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  1. #1

    BLOCKED - by Google Adsense

    google adsense shut my account down.

    i was new to their service. i was testing their reporting tools on a few of my sites.

    they shut me down cuz i clicked on my own ads.

    does anyone know if it is possible to get my account reinstated after this happens?

    i would not have clicked the ad if i knew they would shut me down.

    a warning would have been nice.
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    Uh, doesn't it say in their TOS that you can't do that? Did you read it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaliza
    Uh, doesn't it say in their TOS that you can't do that? Did you read it?
    Sure does.

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    they stat in the tos "don't u ever click your ad" lol

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    ya ya of course it does...

    like i read that crap. if i read the terms and conditions for everything a webmaster was to sign up for.... i would be 80 years worth of reading in a lifetime. no thanks. all i am saying is a warning would have been nice.

    AND CAN I GET RE-INSTATED? that is the question mates.
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    Why don't you try asking Google? They are the ones running the program, not WHT...

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    When you sign up for something like that, you're supposed to read the TOS. That's your own fault.

    You have no right to be pissed, IMO. Google did the right thing here. They didn't need to give you a warning.

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    The answer to the question is 99% no. With enough contact with them there's always that small chance that you can get it reinstated.

    The moral of the story is always read the TOS
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    Even if you didnt read the TOS, you should know that stealing other people's hard earned money is bad

    99.9999% you cannot get another account at google in your name and certainly not for the domain name through which fraudulent clicks were detected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i-background
    i would not have clicked the ad if i knew they would shut me down.
    What exactly were you expecting?
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    ur a turd

    what part did u miss.

    did you see the words "testing" google's "reporting tools"
    (you know... the channels)

    i was trying to make sure clicks were beeing reported by all domains
    i was verifying that the javascript worked on multiple sites.

    hardly can be thought of as stealing.
    i was new to their service and trying it out.
    i wanted to know their service was working.
    i also wanted to know exactly what combination of clicks constitued a commission.
    i could not deduce this from their FAQs.

    had they sent me an email explaining the situation...
    i would have stopped doing it.

    but oh well i guess they are just as up tight as some of you.

    why dont ya go read some fine print on a tv commercial or something.
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    ur a stud

    Quote Originally Posted by startotal
    Why don't you try asking Google? They are the ones running the program, not WHT...
    of course i emailed them...

    no response.

    but thanks for your .02

    so helpful.

    maybe you can search for their [ contact info / for disputes ] for me
    since your in such a helpful mood.
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    Wow, way to be nice pal.

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    Lol Welcome to web hosting talk my friend...

    To answer your question: Nope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i-background
    if i read the terms and conditions for everything a webmaster was to sign up for....
    ...then you wouldn't be embarrassing yourself like this.

    You get revenue based on people clicking on the ads displayed on your site. Even without reading the Terms of Service, how could you think that clicking on your own ads (and thus fraudulently upping your revenue) wouldn't have caused problems?

    Quote Originally Posted by i-background
    all i am saying is a warning would have been nice.
    Um... That's what the Terms of Service were: a listing of what your conduct needed to be, and a warning of what the penalties would be if you violated those norms.

    Sorry, but you really have no excuse, and your "I can't be bothered" attitude only reinforces why Google has that "one strike and you're out" policy.

    Eliz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by i-background

    but oh well i guess they are just as up tight as some of you.

    why dont ya go read some fine print on a tv commercial or something.
    Do everyone a favor and grow up, this a serious community. The terms of service is your warning. If you choose to ignore it and start scamming companies out of their money, that's your problem. Nobody here can help you fight your battles with Google.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Amdac
    Nobody here can help you fight your battles with Google.
    Nor, as an advertiser, would I be interested in doing so.

    You see these kinds of stories so often: I didn't know, I'm way too busy to read the terms of whatever it is I agreed to, they should have sent me a very special personal warning... well, no. They shouldn't. When you get into a business agreement, you should be taking it seriously as what it is. If you're not ready to do that, you're not ready to get into business with those of us who are ready, who do pay attention to what we agree to, and who are willing to play by the rules. And who are putting out money, businesses, and reputations on the line. Clearly everyone knows that clicking on an ad means that somebody has to pay for that click -- you don't even have to read the TOS to know that you're ripping someone off when you click on your own ads.

    I can only hope that everyone who makes this "innocent mistake," when they write to Google begging to be reinstated, makes that same argument: "of course I didn't read the terms of the agreement, why would I do that?" Because I know of plenty of instances in which accounts were reinstated, but I can guarantee that none of them were people who went about it that way.
    Last edited by JayC; 05-02-2006 at 05:16 PM.

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    It just makes me wonder what actually made him think that he could test the service like that & not have his account disabled.

    Come on now. Be serious.

  19. #19
    use another ad. service man .. & forget about google .. cause they never give second chance ! for the bad luck !

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