Anyone get the feeling...

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   theraggededgeposted 6 months ago

   ... that HP has been abandoned? No earnings updates. Spam left on the forum.
   
   Feels like we're all alone

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      WriterJanisposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      And no site updates????? Nah.......Why would we feel abandoned?

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      chef-de-jourposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Quick, call Matt Wells, head of International Rescue! The Statmeister.

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, that feels right today.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Yes!

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      chef-de-jourposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      Let's all simultaneously email Matt Wells.....Matt? Matt? You still there?

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      Matt Wellsposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      HP has not been abandoned! As always, when stats and earnings are delayed, they will be updated, and spam will be removed.

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         Kenna McHughposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         Matt, it would be nice if you could be more timely on your updates.

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         chef-de-jourposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         I love you Matt Wells.

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            jansharesposted 6 months agoin reply to this

            He's very consistent.

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         viryaboposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         Phew!
         Thanks. Oh what a relief .

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         Eric Cauncaposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         Sending you lots of hugs and kisses, Matt Wells!
         
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         Kenna McHughposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         We're being served marmalade and bread, folks. Ignoring us is not the best practice right now.

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   Drew Agravanteposted 6 months ago

   It feels like this is it.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 6 months ago

   I think HP's been gradually abandoned over a number of years.
   
   While they were still employing a crowd of editors to try and revive our rankings, I felt we were safe.
   
   That's over now.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 6 months ago

   (sound of crickets chirping)
   
   Hell-oooooooo?
   
   Im.cold and there are wolves after me!
   
   (AWOOOOOOOOOO)

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   Eric Cauncaposted 6 months ago

   Matt usually replies as fastly as lightning flashes, but he hasn’t responded on this post.

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   Thomas Swanposted 6 months ago

   Game over, man. Game over.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 6 months ago

   Thank you Matt.

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   lobobrandonposted 6 months ago

   Well my hubs that used to once get 400 views a day during the summer months (dengarden) were getting around 25-75 a day over the past couple of years. Now that they are moved to discover it is 1. At least there is that one visitor xD
   
   I wonder if in time it will climb up as Google gets familiar with their new home. But from my point of view updates or not, staff or not. Stealing the websites we built through our content and now taking them the editorial route is a sign that it is dead, more so than any time in the past. And I am here for 13 years, not a short time.

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      Cloverleafposted 6 months agoin reply to this

      I’m in the same boat as you. I have been here 13 years and was earning excellent money on PetHelpful.
      
      I doubt Google will recognize Discover as an authority in our niches unless we reinstate engagement (comments, upvotes etc) and make Discover more like Reddit or Quora (which Google loves).
      
      On the network sites, our content performed well because it directly targeted a focused audience (eg pet owners). The readers there are specifically looking for the type of detailed insights we provide. However, Discover caters to a much broader and more generalized audience with more diverse topics. Without engagement they will get lost, falling into the infinite pit of lower rankings.

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         eugbugposted 6 months agoin reply to this

         I don't see why the existing new format website that was introduced to ensure consistency across TAG and HubPages sites needs to be kept. So why can't the old format be used which would restore the comments facility? But that would take time and money. I guess Discover is just a junk room now that won't be improved or maintained, apart from keeping it ticking over, if that.

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   psycheskinnerposted 6 months ago

   So, I am not abandoned; just left alone for increasingly extensive periods of time in a slow decline towards abandonment....

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    Miebakagh57posted 6 months ago

    Yes, everyone feel like abandoned. But Matt Wells has spoken. Hubpages is here to stay. And HubPages has not been abandoned. Still hope and feeling rising up and down.

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