In September 2005, just accepted into the AdSense program, and brand
new to Internet advertising, and out of passion, enthusiasm, naivety,
and ignorance that clicking on one's own ads was not permitted, I
clicked a few times on ads that were appearing on my site.

I did this clicking out of interest and to evaluate as to what was at
the sites that the ads represented.  One of the functions of my
website, and my role related to the site, is to evaluate just such
sites as to their usefulness to accountants.  I was truly interested
in the websites being advertised, for the information that was at the
sites.

Twenty days after being accepted into the AdSense program I was
disabled, for life, for a mistake I did not know I was making, one I
believe is understandable, and one that I would have quickly stopped
if given a warning, such as an email.   I should have known, I guess,
that I was not suppose to be doing what I was doing, but I didn't.

I apologized, pleaded, tried to explain, begged  - all to be re-
admitted into the program, but to no avail.

I am still learning.

Richard
www.informationforaccountants.com

On May 24, 6:08 pm, Philipp Lenssen wrote: