# Duplicate annotations in output

**URL:** https://support.prodi.gy/t/duplicate-annotations-in-output/4961
**Category:** Getting Started
**Tags:** streams, bug, to-be-released
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/duplicate-annotations-in-output/4961 "2021-11-16T16:59:27Z")
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### Author: ![ines](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/support.prodi.gy/ines/32/3_2.png) [@ines](https://support.prodi.gy/u/ines)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/duplicate-annotations-in-output/4961/24 "2022-01-27T21:15:48Z")

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> [@Laura](#):
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> We have Prodigy's latest version (1.11.7a0), and feed\_overlap set to false but still getting duplicates within the session, and at times the same data is shown for different users.

What's your annotation process like with the different annotators and is it possible you're hitting a scenario where "work stealing" kicks in?

> [@Repeated Examples in Multi-user Sessions](https://support.prodi.gy/t/repeated-examples-in-multi-user-sessions/5235/2):
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> Another thing to keep an eye out for in your multi-annotator setup is whether you end up in scenario where annotators stop working before submitting their annotations and triggering the "work stealing" mechanism. If an annotator requests a batch but doesn't annotate it for a longer period of time (e.g. if they just close the app) it will eventually be sent out again to the next available annotator, to make sure you don't end up losing a batch if an annotator doesn't annotate it.

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