Spoiler markup on gaming articles

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  1. melbel profile image94
    melbelposted 2 months ago

    It appears that the industry standard is a little outdated looking but it would still be nice to have bold text with a yellow highlight to warn readers that there is a spoiler in the article.

    1. theraggededge profile image87
      theraggededgeposted 2 months agoin reply to this
      1. SerenityHalo profile image93
        SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

        There are only four people listed on staff as of this moment.

        https://hubpages.com/about/team

        1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
          Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

          That's a real surprise! There used to be about 15-20 editors.

          1. SerenityHalo profile image93
            SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

            Right? I believe Arena laid off the whole editing team. I doubt new content will go to remaining niche sites. There are a lot of questions here.

            1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
              Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

              Andrea, I just Googled several HP editors' names, and they are still coming up as "HP Staff."

              Regarding niche sites, Matt told me in an email earlier this week that HubPages will no longer be moving qualified articles from Discover to HobbyLark. However, I do not know if that ruling applies to other niche sites that will remain temporarily, like Owlcation.

              1. WriterJanis profile image90
                WriterJanisposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                Oh I'm sad to see HobbyLark go. It's the last place I had an article moved to.

              2. Kenna McHugh profile image92
                Kenna McHughposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                Oh man, this is interesting. Why still offer a submission form for a niche site?

                1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
                  Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                  Kenna, from what I read, HP was going to keep HobbyLark as a niche site, at least temporarily. Maybe that has now changed.

                  I published a new article last weekend, and wondered if I could have it moved to HobbyLark. That is why I emailed the team.

                  1. Kenna McHugh profile image92
                    Kenna McHughposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                    I hear you. It's tough for me to write or doing anything with all these conflicting facts. I thought HP was keeping specific niche sites where we can submit and have our articles moved over.

                  2. Glenn Stok profile image95
                    Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                    I have a hobby-related article about doodling that was on FeltMagnet until moved to discover last week. So as an experiment I just submitted it to HobbyLark since they say they are keeping that one. I’ll post about the results either way as soon as I get a response.

            2. CYong74 profile image97
              CYong74posted 2 months agoin reply to this

              I'm of the impression even the featured/unfeatured aspect is gone. It's more than a month since a newbie asked for help to get featured.

              1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
                Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                Yes, it has been awhile since a newbie has asked for help with an article.

        2. theraggededge profile image87
          theraggededgeposted 2 months agoin reply to this

          Where's Lisa? She was there before.

          1. CYong74 profile image97
            CYong74posted 2 months agoin reply to this

            Look at the glaring coding error on the About page.

            https://hubpages.com/about/us

            1. theraggededge profile image87
              theraggededgeposted 2 months agoin reply to this

              Saw that earlier.

          2. Glenn Stok profile image95
            Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

            This doesn’t look good! They fired all the editors of the niche sites that were discontinued. That look likes they are dissolving HubPages.

            1. Ken Burgess profile image71
              Ken Burgessposted 2 months agoin reply to this

              Slimming it down, not shuttering the doors just yet.

              1. SerenityHalo profile image93
                SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                Here is what I’m interpreting… Arena is slimming things down, 100%. Their stock price is below $1. If it stays below $1 for six months, it will be delisted from the stock exchange and moved to OTC.

                It’s been below $1 since April. It has until October, essentially. I think Arena has too much debt and the problems of Sports Illustrated to recover. HubPages is getting slimmed down and stripped for parts, and if Arena goes to bankruptcy… that’s likely when HubPages will go for sale, and at that point a new owner will maybe pick us up. I think there is a strong possibility we’ll get a new owner. As much as this platform has been skinned alive, it still can be made to be profitable.

                So my theory is Arena isn’t going to survive its Sports Illustrated fiasco, and this should be a good lesson to everyone to be extremely careful with AI, rather don’t use it at all. My husband would tell you Arena had issues well before SI, it just happened to be the cherry on top.

                The best thing that can happen out of all of this is if we get out of Arena’s hands. Then and only then a recovery process can start.

                We all need to be vigilant and take note of things we’re seeing. It seems the safest place for all articles is Discover.

                1. SerenityHalo profile image93
                  SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                  Obviously, even safer is backing up your articles, but as for this platform… Discover seems like a safer fate.

                2. Glenn Stok profile image95
                  Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                  You’re right about the need for a new owner who can make it profitable. I mentioned Jeff Bozos and Elon Musk in my article about buying The Arena Group. I would imagine that a market capitalization of $23,680,000 is nothing for them. That’s what TAG could be bought for when the share price dropped to 80¢.

                  1. SerenityHalo profile image93
                    SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                    I hope HP gets sold away from Arena. TAG has been nothing but trouble.

            2. theraggededge profile image87
              theraggededgeposted 2 months agoin reply to this

              Not yet. Discover will remain as a massive advertising platform. There'll be no editing and the dross will only be removed if someone reports it. I expect QAP will disappear too.

              1. Glenn Stok profile image95
                Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                I agree. They’ll accept anything at this point for Discover. No editing, No QAP.

                1. Matt Wells profile imageSTAFF
                  Matt Wellsposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                  We still have the QAP and a team of moderators. We will not be editing anymore.

                  1. Glenn Stok profile image95
                    Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                    Thanks for the clarification, Matt.

        3. Misbah786 profile image81
          Misbah786posted 2 months agoin reply to this

          WOW! mad

  2. tsmog profile image86
    tsmogposted 2 months ago

    Just connecting dots with the new discoveries

    The Arena Group Reports 2024 Second Quarter Financial Results (Aug 19, 2024)

    " Management Commentary

    “Nearly all of our cost reduction initiatives are complete, leading to an expected over $40 million in eliminated costs on an annual basis,” commented Sara Silverstein, The Arena Group’s Chief Executive Officer. “As a result, our net losses significantly narrowed, demonstrating that we are on the right path.”

    https://investors.thearenagroup.net/new … al-results

  3. Venkatachari M profile image85
    Venkatachari Mposted 2 months ago

    The About page shows 25 staff members are present.
    I haven't seen this page till now. It looks good for me. I don't see any issue with it except for those bold Capitalised letters trying to highlight monthly visitors. Everything else is nice.

