Problem with other hubber
I say, screw 'em. LOL sorry to be so upfront, but what can you really do? I have deleted comments from my hubs because they either were spam or half spelled words. There has also been a few comments that didn't agree with my article and that's fine.
In my opinion, it's your article, you took the time to write it, and if someone leaves a comment you don't approve of -- that's why Hubpages has a comment approval system.
Don't let it get the best of you. Report the hub, explain the problem, and try not to fuel the fire.
You are absolutely right! I named individuals and organizations that are identified with a specific political group because that is what I was seeing on the posts. Unfortunately some of the readers made assumptions on my political affiliations because of it and that's where the problem came from. The hub has turned into something that I never intended it to be-kinda like the movie the BLOB.
This happened to me my first week when I answered a question in the answers section of HubPages. It was a religious question and I should've just kept my mouth shut, but I had no idea there were such heated discussions going on in the forums over religion (I hadn't yet ventured there--if I had I would've known better ).
Anyway, it was a leading question and if I'd been paying attention (I wasn't), then I'd have noticed that from the very beginning. I gave my thoughts on it. I got a scathing reply by the poster who asked the question (I didn't even know til then that people could or would even consider doing that--so naive!!!!). I thought they were rude and I told them so. I woke up the next day to a hub dedicated to me. Fun!!!! NOT!!!!!!!!
Anyway, I made the wrong choice and wrote a hub in response. Both hubs were flagged, though I took mine down without being asked. The other one disappeared--voluntarily or not, I don't know.
I'm not sure what you should do. It all depends on what result you want, I guess. If you don't like this kind of controversy, then I'd say you should stay away from the political and religious topics. Unless writing about those is your passion and you want to engage in a lively debate, then you should find other things to write about.
One thing though, and I could be way off here, it's just my perspective on the subject, I've had comments that were negative on my hubs. That is, they were opposing opinions to my own. I left the comments and responded to them there in as diplomatic manner as I was able. It ended there and I got to expand on my thoughts too. Differing opinions aren't always a bad thing. In fact, you can learn a lot from them.
However, if it's a comment that's there soley as a personal attack, or spam, or other such non-contributing things, then by all means, I'd delete them away. Just my two cents and I don't claim to know everything!
As for the hub they wrote, you could flag it if it's a personal attack. I'm sure others have already if that is the case. Don't lower yourself though, as I made the mistake of doing, by engaging in similar behavior. Unless, that is, you like the conflict
Good luck to you!
Just move on. There are several hubs around attacking me personally, and reporting them to HP did not help a tiny bit, so it seems to be useless in this case.
Hmmmmmm, MM, I wonder where you saw that approach
LOL, no, of course they aren't MM, I would never dream of condoning such appalling behaviour, no matter how effective it might well be if some well meaning, loyal friend or friends were willing to undertake this rash action in their misguided efforts to support their wonderful, genuine and yet, abused and vulnerable friends here on hubpages
You're right, Habee, it certainly is a waste of time. Time that could be used, as you said, in producing something more lucrative and meaningful
However, if this were to happen to me again, I would do my best to just ignore it. I did, as you said you would consider doing, send an email to this other hubber and it just gave the hubber more text in the hub about me
Yeah....I'm thinking we need an ignore button
Wow.. I tend to agree with Misha..
A Wise Man.. Doesn't Bleat about it, but helps (by leading) the other party to unwittingly boast and develop the Google presence of (himself) the 'aggrieved' party!
- But I guess for some, it is always easier to bleat than to think laterally.
WOW! Depressing as hell.
I still know how your feeling. I have had to report over 18 directed at me, and I will say the HP Team dealt with it head on, no excuses. It will continue, as will I, but it's gross and stings. I am at the point now where I am almost famous
Truth is they and I are really the only people who understand any of it. There are a few who have asked me things and I play stupid. Real truth be told, my partner and Hubber has been and is the active ingredient. Had he not started reporting in the beginning the Team would have not understood the progression. Follow a Hubber named 'clarification'. Whom ever s/he are was the one who finally came out and named bullies and stalkers on site, most laugh it off. Ouch. I am not being dramatic just clear that I will not be run off by my own emotional explosion again.
I really don't get bothered now. But clearly understand they cannot hurt me anymore because they hurt me that badly.
Long winded way of saying, we do need to stick together and those two chicks above me got my back more than once and when your feeling like an idiot and insecure they blew strength back in me, So email me if you need anything, even a rant. Now off to follow you two's back
bless
kimberly
It probably stung to have your comment removed, but that is her right.
If you didn't like or agree with what she had to say, then you still could've written your own hub about it and left her out of it. It's that simple.
Then, if you wanted to get the free traffic (as you have anyway) you could have gone to her comments (as you obviously did) and said something like: "Interesting viewpoint, however I disagree. If you want to know why, go here: blahblahblah.com"
Much less inflammatory IMHO.
PS Nobody go to that website! I just made it up so I won't speak for the security or material of it should it existOh I think that's my personal blog. Safe enough, no worries there, but the material is a bit rambly.
- Home Girlposted 12 years ago
0You can never please everybody, even if you are a nice person, somebody might not like you face, or your opinion. And if you don't want to burn your butt don't jump over fire!
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