Moderation Help: Violation - Deceptive Title, Tags, Category, or Keyword Stuffed

If you received an email stating that there is a problem with your Hub's tags, title, or category choice, please review your Hub for the following possible problems:

• Your title does not accurately represent the contents of your Hub
• Your tags are either excessive or irrelevant to the Hub's topic
• Your Hub is incorrectly categorized
• Your Hub is keyword-stuffed

If you correct these problems and submit this Hub for publication, it will be reviewed, and republished if the problem has been fixed. Let's break down each violation a bit more...

If the contents of your Hub do not deliver on its title, that could be considered deceptive. For instance, a 400 word Hub titled "All About the Stock Market" is deceptive because it's impossible to cover that subject thoroughly in 400 words. Some leeway may be given for particularly clever titles, or in categories like Humor, Creative Writing, or Poetry. However, if you're not being clever or creative, please just choose a title that accurately describes the contents of your Hub.

In regards to category, you should select the most specific category that is relevant for your Hub. Our categorization tool may suggest topics based on your title or tags that do not match the subject of your Hub very well. If that happens you can use the browse or search features to find a more appropriate category. The HubPages suggestion tool is not perfect; even if we suggest it, your Hub could be labeled deceptively tagged. You know your Hub better than anyone and should be able to properly categorizing it. If you need help categorizing your Hub, you may find it easier to locate a particular category using our complete category tree.

Categorizing photos and poetry: Hubs that consist mostly of photos must be categorized within the Entertainment > Photos & Videos category. Hubs that contain Poetry must be categorized within the Books, Literature, and Writing > Poems and Poetry category.

The standard a chosen tag must live up to is "Would someone with an interest in this tag be interested in your Hub?"—if not, do not use that tag. In particular, tagging your Hub with a lot of very general tags, such as 'travel', 'entertainment', 'food', and 'music' when your Hub is not specifically about these topics is liable to get you into trouble. Meaningless, personal, vanity, or nonsense tags are also not permitted. Exceptions to this are tags endorsed by Hubpages for identifying Hubs related to contests or other special programs, e.g., contest, 30 day challenge, etc.

Keyword stuffing, or over-use of a certain word or phrase to the point that it detracts from the readability of your Hub, will also result in moderation as deceptive. This can mean repeatedly emphasizing words or phrases in bold, italics, or with hyperlinks, or including a section with no other purpose than to list a bunch of keywords in your Hub (and that provides little or no benefit to the reader).

If you receive an email that your Hub has been unpublished, you have an opportunity to edit it and make it compliant with our Terms of Use. If you would like to make changes to the Hub so it meets the HubPages standards, please do so. When you are ready to have HubPages review it again, click the "Submit for Publication" button. We will review your Hub, and if appropriate, republish it. If your Hub is republished, you will receive an email letting you know. This process can take up to 72 hours. Please remember, Hubs without substantial improvement will not be republished, and we will be monitoring any changes made to Hubs after republication. If you have any other questions, feel free to email team@hubpages.com

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