Hubteam is yaking my Hub of violation of Terms

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   writinginalaskaposted 12 years ago

   Is anyone else  having HubTeam yaking their hubs siting violation of terms?   They yaked 4 of mine in the last 48 hours which have been posted for months.  What the heck is going on?

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      Mrs. J. B.posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have not been hit for as many as you but I did write a hub about all the A--'S in your life and no matter how I cleaned it up, it was still flagged

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   Website Examinerposted 12 years ago

   Maybe your unwanted follower flagged them?
   
   http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/66924

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      Patronusposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      But if somebody flags a hub is it necessary that that hub is removed or ads disabled or does the moderator use his/her judgement
      
      

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         Marisa Wrightposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         All that flagging does is bring a Hub to the moderator's attention. It's entirely the moderator's decision whether or not to take any action.

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            Patronusposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            And that is subjective. I mean it depends on the moderators. One moderator's view might differ from another moderators view.
            Right?

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               Maddie Ruudposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               There are only a few moderators on staff, and we are in constant conversation to ensure the most consistent enforcement of the rules possible.

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                  Patronusposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Yes . We know and appreciate your work. A mods job is tough . Been there done that.The forum was not as big HP but neither was it small.

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   lrohnerposted 12 years ago

   Not sure what kind of answer you're looking for, and I certainly don't know the specifics of your hubs that were pulled. But if they violated any of HP's TOS, not quite sure it makes a difference if they were published for one day or one year.
   
   Do you know why they pulled them?

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   CASE1WORKERposted 12 years ago

   is it something to do with the number of links you put on your hub?
   just a thought? when i read your hub on the pretty purse with mens ties i noticed there were at least four out going links - not sure that is ok?
   why dont yu e mail them and ask-

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      writinginalaskaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That hub was not pulled, at least not so far.  But after 4 in 48 hours I am wondering which one may be next. 

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   Maddie Ruudposted 12 years ago

   Thousands of Hubs are published every day, so sometimes rules violations do not come to our attention right away.  You can always email us if you're confused about why your Hubs were moderated.

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   WryLiltposted 12 years ago

   When viewing the hub/s in question, click on the green warning link and you'll get some more information on why the hub was pulled. You can narrow it down a lot easier that way.
   
   After reading your hub on Buckwheat I can't see any glaring problems - but that doesn't mean they aren't there. I will say that the photos are too large and pixelated and the writing has quite a few spelling and grammatical errors. Those issues don't always force a hub to be unpublished but if the team feels the hub is poor enough quality it may be the reason.
   
   If you're still not sure after checking the warning, please contact the team directly instead of playing random guessing games.
   
   http://hubpages.com/contact_us/

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   writinginalaskaposted 12 years ago

   i have been in contact with the HUBTeam by replying to their emails about these Hubs.  I can't find the terms of use on the home page that they say I am in violation of on these hubs.  I have asked them to send me a link to the terms.  I have also done a search under the help button, can someone post a link to the Terms that I am apparently in violation of?   Getting pretty frustrated here 

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      Website Examinerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Only the Team knows what violations are the issue, and they don't frequently discuss that here on the forum.
      
      Some of the most common violations that lead hubs to become unpublished are:
      - Overly promotional
      - Substandard
      - Excessive or deceptive tags
      - Copyright violations.
      
      I recommend you read the FAQs on these matters, available from the Help menu.
      
      Here is the link to the Terms of Service that you accepted upon creating your account: http://hubpages.com/help/user_agreement

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         writinginalaskaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         thank you for the link Website Examiner.   they don't identify what exactly is wrong in an email to me either,  I have read the FAQ's in the help menu and now the Terms of Use and it is becoming a guessing game as to what is wrong with this latest Hub.  I put it back through spell check and found some  other spelling errors.  Removed another photo and resubmitted it sigh.......

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            WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            
            
            That is where to find the specific reason for unpublishing on the hub.

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               writinginalaskaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Yep,   this is what it says  >>
               
               Substandard Quality: This Hub does not conform to the HubPages community standard of quality.
               This hub has been submitted for publication, and will be published once it has been reviewed by the administrator.
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                  WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  In that case your answer lies here:
                  
                  http://hubpages.com/faq/#substandard
                  
                  Some parts that I believe would be likely reasons on the Buckwheat hub at least:
                  
                  *Use of photos that are heavily pixelated or contain prominent watermarks
                  *Poorly-written content that is difficult to read or understand to the average reader

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                     writinginalaskaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     i removed two of the photographs already. If i remove the third one there will be no photos left in the hub,  making it pretty boring in my opinion.  I do not think it is poorly written or difficult to understand and apparently either do the people that left me feedback.  Have you read it yet?

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                        WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        I read the buckwheat one, as I said. Since it's unpublished it's only accessible through a cached copy, so I can't see any changes you've made since it was unpublished.
                        
                        You don't need to remove the photos - just press the green right arrow at the top of the photo capsule to move it to the right and make it smaller, thus removing the pix-elation.
                        
                        The hub writing appears unprofessional - for instance your list could be done with bullet points and you use the word Russian instead of Russia. There are other mistakes as well both grammatically and spelling wise.

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                           writinginalaskaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           Well, it must have finally passed the mustard because they just republished it. In all this I have learned a few new things.  So thanks everyone for your help.  Hopefully all my other Hubs are ok and meet the standards.

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      WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      WritingAlaska did you follow my advice to narrow it down and click on the warning link in the hub itself?

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      relacheposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      How can you not find a link (it's labeled "terms of use") that is on every single page of this website?
      
      http://hubpages.com/help/user_agreement

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