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i use the article content that i posted but not put link in it. it is spam?

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Short answer for : copying an article’s full text and posting it without context or attribution is poor practice. Whether it’s called “spam” depends on intent and context — forum spam is about unsolicited, repeated or off-topic posting, while search engines treat repeated text as duplicate content. Several replies here (for example and ) flagged the spam risk; others (, ) pointed to duplicate-content issues, and correctly reminded that links matter for ranking. Those observations are all pieces of the same picture.

Practical steps to avoid problems: if you control both pages, prefer a single canonical URL (add a canonical link tag to the preferred page, e.g. <link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/original" />), or use a 301 redirect or meta robots noindex on the duplicate. If you do not own the original, get permission and clearly credit and link the source, or better: write an original summary, add unique analysis, and link to the full piece. On forums, never paste whole articles — post a short excerpt and a link instead.

Why this matters: duplicate text typically reduces visibility because search engines choose one version to index; widely scraped content can look low-quality or manipulative and may trigger moderator action on community sites. Copyright is a separate legal concern — if you copied someone else’s article without permission, remove it or obtain rights.

Quick checklist:

  • If already posted: add a clear link/credit or replace with an original summary.
  • For your sites: choose canonical/redirect or consolidate content.
  • For promotion: use excerpts + unique commentary, not full reposts.
  • If unsure about legal risk, seek permission or legal advice.

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Member Avatar for DistantGalaxy

If it's unsolicited or off-topic, yes it probably is.

Member Avatar for Kelly Burby

Well, if you have use the content from the article that you have posted but not put the link it's still going to be considered under the duplicacy.

Member Avatar for Ketul_1

you are consider as a spammer becuase you use same content. Dont do it again.

Member Avatar for mindstreak

Yes,it is considered as spam and will lead to duplication.Nowadays google analysis the content easily and hence we should be only posting high quality content.

Member Avatar for Bestseoservices

Its not SPAM , Links are used for keyword ranking purpose only, but you did not get links from that website.

Member Avatar for frasermeridies

yes you consider as a spammer.

Member Avatar for Kelly Burby

please try to learn from the forum members if he copies the content from different place then don't you think that its considered as duplicate content and after sometime :D

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