Board Optimization - Advertisement in automatic popup once per session

This script generates an automatic popup of your selected advertisement whenever a user goes to your forumhome once every browser session. I reccomend telling your users about it so they don't think its just some third party ad, and they actually click it.

Support will be in this thread ONLY for users who clicked install! No screenshots as I don't want to create an adsense account for this, but you get the idea.

[kall]

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

As mentioned by many members now, this would be a viiolation of Google TOS.

If you still want to use it after this warning, then it is up to you.

Please do not repeat the same over and over again.

It is clear that this is a violation of Adsense TOS, and will likely get you banned.

As Marco so nicely requested - please stop repeating this warning.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by kall

It is clear that this is a violation of Adsense TOS, and will likely get you banned.

As Marco so nicely requested - please stop repeating this warning.

Then why hasn't vbulletin.org removed this mod?

If it were a security violation, would it be gone?

If it promoted the distribution of pirated software, would it be gone?

What's the difference?

[UltimateOreo!]

Ok, look. Like I said before, STOP SPAMMING THE THREAD, If you don't like it, don't use it.
The difference that it is not against vbulletin's TOS. It has no security issues, and you don't have to use it. Get over it and stop spamming.

[djbaxter]

Just as well for you that you're not listing your website(s) here. AdSense does have a TOS violation report service, you know.

[brandnewx]

Your adsense account will be banned on sight if it's placed in popup. This mod was created with intent to send all stupid publishers to a new place called "Banned Usergroup."

Ok, don't repeat this warning again.

[bplinson]

This mod will get you banned from Google Adsense.

The vBulletin.org TOS does not say that I can not post this warning in this thread even though UltimateOreo! considers it spamming his thread. So I guess it is okay for me to post this.

Personally I refuse to visit websites with any type of pop-up. Not only will this mod get you banned from Adsense IMHO it will drive visitors away form your forum.

[perfphysio]

1. Can you tell us how to change the back ground color?

2. Can you tell us how to centre the rateing title question above the voting options as well

3. And also in firefox there seems a bit to much padding between the top of the yellow box and the heading. See attached screenshot

thanks for this as I was someone who requested it

[LBmtb]

In his defense this mod could be used for other affiliate banners or something or other programs in which this doesn't violate TOS?

[djbaxter]

Okay. And in defense of the many AdWords customers, he is actively promoting the add-on as a way to blatantly violate the AdSense ToS, designed to artifically inflate AdSense click rates and thereby defraud AdWords customers out of their money.

[shortbus1662]

Originally Posted by MARKETPROFITS

Please understand that you may report what you think is a Google Adsense violation, but ultimately, Google are final arbiters in all matters pertaining to Google Adsense. Just because something appears to be a violation, does not mean that it is a violation automatically. Google still has to verify to see if indeed what someone does or reports is a violation.

It is CRYSTAL CLEAR that his modification, as he posted it, IS A VIOLATION OF GOOGLE'S TOS.

There is really no debating on whether implementing his modification for use with adsense is or isn't a violation. It is.

Now, if he changes the title and lists it as a mod that serves an advertisement once per session, then this would all be moot.

It's my opinion that vb.org should have removed this thread. I don't think this site would be seen in good standing with google if it is allowing the promotion of products violating their terms of service. THAT is left up to google to determine though...and I'm quite sure one thread like this wouldn't constitute any type of action from the monster search engine but it's not the best theme to have .