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I just had another article removed from another site and the owner tries to justify sploging with this reply:

Dear Sir,

Please be advised that the hxxp:/ / “articles - world.info/ wp4 / ?p=1636″ has
been removed. However, if you have retained a copy you will note that
a link back was offered to your site and that there was no claim of
ownership. I am sure you are aware that Link backs can be very
beneficial, but since you have objected so strongly to the use of your
article, we have removed it.

The fact of the matter remains that articles are being used all the
time and that many of our articles from other sites are being used
regularly, also. We do not object unless there is no link back and
although quite often the use is hardly worth any traffic for us,
sometimes we do get traffic from such sources because of the use of
our articles.

For your information, we found a site
http://www.nusuni.com/blog/2007/03/12/quick-tip-using-content-theft-to-get-more-links/
which addresses the issue regarding articles being used. In this case,
we linked back directly to you. So even though we have offended you,
we hope you will realise that we did not do so without offering you
credit in return. Nevertheless we aplogise for any inconvenience to you.

Kind regards,
Parvez

Via MY IN-BOX

I don’t care if there’s a link back to my site. The fact that it was stolen in the first place was to have content for their Google AdSense Ads for revenue. My Digital Fingerprint states “NO COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED”, and that would include income from their AdSence account generated from my content.

So here’s a link for you from that same site.

Here’s an idea, read Google’s AdSense TOS, spogs are not allowed period. They are stealing content to increase their ad revenue.

Why don’t these people just use their own brains and write something on their own instead of stealing other peoples stuff? It not that hard! Any bullshit story will do. If you bullshit enough, maybe, just maaaaybe you might get a following of readers.

IMO, content theft is just that, “Content Theft!”

And like I said in my reply to him/her (whatever) “If we just say, “Oh well.” to these thieve, then splogs will become more of a problem than the plague they already are. If my site gets sploged, I contact their host, and I go after their bread and butter by reporting them to money train, ie Google Adsense.”

Here’s to shutting down another one!

Cheers.

I should start a graphic on my sidebar that shows how many splogs I get either shut down, banned from their host, or have Google suspend their accounts indefinitely. Just like the Fighter Pilots did on the side of their war planes.

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And here’s a high five to anybody else that doesn’t take content theft lightly and just lying down. If your work gets plagiarize, go to their Host and report them, and then go for their bread and butter, like letting Adsense know about them.

Here’s a useful tool to help you get the right info. It works with IP, Domain, and Hostname, and will give you all the info you need on the offending site.

UPDATE: You know these guys are gluten for punishment. They’re still trying to justify their actions with this:

Dear Sirs,

We are very sorry you feel this way. You have reported to google -
that’s fine. We enjoy a good relationship with them and do not cheat.
Personally we feel syndication is good thing, but I agree that the
method of scraping needs a lot to be desired. In fact we are only
testing the system and did not wish to do any harm.
If it is worth any consolation, in our opinion, it is far better than
using software that converts articles into unique articles without
offering cerdit where it due.

kind regards,
Parvez

From my IN-Box

Yeaaaaa, ohhhhkaaaayyyy……

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