Hello, dear community members!
This article will help you figure out which works may be considered duplicate content and what measures can be taken in relation to such works.
First, let's look at the rules:
A test is considered duplicate content when the site already has a test with the same topic and they have the same 50% of options / questions.
Let's take an example: there is a tournament on the site "The best Minecraft streamer", after a while someone releases a tournament "Top Minecraft Streamer". Although their names do not completely match, the conditions and selection criteria are the same in essence, so if more than 50% of their options match when comparing these two tests, the test will be recognized as duplicate content and then one of three ways awaits it.
The first way: if the new test does not exceed the original test in terms of performance quality (graphics, descriptions, style), it will be deleted, and its author will lose the entire rating acquired with its help.
The second way: if the new test is made better than the original source and the author of the original source is an active user who last visited the site no more than a month ago, he will be appointed a co-author and will receive from 10 to 50% of the rating for passing this test as royalties. The percentage of royalties depends on the degree of borrowing and improvements and is determined by the moderator.
The third way: if the new test is made better and the author of the original source has not visited the site for more than a month, he will not be recorded as a co-author, however, a note will appear in the statistics of the new test that the test has borrowings from the original source, indicating a link to the original test.
You can identify an inactive user (who has not visited the site for more than a month) by using the cloud icon above the avatar in the profile.
High-quality remakes of the works of such authors are not prohibited and do not receive any penalties, except for a mark on borrowing.
A small recommendation: before creating a test, carefully study the site for tests with similar ideas. Use the search, look through the sections and listen to the advice of the dinosaur in the constructor. It appears if you type something unoriginal into the name of the test.
Thank you for reading this article. We hope it was helpful.
