Luke says, "Mod Team Cannot Assign Labor"

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   Linda S Grimesposted 3 days ago

   Using the “Contact the HubPages Team” on HubPages, I asked the following question: Does the HubPages team have any plans to improve the situation for their writers?
   
   Fairly quickly I received the following response:
   
   Hello,
   
   Unfortunately, we here at the mod team cannot assign labor toward changing the site. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.
   
   Thanks,
   Luke
   Team HubPages
   
   So I then asked:
   
   Hello, Luke:
   
   Does that mean you will not be repairing the page view update function?
   
   Thank you for responding,
   Linda Sue Grimes
   
   No response yet, but I’m waiting . . .

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 3 days agoin reply to this

      I'm interested in seeing the next response!

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         viryaboposted 2 days agoin reply to this

         … if there’ll be any.

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      SerenityHaloposted 2 days agoin reply to this

      That is absolutely compelling.
      
      What all does it mean? Are they in a union strike and can’t put “labor” on changing the site? Is there some sort of forbidden rule by TAG that staff can’t adjust things on HP?
      
      Clarity would be kindly appreciated.

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         PaulGoodman67posted 2 days agoin reply to this

         As they announced some time ago, they no longer believe in the HP model. They stopped putting resources into HP and got rid of all the editors and virtually all the staff.
         
         I can't for the life of me see what the "mystery" is.
         
         Labor is just another word for staff/work resources!

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            SerenityHaloposted 2 days agoin reply to this

            You know I know. I’m just trying to get the beans to spill more. For… reasons.

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      Kenna McHughposted 2 days agoin reply to this

      Clearly, Luke is saying they don't have the labor to fix it. So, they will not fix it. That is my understanding. Of course, we could have told him that. Duh.

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         SerenityHaloposted 2 days agoin reply to this

         “We here at the mod team cannot assign labor toward changing the site.”
         
         Does it also sound like they don’t have permission? As in TAG won’t give them permission? Why would TAG not give them permission? If the mod team can’t assign the labor… who can?
         
         Could also just mean they have a skeleton crew and not enough resources to do the job, so they won’t.

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            Kenna McHughposted 2 days agoin reply to this

            Yes. It could mean they don't have permission. Still, the mod team won't be able to get it done. I take that as the final answer.

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      Genna Eastposted 3 hours agoin reply to this

      Your question to Team Hubpages was a fair one, Linda.   “Unfortunately, we here at the mod team cannot assign labor toward changing the site.”  You didn’t ask about "changing the site.”  For example, Luke and Matt assured everyone weeks ago that they were working on repairing the Stats pages.  How is this changing the site?

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         Linda S Grimesposted 2 hours agoin reply to this

         I guess repairing a glitch could be generically thought of "changing the site."  It does seem that admin "cannot assign labor" to do much of anything regarding the site.  However, they do slowly monetize articles, that is, move articles to "Discover."  I wonder how they afford the effort to do that.  I am also wondering if they have specifically told us somewhere that we are alone and should not be expecting any help from the HubPages Team.
         
         Notice that Luke said in my original message: "Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns."  Yet, after I questioned about the stats freeze, I am still waiting for a response . . .

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   Rupert Taylorposted 3 days ago

   It will probably be "We are working on it and it will be fixed soon." I got that message several weeks ago, but "soon" is indefinite and seems to be a long way away.

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 3 days agoin reply to this

      "Soon", as in "another dimension."

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   Rupert Taylorposted 3 days ago

   Yes, but after Tuesday's rapture aren't we all in another dimension?

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      Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 days agoin reply to this

      Yes Rupert--the Upside Down.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 2 days ago

   Linda, you still waiting on Luke? He'll be with you soon.

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      Linda S Grimesposted 2 days agoin reply to this

      Yes, Rupert, still waiting . . .

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   Rupert Taylorposted 22 hours ago

   Luke. LUKE. Come out wherever you are. Your people need you. Can you hear me Luke?

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      Linda S Grimesposted 9 hours agoin reply to this

      Still waiting. . .

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