jpch

msg:4556196 | 8:14 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
I got a response to my request for support last week. Could it be you have some "Trigger Words" on that page that are causing the ads to not display?
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Lexur

msg:4556197 | 8:15 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Ask them what's the email account they selected to notify you. Probably, you'll discover they sent you a notification in some forgotten account you gave to open the Adsense account and DOES NOT APPEAR IN YOUR ACCOUNT SETUP but they recorded for some obscure reason.
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netmeg

msg:4556200 | 8:20 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
I dunno when you submitted, but in my experience: - they don't necessarily work on weekends, so don't count those days. - I usually get the first response within 2-3 *business* days after I request. - Nine times out of ten my question has to be kicked upstairs to an engineer or a decision maker, so it can take a few days to a couple weeks to get an answer.
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Sally Stitts

msg:4556202 | 8:23 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
@jpch YES! I believe that "Trigger Words" on that page are causing the ads to not display. @Lexur I have used only 1 email account with them since the beginning of time (joined 2003). If this is the case, that that would be nothing short of bizarre. @netmeg Thank you, good info. Maybe it is just a case of my impatience, and them needing to fix what worked just fine before (poison words being added back into the algo? - just my guess, it makes sense). Even after 10 years, I guess no one ever gets "white-listed". One might think you get some points for doing well and playing by the rules over time. I guess not. I'm not sure when I submitted. Sometime last week. That's another thing I hate about "forms" - no record, no email copy, no date, no nothing. You must create a Word file, if you want a record. I seldom bother - I just avoid forms, for that very reason. .
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ken_b

msg:4556204 | 8:39 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
I used that system for the first time last week and got a reply in about 8 hours. Fast friendly note written by a real person. I got the answer to my ? in the first reply. I sent a note of thanks and got another reply expressing appreciation for the note of thanks. .
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Sally Stitts

msg:4556207 | 8:52 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Wow. Impressive. And good to know. I guess some folks have good luck, some, not so much. Of course, Murphy and I are old acquaintances. With me, it seems, if something can go wrong, ... This tends to place me in the "let's move on" category. . [edited by: Sally_Stitts at 8:55 pm (utc) on Mar 18, 2013]
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LifeinAsia

msg:4556208 | 8:53 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Did you do the usual checks to make sure a message from them didn't end up in a spam or junk folder? Perhaps it could have been blocked by your ISP?
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Sally Stitts

msg:4556210 | 9:01 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
I never rely on email filters - too many false positives. I read everything. A few of my most important emails tried to hide from me - can't have that happen anymore. . I think netmeg got it right. I need to exercise more patience. It is hard, at 70. .
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swa66

msg:4556242 | 11:30 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
They do answer, but it takes a while. They also often answer with form letters that are aside of the point. So it often takes a few back and forths before it gets picked up by somebody who understands the problem. That said, there are things they will not explain - I suspect that anything leading to us building an official list of forbidden words isn't going to be given. It might help to open the initial request via the web form.
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Sally Stitts

msg:4556244 | 11:51 pm on Mar 18, 2013 (gmt 0) |
"It might help to open the initial request via the web form." I did. Although I have lost ~$2,000 over the last 4 months because of this, I hate to dwell on stuff that I can't do anything about. The problem is solved. I have removed the ad. No more white space. Time to move on. If G wants to fix it, fine. But I will not waste another second fretting about the continuing scalable no-contact paradigm, established on day 1, except to reply to this thread. There is SO MUCH STUFF to do. Clinging to hope, and enduring frustration is not on my list. I have been trained well.
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Sally Stitts

msg:4556261 | 12:56 am on Mar 19, 2013 (gmt 0) |
Ta-da! The Answer (deserves a new thread)---> [webmasterworld.com...] .
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