It has recently came to our attention that Marapets.com - a premium adsense publisher has content that makes fun of disabled people - with images of obesity, and images of people from mental hospitals. What can be done about this? Here's a thread on this marapets joke gone too far? https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182 What rule does it break for having content making fun of disabled people? And what can be done about this issue?
Because you are mentally ill? Is that why you don't want people to joke about mentally ill persons? If not, are you personally affected, like you have someone in your family affected by this? I'm not too keen on condamning this or that sort of jokes. Because jokes are often targeting some group, and most have to do with someone's lack of cleverness in his answers or actions, that's what make most jokes. Mentally ill persons are a group and their main attribute is that they show a lack of cleverness, or at least that's what is perceived by the public at large. So they're an easy target for jokes. Because they're an easy target, they should not be targeted at? Just like that? Please explain your reasoning, because just saying "jokes should not be done about mentally ill persons" is not clear/obvious for everyone. Of course you'll find people saying "yes you're right, that's disguting" but they too don't explain why it is more discusting than many other groups targeted by jokes.. Anyway it feels you're seeking personal revenge by wanting to hurt financially whoever is behind this site. So that's an issue you must be personally involved in.
But be aware that ultimately Adsense has all power over who gets banned and who gets to continue working with them. So I think if ForgottenCreature's online campaign to recruit people to report this site to adsense MIGHT cause adsense to at least disable the ads on this site if enough people are complaining AND the site is not generating massive amounts of money. Google don't want trouble or bad press, so if they feel reports are flowing in, they'll sacrifice the site easily.
Yes, it is - rule here: https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182 Content related to racial intolerance or advocacy against any individual, group or organisation
Ya, it is - racial intolerance toward people - who have a mental problem, so what do you mean my JamesColin aka adsense n00b? I've been with adsense for years, longer than you. And it is against the google program policies, so that's true.
I think you misuse the word racial here. Being mentally ill doesn't make you part of any race. You've been with adsense for years, ok.. but more than me? How can you tell? If it's more than me it would have to be less than a year then! If you say it is against the google program policies, then it can only be true I guess..
If you read the thread - it'll show you what everyone means - and plus, why are you speaking on the situation if you have no clue what's going on? It's against google's program policies - its racial content, they don't allow it. I can tell by the way you talk - and plus, where are you from India? You just started with adsense, what 06? I go back all the way to 2002, so thanks - and also, since its against the rules - adsense support will deal with accordingly.
You're not credible, adsense started in june 2003 after being acquired by google in april, so you mean you were already using adsense when it wasn't called adsense? You can't even tell that I'm not indian? And what if I were? I know adsense quite a bit, I started the same year they've launched. It's not racial content but as I said you can disable adsense on this site if you continue your campaign and get enough people to report his site to adsense. Obviously that's what you want to achieve, I don't know why, but apparently you have a thing against this site, maybe it's a competitor? I don't think you care about mentally ill people to the point of making a fuss about NOTHING, about stupid drawings, "pets" as you call them.
Well, it's a major problem - look deeper into the situation, will you? Or are you trying to defend a site owner because its wrong, and you know it? http://www.virtualpetlist.com/showt...oke-Gone-too-Far?p=26716&viewfull=1#post26716 So, content is allowed to be talked about any race, or what? Since you claim to know it all - I don't think this is allowed - read the program policies, dummy.
I think you need to brush up on your terminology, making fun of a medical disorder is not racial intolerance toward people. ra·cial·ism A. An emphasis on race or racial considerations, as in determining policy or interpreting events. B. Policy or practice based on racial considerations. Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/racialism
ForgottenCreature is not to be trusted, he just doesn't make any sense, not only in this thread. I suspect him to be a Drink & Post type of person.
Beeing Black is a race being mentally disabled is not in theory. Although it might appear to be so in certain social interactions. And what ultimately matters in these situations isn't opinion it's the law and the law isn't in favor of shutting down the sites adsense ads on a premise that isn't tied to racial discrimination.