I'm curious to know the answer to that one...it's the one thing that's kept me from using adsence...it seems too easy for a competitor (or anyone pissed off enough) to blow you out of the water...

[edited by: Terabytes at 7:47 pm (utc) on Sep. 22, 2006]

What was the topic? Was the site legit or just a bunch of ads. How much content did you have?

It was normal site about cars. Content (~ 300 pages) was legal and no agresive ads. Just skyscraper in the side of the page.

I'm curious to know the answer to that one...it's the one thing that's kept me from using adsence...it seems too easy for a competitor (or anyone pissed off enough) to blow you out of the water...

AdSense has ways of dealing with this that don't hurt the publisher. Several people have reported apparent click attacks that were handled by AdSense with no harm to the publisher. The program is not THAT vulnerable!

Then I've no ideas.. Lets see what goolge will reply to my email.

Just skyscraper in the side of the page.

Assuming it's the site I think it is then you still have ads!

I thought they always switched them off fairly quickly when this happened?

Thanks Hunderdown!
:)

btw, adsense ads are still displaying at the site...

So You're guys saying that google somehow protects publishers from clicking robots and other idiots?

Yes. They do sometimes make mistakes, and there are discussions in the past about people who got reinstated, but from what I've seen you usually have to do something pretty egregious to get booted. Clicking your own ads is the thing everyone says they didn't do, but it's not the most likely reason to get kicked. One of the moderators will be along soon to lock this thread and post links to threads that will help you with asking for reconsideration.

Good luck!

As hunderdown says, invalid clicks doesn't mean someone was clicking on your ads. It could mean the source of your traffic violated their terms, it could mean there were incitements to click, and many other reasons apart from someone clicking on your ads.

Here are a couple threads that may be helpful:

Before anything, it's a good idea to read Google's AdSense Policies [google.com] and their Terms and Conditions [google.com].

I've been Reinstated - Adsense has let me Back in
A member recounts their experience at being removed from the AdSense program, but subesequently reinstated when she proved that she was not responsible for false clicks.
[webmasterworld.com...]

What to Do When You are Kicked Out of Adsense
A long step-by-action-step tutorial on your recourse when booted from AdSense
[webmasterworld.com...]

There's not much we can do here to diagnose why you were banned. If you read the above posts you should get a good idea of how to proceed in getting reinstated if you feel you did not break any rules. And make sure you know the rules. ;)

Good luck.