Is there a problem with adsense? Am I partially banned? Read on. I noticed my $$'s dropped today bigtime. So I clicked on one of my TEXT adsense ads and was sent to a forbidden 403 page. Went to my neighbors house and same thing. But my regular block type ads on my site worked fine and still do. I went and found another random site with text ads and clicked and was unable to get anything but a forbidden page. But on same site block ads worked. I thought I was banned for something I did (placing ads on my other site from same account but it says that is OK - I don't have to register new sites). I called somebody that does not visit my site, is in no way associated with my site and had them go to the random "test" site and my site and text ads would not work for her either - but the block type ads did work. Can anybody shed any light in this. I am in the Va East Coast area if that could matter. Thank You!
You're not partially banned, but fully banned because you'd clicked you ads few times. You ask your friend to click your ads too. That is a definite policy violation
You mis read my post I NEVER asked or had ANYBODY click an ad of mine at ANY TIME until I noticed the shortfall in money! And even then it was just a one time click to see if the ads were working. The money is still adding up in my account - just on the block ads.
well a forbidden page would suggest you were banned. sometimes it takes a "rolling" effect. some people get the email first, then the ads start disappearing.
ALANG Alang I'm sure glad you didn't know what you were talking about. Shew. Adsense was down - Been down half the day on text ads. All is back all is working fine. Kiren you had me a bit worried there but for the life of me I didn't know why I would have been banned - I don't cheat and I did post ads on other sites and thought I may have misread the guidelines but went back and double checked and was OK there. Thanks for your input - all of you.
Sorry for the misunderstood about asking your friend click your ads, but you'd jeopardized your account by purposely click on your ads. You'd admit you did that one time only. I think thats a lesson you should learn, whatever happen, NEVER click your ads.
I didn't realize that clicking your ad even only once could hurt you. Thanks for the info ALANG - That comment I made to you sounded derogatory when I read it again but I didn't mean it like that - What I meant was I'm just glad you weren't clear on my post maybe because I don't make much but it still helps with some website costs. I thought the IP was recorded when one opened their account and it didn't matter if you clicked them anyway because the account opening IP was rendered useless. Don't even know where I heard that. but obviously it was bogus info. Anyway thanks again - have a good evening.