Thread: Duplicate Content Myth

Not everybody is smart enough to write unique article no to mention why bother if Internet is blotted with all sorts of already written articles just waiting for some “wanna sound intelligent” in his forum post or Blog comment nitwit to “shine” with other people knowledge.

We all despise people who are shamelessly re-posting article without giving well-deserved credit to the original author and make sure these re-posts removed from our Blogs and forums. But what if Blog or forum operators never cut cheaters? Are they cheerfully obliging perpetrators or they themselves become victims of somebody else rip-off?

Well, according to Google’s Matt Cutts they are victims of duplicate content and Google understands that and as bad as such duplication can be spam wise, it gives Blogs and Forums operators break because badly managed resources is not an offense in eye of Google.

Next time somebody tells you that Google will punish Blog or Forum for duplicate content, tell him or her: Matt Cutts says it’s not true.

fastreplies

Even if Google does not punish duplicate contents, tell me, what is the point of posting the same contents to multiple website? I do punish duplicate contents in my forum, if you cannot write/contribute/post something fresh and unique, then don't write at all.

I cannot see the wisdom or usefulness of writing one article and posting the same article to hundreds of website, its utterly wrong to me. If you are going to use a material you have used before at another place, you should rewrite it, add some new info, take some of the old info away to make it at least 60% or more unique.

Originally Posted by fastreplies

Well, according to Google’s Matt Cutts they are victims of duplicate content and Google understands that and as bad as such duplication can be spam wise, it gives Blogs and Forums operators break because badly managed resources is not an offense in eye of Google.

Hmmm, interesting... have you got a link to this, fastreplies?

Originally Posted by temi

Even if Google does not punish duplicate contents, tell me, what is the point of posting the same contents to multiple website? I do punish duplicate contents in my forum, if you cannot write/contribute/post something fresh and unique, then don't write at all.

I do believe that people who are too stupid to write their own content in posts should be punished by Blogs and Forums Moderators, their posts should be deleted and infractions or even bans should be given to those who are stealing other authors work. No argument in here.

The only time we don’t call it Copy & Paste thievery job when poster gives credit and honors original author in his/her post thus letting others to know that there is somebody else who said that and point to original Article.

Originally Posted by temi

I cannot see the wisdom or usefulness of writing one article and posting the same article to hundreds of website, its utterly wrong to me. If you are going to use a material you have used before at another place, you should rewrite it, add some new info, take some of the old info away to make it at least 60% or more unique.

Publishing or making the same article written by Original Author available to different venues has its merits and it’s called Web Syndication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_syndication and I’m sure Wiki will give you answer what is the rational behind that and why there is nothing wrong with doing that.



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Syndication is something completely different, this is where the content owner deliberately makes his/her contents available at known syndication channels/

Copying other people hard work (which some people do not necessarily want you to copy) and pasting it at forum or other sites, passing it off should actually be classified as *****, you are nicking someone else's hard work.

Using excerpt from an article, and then pointing people to the original source of that article is acceptable. In this instance, you do not copy the entire article, you just use a few lines and then point to where it can be found.

Originally Posted by Phil Comforthost

Hmmm, interesting... have you got a link to this, fastreplies?

This is my original statement but if you want to know where I got that information, then here is the source http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/duplic...tent-question/



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Originally Posted by temi

Syndication is something completely different, this is where the content owner deliberately makes his/her contents available at known syndication channels/

It is different and authors justify this action willingly realizing that different sites where their work can be exposed have different level of popularity thus their work will be available not only to visitors of his own site only but by placing his article all over, his article will benefit many more surfers who otherwise might miss his work.

The reason I have mentioned Syndication is because of what you have said.

Originally Posted by temi

I cannot see the wisdom or usefulness of writing one article and posting the same article to hundreds of website,

Originally Posted by temi

Copying other people hard work (which some people do not necessarily want you to copy) and pasting it at forum or other sites, passing it off should actually be classified as *****, you are nicking someone else's hard work.

As I said above, I agree with you on that subject but...
I disagree with you if you equalizing spamming by some mofo and assimilate him with author who is publishing his own work. Don't you think there is a world of difference between these two cases?



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@sushilrai

Even misspelled dublicant says that you have stolen phrase from webconfs.com/duplicate-content-filter-article-1.php

Next time use your own brain or you will have many red bars under your user name.



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I am not sure what is the accepted best practice with press releases and duplicate content - but I submit the same exact press release to multiple sites and have no negative search engine effect - the only thing that I was advised to do is post the news on my site first and then submit my press releases - most of them but one accept the press release as is even though an exact same copy appeared on dozens of other sites

i don't see any problems with people re-posting good articles as long they are pointing to source. the problem is 99% of clowns who cannot put 5 words together without google's translator are trying to sell them as their own.

i can see this sort of posts in this forum and report them to moderators but it seems to me nobody cares in here enough about quality of this forum and letting stolen posts and posters to stick around.