What's Going on with HubPages?

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   Springboardposted 12 hours ago

   It's not that anyone wants to start panicking and thinking, "Hey, this little ride might be ending soon." At the same time, when you have no communication from HubPages about the status updates being stuck, it makes you wonder exactly that.
   
   "Is this ride about to end?"
   
   Because they always got the stuck status fixed relatively soon. But we're about to be three weeks without any status update, and a new article I recently published, which should have already transferred to Discover has not.
   
   The earnings are fine. They have not changed. And those seem to be updating and finalizing. But if they aren't working on fixing the status, does that mean they are considering pulling the plug?
   
   I don't make a great living from HubPages. Does anyone, really? But I enjoy having a platform to share my wares with the world, and over the years HubPages has done well for me. I like the format, I like the reach, I like the attention to quality, I even like that they shut down comments on articles, making the experience here as a writer feel more genuine.
   
   When comments were on, no one really read your articles to enjoy them, if they read them at all. The comments they left were intended to have you give them a reciprocal view. I write to write and be read. Not to have my back scratched or scratch someone else's just because.
   
   In any event, I am curious what anyone else's thoughts are on the status being stuck and if anyone else is concerned we may be treading troubled waters here.

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      bravewarriorposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

      Yes, we're concerned. The writing appears to be on the wall: TAG doesn't care and is about to dump HP overboard to sink into the cyber abyss.

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         Springboardposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

         You may be right. But it makes me wonder, because I have heard similar statements made, what indications has TAG made verbally or otherwise to suggest this is true?
         
         I know they made some changes to the sister site publications. But have they said something? Suggested something? Or is it just panic led by a lack of information to go on?
         
         I have to admit, the situation is very suspect.

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            Kenna McHughposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

            There is no panic. It's evident if you read the forums and experience the lack of communication from TAG/HP. No worries, if you haven't taken the time to peruse the forums or check your article views/CPMs/revenues, you'll read about it soon in the media.

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            bravewarriorposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

            They've said nothing and Matt no longer chimes in on these forums to assure us that HP isn't going anywhere. It's been a couple of months since he made a statement to us. Total lack of communication speaks volumes to the effect that we have been forsaken.

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   theraggededgeposted 10 hours ago

   https://hubpages.com/forum/hubpages

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   Venkatachari Mposted 10 hours ago

   I doubt whether Matt is still there on the HP Board.

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