Thanks to Will and AndyG for their posts in particular and for the person starting the thread. I'm new to AdSense (not accepted yet) so this is all really good info to get me started. It's just a shame I can't use AdSense on my main site (what are the alternatives for sites with adult content?) I just need to get more traffic on to my other sites, hmmm...
Thank you for the article, although I think Googles TOS has changed on your on point n. Placing images next to ads or above ads does help in attracting user attention. -this is not allowed anymore
Ofcourse things can change with time and adsense did change their terms and it is normal for minor changes to occur during a period of almost a year but bumping almost a year old thread is not normal