I miss the ole' Hubpages 2009-10! Are you an oldie? Post here!

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   donotfearposted 4 years ago

   If you haven't been on here long, then you will not relate to this.  There was a group of us who would stay up really late chatting on the forums, flirting, acting crazy and having a grand ole time!   I haven't posted in years!   
   Hell, I've been here since 2009 and even went to a Hubpages "meet up" in Dallas.  Got to meet lots of Hubbers and the founders/owners!  It was so much fun.  We all ate dinner together and went out afterwards.  What a memory!
   Can't believe it's been so long.  I would love to hear from anyone who was on from the beginning  If you can, tag them and let em' know about this post.  Let's see who  all is still here.
   I'd like to hear about the changes in your lives.  So let's go!

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      lovetherainposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Unfortunately, HubPages forums have turned into a group of ten people fighting continually amongst themselves in the politics forum. Boring.

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      dashingscorpioposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I probably miss the Q &A section more than anything.
      There was an array of topics. Unfortunately sometimes people resorted to "voting down" answers/comments they did not agree with or engaged in name calling and insults especially those involving politics and religion.
      
      Another factor that changed things was the effort to improve quality of articles. Although this was needed it sometimes was overly enforced. Clearly not everyone who was posting articles was attempting to become a serious writer or author. Some people just enjoyed having a community to vent or share their opinions as well as offer advice and encouragement.
      
      Ultimately however HP is a business which earns money from advertisers based upon number of visitors and clicks. In order to establish a respected reputation in the industry it became necessary to improve quality and insisting upon a certain format and criteria was instituted.
      
      More rules usually leads to having less fun.
      
      Those of who weren't serious about becoming professional bloggers gradually drifted away especially if their articles kept having quality issues. They joined HP for fun and the social community aspect.

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   aguasilverposted 4 years ago

   I learned so much from the early day forums, and made some good friends and a few amicable enemies along the way, then my life changed and Hubpages changed and Google changed and frankly I ran out of rants to make as life became more complicated.
   
   But very pleased I was in at the early days, thanks for reminding us!

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   FatFreddysCatposted 4 years ago

   I tend to stay on the other side of the forum fence nowadays to avoid being sucked into the political cesspools...

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   Randy Godwinposted 4 years ago

   Remember The Captain and his alter ego Cabin Girl? there were both men and ladies fighting over them. It was hilarious, as well as, somewhat sad.

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      Aime Fposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      This sounds fascinating.

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   GA Andersonposted 4 years ago

   I think the political forums are still the same. Do you remember the outcry that finally forced HP to separate the forums into Hubpages and Topical forums?
   
   I have also been here since 2009, and I don't think the politics and social issues forum has changed at all. Left vs. Right, bomb-throwers vs. apologists, idiots vs. serious folks, it's still the same.
   
   GA

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   paradigmsearchposted 4 years ago

   Yep, the old forum days are dead and gone. I blame the evolution of the internet more than anything else.

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      Randy Godwinposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I wonder if we can still access those old forum threads? It'd be great to go back and read them again, especially the Captain and Cabin Girl comments.

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   sueroy333posted 4 years ago

   I remember those days. Stan Fletcher and Chris Lincoln were two of my faves. We wrote some funny shit. It was more for the fun of it than anything. Miss those days for sure!

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   Susana Sposted 4 years ago

   I remember some of that. The forums were a lot of fun back then!

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