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jitspoe

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Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« on: March 12, 2008, 10:54:17 AM »
Quote from: AdSense Canned Response
Hello,

Thanks for providing us with additional information. However, after
thoroughly reviewing your account data and taking your feedback into
consideration, we've re-confirmed that your account poses a significant
risk to our advertisers. For this reason, we're unable to reinstate your
account. Thank you for your understanding.

As a reminder, if you have any questions about your account or the actions
we've taken, please do not reply to this email. You can find more
information by visiting
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=57153.

Sincerely,

The Google AdSense Team

Edit: Guess I should explain this more.

While I was out of a job, I figured I'd try out AdSense to see if there was any kind of revenue to be made from it.  It was up for a month or two and generated something in the 3-digit dollar range.  Not a huge amount, but more than I expected.  I figured I'd stick with it.  Then I got my job at Red Storm, and after I moved into my new place and got an Internet connection set up, I noticed the ads were blank.  I thought maybe it was just something with my browser, or something about the new internet connection, so I wasn't too concerned until somebody else mentioned it.  When I tried to log into the AdSense account, I found it had been disabled completely.  There was an auto-generated email in my gmail account similar to the one above.  I tried appealing, and after waiting a couple of weeks, got the message above.  I didn't get any of the money.

Searching around, I found a number of other people experienced the same thing.  Some people were set back thousands of dollars.  Apparently google has an algorithm that checks for "invalid" activity, then shuts the account down without warning or explanation.  I have no idea why it was disabled.  I can't even log into the account to look at the statistics.
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lekky

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2008, 11:06:03 AM »
Too many of us spamming the links?

I think google has checks in place to ensure clicks are genuine such as length of time on the advertised site etc, etc.
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ViciouZ

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2008, 11:29:46 AM »
Lol, nice.

Maybe take the https:// off the link though?

Also, have you looked at adbrite yet?
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Zorchenhimer

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 11:34:31 AM »
Hahahahahahaha.  I like what you did with the vacant space.
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lekky

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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 11:42:23 AM »
I blame Eiii and y00tz .. Most likely to be click spamming ;P

Quote from: Zorchenhimer on March 12, 2008, 11:34:31 AM
Hahahahahahaha.  I like what you did with the vacant space.

just noticed that lol, I guess you're not bothering to appeal then :D
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XtremeBain

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2008, 11:43:25 AM »
Quote from: Zorchenhimer on March 12, 2008, 11:34:31 AM
Hahahahahahaha.  I like what you did with the vacant space.

Ugh, now my adblocker doesn't work.
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jitspoe

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2008, 12:03:43 PM »
Quote from: lekky on March 12, 2008, 11:42:23 AM
I guess you're not bothering to appeal then :D

I guess you didn't read the first post. :P
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Xena

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2008, 02:57:34 PM »
that sucks jits... though i read some people who generate too much money gets their accounts closed.

what is the "invalid" activity? like auto clickers?

and you're right... adsense sucks... i only have like $10 collected in like a few years. lol

besides, how can you expect google to play fair anyway? anyone wanna make a map called "kill google"? :D
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XtremeBain

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2008, 03:26:59 PM »
Until they find out about it and remove DP from their indexes.  Then we'll have been kicked off of an IRC network, Wikipedia and Google...
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Eiii

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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2008, 03:42:25 PM »
I didn't know we were kicked off of ETG. :O

Unless you're talking about Captured?
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y00tz

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2008, 08:19:19 PM »
Quote from: jitspoe on March 12, 2008, 10:54:17 AM
apparently google has an algorithm that checks for "invalid" activity

Yeah, I assumed the company that mastered webcrawlers, might be capable of seeing 3 links clicked in one second... thus I just spent a few minutes daily in IE clicking a few links that seemed relevant.  So not me, but thanks for the call out Lek, always keeping me on my toes  ;)
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Cameron

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2008, 09:08:12 PM »
Quote from: Eiii on March 12, 2008, 03:42:25 PM
I didn't know we were kicked off of ETG. :O
When?  Recently? cos i've been idling there.
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Eiii

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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2008, 09:17:20 PM »
No, I was talking about the move that happened forever ago. I was under the impression that was voluntary, so I think it was the forever-forever ago move off of captured that I didn't really witness.
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Cameron

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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2008, 09:28:40 PM »
Quote from: Eiii on March 12, 2008, 09:17:20 PM
No, I was talking about the move that happened forever ago. I was under the impression that was voluntary, so I think it was the forever-forever ago move off of captured that I didn't really witness.
O. :)
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ViciouZ

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 08:19:20 AM »
Well, channels advertising the new network got lockraped by the admins.
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Garrett

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« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2008, 08:49:59 AM »
I was looking into the Adsense thing and there are so many rules, its unbelievable.  Are there any other programs like Adsense that are a little less strict?

On the subject of Adsense again, how do you receive payment?  Monthly?  Sent to Pay Pal?
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lekky

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« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2008, 11:32:58 AM »
Quote from: y00tz on March 12, 2008, 08:19:19 PM
Yeah, I assumed the company that mastered webcrawlers, might be capable of seeing 3 links clicked in one second... thus I just spent a few minutes daily in IE clicking a few links that seemed relevant.  So not me, but thanks for the call out Lek, always keeping me on my toes  ;)

yup, took um, someone I know, 2 years to make $100 of mainly his own clicks...
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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2008, 05:36:15 PM »
man, that sux ... i even disabled adblock plus for this site! :/
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i_am_a_pirate

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Re: Well, screw you, too, Google AdSense
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2008, 08:22:10 AM »
How would you get people to know about your own advertising space? Cos you have a BIG space with one flaming link.
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lekky

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« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2008, 08:30:33 AM »
In the meantime, replace it with paintball resource and clan site banners.............................................
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