You have to be kidding me. My account is getting suspended?
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Wow! I just got an email saying my account was being suspended because I have amazon links? I’m a official book critic/reiewers for dozens of publishers – of course I talk about books and have accompanying links – what’s the deal? Are the pennies gained actually a problem? Why not ask me to take my Amazon links down instead?
I offer contests for free autographed books from publishers/authors and have links to them and this is against wotdpress policy? Not only this, but then try to link me to a ‘payed wordpress’ account as alternative?
I got it from lloyd AT Automattic – is this offical or a joke? It’s not like my blog is jsut ads – there is content there, and is it really that bad to promote my own E-zine on my wordpress blog?
I’m inclined ti believe it’s spam – but just seeking verification. I mean good lordn it’s a blog about reading and books.
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So sorry to hear that. I also have music lists om my sidebar (not that I gain money from it and it’s not even an ads) that links to Tower Records. Oh my! Does wordpress folks sends you an email first stating why your blog coul be suspended or the other way around?
Your blog is back though.
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They told me I have a few days until they suspend my account.
No, they told me my account was being suspended because of ads and links – like my site has not content and is just an ad farm – which it absolutely is not (people actually leave comments at my blog a rarity apparently in non-tech blogs at WP :)!) My blog is occasionally a top 100 Word Press Blog and is about books and reading, and is getting suspended?
That’s just rubbish, so much so I hope I’m just warning people that someone is sending false emails to members about their blog getting suspended. Those are my reviews being linked, my interviews, my magazine, I have exactly 1 ad promoting a book of an author I know and it doesn’t link to a retailer it links to an info site about him.
It’s baffling.
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No, it’s not a joke. They’re very VERY clear about no ads. It doesn’t matter how much you’re making from them. If you’re not making that much anyway, why not kill the ads? It could save your blog.
Since you’re reviewing books, it’s perfectly appropriate for you to put a link in the TEXT of your review that goes to an Amazon page.
WordPress’s position is that if you’re getting a FREE blog from WordPress, you don’t get to make money from it; if you host it yourself, I gather those decisions are up to you.
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I wasn’t given the option to kill the ads. I was told my blog would be terminated in a few days. At any rate if it’s no a joke it doesn’t matter – I will find another platform.
I just find it amazing as my blog has been look at before by adminstrators (various queries/feedback) and not a word was said.
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Jay
Can I suggest you contact the team at support@wordpress.com or via feedback or from your dashboard links?
You might just get an answer quicker than posting here.
Good luck!
Collin
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Thanks Collin –
Done!
Now that I think about it, it’s probably slighly inappropriate here, sorry I just woke up and saw the message and just got frustrated – I – like many others who own WP blogs – put a lot into it, and was slightly discouraged at the message and the manner the message was relayed to me.
Sorry peeps and thanks!
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I just find it amazing as my blog has been look at before by adminstrators (various queries/feedback) and not a word was said.
ah yes, wordpress has a knack for doing things behind your back, no forewarning. i got my avatar and comments edited without any notification on several occassions in the past. i acknowledge that they were removed for being ‘inappropriate’ (though i don’t think so) but it couldn’t hurt to send a message saying ‘hey could you pls remove such-and-such by you because we don’t approve of them’. at least that way i’m aware of what’s going on and i can do the removing myself.
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“I just find it amazing as my blog has been look at before by adminstrators (various queries/feedback) and not a word was said.”
I have certainly not seen the blog before.“wordpress has a knack for doing things behind your back, no forewarning”
Spammers are removed on sight and I make not the slightest apology for that. If you meant anything else please email me and I will discuss it.The fact that an email was sent was a friendly gesture – would you rather the blog had gone?
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I don’t have a problem with the policy itself (I really can’t), and I’m not implying clandestine motivations!
My issue was the basicaly being told I was terminated, not giving me the chance to remove what is deemed inappropriate, but instead providing me a link to a payed wordpess blog. Like, ‘Hey, you have broken the rules – you’re done – but hey if you want to pay for a blog please consider us”.
If I got an email saying “please remove amazon links” than I would have done so – no problem there. If I get an email saying I can’t link to material of my own on the web – than that’s just stupid, because it’s obvious it’s not the sole reason for my blog – it’s a common sense issue, where none was applied IMHO.
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~Jaytomio: I believe Podz is saying to use your feedback feature, your dashboard, upper right corner.
BTW: there was a long thread here, while back, in which they said, essentially, if ‘you put in a link to your own work, it would be allowed, case by case’ –as they allow a ‘name’ or two, to link to their own books, etc. It’s worth stating your case.
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There’s no ‘Lloyd’ on staff, so it sounds like some kind of prank to me. It’s relatively common for spammers to spoof addresses so that they look like they’re coming from another source.
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It’s okay – the email was genuine.
But if anyone is ever concerned about an email from here, send one in too support@wordpress.com (with a copy of the email) and we will take a look.
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