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   chinweikeposted 14 years ago

   Someone riped off part of my hub, published it here and added a link to my blog. Here is the link to the hub
   
   <issue with this hub has been addressed, link snipped>
   
   should i report this to hubpages?

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      Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If they copied such a small amount of text and included a link to your blog, I wouldn't be complaining - you've just got yourself a free backlink.

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         chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Marisa. I was just worried about the person's hubscore and the aurhor score considering the time the person registered.

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   Lecieposted 14 years ago

   i think so. the person should of had your permission first. i'm sorry to hear about this. hope the matter is resolved quickly for you. take care.

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      chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Lecie. I appreciate your concern.

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   Isabelle22posted 14 years ago

   Without doubt. Sorry to hear that.

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      chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      oh, thanks a lot

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   Richieb799posted 14 years ago

   Good spotting, how did you find out they copied it, I'm worried incase mine gets stolen

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      chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I came across it while trying to see the number of backlinks my blog has got. i use http://popuri.us/ to check it. then click on the yahoo backlink option. you will see all the incomming links to your blog/site, both dofolow and nofolow

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   cosetteposted 14 years ago

   yes definitely.
   
   under "my account", there is a section titled "Your Hubs", and an option called "Copied Hubs", which you can click to see if any of your hubs have been copied (i am assuming only at Hubpages though).

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      Rafiniposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I don't see a section titles "Your Hubs".  What other options are in that section?

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         chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         i can't find the section either

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      Richieb799posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I don't have this opton, just 'your profile' under account

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         cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         really
         
         that is interesting...

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   cosetteposted 14 years ago

   OH
   
   they included a link?
   
   that doesn't merit reporting. never mind then...

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      chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      ok, thanks

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   cosetteposted 14 years ago

   Your Hubs
   
   Statistics
   Traffic Sources
   Broken Links
   Malicious Links
   Copied Hubs

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      wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I don't have a "copied hubs" category.  Are you sure?  Weird...  If you have a link, I wouldn't report.

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         Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         It's already been explained that there isn't a reason for reporting it Wordscribe. They provide a link to his blog or hub. It's a free backlink.

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            wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, I saw that a little late and changed my comment.  I didn't notice he had a link.

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               Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               How are you today Wordscribe?

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      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      That doesn't exist on my Statistic page. Sorry to say Cosette.

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      chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      i have just the first four options in my account section. is anything wrong with my account?

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      Rafiniposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe the copied hubs link is only there if you have copied hubs?

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         chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         i was also thinking in that line. But how come it didn't come out in mine?

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            Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Maybe not enough of your hub was copied to register/active it?
            
            Who knows? I guess that would be a question best asked to the people who might know- HubPages Staff.
            
            Just a thought.

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               chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               ok. thanks

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         cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         no, i clicked on it and it said "No copied hubs found at this time."
         
         'k, i think the HubTeam needs to answer this one. everyone should have this, not just some. i just noticed it today, actually...

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   wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

   Emotionally, I'm fantastic.  Physically I feel like I have the swine flu (a very bad cold, I like to exaggerate).  How are you, Cagsil?

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      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'm doing well. I hope you get over your cold fairly quick. Sounds like it's a drag.

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         wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, when a fever's involved, I'm toast.  Oh well, I can write anyway.  Good to see you.

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            Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            It was a pleasure to see you again too. Have fun writing.

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            cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            
            
            i hope you feel better soon, WS
            
            (sorry for getting off-track, chinweike.)

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               chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               No!!! Cosette, everything is in line.

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               wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks, cosette!  I'm still ticking... the joy of young kids bringing home these lovely viruses.
               
               Anyway, Marisa, no I don't have it either, trust me... it's not there.

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   wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

   Yes, mine says:
   
   Statistics
   Traffic Sources
   Broken Links
   Malicious Links
   Boost Hubber Score 10 Points
   
   Anyway, the copied hub button must be something you get when you have over a certain amount of hubs, maybe 100?

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      chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Really? I don't even have the BOOST HUBBER SCORE 10 POINT option in mine.

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         wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         It's a joke, chinweike.  I was going to put:  win $100 in Adsense...  Sorry, I'm in a mood. 

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            chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Oh my God! That was a good one. i wonder how many people would fall for this? way to go!

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    thisisoliposted 14 years ago

    Back to the OP, I would definately flag the hub that copied your content, jsut because they paste a link to you doesn't mean that they can duplicate your content and devalue it.
    
    One link is not worth several paragraphs of text.

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       chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I thought about this for a momment before posting this thread.

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       Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The thing is, Oli, it's not several paragraphs of text.  It's a pretty short Hub, or it looked like it to me.

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          chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          There you go Marisa, wouldn't the hub be flagged for being way too short and starting the hub with a non-English language?

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    chinweikeposted 14 years ago

    Am flagging it for two reasons:
    (1) It violates the language aspect of the TOS
    (2) It is way too short
    
    Or what do you think?

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    thisisoliposted 14 years ago

    I just don't agree with stealing content, about a paragraph at most with a link I would accept, but anything moer would annoy me, unless it was some massively high PR site.

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       chinweikeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yeah. And beside that, he also violates the language aspect of the TOS

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