Hub tagged for duplicate content

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   cheapplaneticketsposted 14 years ago

   Hello Everyone, my hub was tagged for duplicate content so I found copy scape and checked to see what it says. All they have as far as another site having the same content from my hub is the stuff I have no control over such as the "sign in" and profile tabs.
   
   I have tried to unpublish and republish but the duplicate status stays the same.
   
   Also I did have a news modual active in the hub that appread in copy scape as duplicate content so I deleted that news and re published but I'm getting the same duplicate flag
   
   Any knowledge will help, Thank You!

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   Dame Scribeposted 14 years ago

   Welcome to HubPages! Duplicate warnings will take a day or so to be removed once you have addressed the problem otherwise HP can probably help you, just send a email to team@hubpages.com . Hope that helps.

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   forlanposted 14 years ago

   Why do not try to change the article and submit again. I believe hubpages will accept your hubs.

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   LVMposted 14 years ago

   Add some pictures and video clips and the "duplicate" message might disappear.

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      darksideposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Though it's a good suggestion in terms of improving a hub, it won't work towards having the duplicate flag being removed.

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         LVMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         In my experience, sometimes it disappears.  That's why I said "might". 
         
         And you may be right.  Sometimes, it simply won't go away.

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   Uninvited Writerposted 14 years ago

   I have a hub that has been copied on a Chinese site. Sometimes the copyright symbol disappears for a few days, but it always comes back. 
   
   I rewrote a lot of the content but not most of it so it still shows up as duplicate. It's what is in your text capsules that matters, not the extras.

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   dyesebel10posted 14 years ago

   Change the content.  'Duplicate content' will disappear.  It happened to me.

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   directsaurabhposted 14 years ago

   Rewrite your article. It happened to me also. Rather I would say add some new things to it and improve it because you need good traffic to your hubs anyhow. Thanks

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   cheapplaneticketsposted 14 years ago

   Thanks everyone, the duplicate flag has been removed, but it sucks because now my scores are terrible.

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   SandyMcCollumposted 14 years ago

   I wrote an article about Black Friday and it was tagged a duplicate because the information is all over the Internet. After a few days of traffic, the tag was removed. I don't know why for sure, but maybe yours will disappear, too. Just make sure you did all you can to make it different from others' work, first.

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