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My having not been so lucky, I am curious how they make such a decision about whether someone should get banned for the first indiscretion or just warned?
A big earner with a high traffic good quality site is far more likely to be contacted first.
TJ
Someone with a high-quality site with one page on it with inappropriate content on it, for example, is more likely to get a warning than if their entire site is loaded with violations.
- Does the site have content of intrinsic value to users, and would it have a reason to exist without AdSense? If so, the owner may be more likely to get the benefit of the doubt.
- Is the site an obviously made-for-AdSense site that brings nothing of value to the Web (e.g. a scraper site edited by an illiterate that's stuffed with blended-in ads for debt consolidation, medical class-action lawyers, and other reputedly high-paying topics)? If so, it's probably easy for Google's staff to hit the "disable account" key without feeling guilty.
- Does the site cover a topic or appeal to a target audience that has a history of inspiring invalid or non-converting clicks (e.g., a site aimed at kids who'll click ads like crazy without buying anything, or a site about a controversial topic that's likely to attract "click vandals" again and again)? If so, Google may feel that the publisher isn't worth keeping, especially if the cost of investigating problems exceeds Google's revenue from the site.
What could be the things that trigger an attention from Google cops?
Hey, it could be like this one:
earning_big_time + one_day_click_attack = really_really_worry
Maybe there's a balance, or maybe you just look at all the sites as they bubble up for one reason or another and hit the radar screen.
I see. So Google will scrutinize someone, when she/he made a significant earning.
Not unless there's a reason to scrutinize someone (suchas invalid clicks).
Hey, it could be like this one:earning_big_time + one_day_click_attack = really_really_worry
Sure, if you've got reason to be concerned about what Google might see during a human visit. But your account won't be disabled solely because of a click attack, if my experience and the experience of at least several other members is any guide. A click attack will simply trigger a manual review.
As for my other warning, well I wasn't responsible for that one. Someone created a webpage on some free space, and the page was full of adsense ads with my code with "Click ads to continue" written over all of them. They told me that they stopped serving ads to that page and that my account was still in good standing but to carefully read the guidelines of the program. I informed them that someone else had used copies of my adsense code and that I didn't create the page.
I will say being a member on here and reading the stories of people who were removed from the adsense program I was a bit paranoid at first, however I have since calmed down.
