What if you are reported to Google for spam?

businessbira

Power Member

Sep 26, 2008

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• Mar 30, 2010

• #1

Let's cut the chit chat.

Doing my usual business, blasting profile links that made Angela a IM celebrity, I had one link removed (pretty common) and got an email from the moderator claiming my activity had been reported to Google (first time it happened).

So, what do you fellows think?

What could the consequences be?

 

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wickid12

Regular Member

Dec 4, 2009

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• Mar 30, 2010

• #2

if they're not bluffing you might be deindexed.

 

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hardcore1

Junior Member

Jan 31, 2010

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• Mar 30, 2010

• #3

If the link has been removed - how's he gonna prove it!

Don't worry about it man.

 

SuperDuck

Registered Member

Mar 10, 2010

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• Mar 30, 2010

• #4

Like Byite said "Don't worry"

Google won't ban a site just like that, you need to get reported by a few more..

 

kireol

Junior Member

Feb 11, 2010

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• Mar 31, 2010

• #5

Let's put it this way, if he reports you, and google deindexes you, I can get rid of 99.99999% of my competition! hahahha.


in other words, don't sweat it.

 

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blazen

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Mar 8, 2008

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• Mar 31, 2010

• #6

Google will not bother to send humans to check a site off of one report, you need several to catch their attention. They probably receive thousands of reports everyday and do not have the man power to inspect every single report.

 

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StationMate

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Jan 29, 2010

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• Mar 31, 2010

• #7

if google actually listened to all reports they get, they would be removing 80% of their directory. Of course I made up the number but still webmasters would abuse it to report competitors.

Don't worry Google can't do anything about it because it's a he said she said thing. What they could do is report you to the police or anti-spam agencies for spamming their site with your ad/site. That would be very serious and more likely to actually happen.