A funny thing happened...

Discussion in 'Guidelines / Compliance' started by lychee, Oct 5, 2007.

  1. #1
    Over 3 months ago, I got a "you're banned for clicking your own ads" email. I was impressed with the email (over-statement) because i had done no such thing.

    This morning I received an email from them again. This time it was an "oops - our mistake" email...and they reinstated my account!!

    How common is this?
    Should i bother with them again?
    I really do wonder about them these days.

    The saddest part of this story is that I spend a 1-2k in AdWords each month...


    just thought i'd share...
     
    lychee, Oct 5, 2007 IP
  2. alexdale

    alexdale Active Member

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    #2
    omg this is scary...can you please post their "oops - our mistake" email here? even just a short part of it... :D
     
    alexdale, Oct 5, 2007 IP
  3. Lordy

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    #3
    i think this is very uncommon :D

    i don't think anyone (or very little) have ever seen such a letter :p
     
    Lordy, Oct 5, 2007 IP
  4. Barti1987

    Barti1987 Well-Known Member

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    #4
    Nope. Never heard of it.

    Peace,
     
    Barti1987, Oct 5, 2007 IP
  5. Adulu

    Adulu Peon

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    #5
    It's really scary and funny.:D
    thanks for sharing this story.
     
    Adulu, Oct 5, 2007 IP
  6. lychee

    lychee Active Member

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    not funny adulu. i lost money and pr. hard work went into it.
    i worry they wont like the posting of their letter to me as there is a snippet at the bottom mentioning the 'this message is intended for you and not everyone else' line.

    i've had enough trouble with them.
    from what i gather, they checked my log and noticed a number (not one) of ips clicking. that's all i gather because there's no further explanation.

    the question to me now is, should i really truly bother again reintegrating them into my sites or go find business elsewhere.
     
    lychee, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  7. enquiries0009

    enquiries0009 Banned

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    #7
    I think you are really lucky candidate and getting opportunity from them.
     
    enquiries0009, Oct 11, 2007 IP
  8. Methane

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    #8
    That's terrifying. I've read a lot of forums and I've never heard of that happening to anyone else.
    -Methane
     
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  9. Alevoor

    Alevoor Active Member

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    #9
    Strange, I never heard of this kind of a news anytime before
     
    Alevoor, Oct 12, 2007 IP
  10. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    #10
    At least they bother to admit their mistakes. Admitting mistakes aren't easy especially for huge companies like Google.
     
    wisdomtool, Oct 12, 2007 IP
  11. japankaizen

    japankaizen Guest

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    #11
    That's very uncommon pal
     
    japankaizen, Oct 13, 2007 IP
  12. b7r

    b7r Well-Known Member

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    #12
    this is the most uncommon thing with Google.... Google AdSense program is on 6 sigma i guess
    so this might have been one fall outs amongst 3 million events ;)
     
    b7r, Oct 17, 2007 IP
  13. [a]wa

    [a]wa Peon

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    #13
    don't paste the letter, bro..

    don't make google look stupid...they will not like that...

    lol...
     
    [a]wa, Oct 18, 2007 IP
  14. infogle

    infogle Prominent Member

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    #14
    i have never heard of this this before.... that google emailed anybody... after terminating account... most uncommon incident...
     
    infogle, Oct 18, 2007 IP
  15. anurag_online

    anurag_online Well-Known Member

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    #15
    one of the luckiest people ever seen!!!!
     
    anurag_online, Oct 19, 2007 IP
  16. 24Hours

    24Hours Member

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    #16
    My vote is VERY uncommon!
     
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  17. zonafutbolera.com

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    #17
    i understand you.... but even you do not beliveme was exiting...

    best regards

    this is my site:

    www.zonafutbolera.com
     
    zonafutbolera.com, Oct 22, 2007 IP
  18. Minterest

    Minterest Well-Known Member

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    #18
    WoW Strange Google........
     
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  19. husla3x

    husla3x Well-Known Member

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    #19
    I would be so happy, you are one lucky cat.
     
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  20. crownrahul

    crownrahul Well-Known Member

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    #20
    hi, you are very lucky.. I not seen this kind of thing..
    anyway goodluck
     
    crownrahul, Oct 22, 2007 IP