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   eugbugposted 19 months ago

   Owlcation has a similar "Send us your question" feature. I haven't checked any of the other sites.
   
   
   So I submitted a question to see what happens.

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      Jodahposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, it does. It depends who the experts are … writers on Dengarden, or HubPages staff.

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         eugbugposted 19 months agoin reply to this

         I submitted a question as an experiment. I'm thinking there'll be a pool of questions that we can help answer unless actual "experts" have been sourced to answer the questions. I hope AI isn't going to be used as inspiration for the news writers to answer the questions. It says "images and text may be used to create an article featured on Dengarden."

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            Jodahposted 19 months agoin reply to this

            Okay, I will be interested to see what response your question receives. I hope they don’t use AI. After all they are unpublishing any articles they deem AI written.

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               eugbugposted 19 months agoin reply to this

               If they're experts, that's OK if they use AI for structuring articles, but not journalists who know nothing about dengardening. I might try asking some questions that only an expert would actually have the knowledge to answer and not someone who just looks up reference sources.

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                  Jodahposted 19 months agoin reply to this

                  Agreed, and good idea.

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            MizBejabbersposted 19 months agoin reply to this

            Hmmm, first step in replacing us human writers.

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         Matt Wellsposted 19 months agoin reply to this

         The experts answering questions are not HubPages staff or AI. They are experts in their field. An announcement for this new feature is coming soon.

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            Jodahposted 19 months agoin reply to this

            Thank you Matt. I just saw the official announcement by Angel. Sounds good.

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      paolaenergyaposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      Very interesting indeed, I am curious about who answers your question.

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      Kenna McHughposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      I am sure Matt or Angel will let us know what's up.

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   Carb Divaposted 19 months ago

   It's on Delishably too. I wonder how they will handle this. Is it AI, or will they reach out to the high performers in the category and ask for our input? Personally, I'd love to be included in a Q&A again.

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      Jodahposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      Fingers crossed, Linda.

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   Shesabutterflyposted 19 months ago

   I think it is a new feature on most sites. I saw it on Delishably, Skyaboveus, & Wehavekids as well. I know communication has been subpar and I want to be hopeful, but seeing how it is likely site wide I doubt this is actually going to be an opportunity for writers sadly (unless they have already been notified, similar to ask a vet/dog trainer on Pethelpful).
   
   I would hope at the very least, it is not for news writers, AI or otherwise. I'm curious to see how your questions get answered.

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   eugbugposted 19 months ago

   I presume there'll be an official announcement about this shortly.

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   eugbugposted 19 months ago

   When they did this sort of thing on Fixya 15 years ago, I used to earn $5 to $10 per question answered. They also had a thing a bit like Fiverr called "The Marketplace" where members could setup services. I had a manual sourcing service for people who had lost instruction manuals for their product and I used to have to go off and search for the manuals online. I made a few hundred dollars doing that.

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      Kenna McHughposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      Being a tutor and life coach, I'd love to do this as well.

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      MizBejabbersposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      That's a good service, Eugene. We could use this today. I bought a "scratch and dent" kitchen range to put in a rental house. It is in perfect condition, I haven't been able to find a scratch or dent on it but it didn't come with a manual. I keep trying to remember to look up the numbers on the plate in the back of the stove so I can try to find a manual online. Maybe you should suggest starting a service like this again to them.

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         eugbugposted 19 months agoin reply to this

         I put the service on Fiverr, but I never got any requests. What annoys me about Fiver is that the services keep going off line if an account isn't logged into regularly.

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   Jan Stepanposted 19 months ago

   It seems like a rather interesting feature. It's nice to see changes in place.

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   psycheskinnerposted 19 months ago

   Have you considered using the experts you already have in tap?  Example: I have a PhD in psychology and 30 years of experience as a research scientist.

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      MizBejabbersposted 19 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, they should consult you. You are an impressive lady. I have 33 years experience in editing and proofreading along with an MA in journalism. I think they could use some help in that field, too.

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   eugbugposted 19 months ago

   I just got an email answer to the question I posted, so I replied and enquired how the "Ask an Expert" would work. I was given an explanation with all the details, but probably better to wait for an official announcement from the Hubpages team before posting here.

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