Has anyone else had people submit responses to hubs just as you're clicking on the "publish" button? Twice now, I've hit "publish" on a hub and then immediately went to click on comments, only to find one on the hub I just published!
It almost makes me wonder if the hub is semi-visible, perhaps ghostly even, before I hit publish.
Oh, nobody told you about the secret page at HubPages that mentions hubs that are about to be published?
Seriously, simeonvisser, has this ever happened to you? It's sort of disturbing!
Sometimes people are very fast yes I don't mind quick comments, as long as they took the time to look at the hub's content in more detail
Its happened occasionally yes. Simeon has commented on my very quick after publishing, but he is following me so he probably saw it on his account news feed..don't forget people are alerted there when you publish
Yep, I see it on my customized home page
I can understand that, but just to be clear: I hit publish and then immediately (within 2 seconds) clicked comments and there was already one for the same article. Not two words, either. The poster left a few sentences.
This has happened twice, with two different respondents. I think it's weird.
I believe some of the more 'dodgy' accounts are visible pre publication to more experienced hubbers like myself. So I have a list of about twenty that I need to check pretty damn sharpish before they bring down the good name of Hubpages.
That would make sense, Mark. Originally, my profile name was actually "Dodgy," so that seems logical (I changed it because I'm so dodgy).
What I don't understand, however, is how/why you would have access to a list you're clearly on...?
I guess some kind of clerical error at the HP control room. I'll get onto it Monday. Fortunately one of my hubs is normally enough for any doubting reader. 15,000 words of utter tripe normally sees them off.
Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, Mark. I'm sure you rarely exceed 5,000 words of utter tripe.
Thanks shogan. I've made a note of your name.
"Dodgy," you mean? That's usually what I go by!
(Edit: I hope you didn't take any real offense, Mark. I was just jesting!)
Absolutely no offence taken at all - happy to play along with it, a lighter moment.
I've had a few times when I wrote a really long Hub, clicked "publish", and then - maybe - went back to double-check something within (truly) only a few seconds; only to discover a comment waiting there. Based on the length of those Hubs and the 5-, 10- or 15-second time the Hub has been up, one can only draw the obvious conclusion about those comments (and when it happens, the comments, themselves, usually back up that "obvious conclusion".
Aren't Hubs visible to the staff before they are actually published? If so, is it possible that a staff member read the article pre-publication and had the comment ready to go as soon as you hit Publish? Some of their personal accounts don't clearly identify them with their actual names.
That would be my most logical guess, if the comment is one that is actually about the Hub content. If it is a generic comment, maybe the Hubber keeps such comments in a file ready to copy-paste quickly, as soon as any new Hub summary appears in the RSS feed, without actually reading the Hub.
by Rajan Singh Jolly 13 years ago
After how much time, after you joined hubpages, did you publish your first hub?And why?
by naresha 13 years ago
Hi Members.... I am new to this Hubpages.com. After creating new account, I posted new article and it show that "This Hub is not published, only you can see it." - Need Help in this regard.++++++++++++++++Naresha.
by youssefdoukkali 5 years ago
Are we allowed to republish our articles elsewhere and keep the original hubs here in the mean time?
by Annette Thomas 11 years ago
I have several articles written under another hub name. They focus on the same topics, just different issues that are all related. They get some traffic and the comments I get are pretty good. People ask me what they should do for advice or encouragement. I use motivation to help...
by Cynthia 12 years ago
How do I have 14 views and comments on a hub that is pending being published?I wrote the entire hub in one sitting without re-editing, so it can't be my own views.
by John Hansen 11 years ago
The "reply" feature seems to be missing for individual comments. You can reply to one comment but after that all additional comments only have "accept" and "deny" buttons. This happens to me on both my computer and laptop on both Chrome and Safari. Other hubbers have...
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