes on and on and on. 
      
      For the most part you will find your way around and it wont take long to see the people you should be paying attention to.
      
      Cheers
      
      Dale

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      ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Who gives a toss? We are a community, not a cult, we dont have a leader.

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         pgrundyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks ryan. You said it more succinctly than I did.

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         cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         haha!
         
         hee hee I just luvs his candor.

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         Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         nope, were all followers. 

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      Quilligrapherposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Wag.  If you are looking for someone with a little authority here on Hubpages, then you just talk to me.  I have as little as anybody.
      
      Q.

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         cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         hmm, maybe he wants to lodge a complaint and cut through the middleman

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      SimeyCposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      The Big Dog? Well now that Frank is gone (I'm assuming Ryan took him with him?) I guess there's no Dog.....

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      pylos26posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Jesus...the link is straight up yonder.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 14 years ago

   Shinujohn2008 I believe has the most hubs.  Over 4000

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   AEvansposted 14 years ago

   Me! lololo there are many take your pick!

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      Stimpposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hey...step aside "A", because STIMP is the big dog....why, just look at the pic

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         Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         My cat will kick your dog's butt any day!!
         

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            Stimpposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            and he/she will have to stand in line behind the 3 cats I've got now who beat the crap out of him daily.

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               Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               he lets them....proof of being bigger..
               
               catch ya later!!

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         tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         LOL, cute. Wolfgang kind of looked like that as a pup.

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   SandyMcCollumposted 14 years ago

   I'm no big dog, more like one of those tiny cows on the commercials, but I think you've got all the big dogs listed up there. Have fun reading and learning! You can learn a lot of you hang out in the forums, too.

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      Bovine Currencyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I am a big cow   Not a big dog though, I think most of the names have been listed

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   Janettaposted 14 years ago

   I don't know if there's necessarily a "big dog" but if you want to learn how to do it and do it well, then Dale hit the nail on the head. Check out the many helpful hubs and tips by Darkside, Relache and Mark Knowles to name a few.
   They've all been here a while and know what they're talking about!

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   cosetteposted 14 years ago

   Darkside
   Sunforged
   Mark Knowles
   Nelle Hoxie
   Maddie Rudd
   Paul Deeds
   Relache
   Patty Inglish
   
   those are people who immediately came to mind.

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   relacheposted 14 years ago

   I personally would not follow the web building practices of the individuals who have the most Hubs.  They tend to range from lower quality down to what HubPages considers spam.

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      AEvansposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I agree.

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      Dale Mazurekposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I was thinking that as well.  Good point

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      mistywildposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      you always have the best advice relache.

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   Jeffrey Nealposted 14 years ago

   Hal Licino (not sure if I got the name right) has over 1,000 hubs.  The ones I read did not seem spammy at all.
   
   That's quite a number when you consider, according to his profile he's been around 3 years, so that equates to an average of a hub a day for 3 years!
   
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   And, I agree with cosette's list

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   cosetteposted 14 years ago

   i have seen some hubbers with a lot of hubs and the hubs are really good. then you see someone else with a lot of hubs and they resemble spam machines. quality is readily distinguished from quantity - but the number of hubs you have isn't what makes someone a "big dog" - it's a whole body of knowledge, experience and how they are respected within the community, as well as how they interact with others in the community. every one of the hubbers i mentioned is helpful, vocal and knowledgable, and therefore, highly regarded.
   
   [edited to add RyanKett - can't believe i forgot him!]

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    Justine76posted 14 years ago

    why do you ask?

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       Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       how would we know who has the most traffic?

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    pgrundyposted 14 years ago

    I don't really much care for the whole 'big dog' idea to begin with. I mean who wants to be a BIG DOG? Wouldn't we all rather be decent human beings?
    
    The people mentioned already have been here a long time, are doing well, and have lots to teach, but I'd rather see people be who they are than try to be some internet marketing 'big dog'.
    
    Ugh.
    
    I mean, I'm so sick of that. It makes me feel like I still work at the bank.

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       getitriteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Agreed.  Big Dog sounds testosterone driven.

