against google adsense tos - special characters??

Discussion in 'Guidelines / Compliance' started by 1mak, Apr 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    hello,
    i have added some html special characters left to my google adsense blocks. is this allowed


    http://www.rockmyspace.info



    greetings,
    mak



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    1mak, Apr 19, 2007 IP
  2. CountryBoy

    CountryBoy Prominent Member

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    Look like images perfectly aligned with the ad links to me, therefore probably not allowed. Just my suspicion.
     
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  4. 1mak

    1mak Well-Known Member

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    #4
    thx for your answers and the link.

    i m still dont know why it should not be allowed, because it aint images i m using, it are characters and thats the same as using text.

    and i m not giving any connection from these characters to the ads.


    i have now changed it to the word "rock" and will aks the adsense team if it is okay
     
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    CountryBoy Prominent Member

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    I think you're missing the point here - ANYTHING aligned with your ads which draws undue attention to them is frowned upon. If I was being pedantic I could argue that a character is an image too - anything you can look at is an image.
     
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    I don't think that "rock" is allowed. It doesn't matter what kind of characters you use. Everything that makes the ad stand out is against TOS..
     
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    thx again,
    i will leave the "rock" on my site and have asked google now

    i m sure they will say, that its not allowed. but its worth trying
     
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    Well, good luck with that!
     
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    I would be tempted to take a screen print with "rock" in it, email adsense with the screen print attached and ask the question "is it within TOS if you include it on your site", in the meantime remove it totally from your site. After all better to be safe than sorry and it will only be off your site for a few days until they answer. I suspect it is against the rules.
     
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    This is a smart advice, well worth listening!
     
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