A sorrowful limerick

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   Rupert Taylorposted 2 weeks ago

   The closest I get to poetry is the noble limerick. Here is one from my fevered brain. I'm sure fellow versifiers can do better - much better.
   
   A Yankee website called HubPages
   Published stories written by sages
   It was bought out by TAG
   That gave not a shag
   And, gobbled up all of our wages

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      theraggededgeposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      Boom boom

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         bravewarriorposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         Here we all sit in a blind-sided fit.
         Came to share our wordsmithing craft.
         and the TAG honchos laughed and laughed and laughed
         because they knew the writers who line their pockets would ultimately get the shaft
         and a big pile of TAG's collective shit.

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            Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

            Good one!

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      Kyler J Falkposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      Dunk on 'em Mister Rupert!

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      Kenna McHughposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      Yup!

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      Titiaposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      You nailed it Rupert.

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      WriterJanisposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      Nicely done Rupert.

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      Dean Traylorposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      Limericks are supposed to be funny, But this made me sad...because it's all too real.

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      AloBeDaposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      Apt!

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         Kenna McHughposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         Alobeda, I noticed you're articles are still on PatientLounge.com. Is that network site still functioning with HP or TAG?

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            AloBeDaposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

            Yes Kenna. The Patient Lounge network site is still functioning. Haven’t got the move-to-Discover notice yet. I guess it’s just a matter of time.

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               Kenna McHughposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

               Okay! It might be eventually.

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                  AloBeDaposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

                  Yep. Sooner than later.

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      I hate that this is true. Thanks Rupert.

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   Venkatachari Mposted 2 weeks ago

   Enjoyed the limericks, Rupert and Shauna. As pointed out by Dean, both portray the dark side of HubPages.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 2 weeks ago

   Great poem!
   
   However, as much as I dislike the way we’ve been treated by TAG, it’s pretty obvious to me that we’ve all been screwed by changes at Google and the advent of AI.
   
   The original model won’t work anymore.
   
   If someone wants to prove me wrong, put your money where your mouth is and set up something like the old HP that works.
   
   I suspect that you’ll encounter the same issues but I’d love to be proven wrong!
   
   HP was the final one of its ilk and outlasted all the others (Squidoo etc.) RIP

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   Miebakagh57posted 2 weeks ago

   Too funny...but not so funny.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 2 weeks ago

   Paul says Google did us all in
   By calling HP a big sin
   New algos killed views
   Gave writers the blues
   And tossed HP into the bin
   
   With half-hearted apologies to TAG

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      theraggededgeposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      TAG should be doing the apologising. From the awful article formatting to the lack of transparency... and now the decimating of earnings even though traffic stayed the same.
      
      Today I will finish deleting my hubs and my account will remain open until I get my final payout next month.

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         Kenna McHughposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         You're doing exactly how I feel.

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         Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         Sorry you're leaving but if I were motivated, I might do the same. I guess I am too mentally fatigued to start over anywhere right now. Best of success to you!

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         bravewarriorposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         Bev, are you moving your hubs to another format?

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            theraggededgeposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

            Not yet. I have a site but it's a vanity project really. I would need to pay to promote it. I'd need to revamp the articles and re-do a lot of the images. I'll give it some thought.
            
            Anyway, just four hubs left, collecting the last dregs of month-end traffic.

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               Kenna McHughposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

               Bev, one left to go, it's happening.
               
               I've owned a site for over 10 years. I sent it to pasture about six months ago. I might take it out of retirement and move all my HP film industry articles there. See how that goes and decide from there.

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                  theraggededgeposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

                  Keeping one as a placeholder. It's not the best but not the worst so ideal for seeing how things go.
                  
                  It's a bit sad after 15 years, over 12 million views, thousands of dollars earned (for HP as well as me), not to mention the interaction with newbies, for it to fizzle out like this without one word from a staff member.

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                     Kenna McHughposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

                     Yeah, I would call it suppressive and oppressive. It's been 18 years for me. I still think that in the years to come, I will receive an email or a small white postcard in the mail informing me of a class-action lawsuit. I will not be surprised.

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   wpcooperposted 9 days ago

   Is there another format on her pages that we can use to earn more money

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