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FWIW, Brett Slatkin at Google reached out via Google+ to try and help this guy. Looks like they made the connect: https://plus.google.com/u/0/11696915938424548

by eighty 15y ago

FWIW, Brett Slatkin at Google reached out via Google+ to try and help this guy. Looks like they made the connect: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116969159384245484847/posts/Z1UHrFgbwey https://plus.google.com/u/0/116969159384245484847/posts/Z1UH...

rryan 15y ago
Also Vic Gundotra: http://twitter.com/#!/vicgundotra/status/94184809936601090 http://twitter.com/#!/vicgundotra/status/94184809936601090
- sssparkkk 15y ago
  His reply gives me the shivers, partly because I'm afraid I won't be able (if I were ever to be locked out) to generate enough attention to warrant a response by Vic himself. But mostly because of the incredibly reassuring way he chose to word his response: "You bet on Google. We owe you better. I'm investigating."
  - zem 15y ago
    that's refreshingly direct and personal in tone.
    - sayrer 15y ago
      yeah, it really is.
white_devil 15y ago
> FWIW Not much. They're only doing damage control. I wonder whether Matt Cutts is on holiday or something, by the way..
- Matt_Cutts 15y ago
  I talked to the person with this complaint, then looked into it myself. The account was suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service. After digging into the situation, my personal opinion is that Google took appropriate action. I'm sorry that I can't go into more detail.
  - DanBlake 15y ago
    This really needs to be the top comment- Takes alot of the mystery about this out of the question/
  - Zakuzaa 15y ago
    How about giving your users 48 hours notice before you take any action? Too much to ask?
    - deleted 15y ago
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  - BonesLF 15y ago
    Since Cutts isn't at liberty to say I think I'll take this one for him. This guy did really dumb stuff with Adwords or Adsense and got caught. Everyone wants a piece of the Google pie and Google wants no one to have it too easily, or their integrity goes to the shitter. Think about what you could do with a tiny bit of programming knowledge and keyword knowledge to make money using these service. Then try it and get banned. Cutts works all day to ban guys like this. He's less webspam hall monitor than he is the "Ad Sheriff". The internet, and Google, is the Wild Wild West. The only thing stopping people from scraping cash from Google and other ad networks are people like him. And their algos of course. Sorry your account got banned bro. You just got tased by the cops. Next time don't ask questions about Skull and Bones and deliver good content instead, as Cutts always says. /opinion
    - ajays 15y ago
      Even assuming the OP pulled some stunt with AdWords (and this is just an assumption that you're putting forth, without any evidence whatsoever), does it justify wiping out that guy's entire online existence? His photos? His emails? His documents? This is like sentencing someone to death for shoplifting. GMail, Picasa, etc. are not about AdWords; they're a means for people to connect with each other. Unless, of course, Google is agreeing that you are indeed a product and not a user.

by eighty 15y ago

rryan 15y ago

Also Vic Gundotra: http://twitter.com/#!/vicgundotra/status/94184809936601090 http://twitter.com/#!/vicgundotra/status/94184809936601090

sssparkkk 15y ago
His reply gives me the shivers, partly because I'm afraid I won't be able (if I were ever to be locked out) to generate enough attention to warrant a response by Vic himself. But mostly because of the incredibly reassuring way he chose to word his response: "You bet on Google. We owe you better. I'm investigating."
- zem 15y ago
  that's refreshingly direct and personal in tone.
  - sayrer 15y ago
    yeah, it really is.

white_devil 15y ago

> FWIW Not much. They're only doing damage control. I wonder whether Matt Cutts is on holiday or something, by the way..

Matt_Cutts 15y ago
I talked to the person with this complaint, then looked into it myself. The account was suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service. After digging into the situation, my personal opinion is that Google took appropriate action. I'm sorry that I can't go into more detail.
- DanBlake 15y ago
  This really needs to be the top comment- Takes alot of the mystery about this out of the question/
- Zakuzaa 15y ago
  How about giving your users 48 hours notice before you take any action? Too much to ask?
  - deleted 15y ago
    [deleted]
- BonesLF 15y ago
  Since Cutts isn't at liberty to say I think I'll take this one for him. This guy did really dumb stuff with Adwords or Adsense and got caught. Everyone wants a piece of the Google pie and Google wants no one to have it too easily, or their integrity goes to the shitter. Think about what you could do with a tiny bit of programming knowledge and keyword knowledge to make money using these service. Then try it and get banned. Cutts works all day to ban guys like this. He's less webspam hall monitor than he is the "Ad Sheriff". The internet, and Google, is the Wild Wild West. The only thing stopping people from scraping cash from Google and other ad networks are people like him. And their algos of course. Sorry your account got banned bro. You just got tased by the cops. Next time don't ask questions about Skull and Bones and deliver good content instead, as Cutts always says. /opinion
  - ajays 15y ago
    Even assuming the OP pulled some stunt with AdWords (and this is just an assumption that you're putting forth, without any evidence whatsoever), does it justify wiping out that guy's entire online existence? His photos? His emails? His documents? This is like sentencing someone to death for shoplifting. GMail, Picasa, etc. are not about AdWords; they're a means for people to connect with each other. Unless, of course, Google is agreeing that you are indeed a product and not a user.