Unexisting Hubber

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   nikipaposted 14 years ago

   I recieved a comment to one of my articles and wanted to see who is the person but it  took me not to the profile of Hubber but to another site. Means no such registred member. How it comes?
   
   The name was Valerie

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      nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I know, it could be Spam ...

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      vox vocisposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      In your comment capsule you need to state whether you want to receive comments from people who are not hubbers. It's only normal that an ''outsider'' can comment on hubs.

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   SandyMcCollumposted 14 years ago

   That's weird, did you try it more than once? Hmm...

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      nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      No, once was enough...

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   WriteAngledposted 14 years ago

   I think people who are not members of HP can comment and link themselves to another web address. Not 100% sure about this though.

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      pddm67posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You are correct. I've gotten a few comments from non hubbers.

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      nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I dont think so... Do you think its possible to post a comment if you are not registred?

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      darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, that's how it works.
      
      
      
      
      If a person allows anyone to post, not just members of HP, they can link to anywhere they wish.
      
      Log out and visit your hub where it has happened and you should see where you can add any name you want as well as a URL.

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         nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Ok, let me see... Thanks

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   lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

   I too have received these - very odd

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   Ohmaposted 14 years ago

   I thought those pages had something to do with hubbers being banned? Maybe I am wrong.

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      nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Have no idea...

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   WriteAngledposted 14 years ago

   I've just signed out of HP and posted a comment to your fresh fruits in bed hub, entering a URL for my blog. I've shown up with a link to my name, Krys. Feel free to delete the comment, it was just an experiment.

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      nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I just did the same and understood that anyone can post here comments... Means a lot of Spam...

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         nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you very much to all of you who helped me to solve this problem.
         Wish you a very productive week!!!

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         Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Not necessarily.  You want to encourage traffic from outside HubPages - you won't earn a cent from other Hubbers, because we don't click on ads.
         
         If someone leaves a good comment and links their name to their own website, that's fine - it's internet etiquette to accept it, provided the link isn't to some spammy website.  After all, you'll want to make comments on other blogs and create a link back to your Hubs, so it's only fair.

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   Mamelodyposted 14 years ago

   I think in your account settings you are able to select if you want comments from non hubbers as well..

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   Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago

   I get ppl who aren't on hubpages commenting sometimes...it's allowed
   
   By the way welcome to hubpages!

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   mistyhorizon2003posted 14 years ago

   When you edit your comments capsule you can opt whether you want anyone to be able to post, only registered users or only allow comments to be visible once you have approved them. This determines who can and can't post on your hub and if their comment will be visible immediately or not. This is a choice you make on a hub by hub basis. Non-registered commenters do not have to link to an email address at all as far as I am aware, they simply post, and that is it. Hope this has helped explain things better

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      nikipaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, thank you for all your helpful comments. Nice to find out something new.

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    RedElfposted 14 years ago

    When I receive comments form non-hubbers, I always follow their link and see if I want to link from them. Many ARE spammers who post one or two words and then slap in their link to get the traffic.
    
    If I want to leave their link, then I will, but most often, I copy their link into my comment, say thanks, and then delete their original link. If it's a nasty site, I don't bother, to keep the comment -I just delete it.
    
    But SPAM is the main reason I always check the first check-box in the links capsule so that nothing is displayed until I have a chance to see it!
    
    Cheers!

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    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    spam just delete it   we all get them too.

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    flread45posted 14 years ago

    That outfit scares me lyricsingray!!

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    Dao Hoaposted 14 years ago

    I agree with Marisa that "If someone leaves a good comment and links their name to their own website, that's fine - it's internet etiquette to accept it, provided the link isn't to some spammy website.  After all, you'll want to make comments on other blogs and create a link back to your Hubs, so it's only fair."

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    nikipaposted 14 years ago

    Thank you for all useful information.

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