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       Lisa HWposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Pam, I know just what you mean.  Over recent days I've seen quite a few remarks on here that make it appear as if the kind of thinking many of us reject about corporate culture is slipping more and more into HubPages.

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          pgrundyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yes, there's more of that competitive webpreneur guruspeak slipping in. It's so much like what I left behind (at the cube farm) so I could write. For me it's about the writing, the people, the ideas--all that marketing talk is a separate gig altogether.
          
          I especially am weary of people casting hub writers as 'winners' or 'losers' based on how good they are at marketing. I think it is totally legitimate to say, "I'm a writer, period."
          
          I write for lots of clients who love the marketing aspect, hate the writing. You don't have to do both. You're not a 'loser' or a 'little dog' if you don't get all geeked up on web marketing.

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             Leta Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Sigh.  Yeah.  Writing.  I'm afraid the readership will never be equal to what a good writer is worth here, period--due to quite a few things.  I'm writing 'copy' at work and here these days.  .  The one thing I like about copy is that it is straightforward and honest...just what it is...though it limits my mind, frankly.  (As does 'marketing,' all the time, lol...oh, for others who judge that--I work ft in marketing, corporate.)
             
             Don't suppose you did the Nanowrimo, did you, Pam?  I didn't.  I think there were too many crises in November and I just couldn't concentrate... 
             
             Still!  For a select few here, I'd judge--and it is both personal/professional opinion--you have no idea how truly good writers you are and it is far beyond marketing...and probably honestly beyond Hubpages.  You need to push it further!  (And so do I, ie.)
             
             

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                tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                That must be so frustrating!

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                   Leta Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   Oh, and Wag?  Tksensei definitely has....or IS the smallest dog here.
                   
                   It's proved over and over...

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                      Bovine Currencyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Big bark though!

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                      tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Are you trying to be unkind again? Wolfgang's a big fella, but small dogs can be nice too. Boston Terriers are good.

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       Ghost32posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I really agree with you on this one, Pam.  Except I never did work at a bank; it was an insurance company.  Still made me sick, though.

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    you won't see the 'big dogs' flaunting themselves. they work hard and earn their followers by writing great hubs. you'll spot them in the 'help' forums at times.

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    cosetteposted 14 years ago

    

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    dohn121posted 14 years ago

    Umm...Let's not forget Paul Edmondson guys.  Were it not for him, none of us would be here

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       Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       
       yup.

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    cosetteposted 14 years ago

    well that goes without saying...

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    jimmythejockposted 14 years ago

    the "top dog" or dogs are the people who work every day in the hubpages offices, they know how it all works and the best way to go about things.....jimmy

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    ngurecoposted 14 years ago

    Wag The Dog.

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    mighty mom
    pearldiver
    lyricsingray

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    tobey100posted 14 years ago

    It ain't me but someday..........

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    awareposted 14 years ago

    all those powers cant be assembled by just one

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       tobey100posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I love this anwer

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    awareposted 14 years ago

    why ty very much im a poet you know

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    sunforgedposted 14 years ago

    I imagine "wag the dogs' desire for "big dogs" relates to:
    
    http://hubpages.com/forum/post/619246
    
    Where he felt the "big dogs" had crushed his petition for a sig line at hubpages.
    
    Perhaps now he want to go right to the top with his ideas?
    
    so I think the appropriate answer is located in the about us link at the bottom of every page
    
    http://hubpages.com/about/
    
    I do get a smile seeing that little chihuahua asking to see the big dog.

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       cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       hee hee this sounds like a good plot for a Disney movie

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    mistywildposted 14 years ago

    oh and me!!! jk

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    Wag The Dogposted 14 years ago

    Wow.  I made this post this morning, but I had to go out and take care of a few things, so, I did not get back to it until this evening.  As I read through the responses, it struck me as odd, and a bit funny, to see how it went from a totally innocent question to; "Wag the Dog" wants to rule, or be the "leader" of Hubpages.  Or, that those who do well on Hubpages are not "decent human beings" and that for the most part, are spammers because they are not writers.  It was even suggested that I wanted to over ride my fellow hubbers and go "right to the top" with an idea I spoke about in a previous post.
    
