GoodForYou - 10:51 am on Sep 26, 2009 (gmt 0)

I've stumbled upon this thread after getting the same email, at the same time as the rest of you.

I have had campaigns slapped in the past but the sites have always adhered to the guidelines to the best of my interpretation.

When they were slapped I contacted support as I didn't understand why as they ticked all the boxes in the guidelines. Guess what? I got a form email back linking me to... wait for it... the guidelines. The thing is, I never got told they were slapped - no notification of why they were deemed a violation. Therefore sending out a final warning without any previous warnings is pathetic.

I understand Google want rid of thin sites gaming the system but when this is affecting people who are genuinely trying to conform to ever-changing guidelines then it needs action. Unfortunately, who can really help us? I'm insulted that despite trying my best, sticking to their guidelines, and committing the huge crime of attempting to work with them like civilised human beings, I am treated with no respect, like a fraudulent advertiser.

Anyway, a reply from the Adwords Advisor would be good, but like most Google issues I can't see there being much we can do about it other than stick to direct-to-merchant PPC, never risking another landing page again!