Do you report adsense TOS violators?

**parasite1526** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

I was doing the rounds checking up on sites that I link to and I noticed something that bothered me. This one site has a leaderboard across the top of the site, under the header. Under the leaderboard there is an image with the text "click the ads. you're killing my bandwidth." (from memory, something very close to that).

I do not recall this text when I first linked to them.

I have never been the type to report people for whatever crime if it seemed like a victimless crime, but isn't quite that.

Opinions?

**parasite1526** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

I didn't expect such an even split. Small sample size...

The number of publishers would be so vast, Google need to be developing and refining their own hot-shot systems for catching the crooks and informing the more 'innocent' parties.

For the time it takes one member of staff to read your 'report' of a policy breach, take a look at the site and take the appropriate action, they could of reviewed and brought down many more flagged sites with the right systems, no doubt.

Pete

I agree a systematic approach to determining TOS violation would be best. That is the Google way, scalability. However since I have been an AdWords client in the past, I would hope that webmasters would report people abusing my ad account!

In fact I have used a couple of ppc programs. One gave a dramatically better return than the other. Now I can't say for sure there was click fraud involved - but rest assured if that was my ad I saw at that site today I would be seriously pissed.

Wouldn't you?

**badboy10548** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

I don't report anyone.
I don't agree with what they do, it's just that I'm not Google's watch dog.

**parasite1526** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

I'll take the red ratings in the arse all day - keep 'em coming oh righteous ones. I count 2 since my posting in this thread. No suprise, really.

There's nothing more satisfying knowing you've spoken your mind, been honest, explained your point and there's pricks out there who judge this to be a bad thing. <grin>

Kiss my hairy sack, I love it.

Pete

**parasite1526** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

If you're going to do anything in cases like that, I'd suggest mailing the site owner explaining the breach in policy.

Absolutely.

I have no problems with reporting to Google, but is always good to be nice first and inform the site owner. May be I'll check after a few days (if I remember) and if the breach is still there I will not hesitate to report it to Google.

And I do not think that by doing this I am being Google's watchdog

**parasite1526** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

Any time I come across a violation I will drop an email to google. It takes less than 30 seconds and they appreciate it.. Not to mention it is good for publishers because people cheating the system are stealing money from everyone else.

As for e-mailing the site owner.. WHY? If they are too lazy to read the TOS, they are probably too lazy to read my e-mail. Not to mention now I have to follow up and wait for them to get back to me and then I have to e-mail Google? Why bother? Google doesn't insta-ban people who are in violation, they contact them and ask them to rectify the situation.

E-mailing Google first and only is entirely appropriate.

Ultimately it is Google's decision as to what is and is not a violation, contacting the site owner directly does nothing to clear that up. One of you is going to have to contact Google, regardless. That is of course unless the person is KNOWINGLY violating the rules, in which case I don't care to really do them any favors.

So all notifying the webmaster first is going to do is to create extra work or provide someone who is knowingly breaking the rules to get away with it.

Sorry, doesn't seem like a good plan to me at all.

**parasite1526** · 11-27-2008, 09:08 AM

It seems to me in this case that the webmaster knew exactly what they were doing. Otherwise there was absolutly NO reason to have the "click the ads" msg as an image.