    It was just like being back in 3rd grade, when the teacher asks one student to whisper something in anothers ear and then have it said to each student, in the class, in that fashion.  When it get's to the last kid, the last kid has to say what was told to them to see if it is the same thing the first kid said.  Of course, it is not, and normally it has totally changed.
    
    For those of you who stuck to the theme of this post, I thank you for the leads.
    
    For those of you who jumped off track, went on your own little rants and conspericy theries, I thank you for the laughs.  I needed them.

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       cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       well, actually, you created a "petition" re: your sig line idea instead of asking a question or making a suggestion, even. then when people said what they thought, you posted almost 20 comments as to why those who disagreed with you were wrong, and even said certain hubbers were "slandering" you and now you imply that some hubbers are picking on you or "going off on little rants" and "conspiracy theories". furthermore, after posting all of those comments, you asked just who the big dogs around this place were. you used the term "big dogs", not us. i don't think anyone here considers themselves a "big dog" and frankly this whole thing is a tempest in a teapot.

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          AdsenseStrategiesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          You are wrong. I am pretty sure it is a storm in a teacup... which is much smaller

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             cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             you know, i think you're right. tempests are smaller. briefer, anyway

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       Leta Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hmmmm, you and Robert De Niro, .  Sure you are here to make money?
       
       I'd say Mark Knowles....if I were to judge by many variables...is the official "Big Dog" in my book.

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    <--------
    
    This is the REALLY big dog!

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    Yeah, Hamlet loves dogs like yours! He eats two or three every morning for breakfast.

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    That was a joke, BTW. Hamlet is a big sweetie pie!

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       tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Are you sure someone didn't trick you and give you a horse instead of a dog?

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    Dang! Stimp does look like Wolfgang!

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       tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       When he was about 8 wks he really did look a lot like that!

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    yoshi97posted 14 years ago

    I'm no big dog (I haven't been around long enough to even think I might have earned that honor), but I will agree with the list of people first given and I will throw in my name to a different list...
    
    Those who give back the community by publishing hubs to teach new members how to use hubpages.
    
    Interestingly enough, the names mentioned earlier on the honor roll also fit on that list too.

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 14 years ago

    lol...the big dog is a picture in one of my hubs...seriously my "big Momma Zoey " in labor..she is one heck of a giant dog!! 

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    Wag The Dogposted 14 years ago

    
    I Found The Big Dog...

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    cindyvineposted 14 years ago

    Does the dog bite?

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    the 'about us' page says we're encouraged to write about what we know and love, and that's what many do here. not everyone is going to write product reviews or pump out 100 hubs in 3 months and that's perfectly fine. 
    
    I came here to write and if I can make some $ or make good professional contacts, that's why I'm here.
    I had no idea I would meet so many great writers worldwide. it's really quite amazing.

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    sunforgedposted 14 years ago

    @wag, i stand by my original assessment
    
    BUT you see, i would actually be supportive of sigs BUT only if the whole forum system was revamped, Im actually bothered far more by "off topic" responses than by "personal attacks"...i think the  moderation here is pointless and misguided, if someone in a religion forum rubs someone the wrong way and brings out the worst...well that's human nature, that's inevitable..that's the way it works...when a topic full of informative content is overrun by conversation...thats against the spirit of a proper forum.
    
    If hubpages was to adopt vbulletin, some post rules and accept they have a vibrant and growing forum in the world of online publishing and allow sigs..i would think it was appropriate.
    
    They say "if its not broke dont fix it"...its broke..the forum doesnt fit the community here anymore..IMO(<---thats important,, opinion), I would appreciate a signature line..AFTER , fulfilling some basic limits..like the same ones that give dofollow here on the hub publishing
    
    
    example..bad company, was a appreciated member of the forums, I had no personal stake, nor did i even agree that was true...But it was obviously true...yet admin oversight has removed that involvement, when they cant even answer the question of why the stats have been screwed up for two days...its easy, you make a sticky, you say the stat are screwed...has anyone seen that?
    
    
    But you are terrible poster boy for such..you explained it like we just would want backlinks, you were defensive about every comment that was in disagreement....just  a terrible posterboy
    
    Its a small issue to me, hopefully someone more deserving will take the mantle,,or you will become more deserving of the mantle

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