    1. theraggededge profile image87
      theraggededgeposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      There aren't 25 staff members anymore, just the four plus perhaps Lisa.

      The broken code is what we mean - there should be a figure there.

  4. tsmog profile image86
    tsmogposted 2 months ago

    Just for fun at the feed I clicked on each niche site to see what happens. I have not been following closely what has been announced, so this may be redundant. Anyway, the results are as of 08/23/24 9:35 PDT:

    Tatring = empty
    Pethelpful = alive
    Bellatory = empty
    Feltmagnet = empty
    Delishibly = alive
    Axleaddict = landing page only
    Dengarden = alive
    Exemplore = landing page only
    Levelskip = empty
    Reelrundown = empty
    Toughnickle = empty
    Wanderwisdom = alive
    Spinditty = empty
    Wehavekids = alive
    Youmemindbody = redirect to Hubpages – Health landing page
    Caloriebee = empty
    Pairedlife = landing page only
    Letterpile = alive
    Turbofuture = empty
    Holidappy = empty
    Howtheyplay = empty
    Owlcation = alive
    Hobbylark = alive
    Soapboxie = redirects to Hubpages – Politics and Social Issues
    Skyaboveus = empty
    Remedygrove = alive
    Patientslounge = alive
    Healthproadvice = alive
    Thecrimewire = empty
    HubPages (Discover) = alive

    As anything subject to correction.

    1. WriterJanis profile image90
      WriterJanisposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Tim, Thank you so much for the breakdown.

    2. Janda Raker profile image91
      Janda Rakerposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

      Thanks for this research, Tsmog!

  5. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
    Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months ago

    When Matt responded to Glenn's post above, he spoke about a "team of moderators." I wonder just who is a member of this team. Could it be Matt and the other three staff members?

    1. SerenityHalo profile image93
      SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, I think so. I think we should protect all of them the best we can… if a single one of them leaves, Arena might not fill the position, or at least not in a speedy manner.

      1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
        Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

        Bev asked above about Lisa. If Lisa was retained as an HP staff member, perhaps she would be one of the moderators.

        Pure conjecture here.

        1. SerenityHalo profile image93
          SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

          I’m not going to out specific people, but there are some indications on LinkedIn as to what’s happened with editors.

  6. Rupert Taylor profile image96
    Rupert Taylorposted 2 months ago

    Glenn writes at about 3:30 pm EDT "I received a reply saying they are no longer accepting submissions to HubPages Network Sites,"

    At 2:00 pm EDT I received this from HP, "Rupert Taylor, We've Selected Your Article for a HubPages Network Site!" The site in question is Owlcation.

    Curiouser and curiouser.

    1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
      Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Earlier today, I was going to experiment and submit my latest article to HobbyLark. But after what happened to Glenn, I decided not to.

      Maybe if I had, the article would have gone to HobbyLark and gotten off of Discover.

    2. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks for mentioning this, Rupert. The discrepancy is very disappointing because both Owlcation and HobbyLark are two of the few niche sites they claimed would remain active. Anyway, I congratulate you for your success. At least one of us is treated like a valued Hubber.

    3. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
      Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Earlier today, I was going to experiment and submit my latest article to HobbyLark. But after what happened to Glenn, I decided not to.

      Maybe if I had, the article would have gone to HobbyLark and gotten off of Discover. Who knows?

      1. Kenna McHugh profile image92
        Kenna McHughposted 2 months agoin reply to this

        That's the operative phase, Gregory. "Who knows?"

        1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
          Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

          Yup!

      2. Glenn Stok profile image95
        Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

        Gregory, I would suggest you go ahead and do it. We have already noticed they say one thing and do another. Nothing has been consistent lately. So do it. Maybe you’ll be treated better.

        After all, they listed HobbyLark as one of the niches being kept for the time being.

        See that latest newsletter: https://hubpages.com/about/newsletter/2024-08-16

        1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
          Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

          Glenn, thanks for the encouragement. Yes, you are absolutely right about "they" saying one thing and doing another. That is really something about Rupert's article being moved and your article staying on Discover.

          1. Glenn Stok profile image95
            Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

            Right! Especially since my article had already been on another niche previously. So, submit it Gregory. I wish you success.

            1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
              Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

              Glenn, I submitted the 1941 article to HobbyLark yesterday. A few minutes ago, I received an email from HP letting me know that the article has been moved to HobbyLark.

              Thanks again for the encouragement.

              1. Kenna McHugh profile image92
                Kenna McHughposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                Interesting.

                1. Gregory DeVictor profile image99
                  Gregory DeVictorposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                  I am not the only HP author who is still having articles moved to HobbyLark. Did you take a look at the site?

              2. Glenn Stok profile image95
                Glenn Stokposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                That is so strange that they have absolutely no consistency anymore. They do different things every day. But, nevertheless, congratulations! I’m glad at least one of us had success.

                1. SerenityHalo profile image93
                  SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

                  I just had edits for a Pethelpful article. However, there are no editors listed as staff… I am confused.

  7. Kenna McHugh profile image92
    Kenna McHughposted 2 months ago

    You and me both. That's why I am not writing anything right now. There are too many conflicting promises and actions. But, as the old saying goes, actions speak louder than words.

    1. SerenityHalo profile image93
      SerenityHaloposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      The current state of things is definitely not motivating.

 
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