Get rid of the spammers quickly and immediately, at the same time!
This idea has been brought up repeatedly by some great writers on this site for quite awhile now. I believe it's fallen on deaf ears... so you're singin' to the choir.
True dat!
Many experienced writers have suggested many ways to do this, and the result has been silence so far from admin.I'm glad you posted.
You never know, you may have inspired someone at HQ to start developing an answer to your very fair question. Maybe so, Ima. By the way, I love your name. When I was growing up, it was Imatellmama!
A southern thing...
It would be nice if someone emerged from their hollow log in Cal and answered us on this one!
Thanks JamaGenee, I forgot about the holiday.
Earnest, this is soooo off-topic, but what does your country call its "independence day" and when do you celebrate. (I should already know this, but am claiming wee-hours flakedom...)
We have Australia day, but I have already forgotten when it is, as I don't have to pay employees holiday pay for it anymore.
I ignore all holidays and run to my own weird schedule.Why am I not surprised? Hanging upside down at the bottom of the world will have that effect...
It changes the culture too. My standard greeting down here is
"Hows ya toenails?"
Ya gotta have something to hang on with.
I think it is text talk for "In MY Humble Opinion"
Trust me, there's nothing privy between me and Earnest...more's the pity!
Ah! The tyranny of distance...the story of my life, hanging upside down at the bottom of the planet defying gravity all alone.
That's gotta be tough when you have to pee, Earnest!
It's not just the blood that rushes to my head!
Why must you stick a pin in my little pink bubble, Randy?!
Oh! Was that a bubble, DIY?
Earnest...the poet...who knew?!
There are many facets to this b*stard from the bush.
I woz gonna recite some Banjo Paterson, but I will cop another ban if I do!
Let the older members enjoy "not having to flag the newcomer's junk" and we might reach a compromise.
Yep! That's pretty much how I see it too!
Of course, what other explanation could there be for allowing junk to be first published, and then sought out by volunteers in hopes they find them all?
I think most of us would rather vet the newcomers than have to flag them later on. HP claims to want quality hubs, so why not show they actually mean it?
HP has always touted quality, Mark. Even when they were allowing all of the hubs which caused the slap in the first place. And they are still allowing them to be published at this time. Your idea of why?
I do not envy your self control, Mark!
I personally find this to be a fairly decent idea. Has anyone though considered actually sending the proposal by email to the HubPages team to see how it is received. I know that the subject has been broached several times in the forum, but maybe it would get more attention if it was brought up in a more direct fashion.
Just a thought.I admit I haven't.
I assumed others had.
Maybe nobody did. It may be worth a try.Maddie, I think it was, said HP was an open platform and that was pretty much it. You know, the quick terse reply with absolutely no extra info, as usual.
They don't seem to want to talk to us very much these days. Could be it our breath? I just blew into my hand, Randy. Mine seems to be fine. What if we ALL sent emails, same day, same time?
Eh, it's okay. Just makes me sad that the PTB don't seem interested in any sincere feedback.
Figleaf? Now that is something I do have some past experience in seeing put to good use!
I don't know-there seems to be no difference in the staff reaction whether it is one email or many public queries. At least at this point in time!
Maybe we'll hear something when they get back to the salt mine after the holiday weekend?
Not to get off topic, but congrats on your 100!
Shoulda just wiggled your tush. More of us would have noticed sooner.-
If you can manage to add animation to your writing, I'll bet you'll start making cash right away!DIY, I hope Mark knew that wasn't a jab! I was teasing him more than anything else!
I'm not generally one who can find it in me to be truly mean.
Sorry! Congrats, Mark!
I agree, Mark. And the PTB do read these forums, I'm sure! I do feel sorta bad for them, though. I'm sure some of them may even have a conscience.
They may even be all gone for the 4th of July and don't really give a big dog f#(k. We can't know for certain.
Well, there's that!
Drats, I just made a fool of myself saying pretty much the same thing to Earnest. Next time I'll jump to the last post before I open my mouth.
No worries, I'm sure earnest doesn't think you're foolish. Can't imagine anyone else would either!
We can do this until the cows come home,but there's so much stuff out there that we'll never catch up...old hubs and new hubs. Just like our friend from above who claims to have been here three years who has a pile of nicely written hubs which just happen to be duplicated all over the internet. If I hubhop for 10 minutes and hop ten hubs, usually 9 of the hubs, I will flag. And that's with me being generous.
And no stones, I save those for the spinners!Of course, every hubber has a different ability to discern crap from quality. Often, it merely takes a brief glance at the way a Hubber uses such words as their, there, and they're, along with the way they string sentences together to tell their potential as a writer on this site.
Those who do not know the difference may have a problem doing so.Not surprising at all, Ima! I've witnessed very few attractive conniptions in my lifetime. Out stuff here is copied all of the time, we just aren't aware of it in most cases.
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