Accused of duplicate content -- what do I do?

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   Mighty Momposted 9 years ago

   This has got to be the stupidest question ever.
   So I got a notice on my latest hub titled
   "My Dragonfly and I" stating that a large portion of the content seemed to be copied from other sites.
   Well, the primary part of this hub is an original POEM which I wrote (note the copyright symbol).
   
   I did include a text box of Dragonfly Symbology which I did copy from another site. I fully credited the other site as the source.
   
   So -- what's the problem?
   
   And more to the point, how do I email the team@hubpages?
   I could not find the link on the site from which to do this.
   Sorry to be so retarded. I have a LOT going on in my personal life and this was totally unexpected and seemingly random.
   
   Thank you.
   Mighty Mom

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   Mishaposted 9 years ago

   We all been there MM, don't take it personally. Email Maddie - team at hubpages dot com. You'll clear the issues together, she usually is really helpful

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   Janettaposted 9 years ago

   Hey MM- the FAQ says to click the 'learn more' button at the top of the page if your stuff is your own.
   And the only email addy I could find was this one--
   email: team-at-hubpages.com

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   darksideposted 9 years ago

   If it's original and yours, ignore them. Or tell them to take it up with HubPages Inc themselves.
   
   The only person who can lodge a DCMA is the copyright holder.

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   frogdroppingposted 9 years ago

   I had this happen with my second one. The flag was because I'd part published the hub elsewhere ages ago. It's as others have said - so don't sweat it.
   
   Incidentally I logged a DCMA yesterday. I noticed that the site had a few hub articles on there. It was flixya. I'm pretty sure that, like mine, the articles don't belong to the account holder.
   
   Anyway the site reacted PDQ and erased mine.

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   Dame Scribeposted 9 years ago

   You think a auto-form to file a DCMA would help all of us? lol...always goin on bout speed up lol

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   Mighty Momposted 9 years ago

   Thanks, friends. I revised the part of my hub that included the copy I'd "borrowed but cited" from another web site.
   I think it will be ok.
   But I just go into my regular email account and email the team?
   That seems really dumb to me?
   Shouldn't there be a button here on the HP site from which we can contact admin team?
   As I said, my question was going to be really, really DUMB.
   MM

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      Marisa Wrightposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      The thing to remember is that "duplicate" doesn't mean "plagiarised".  They're just telling you it's duplicated elsewhere, and that's going to impact your earnings - because Google penalizes duplicated content, regardless of whether it's legitimate or whether it's properly cited.  If you're not here to earn money, then don't worry about it.
      
      
      I suppose they could have a contact form, like they do when you contact another Hubber.  But the reason we contact other Hubbers  via a form is to protect their email address.  The HP team isn't coy about their email address, so you can just email them like any other person - which means you also have a copy of what you sent, and that can be handy.

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   Dame Scribeposted 9 years ago

   Hi MM, no question is ever DUMB no need to be hard on yourself am sure that you are not the only one that has asked smile now.

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   bgpappaposted 9 years ago

   I have had the same problems.  Sent an email, got a reply three weeks later.  I sent a reply, nothing now for a month.
   
   Don't sweat it.  Mine are all original and published here first.  Later I published them elsewhere.

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    iamqweenbeeposted 9 years ago

    Go with the flow. I did

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       beautyroseposted 9 years agoin reply to this

       That has been my problem always. After taking effort in publishing an article you'll find out later it says this hub has a duplicate content and so I just unpublished it cause I just don't know what will be the consequence if I insist on publishing that hub.

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