How to report a hubber who has stolen or published gibberish?

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   Elijah Sposted 14 years ago

   Strictly stolen content or meaningless gibberish in ALL of his/her hubs...
   
   I'm getting tired of flagging this user, is there a way to stop him/her?

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   myownworldposted 14 years ago

   Is it your stuff this person has copied, or someone else's you think?

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   Faybe Bayposted 14 years ago

   Who?

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   Elijah Sposted 14 years ago

   Stolen from Amazon, Nextag, etc.
   
   I flagged these hubs and provided the link with the original content.
   
   In the case of gibberish, I pointed where exactly the content is meaningless (which isn't hard because it's everywhere).
   
   However, I don't think I should expose the person publicly.

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      relacheposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This is exactly how admin would prefer you to handle such Hubs.  It's a weekend, so it may take the Hub team a bit to catch up if you've flagged a bunch.

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   myownworldposted 14 years ago

   If this person writes for HP, then, it's best you report them to the admin here in a personal email...and let them deal with it.

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      Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Please don't send the HubPages team needless emails - they're busy enough as it is.  The flagging system works.  There's no need to follow up with anything else.

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   Elijah Sposted 14 years ago

   k, did that, thanks for the advice
   
   I hope something is done, because this person just keeps publishing junk.

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      myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      no problem! I know it's frustrating, but you've done all you can. Take care...

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      china manposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If you are talking about the capital letter freak - I reported it also. I would guess it was someone who has been banned trying to screw with the site.

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         Elijah Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         It's probably someone else -- no capital letters, just meaningless and stolen content. It looks very much computer generated.

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   Mamelodyposted 14 years ago

   wow some people just don't quit do they?

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      Elijah Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      no, they still publish after a few hours. with slower rate, though, i guess flagging is starting to have effect.

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   Elijah Sposted 14 years ago

   Just posting an update... I checked the profile of this hubber today, and all his/her hubs were removed. So, no more spam and stolen content for them!
   
   Imo it's a proof that community regulation works at Hubpages. We can report violations and flag hubs, administrators examine the reports, and make the necessary adjustments.
   
   In the long run it benefits all hubbers, because both readers and Google will know that we value quality above all -- which eventually will translate into wider readership and higher SERP rankings.
   
   Thanks everybody for your help, and have a great week!

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      earnestshubposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I think the admin here is first class. It does mean we can get on with out writing without too many problems.

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   Elijah Sposted 14 years ago

   Well, the menace is back, but in the form of another user. I flagged about ten of his hubs several days ago, but only a couple were removed. The rest -- total trash (stolen content, software rehashed gibberish) -- is still there.
   
   Today he has published at least a dozen more. I'm flagging now, and will report to the admin.

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      AEvansposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Elijah who or what is it maybe all of us can help.

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         tony0724posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I am curious myself !

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      Ralph Deedsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Just curious, who is it?

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      cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      i'm surprised that they can't block his IP address.

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    Elijah Sposted 14 years ago

    Thanks for your help guys...   Do you really think I should say here who it is? Everybody deserves a second chance... Though this guy won't look for it most probably. I'll drop some pms for now.

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