Spammy elements in the article!

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   BILAL EJAZposted 5 years ago

   Hi Hubbers,
   
   What i have understood abt this Spammy thing is that the article should not include any promotional links, amazon capsules which are not having concern with the article itself,and the keyword repetition.
   From your experiences if it includes anything else or something which i have misunderstood abt it do let me know.
   
   I do not know whether my article is visible to u all or not, but I still can't figure  out how to clear this phase.
   
   Here is my article: Imran Khan "the Last Hope of Pakistan!" (must be signed in to view)

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      OldRosesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      You need to get rid of the all caps words and phrases, the bolding and the underlining.  None of these is appropriate in the magazine style articles that are acceptable on HubPages.  Your sentences are very stilted.  Perhaps that is the way that you learned English, but it is not acceptable on HubPages which is an American site and expects writers to express themselves in American or British English.  You should have a native English speaker review your article and correct your sentence structure.

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   CYong74posted 5 years ago

   Spammy elements, or not, there are multiple styling and grammar errors. You still wouldn't pass the test if you do not amend those.

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   BILAL EJAZposted 5 years ago

   TYSM FOR THE REPLY. YES, I HAVE FOUND THOSE ERRORS.

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   BILAL EJAZposted 5 years ago

   Thank you, Madam, for your kind response. Yes, for sure being non-native speaker I will be struggling on Hb with my style of writing ,but that is the reason why I am here; to build up my writing skills. I am not giving up that easily.

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      CYong74posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Bilal, if you really want to build up your writing skills, you should begin by understanding English grammar rules, and by reading properly written English articles. Writing on a revenue sharing platform like HP isn't going to do you much good because no one will point out your mistakes one-by-one.
      
      Forgive me for saying this too, some of your mistakes suggest you barely read grammatically correct write-ups. Or you don't read them with the intention to learn.
      
      Lastly, beyond grammar are the matters of content, arguments, and presentation. Your love for your president is your personal freedom. But if you want to persuade others on an international platform, you have to write in a less intense, ranting, and hysterical way. Less accusatory too.

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         BILAL EJAZposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Sir, it is quite hard for us the non-natives to perceive how you the natives of the language read upon our words. We believe we have conveyed our message to the reader to the fullest potential we possess but surprisingly, with remarks from you people on our work it suggests that we haven't. Surely, this process of learning the writing skills is a hectic one and being a student I will only say that it will improve over time.
         As far as your advice on having a grammatical check-up is concerned, yes, you're right I do not read them with an intention to learn. I hated learning it in school and now at the college level aswell, but with remarks from you the experts in the business I am now bound to work upon it and the other writing aspects aswell if I have to survive on HB.
         As far as my content selection is concerned, I will only say that I have written this article to be read upon by the Asian audience once (or if) it is published from HB. I am saying this because I have written things based upon facts which only Asians especially the South Asian people could understand.

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            CYong74posted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Bilal, you got it very,very wrong. First of all, I'm not a native speaker i.e. a Westerner. I'm Singaporean Chinese. We don't even have the concept of a native tongue over here and most Westerners would consider me a non-native speaker too. I mastered English by reading, paying attention to sentence structures and grammar, and constantly upgrading myself. It took years.
            
            Secondly, this is an American platform. Thus it expects content that is geared towards the global viewership, beginning with proper English. On top of which, South Asia isn't just Pakistan, or even Pakistan and India, is it? If you only want to target these countries, then you should submit to a South Asian website.
            
            All else aside, English is English. Apart from American vs British spelling & vocabulary, grammar rules are the same wherever you are. Don't be mystify by this and don't use this as a reason for not learning. You do yourself no favors.
            
            Apologies for being harsh.

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            theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I might be missing something here, but if you perceive your audience as being Asian, then why not write on an Asian platform?
            
            HubPages is Amercian/international. Articles here are the equivalent of print magazine style and have to be in near-perfect English. If your English isn't up to standard then your articles will either be rejected or published in the HubPages.com holding site, where they will attract little to no traffic.
            
            If you hate learning English, I'm afraid you will not be successful here. You need a lot of articles (usually) to make any decent money and you will struggle to get them moved to the network sites. You also need to appeal to the wider global readership.

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   BILAL EJAZposted 5 years ago

   Yes madam, indeed you are missing upon two things. Firstly, I never said that I am here on HB to attract any Asian audience, did I? I just said that in reply to that previous post because of the nature of my article. It's because I have written about an Asian personality about whom you the Western side know very little about as compared to the Asians. Hence, I believe once (or if it is allowed to be ) published, from HB, it could attract very little Western audience's interests as compared to the Asian audience's.
   
   Secondly, I never said that I hated English I just said that I disliked learning grammar things at school or the college level. If I did hate English, I would not have been able to write up such things or even write up a single sentence.
   
   Yes, I've got several topics to write upon for the HB, and I am planning to work my way out once I am through with QAP of the previous one.
   
   Being just 19  and a newbie to this page I chose the help forum to look up for the guidance from you the natives of the language and not for criticism on unnecessary things other than those on my work.

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      theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Actually, most people do know who Imran Khan is And well before you were born he and his glamorous wife were regularly on TV and in gossip magazines in the UK, US and Australia, etc.
      
      I didn't say you hated English, I addressed the point you made about hating "learning it in school and now at college". If you don't enjoy it, it's going to be hard work for you.
      
      Being just 19 means you aren't able to learn from suggestions and comments? Criticism is beneficial. And it's not as if anyone has been rude or dismissive towards you. Try to take a more mature attitude - it will be helpful in your present and future career.

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   Beth Eaglescliffeposted 5 years ago

   You have been given good advice by theraggededge, CYong74, and OldRoses. They are all established, successful writers here on HubPages, and they are trying to help you. Even though your article has failed the QAP (quality assessment process) you seem unable to accept the advice you have been given.
   
   HubPages is an American website, aimed mainly at an American audience. It is not a site for learning and perfecting your English language skills. Until you can write near perfect English (and your article proves that you can't at present) your work will not be accepted for publication by HP.

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   CYong74posted 5 years ago

   And ... he has erased his account. Hmm.

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      theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Very mature of him, and probably the right thing to do

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