And I had 2 featured posts… (My post-Bubblews post)
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
December 1, 2015 8:45am CST
I was happy because at long last, before I reached my 3rd bubbling anniversary, the staff finally “voted 2 of my posts to be featured”. These are “Remembering Lito (Someone who cares)” and “Switching off”.
These 2 posts did not receive massive likes or comments but the fact that these posts got the staff’s nod, made me a complete bubbler. My enthusiasm did not wane a bit, even though I knew (but refused to admit) that the ship was sinking.
I was planning to make a third post--- it always comes in three’s, but alas and alack! The ship sank. So, I floated and waved my $14.20 goodbye. I am however grateful to the site because it helped me hone my writing skills.
Are you appreciative of Bubblews despite its early ‘demise’?
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24 responses
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
But I appreciate you more my dear, because you have so many featured posts, and my eyes were always seeing those outlined-in-green titles of your posts there. well done to you too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
I think they pick the posts as featured randomly. I wonder too why some plagiarized posts get featured?!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
it's awful to know that from jan to mid-nov you only earned $14 (less than 1/3 of $50) even if you remained active on the site, while it took others 6 mos. (though some got paid, some didn't).
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
@antonbunot really? how many months did you painstakingly earn that?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
it turned useless when the payment issues were not right for the bubblers. when they did not pay our dues, I think they were already on the verge of sinking.
@websitewithnoname (56)
• United States
1 Dec 15
The site was indeed fun long ago. But they owe me $80 I will never see.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
2013, I had more than a dozen unpaid, until the redemption went up to $50,I still had 3 unpaids.
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 15
Good to hear that your posts were featured, though I haven't visit Bubblews for quite a long time before it was closed down.
Yes, I do appreciate what I have gained from Bubblews. Though I have a great amount of unpaid payment, I did earn a lot from the site too. I have never earn such money online before. Besides the money, I have really learned a lot from the site, got support and advice from others, and made some friends from all around the world. It also helped me to improve my English and writing skill too. I did gain a lot from the site. 
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 15
@ridingbet Yes, I used to write my personal blog in Chinese (my first language). Ever since I started to write in Bubblews, I just always write in English and even think in English as I thought of any writing ideas. I think it's a good practice for those who want to learn English as their foreign language. I even thought if Bubblews can last for years, my son can write in Bubblews when he grows older as well. 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
joining a site like MyLot and Bubblews improves our writing skills and our imagination too. We write what and how we feel.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Dec 15
@ridingbet I have more or less that same number of unpaid ones too . But we really should be grateful to them still .
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
I had 13 unpaid redemptions last 2013, and a few more when the minimum was $50. I am still grateful to him because I was able to survive and buy me my medications during those summer days that I had no work.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 Dec 15
@SIMPLYD I am grateful to them. I am now enjoying my socialization in sites like this one now. if not for them, then I would not have found my "innate" (argh!!!) talent in writing. (argh).
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Dec 15
I got a lot from it while it was at its peak and Mylot is certainly benefitting from ex-Bubblews users looking for a place to further develop their talents so it isn't all bad.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
3 Dec 15
@ridingbet many held out in hope of a recovery there - you were far from alone. At least you are safe now.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
this site was second to bubblews to some. although I was advised by @SIMPLYD to come here, my being a dedicated and committed bubbler closed my eyes and made my ears deaf, until the ship sank...finally!
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
4 Dec 15
@ridingbet One of my post was featured and on my whole stay there for 3mos I earned only $0.36. Haha!
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
oh! so your featured post earned that amount? Or all your posts earned that amount?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
that was also the site that I earned online. My fanbox- I quit when I had to pay that IPL, which up till now, I don't know its purpose.
@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
1 Dec 15
I appreciated their paying me all my redemptions that fell due. But the $33.75 in my bank before Bubblews shut down, that I painstakingly earned for 11 months, was gold to me and that due to anger and disappointment I even WISHED Arvind to turn into a mouse!
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
2 Dec 15
I was on other writing sites before I came to bubblews. I don't have nostalgic thoughts remembering it. I was treated badly. My account was deleted although I hadn't vioated a rule. Although I asked several times to explain why, I was never honoured with an answer. I know six other members to whom the same happened. I opened another account because I liked the community. I got featured several times but this didn't make me proud. So many inane posts were featured. It was a shame. It was embrrassing to be in their company.
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
3 Dec 15
@ridingbet As I've mentioned this happened to other members, too. None of them ever got an explanation. The only reason I can think of is that Arvind wanted to create a kind of cult. If you've read his posts, you know that he suffers from a Messiah complex. He saw himself as the leader and wanted obedient followers. There were members whose posts were repeatedly featured althought they weren't worth it. Then there were members whose accounts were deleted without a reason. Keep your followers on their toes. Let them dance to your whistle. Keep them in the dark if you love them or despise them. Something along these lines.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
i wonder till now why your account was deleted. you are an honest-to-goodness individual, and you speak straight to the point. maybe there were some disgruntled bubblers who flagged your account?
@TheHorse (206373)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Dec 15
To be honest, I can't say I'm appreciative of Bubblews. It was a business relationship. It was a forum for writing. I like to write. They paid me for most of my writing. They only owe me $200. I did meet many cool people, many of whom I still interact with here. I'm certainly appreciative of those writers. And perhaps of Bubblews for getting us all together. If the site was helpful to you and your writing, then it served a purpose. But I'm more appreciative of you and the rest of "us" than of Bubblews.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
thank you! the friendship we gained from interacting with our followers and whom we follow is also another thing I appreciate from that sunken bubbling site. friendship that goes beyond the bubbles.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion. I respect you my friend.
@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 15
Congratulations on getting featured. I have never had any of my over 1000 posts featured but I got lots of views and likes and comments. I do appreciate the earnings that I received from Bubblews from 2013 to 2014. Deep in my heart, I knew that it was too good to last but it was good while it lasted. At least I made quite a lot of money; the most I've ever made in any writing websites.
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 15
@ridingbet I can't really remember when I joined Bubblews but I'm sure I was there for more than a year. I made a lot of money. They just couldn't care less about plagiarism. That is why I'm convinced thst it was all just a scam.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
I think you left the site before you reached your first anniversary, am I right? I read your posts there, until I saw you hibernated in a way. featured posts should bring the bubblers out of their shells, but plagiarized posts also appeared, and that made me disgusted (how and why can they not eradicate plagiarism?).
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@just4him (307027)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Dec 15
@ridingbet I don't either. I also don't know how they choose the articles I see on the side here.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
yes, I saw your wall too, boasting of your featured posts. I don't know how they choose an article to be called featured.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 Dec 15
well, that was an added feather on my hat, my friend, only to be pulled out and removed by the disappearance of the site.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
well, it would be a dismay if you are nearing redemption at a few dollars before $50, then it sank. I would just scratch my head or pull my hair. 
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
Wow! You had two! I only had one featured post there.
I am still grateful to Bubblews. It is not just of the financial benefit that I got. I know, there's even more than that.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
yes hija but my 2 featured posts did not even reached the number of views, likes, and comments on your only featured post. So massive that there were about 5 (?) who plagiarized that post about your big guavas and those kids who wanted to steal them, is my theme right?
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
@ridingbet hmmmm yes that was it Ate. Maybe the staff also liked guavas.
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