No Google ad may be placed on any non-content-based pages.

I have seen ads on download pages where there is like a header explaining the downloads. What is a non-content page?

 

I have seen, you have seen, everyone has seen sites, pages, that have nothing on them but adsense.

So only google would have the answer as to what actually constitutes a no-content page.

Or maybe google does not care?
Or maybe google allows them, then when it comes time to pay out, they ban the user account?

I have a thought that no one in google really knows what is going on.

 

So I could work really hard on building a quality site and google can be like BAM, I'm not paying you?

 

Yes, it could happen.

 

if you work hard on building a quality site, then i doubt very much you will have non-content pages, but as iowadawg says, yes, this can always happen

 

I mean you will have no content pages. Like if you look at my test site below. The don't ask link. If you click Bookmarks you will see a list of site....is this content?


This page does not have content IMHO ----> http://www.proxyz.be/

 

No, just build a single test page and ask Google instead of DP.

I did. I made a page that had only 1 image and like 3 words. I asked google to look at the page as I was intending on making a huge gallery that way. They said it was fine as far as content, but I might not get relevant ads (but I do). Now I have no fear of building and having any problems with google later.

 

I was concerned because I use PHPBB and have the advert placed in my overall header .tmp file (meaning it appears on every page viewed).

I contacted support at Google who informed me that I am 100% within the T&C. So I guess the answer is yes, G can do as they like.

I would be carefull about building a test page and asking them as the T&C also state that sites must not be built purely to accommodate adsense!

 

I build a test page with no adsense and ask google if I could add the ads to that type of page with no problems. They responded within hours, and then I added the adsense.

I would not put AdSense on a test page and then ask, as you may break TOS by doing it that way.

 

Ah got you now I thought it was a bit odd. Also odd that Google accepted a page with a picture and only 3 words, as that is against their TOS as well damn Gooooogle